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The Dalles Times Mountaineer
Dalles, Wasco County, Oregon
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US officials in Washington receive reports from Manila indicating the Philippine War is drawing to a close, with hostilities expected to end soon. Company G captures 150 prisoners and ammunition near Taguig. Casualties listed from engagements on March 15-16 at Caloocan, Pasig, Cainta, and Mariquina.
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War in the Philippines
Drawing to a Close.
WASHINGTON, March 17.—Advices have been received from Manila which indicate that the climax may occur at any hour. The officials here are well pleased with the conditions of affairs, but will not at present discuss the details of the dispatches. The indications are that hostilities will end within a very short time.
MANILA, March 17.—Company G, First Washington volunteers, has captured 150 additional prisoners near Taguig, and also seized some ammunition. Most of the rebels' arms were hidden or thrown into the river. The engineers have thrown a temporary bridge across the Pasig river for the artillery and commissary trains. The twentieth regiment will return from the front today.
WASHINGTON, March 17.—Under even date Otis reports the following casualties:
March 15—At Caloocan, killed, First Montana, company A, Private Henry C. Beecher. At Pasig, killed, Twentieth infantry, Private Charles Farnoff.
Wounded, Twentieth infantry, Privates Ralph E. Truman and Thomas H. Rogers.
March 16—At Cainta, killed, Twentieth infantry, Corporal Ole Johnson, private James McAvoy.
Wounded—Twentieth infantry, Corporal James C. Tinkle, Privates Oscar C. Kinney, Mike Kelly, Edward Brady, William Early, Thomas Filley, Thomas Varley, Virgil Maban, John Griffiths, George McFarlane, William Lafayette, Sergeant William D. Cheek.
Near Mariquina—Wounded, First Colorado, Major Charles Anderson, Corporal W. Haskell, Private Edward Pynchon.
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Philippines
Event Date
March 17
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captured 150 additional prisoners near taguig and seized ammunition. casualties: march 15 - killed: henry c. beecher (first montana), charles farnoff (twentieth infantry); wounded: ralph e. truman, thomas h. rogers (twentieth infantry). march 16 - killed: ole johnson, james mcavoy (twentieth infantry); wounded: james c. tinkle, oscar c. kinney, mike kelly, edward brady, william early, thomas filley, thomas varley, virgil maban, john griffiths, george mcfarlane, william lafayette, william d. cheek (twentieth infantry), charles anderson, w. haskell, edward pynchon (first colorado). hostilities expected to end soon.
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Advices from Manila indicate the war in the Philippines is nearing its climax and end. Officials in Washington are pleased but withhold details. Company G, First Washington volunteers, captured 150 prisoners near Taguig, seized ammunition, with rebels hiding or discarding arms. Engineers built a temporary bridge across Pasig river. Twentieth regiment returning from front. Otis reports casualties from March 15-16 engagements at Caloocan, Pasig, Cainta, and near Mariquina.