Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-12
FILIPINOS OFTEN BEATEN
Gen. Otis Reports Operations South o
Manila.
Many Towns Taken and n Number q,
Prisoners Captured, With Slight
American Loss.

Gen. Otis has made a report to the War
Department in regard to the military oper-
ations in Luzon, south of Manila, showing
the capture of several towns and a large
number of Giesaners, with arms and am
munitlon. The message is as follows.
MANILA, January l..
Adjutant General, Washington:
Continued operations of Gen. Bates COM
mand south of Manila, 37th and Both Regi-
ments, salamba commanded by Bullard.
On January l Bullard, with two batta,
ions of the 39th, attacked force of ins,,r-
gents in the vicinity, driving the enemy.
capturing the town Of Cabayuo. Following
DAY captured Binan Enemy's loss was
thirty killed and large number wounded.
twenty prisoners and rifles were captured.
Our casualties We're three men slightly
wounded
January 3, Boyd, with three companies of
the 3Ith. captured Gen. Rizal, with official
papers and property, three miles east of
Los Banos
January 4, Long, with a detachment of
the 39th, attacked the Insurgents at Car
mona. Twenty-Five We're killed No Amer
ican casualties.
January 8. Bulard. with postions of the
311th and 39th Regiments, attacked rhe
enemy south of Calamba, whom he drove
beyond Santo Tomas, killing twenty-foIr
capturing artillery. Our casualties. one pri-
Vate killed. Capt. Baker and Lieut. Petite
OF the S9th slightly wounded. Z
January H. Cheatham with the 27tb 1of
men, supported by artillery, attacked the
Insurgents two miles west of Santo Tomas
driving them from that section No Amer
ican casualties.
Schwans column, consisting of snuad
of the 4th, Cne of the 11th Cavalry :oth
and 10Th Infantry and six Nordenfeldt guns
under Capt NanDusen, seized Binan Slang.
lndang Nafc, scattering the enemy, who
p,,,NiSl
Wheaton's column three troops 11th Cav
airy, 4th, 2Sth, 3Sth and 45th Regiments.
Astor and kenley's batteries have driven
the enemy from all important points north
of Slland line. Had heavy fighting Cap
tured considerable public property, infifct-
ing heavy loss upon and scattering enemy
Schwan's column is now moving In north
ern Batangas in a southerly direction. All
of Cavite province is occupied hyE Wheaton S
command. Heavy loss to enema %aIring the
week In men, ordnance and oth.r property.
All operations were very successful.
otis.
The Tartar Sails for MEnila. --
Gen. Shafter. at San Francisco, has in
formed the War Department that the trans
port Tartar has sailed for Manila with Col
Freeman, oath Artillery; Capt. Howe, 18th.
and Bornstad, 42d Infantry; First Lieuts
Ryan. 10th, and Cordray, 17tR Infantry.
Second Lieuts. Shearer, 37th; Burbanks,
biH, W flSHt, 1Zth, Noble, l3th: Boston,
11th Mclaughlin, 21st; Mitchell. 24th;
Greer, 4th; Whitfield, 22d; Coburn, 25th In
fantries. Assistant Surgeon Purnell, 4Sth
Infantry; Acting Assistant Surgeons Story,
Calhoun Titus and Pearl; two female
nurses, Post Quartermaster Sergt. Gillespie,
nine Signal Corps men, sXty-eight Hos
pjtal Corps men, thirty enlisted men, 18th
Infantry; sixty casuals, as follows: Cav
airy. 4th, 3; Sd, .; Light Infantry 1st l.;
Infantry, .; 4th. 1; 18th. 1; 14th, 6; Goth, l.;
2Sth, l; 18th. =; 31st, I; SD, l. 3Sth, 10; 10th,
4; 42d, 4; 43d. /; 44th 3; 10th, 4; 4Sth, 4;
9th, 1. Two hundred recruits as follows:
Engineer Corps, l. Two hundred and ninety
recruits as follows: Cavalry, 3d. 2s; 4th,
Al: Light Artillery, 1st, Il; Heavy Artil-
lery, 80; 9th. IL; Infantry, 4th, 2; 18th, A;
14th, .; 10th, L. 18th, s; 10Th, I; 10th, l.;
I'D 20; Both, 2; 4Jth, l.
Material for Barracks.
Col kimball, in charge of the United
States quartermaster'S department, at the
port of New York, has made arrangements
to send to the Philippine Islands, on board
the British steamships Indra and Drum
mond, which are expected to sail next
week, four carloads of blankets, twenty
seven sash, planning and other mill ma
chinery, and 116 tons of high explosives.
The mill machinery will be used in the
preparation of material for the construction
of barracks, StorehouseS and dwellings for
officers stationed in the islands. The eX-
pic sives are sent for the use oI our field
artillery.