The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-06-16

Philippine loss is about fifty killed,
about $50 wounded, and twenty taken
| prisoners.
The whole country is net-worked
| with trenches, and the enemy scurried
from shelter to shelter.
| Today long trains of commissary
wagons are carrying provisions to the
United States troops along the road
which only yesterday was the strong
hold Of the enemy. and the natives who
| yesterday were probably carrying guns
| are today doffing their hats and grow
! cling before the Americans with efu
| sive greetings of welcome.
The Colorado regiment returned to
barracks in Manila tonight. AS the
1 ragged and dusty men marched past
! the Luneta, the fashionable gathering
| place for Manilans, they were heartily
| cheered.
Washington, June 1.-THE war de
| partment today received a report from
| Major General Otis of the military
movement yesterday to the south Of
Manila for the purpose of clearing out
the rebels in that section. 1t shows
| that the movement was a great success
| and that the enemy's loss was consid-
| erably greater than stated in previous
dispatches.
General Otis cablegram is as fol-
lows:
Manila, June II, 1899.-Terrifc heat
yesterday did not permit troops to
| reach positions at hours designated;
enabled majority of insurgents to es-
cape in scattered organizations south
and westward, which they effected dur
| ing the evening and night. Movement
| great success, however; enemy disor-
| ganized and routed, stuff cring heavy
loss; troops resting today at Las Pinas
and Paranaque. Navy did excellent
execution along shore of bay; but many
insurgent detachments retired in that
direction protected by presence of
women and children whom they drove
along with them. Our loss, four killed
ind thirty wounded. Report of casuali-
ties later. Conservative estimate of
enemy's loss about 400.
"OTIs."
DEATH FROM SUNSTROKE OF
COMMANDER OF MONADNOCK.
Manila, June 12.-3 p. m.-The fu-
neral of Captain Henry Nichols, the
commander of the United States double
turreted monitor Monadnock, who died
from sunstroke on Saturday, took place
at Cavite yesterday, with appropriate
naval ceremonies. The officers of the
fleet were present and the flags or all
! vessels were half masted.
The sudden death of Captain Mich
OILS was particularly sad because it oc-
Cured just at the moment when the
result for which he had hoped and
worked for months was about to be
realized; namely, the capture of Par
anaque and it's occupation by the
American forces. The Monadnock has
been lying of Paranaque for two
: months past, under fire from the rebels
+, almost daily. The heat there has
been intense and the officers and men
of the Monadnock suffered greatly. The
commander-in+chief offered to retire
the Monadnock from this trying duty
and replace her by another ship, but
Captain Nichols preferred to remain,
declaring that he did not want to leave
his post until Paranaque fell and he
coast from there to Cavite was cleared
of rebels.
The heat on Saturday was severe and
the monitor engaged all day in shell
ing the trenches at Paranaque, the reb-
els fleeing south through Las Pinas,
and also watching the American troops
closing in upon the towns. Captain
Nichols was overcome by the heat at
noon and retired to his cabin, where
he received frequent reports of the OPP
erations and gave directions for sever
} all hours. He became much worse at
8 o'clock, lost consciousness and ex-
pired at 5 in the afternoon. Several
hours before his death he expressed
qualification at the way events were
progressing, remarking to an officer:
1--WE have got the rebels there at last.