Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-22
OUR CONTINUED SUCCESS
General Otis Latest Report of Work in the
Philippines.
Gen. Wheeler to Sail From Manila
Wednesday on His Return to
the United States.

A message received by the adjutant gen.
eral from Gen. Otis this morning shows
that active and aggressive movements are
still in progress in the Philippines, and
that the operations have been attended
with the usual success to the American
arms. Major johnson of Gen. Wheaton's
brigade has made several successful at
tacks on the enemy in the vicinity of Lem
cry and Gen. Schwan is preparing an I'M
portant movement against stronghold
near Santa Cruz, LaGuna de Bay. Gen.
Otis dispatch is as follows:
MANILA, January y, 1900.
"Adjutant General, Washington:
Major johnson, commanding battalion
OF the 10th Infantry, Wheatons Brigade
ports from Lemery that on the 18th and
Goth instants he drove the enemy through
Balayang eastward, morning of the 18th
capturing seventeen rifles, one field piece
A few hours later through Calaca, captur-
ed four prisoners. four horses and equip
ments, six rifles, killed three insurgents
Advanced toward Lemery that afternoon,
captured enemy's outpost of three men, six
horses; advanced on Lemery at o'clock
pm. The enemy was found strongly en-
trenched. He sent by a navy gunboat to
Batangas for assistance when three com
pdhIes VI -uuli bdttdllUll Ol tile 'SSln were
sent to Taal insurgent headquarters.
Johnson drove the eEemy through Lemery
on Taal, where he attacked and in
southern portion of city, and Muir north
ern portion. enemy was dispersed. retreat
ing in many directions Johnsons cas-
ualties were: One man killed one seriously
and two slightly wounded. Four field
pieces and a quantity of rifles were cap
tGred
This movement of Johnson was ably
conducted and was important in result.
The enemy is reported in large force and
heavily entrenched at and near Santa Cruz.
Laguna de Bay. Schwan is swinging his
troops on that point, his left being at town
OF Bay, few miles east of Calamba, his
right. consisting Of cavalry, being at the
city of Tayabas. OTIS"
Otis Reports Casualties.
Gen. Otis today reported the following
casualties among the troops in the Philip
pines since last report:
'Deaths-V arcela, December 2s John
Goodling, H, 18th Infantry; 31st Everett
Barker B; January 13, William B. Sisk, F,
33d Infantry.
Dysentery-Twelfth, John G, Bottorff, D,
2'd Infantry; 11th William Brady H, 9th
Infantry; 10th. James Rose, E, 35th Infan-
try; 18th. William McQuade, sergeant, G,
Sd Artillery.
House, F. 4th Infantry.
Rupture of aortical anuerism-F'ifteenth
George Gatewood, *, 18th Infantry.
Wounds in action-Twelfth Peter Mad
don, b, 4th Cavalry; 18th, Charles Single
man, G, 11th Cavalry.
Found in Bicagno Bautista, Luzon, COW
cred with incised wounds-Sixth Joseph
Crtsp musician, A, 17th Infantry.
uberculosis-SiXteenth Robert Mills
corporal, L, 11th Cavalry.
Pneumonia-Bert Meyers G. 10Th Infan-
try.
Broncho- pneumonia-Seventeenth Walter
Harris, B, 10th Infantry.
Gunshot, acciden ntal-Twelfth Clarence
Barkla, corporal, F, 9th Infantry.
Gen. Wheeler to Sail Wednesday,
A cablegram received from General Otis
this morning al the War Department states
that Gen. Joseph Wheeler will sail from
Manila Wednesday on the transport War
rem for the United States by way of Guam
and Honolulu.
Mules and Horses for the Army.
Gen. Shafter, at San Francisco, has noti-
fled the War Department that the trans
port Port Albert has sailed from Seattle for
Manila via Hlo, II. L., with Capt. Wood
quartermaster, Acting Assistant Surgeon
Thompson, sixtyseven civilian employees
10 mules and 400 horses.