Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-25
PEACE N Philippines
Military Situation in the Islands
Summarized by the War Depart
mont at Washington.
Organized Resistance in Greater
Part Of Luzon-peace Outlook
Is Good.
Filipinos Universally Defeated il
the skirmishes- Otis Describes
Recent Engagement.

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Washington, April % The military
situation in the Philippines as shown by
the latest mail advices received at the
war department is summarized in the
following staement which is made pub
lie al the department.:
"On the list Of January, 1900, the In
surrection in the part of Luzon, p. L.,
embracing the province of Manila and
the provinces to the north of it had COLI
|lapsed 10 the extent that organized re-
sistance to American control had virtu-
ally ceased.
different state of affairs existed in
CaNite, Batangas. Laguna and Tayabas,
the provinces lying Immediately south
of Manila. In this territory, the rich
est and most populous of the island, the
birthplace of Aguinaldo and the rebel
lion. the insurgent troops We're still in
tact. had in fact been strengthened by
accessions from the north. and as re-
CARDS equipment. discipline and co.
hesion, We're equal, If not superior. to
any that had been raised in support of
The insurgent cause
Gen. Otis committed the task of the
destruction or dispersion of the forces
within this district to Two expeditionary
brigades. commanded respectively b.
Brig. Gems. Wheaton and Schwan. In
and about the towns of Bacoor and
linus. in northern Gavite, there We're
and long had been insurgent bodies of
considerable size, some Of which had ac-
tually besieged our garrisons in those
towns. These insurgent bodies Cen
Wheaton S command attacked and
completely routed on Jan. last.
Further disintegration of the rem-
nanats of this force fell to the lot of
Gen. Schwan's brigade. In the COURSE
Of its campaign his troops covered $50
|niles. fought thirty-threc combats and
Established permanent garrisons in TWEEN
tS-one towns within this district.
In the principal towns or centers of
trade and municipal government, milf
tarS forces, generally battaiions, have
been placed. These forces operate With
in their several spheres under their ma
jors, for the most part energetic young
officers holding lesser rank in the regu-
lars, and whenever necessary cooperate
under their colonies. for the battalions
Of a reg lment are grouped in neighbour
ling places.
..On The whole the outlook for the pa
cticationsof this district and other parts
of I4,lzon is favcra BILE. In their conflicts
With our troops the Filiplnos are uni
iyersally worsted. Their defeats will be-
come more and more serious as our
Troops gain the confidence of the intelli-
igent ard property-owring class, and
when the latter become unwilling to
iisnbmit to the robbers exactions and be-
lsconle willing to guide our troops tostheir
lretrcats their doom VIII be sealed. To
|accompiish this object may take time.
and it is possible some of the robber
bands may be able to maintain them
selves during the coming wet season,
but their eventual destruction is regard
ed ascertain.
Gen. Otis has cabled the following ac-
count of recent engagements in the
philippines:
Manila, April 24.-Early in the
i;morning Of the eth several hundred Ta-
galoss and Nizay;lns attacked a battalion
LOT the Fortieth infantry at Cagayan on
the northcoast of Alindanao. Our cas-
llualties werestwo killed. eleven wounded;
the snemy's LOGS fifty-t three killed, eigh-
titeen wounded and captured in The city.
besides other losses suffered on the re-
treat. Young reports from northwest
Tern Luzon several hundred natives, in
lfluenced by Aguinaldo's bishop Agli-
lpak, attacked his troops at several
points. and in turn had been attacked.
Their loss in the attack on Batoc on the
ll5th inst. was 90 killed, and during the
lsentire fighting from the 18th to the 18th.
SSSS3 killed; our loss during the period.
! two killed, four wounded. Young has
iplsnty of troops, and Will have little fur
lther opposition. Affairs at other Luz
zon points are improving. Local presi-
dents and inhabitants of towns are giv-
ling information and rendering assist
ance. The troops are now taking pos
session Of interior small islands. "
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