Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-07


members of the United States Philip
pine commission, who arrived here on
Saturday afternoon from Hong Kong
on the United States cruiser Baltimore,
landed to-day, and are now installed
in quarters especially provided for
them on the Malate water front.
While awaiting the arrival of Col.
Charles DENLY fOrmer minister to
China), the other civil members of the
commission will devote their time to
sightseeing and getting familiar with
local conditions. Until Col. DENLY ar
rives the commission will be incom-
plete and can do nothing fully.
The troops which arrived on Satur-
day on the United States transport SEN
ator and those that arrived yesterday
on the transport Ohio, are disembark-
ing, and all the preparations are being
made to proceed with an aggressive
campaign before the wet season sets
in.
The rebels, anticipating the American
advance, are busy in throwing up de-
lenses in every direction, and it is re-
ported that they are levying men and
supplies in every province. AS a result
great dissatisfaction prevails among
tribes ordinarily unfriendly to the Tag
alos, particularly among the Ilocanos,
who assert their desire to assist in con-
quering the Tagalos, if furnished with
arms.
The following order has been issued
regarding the movements of the trans
ports:
THE Arizona will sail for San Fran
cisco via Hong Kong with all the sick
on March Sth; the Newport via Nagas-
aki, Japan, with all the returning Off
GERS and their wives. on March 10th;
the Scandal, via Nagasaki, with dis
charged soldiers, on March 11th, and
the Morgan City via Nagasaki on March
18th"
The rebels have been concentrating
in the vicinity of the reservoir. To-
day patrol of Company G., Second Or
egon volunteers, was taken in ambush.
Two men were wounded, but the Ore
gonians held their ground under heavy
fire until the remainder of the COM
pany, assisted by two companies of the
First Nebraska regiment, t1anked the
enemy, killing thirty and wounding sew
eral more.
Two battalions of the Twentieth reg
ular infantry have reinforced Gen.
Hale's brigade.
All the native huts have been de-
stroyed at Mariquina, and the country
there is pretty well cleared, but the
rebels were returning in small bodies
at shutdown.
Apparently they have secured a new
supply of smokeless ammunition re-
Gently, as there has been noticeable
difference during the last few days.
The Spanish commissioners, who are
endeayoring to secure the release of
the Spanish prisoners in the hands of
Aguinaldo, have returned to Malalos
to offer $4,000, 900 for their release. AS
Aguinaldo has been demanding $1,000
600, it is not likely their mission will
be successful
Washington, March 6-With refer
ence to the number of deaths from
varioloid or smallpox mentioned in
Gen. Otis weekly mortality report,
made public to-day, Surgeon General
Sternberg said that there were no addi
tiOnal precautions to be taken in con-
nection with the spread of the disease.
Everything possible has been done and
every preventative measure taken. The
troops at Manila have been vaccinated,
and each regiment thoroughly searched
for persons who have not taken ad-
vantage of this guard against smallpox.
In one instance a regiment was can
vased four times, in order that every
one should be vaccinated. When
case appears the patient is at once
isolated and proper measures taken to
effect a cure and prevent the contagion
from spreading.
Washington March Ga cablegram
from Gen. Otis at Manila received in
Washington to-day indicates the salts
factory and agreeable reception accord
ed to the American troops who re-
Gently landed at the island Of Negroes.
They were sent there by Gen. Miller at
Iloilo in command of Col. Smith TO take
formal possession for the United States,
which he did without trouble.