Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-28
AIDED Am ERICANS
Filipino Chief Of zamboanga Defeats
Insurgent Force.
GIVES ADHESION TO UNITED STATES
Gen. Bates Soon to Garrison the
Sulu Islands.
REPORTS FROM GEN. OTIS

The following message was received from
General Otis by the War Department to-
day under Saturdays date:
Dato Mundi of Zambeange attacked and
defeated the insurgents there, killing thirty
this date. Under the Spaniards he super
vised the Moros of the entire southwestern
peninsula. Mindanao Island. He visited
General Bates at Jole to give his adhesion
to the United States. Bates returned him
to small island near Zambeanga, when
he requested permission to drive out the
insurgents, but was told that the troops
would be sent to Zamboanga soon. The
insurgents there offered several weeks ago
TO turn over the city on promise of sur
Tender IN case Aguinaldo successful in
Luzon The proposition was declined.
Date MundI is an able man, educated
abroad. thoroughly loyal to American in
terests.
Gen. Bates leaves on the 3Oth to place
troops in the Sulu Islands. He VIII soon
place troops in Zamboanga and Isabella
the naval station in the Basilan Islands.
The Movement Homeward.
The adjutant general received a cable
message from Gen. Otis, at Manila, today,
describing the homeward movement Of
troops in the Philippines, as follows:
The Valencia sailed August % with 16
officers, 324 enlisted men, Montana Infan-
try; 10 officers, ST discharged men, = Hos
pltal Corps civilians.
Zealanda sailed August 23 "A officers,
339 enlisted men, Montana Infantry; Of
hcerS, 1i9 discharged men, men Hos
pltal Corps, 20 enlisted men sick, civil
lans. Montana Infantry left in Manila
Five officers, t. enlisted men re-ennSted; .
sick; = officers, 80 enlisted men dIscharg-
ed.''
Conditions Reported improved.
Gen. Otis, at Manila, has sent the follow
ing cable message to the War Department
in reference to the recent ambush of Amer
ioan soldiers near Cebu, and saying mat
the conditions are favorable for the forma-
ton of the proposed civil government ON
the island Of Negros:
Hughes, Iioilo, reports four soldiers am
pushed, killed, mutIlated. few mlies south
oil the CITY OF CeDu; The names are not
gwen, that robber banus in Negros are
scattered and most members OF The same
are returning TO work on the sugar pianta-
tons; that armed Tagaios who had entered
that island have been severely punished,
and THAT conditions favorable Tor the
lorna tion OF a civil government under mill
ltary supervision as has been directed;
there is little change in Panay and Cebu
Islands; The Withdrawal of volunteers ana
the regulars discharged under order 40 last
year has prevented an active campaign in
those is4ancs, which is meditated when re-
lnforcementS come.
Deaths in the Philippines.
General Otis has informed the War De-
partment of the following additional cas-
ualties among the troops in the Philippines
since last report:
Drowned-August ), John J. Blake, H,
9th Infantry, near La Castellana, Negros;
p, ]. f. Poole, ). oath Infantry; D. Theo-
dcre j. Martin, NJ Goth Infantry Following,
Company F, 9th Infantry, drowned August
21: Sergeant Thos. w. Countee Privatcs
William Garter, John Dean, j. L. johnson,
Edward Jones, Thos Russell, Emmett Me
MILAN, George Moody, Hampton Kendall
Typhoid feser-23. Dickson Weeden, c. lst
Montana; 22. Elmer Rathbone, l. 21st In
fartry; -, Frederick Mcdonald, H. 19th
Infantry; -, Abraham GettreuX H. 18th
Infantry; %, Samuel Fehl, recruit. 14th In
tantry- .CirrhosiS of liver-1S John c. Rog-
ers, c. 4th Cavalry; - John W. Evans. +,
2lst Infantry. Dysentery-22, VIM. Hart
ing, corporal, l.. 18th Infantry; -. Henry
X cen, private, !, 21st Infantry. Diarrhoea-
IL. j chm Murnan. G, 3d Infantry. Accident
al fail-i6, William \! Nanza, C, 18th in
fantry. From wounds in action-21 Albert
Irvine, NJ, 18th Infantry. Appcndicitis-24
Fred Anderson, c, "a Infantry