The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-19
TWO CABLEGRAMS FROM OTIS
Important Expedition Under Kobbe
starts foT. Ouiaving Islands


Washington. Jan 1.-Two cahlegrams
were received by the wal department;
from General Otis today. The first reads:
''Schwsn's troops in possession OF Batan-
gas province. about TO move eastwards
into provinces of Tayabas and Laguna.
Wheaton moving on Denery and Taa-
land; has navy cooperation; casualties
slight, insurgent loss considerable in
men and property as kept by eonstan,
opposition; expedition under Kob5e
leaves for hemp ports tonight
General Otis second cabiegram Is as
follows: General Hughes absent on
western coast Panay policing section;
band eighty-six TagafoS which landed
Nefros December struck by Byrne Ia
Negroes mountains. VINO killed nineteen,
capturd twenty-eight, rifles and ammuni-
ton. no casualties: troops IN northern
Luzon busy pursuing ro5ber bands via
good results
Manila. JAM I7.-e:5 p m.-Colonel
Kobbe. with the F,srty-eighth infantry,
sailed on board the transport Hancock
today with gunboats escorting. The OBJ
jective OF the force is probably the i'm
portant islands OF Samar and Leyte.
which the insurgents hold. The Ameri-
can blockade and the levies OF the Tagal
army have caused great suffering among
the people and hundreds OF persons are
IN an almost starving condition. The
Tagal general. Maurfcio, recently landed
AZ Negroes from the island OF Panay and
requested a conference with Colonel
Byrne. He proposed that the insurgents
be let alone and permitted TO wear side
arms and uniforms in the towns until
the war in Luzon was ended, when they
would surrender Colonel Byrne refused
to agree to this, however. and said that
they would be considered as bandits and
shot If they were found armed. Colonel
Byrne surprised the insurSent camp on
Saturday. scattered the Fuipinos. killing
thirty Of them. including q general.
Manila. Jan. IS-5:35 D. m,-BriGSdisr-
General Kobe has been appointed gov
ernor OF Albay province and Catanduanes
Island. and has temporarily been placed
in charge OF the islands OF Samar and
Leyte. His command embraces the prin-
cipal hemp-producing country. He has
been instructed to establish civil -ov-
ernments In the places under his iuris-
diction. General Kobbe sailed YESTERDAY
on the transport Hancock with a brigade
consisting Of the Forty-seventh and For
ty-third infantry. and a battery OF ar
tillery.
Generals Bates. Wheaton and Schwan
have occupied the principal towns in the
Cavite and Batangas provinces. A ma
jority OF the insurgents have returned 20
their homes and have secreted their guns
All the southern ports will be opened
soon.
General hacArthur's troops are pur-
suing many small bands. killing numbers
of the Filipinos and securing guns
San Francisco, Jan. 1.-THE transports
Olympia and Pennsylvania are TO be
turned over by the government 20 their
owners at once. The Centennial Is likely
10 be re-chartered. as there are yet sev-
eral hundred horses and mules 70 be
shipped 10 Manila
Tacoma Wash, Jan. 1T.-The transport
Sheridan sailed for Manila today with an
immense cargo OF hay. meats and army
supplies. She also carries heavy mails
for the soldiers and materials for build
ing an additional ice plant at kaniia.