The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-21
LHWtUN j DAOE.
He Is Establishing One at San
Isidro.
Country Now Clear as Far as
Arayat.
GOING TOWASHINGTON
Filipino Juntas Will Send On
a Delegation.
AgOneillo Will Again Try His
Hand at Diplomacy.
fOING TOWASHINGTON

Manila, Oct 21-1:41 D m--Genera1
LaWton's column is establishing a base
at San Isidro. Launches and caseoes
navigate the shallow Rio Grande with
considerable difficulty, but supplies
have been landed in the vicinity to be
transported overland
Captain 8Iacrae, with a battalion Of
the Third infantry, and Captain Chyne-
weth, with q battalion of the Seven
teenth infantry, marched to the town
Of Jose Malinas for the purpose of dis
perstng a band of three hundred in
surgents under Juan DicaraI. who had
recently been annoying our outposts
and travellers along the road from
Santa Ana to Arayat- The insurgents
fed in the direction of Maglan.
The country between Andels and
Arayat is now reported clear.
The Democracia reports that the jun
tas in the Orient and in Europe intend
to send a delegation to Washington to
present the Filipino cause
RegidOr will probably be the president
of the delegation and AgOncilIo and
ApacibIe will be among its members.
MORE TROOPS ARRIVE.
Washington. Oct 21-GeneraI Otis
notified the war department of the ar
rival at Manila, OF the transports Sher-
man and Elder. The former carried the
Twentieth volunteers and some recruits
and the latter had on board 19 officers
and ASS enlisted men There were no
casualties on either ship.
MAC ARTHUR WILL SEE THEM.
Manila, Oct. 21-1O:25 a. MT is be-
ueved that the Filipino commissioners
on whose behalf permission has been
asked to visit Gen Otis to discuss peace
terms and other matters if admitted to
the American lines, Will not be brought
to Manila, but it is expected that Gen
Macarthur will be empowered to meet
them If he be authorized to receive
dividuaIs coming from AguinaIdO and
viii decline to receive any official COM
munIcatiOn from the so-eaIIed repub-
lie.
The spectacle of the last Filipino Of
fcers who waited upon the American
authorities here displaying uniforms
about the city encouraged hostile eIe-
ment Of the inhabitants And, more
ever, the persistent attempts of the
various commissions previously sent
to Manila to entrap the Americans into
some sort of recognition of the Filipino
government have exhausted the pa
tience of the authorities
It is reported that the FilipfnoS pro-
pose to ask for an exchange of sick
spaniards in their hands for Filipino
prisoners
The transports Elder and Albert ar
rived today
HEADED FOR TARLAC.
Washington, Oct 21-Racent mail
advices from Manila throw consider
able light on the advance of General
LawtOn's force on Tarlac. the insur
gent capital. the successful movement
up to san ISidrO being covered in Gen.
Otis dispatch to the war department.
Before this movement began General
Macarthur secured important infOrna-
tiOn from a Filipino refugee as to the
conditions in and about Tarlac. He
said Tarlac was occupied by u 900 in
sur A c-7TT Id 10
his headquarters there. Another 5000
men were at Bambam. half way be-
tween MacArthuF's position and the in
surgent camp
The apparent purpose of the fusur-
gents was to keep their force so con
centrated as to be able to beat a hasty
retreat to the north, through the mar
row pass between Angeles and Tar
lac, in case of a rapid American ad-
vance, such as General Lawton is now
r1aking- I4aWc ton s movement is from
the east, however, whereas the insur-
gent concentration has been with the
expectation that the next blow would
come from the south. The Filipino
refugee stated that the towns and open
country were deserted. except by the
insurgent troops, as there was not suf-
dcient food for the fighting men and
the nOn-cOmbatants and the latter
were forced to yield everything to the
soldiers
AN AMERICAN CAPTURED.
Washington, Oct 2L-The secretary
Of the navy has received the following
cabIegram from Admiral Watson dated
Manila today:
"On October 18th the insurgents sur
prised a boats crew Of four men from
the gunboat MariveIes, who under a
white flag were landing the non-com-
batants from a captured prOa. at Sico-
gon island William Juraschka, boat
swain's mate. first class. was captured.
An armed crew of ten attempted a res
cue unsuccessfuIIy. Sydney n. Hoar,
Iandsman. was fatally wounded; Fred
| erick Anderson, apprentice. first class.
/ severely wounded in the groin, Nicho-
| las Fare, coxswatn, wounded in the
| left leg. slight The Concord and Mar
! iveIes will punish if possible