Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-16
MOVING NOW AGAINST mus.
An Attack to Be Made on the Strong
hold Of the Insurgents.
NO REST FOR THE ENEMY-LAW-
& TOMS COMMAND HAS BEEN RE-
INFORCED AND THE ADVANCE
BEGUN-THE COUNTRY ABOUT
BACOOR SHOWS EVIDENCE OF
THE FIERCE FIGHTING OF
TUESDAY.

liar infantry ana the wyoming reSl-
ment have been added to Gen. Lawton's
commando and to-day they were towed
across the bay in cascoes to Las Pinas,
preparatory to moving to linus, five
miles inland. where the rebels are re-
ported to have an arsenal, Notifications
and large quantity of supplies.
The Filipinos retreated several miles
southwark after Tuesdays engagement
to the fortified town of linus. The
shelling of the American warships drove
them from Bacoor. so the Americans
control several more miles of coast.
The appearance of the battlefield tes-
titled to the fierceness of the lighting.
The trees along the river, between the
lines, are almost torn down by bullets.
The American officers estimate that
100 insurgents were killed and that
800 were wounded during the engage
ment
MANILA, June ,15.-5:50 p. m.-Cap-
tain Cable, of Gen. Wheaton's staff,
with three companies of the Twenty
first regiment, reconnoitered in the
direction of linus. The rebels, who
were apparently expecting an attack,
retired, leaving behind them twenty
Spanish prisoners, who joined the
Americans.
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the mountains along the lake.
According to native stories, the reb
els carried 100 dead and 300 wounded
through Bacoor after the recent bat
tie.
The natives are now flooding into
Bacoor. and it is probable there are
many soldiers in plain clothes among
them.
The whole section is practically
without food, and Gen. Otis has or
dered the distribution of rice and beef
to the inhabitants.
Many people still refuse to credit the
stories of the assassination of Gen.
Luna by the guard of Aguinaldo's
headquarters. Though the reports to
that effect are most circumstantial and
from good sources, rumors of assassin
atoms and disasters from the rebel
camps are SO frequently printed in
the local papers that they have come to
be regarded with indifference. The
latest is that the Governor of Cebu
has been killed by natives, because OF
his friendship to the Americans.
prominent commercial man, with
exceptional means of learning of the
Filipinos movements, claims to know
Gen. Luna is still alive, adding that if
he is dead, and if his death occurred
a month ago, people would have ex
pceted collapse of the revolution to
follow. The failure of the Filipinos
to follow up the peace negotiations
strengthens the impression that their
overtures were merely to gain time,
and in order to lure the Americans to
sho wtheir hands.
WASHINGTON, June 15.-Gen. Otis
to-day cabled the following:
MANILA, June 10.
Adjutant General, Washington:
The success of Lawton's troops in
Cavite province was greater than re-
ported yesterday The enemy number
ing over four thousand, lost and killed,
wounded and captured more than one
third. The remainder were much scat
tered and have retired south to linus,
their arsenal. Of five pieces of artil
lery, three were captured.
The navy aided greatly on the shore
of the bay by landing forces OCCASION
allv.
Inhabitants in that country rejoice
at deliverance and welcome with en-
thusiastic demonstrations the arrival
OF our troops OTIS.
The War Department bulletins the
following:
MANILA, June Is.
Adjutant General, Washington:
A prominent Filipino, friendly to
Americans, was assassinated at Cebu
The inhabitants of that locality ur-
gently request American protection in
stronger force. Have sent a battalion
Of the Tennessee regiment and two
guns from Iloilo, which insures peace.
Hughes now is in charge of affairs in
that section. OTIS
WASHINGTON, June 15.-Pursuing
a policy determined upon some months
ago, Gen. Otis is organizing three regi-
ments in the Philippines composed of
officers and men of the State volunteers
who desired to remain in the Philip
pines. If the full complement cannot
be made up from those discharged vol
unteers in the Philippines. the regi-
ments will be organized and Differed
in skeleton form until recruits can be
sent from the United States to fill them.
Gen. Otis and the volunteer officers in
the Philippines have been consulting
to see how many men will enlist. The
number has not been very large. as
there seems to be desire on the part
of The volunteers to return to the Unit