Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-19

WHICH IS NOW NEAR AT HAND.
Washington, February 1S.-Gen. Otis
to-day cabled as follows:
Manila, February Is.
Adjutant General, Washington.
Casualties in skirmish on Tariquina
road, north of Pumping Station, yester-
day: First Nebraska, wounded-Com
pany A, Privates George Andrews,
chest, forearm and knee, died last
night; Edward Day, head, severe. Com
pany F, Charles H. Park, right thigh,
slight. Company c, John Williams,
left elbow, severe; Sergeant Wilbur E.
Camp, left thigh, slight; First Sergeant
VIM. Fl. Cook, neck, severe. Company
c, Captain Albert H. Hollingsworth
thigh, severe;' Second Lieutenant Bert
D. Wheodon right thigh, severe. Private
Frank Huling, Company X, Twentieth
Kansas, shot through knee yesterday,
accidental, serious. In the cable of
eleventh, list of First Montana wound
ed: James W. Kennedy and William
Kennedy, Company G, are identical,
the latter name being an error, shot in
right thigh, severe. Lieut.. Carlson
shire, First Montana, wounded, is Will
liam Cardenshire, formerly private in
Company G.
The reports of such skirmishes as
those noted above, and the stories of
frequent firing by concealed natives up
on the American outposts, have con-
veyed the impression to the officials
here that Gen. Otis is being rapidly
brought to pass where he must as
sumo a most vigorous offensive cam
paign. Although no instructions have
that he will feel justified soon in doing
this to prevent the decentralization of
his troops and also to make his posi-
ton tenabIe in the approaching wet
season. The nature of the country
around Manila favors the tactics the
insurgents seem to have adopted after
learning that they could not face the
American soldiers in the open field, and
it doubtless will be Gen. Otis's task,
Just as soon as his achievements
reach him to clear them away. Half
a dozen natives concealed in the jun
gle and firing at long range at inter-
walls could make life unbearable for a
whole company of regular troops until
they were dislodged. Military officers
who have had experience in this kind
of fighting say that men become pan
icy and lose their nerve under this
treatment. That is, however. what
they must expect, occupying the out
posts and trenches miles outside of
Manila during the rainy season, pro-
tecting the water works and strategic
points, unless a determined effort is
made before the country becomes i'm
passible owing to the rains, to carry
the war straight into the interior and
chase Aguinaldo's men beyond the
range of activity.
It is estimated that at the rate OF
progress now making by the trans
port Grant. the 1900 troops on that
ship will land at Manila about March 4.
A couple of weeks later the Sherman
will arrive at. the same Plate with
similar number1of troops now embark
ing at New York. Before the last of
these troops reach Manila the dry sea-
son will have gotten well towards an
end, and only few weeks Will be le1t
for active operations, 50 there is neeu
for steady work in the preparations
at all points in order to assure a fairly
comfortable summer for our troops. A
consideration that favorS termination
of the struggle at an early date is the
fact that the latest reports rather IN
dictate that the insurgents are becoTn-
ing short of ammunition and with re-
doubled vigilance on the part or the
naval forces around Luzon, they may
be brought to terms on this account as
much as from any other.
Manila. February 1S.-5:33 p. NJ
The heat is very oppressive to-day,
and the troops, especially those who
are compelled to work in the open,
have been affected. 1t will probably
be warmer now on until the rainy sea-
son.
The rebels have been concentrating
south of the Pasig river in front OF
Brig. Gen. Ovenshine's line, on the
right, all day long. The country in
the vicinity is particularly thick jun
gle extending for miles. The scouts
report that the rebels are apparently
coming from Laguna and Cavie prov
inces. The Americans are strongly en-
trenched from the beach TO the Pasig.
Perrin, February 1S.-The United
tates transport Grant, having on board
Major General Lawton and staff and
the Fourth infantry and battalion Of
the Seventeenth infantry, is coaling
here.
The Grant left New York on January
10, and is bound for Manila
Perrin is an island in the straits Of
Babel Mandeb, at the entrance of the
Red sea.
San Francisco, February 1S.-The
United States refrigerator steamer Gel
tic sailed for Manila via Honolulu to-
day. She carried large amount of
S,yrsn1ies for the limited States Sor~oar