Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-04-27
THE PHILIPPINE WAR:
rHE SITUATION AS REPORTED nY
GENERAL OTIS.
Over Four Hundred FiIipfnos slaugh.
tered fn One Week by the Amerf-
can TroOps-O Resistance
to American Control I'm Manila and
the Provinces North of 1t Virtually
Ceased.

| Washington, April "a General Otis
has cabled the following account of re-
cent engagements in the Philippines:
| Manila, April 24.-Early on the
morning Of the 7th, several hundred
Tagalos and Vizayans attacked a bat
| talon Of the Fortieth Infantry at Caga-
yam, north coast Mindanao; our casual
| ties were two killed, eleven wounded;
| the enemy lost fifty-three killed,
| eighteen wounded apd captured in city,
beside other losses suffered on retreat.
General Young reports from north
western Luzon several hundred natives
| Influenced by Aguina1do's bishop, Agli-
| pax, attacked his troops at several
points and in turn had been attacked.
Their loss in attack on Batoc on the 18th
| instant was 106 killed, and during the
| fighting 18th to 18th 333 killed; our loss
during the period was two killed and
four wounded. General Young has
plenty of troops and will have little
further opposition. Affairs at other
Luzon points are improving, local presi-
dents and inha bitantS of towns giving
information and rendering assistance,
troops now taking possession of in
terror small islands,
Washington, April 24.-The military
situation in the Philippines as shown
by the latest mail advices received at
the War Department is summarized in
the following statement, which was
made public to-day at the depart
ment:
On the 1st of January, 1900 the insur-
rection in the part of Luzon, P. l.,
embracing the province of Manila and
the provinces to the north Of it had
collapsed to the extent that organized
resistance to American control had Vir-
tually ceased. A different state of af-
fairs existed in CaVite, Batangas,~ La
guna and Tayabas, the provinces lying
| Immediately south of Manila. In this
territory, the richest and most populous
of the island, the birthplace of Agui-
saldo and the rebellion, the insurgent
| troops were still intact-had, in fact,
been strengthened by accessions from
the north, and as regards equipment,
discipline and cohesion were equal, If
not superior, to any that had been
raised in support of the insurgent
cause. General Otis committed the
task of the destruction or dispersion Of
the forces within this district to two
expeditionary brigades, commanded, re-
spectively, by Brigadier- Generals
Wheaton and Schwan.
In and about the two towns of Ba~
coor and linus, in Northern Cavite
there were and long had been insur-
gent bodies of considerable size, some
of which had actually besieged our gar
rtsons in those towns. These insur-
gent bodies, General Wheatons COM
mand attacked and completely routed
on January 5th, 7th and 9th. The fur
ther disintegration of the remnants OF
this force-giving it, so to speak, the
coup de grace-of suppressing the in
surgent troops in the remainder of the
four provinces and of restoring, if prac-
tlcable, peace and order therein fell
to the lot of General Schwan's brigade.
In the course of its campaign his troops
covered $50 miles, fought thirty-three
combats and established permanent
garrisOnS in tWenty-One towns within
this district. 1t set out on January 4th
and it's work was practically finished
on February Sth. Not that all hOstili-
ties had then ceased. On the contrary,
our troops have had and still have fire.
Quent conflicts with the rObber bands
that were formed from the disinte-
grated insurgent military organizations
and who emerge periodically from their
hiding places in mountains and thickets
to pOunce upon inadeQuately guarded
wagon trains and small parties. But
concert of action and cooperation, save
on a very limited scale, was ended by
the latter date; the control exercised by
the insurgent leaders, except over their
small Immediate following, was mini
miZed, and their power for mischief
materially reduced if not wholly bro
ken. In the principal towns or centres
Of trade and municipal government
military forces, generally battalions,
have been placed. These forces operate
within their several spheres under their
majors, for the most part energetic
young officers holding lesser rank in the
regulars, and whenever necessary Co.
operate under their cOlOnels for the bat
talions of a regiment are grouped in
neighboring places.
On the whole, the outlook for the
pacificatiOn of this district and other
parts of LuZOn is favorable. In their
conflicts with our troops the Ladrones
are universally WOrsted. Their defeats
will become more and more serious as
our troops gain the confidence of the in
telligent and property y-Owning class.
and when the latter become unwilling
to submit to the robbers exactions and
become willing to guide our troops to
their retreats, their doom will be sealed.
To accomplish this object may take
time, and it is possible some of the
robber bands may be able to maintain
themselves during the coming wet sea-
son; but their eventual destruction is