The Portland daily press., 1899-11-27
"A GUERILLA WAR
FiIipinos Divided Into Small
Bands.
District Along Railroad
Full of Them.
Officials Who Welcomed Americans
Murdered.
Military Activity Con-
tinues Everywhere.
Zamboanga in Mindina0 Sur
renders.

Manila, November 26, II p. m.--The
last Filipino oounc II Of war was held by
the retrsating leaders ut Bayombong on
November IS In the house now occupied
By General MaoArthur. It was attended
by Aguinaldo, Pho del Pils, Garcia
Alej jandrino and some members OF the So
called cabinet. Information has reached
General Macarthur from several sources
to the effect that the council recognized
the futiiity Of sttem pting further resist-
ance to the Americans with united toroes
and agreed that the Filipino troops
should scatter and should hereafter fol-
low guerilla methods.
The disposition of the generals, with
their approximate forces Is as fcliows'
General Conception with $40 men In
New Egijah province; General Maco-
boles with s25 men at this town Of
Binaca, province of Tarlac; General Pio
Del Pillar. with 500 men northeast of
Malolos; General Aquino with 500 men
nt Arayat; General San Miguel with $50
en- In ZsmbeIes province; General
MAscardo with lI00 men In the noun
tains west Of Angeles, and the largest
force, probably under General Trias. In
Cavite province.
Rep ,rts OF ambuscadss and skirmishes
come from every section of the country
along the railroads. Those districts seem
to he filed with small bands. Yesterday
four men Of Co. ID, Ninth infantry,
were foraging beyond bambap, when
twenty Filiplnos took them In ambush
killing one and capturing the other
three.
The Americans resisted for bali an
hour. The firing being heard at Bam-
ban, Lieut.. Fraser, with squad, fol-
lowed the Ietreating Filipincs several
miles. The Americans found the body
of the soldier boloed, They burned the
hamlet where the fight took place.
Three Filipino ritismsn ambushed an
American surgeon near Capas. He shot
one and the others fed. Between Bnm-
ban and Angeles mule train was fired
upon by the insurgents and spaniard.
a former prisoner of the Filipinos, who
was at the train, was shot.
At Malasiqui the officials who well
coined the Americans were murdered
This was the only railroad town which
the Americans did not garrison, and,
on the night the troops withdrew. band
OF Insurgents entered, dragged Antonio
Meiiba. president OF the town, into the
street and cut his throat. The murderers
then assassinated the vice president and
same manner and told the frightened
natives who witnessed the slaughter t,
spread the news that q similar fats
awaited all friends of the Americans.
Tie Mayor of San Carlos. 1who rodo In
the carriage with 6ensrsl Macarthur and
Colonel Bell, when the Americans entered
the town, amid the cheers Of the psople.
was murdered the next night.
Military activity continues in every
s,ction. Col. Bells regiment has ad-
vGnosd from Bayombang upon Manga
tarem, where 1t is supposed there Is q
large insurgent force. Two bsttilions
Ct the newly arrived 2sth infantry have
ee sent. by OF ssooes, to Bacoor, torein-
force the south line.
Major Spence, with fifty men of the
s2d regiment, surrounded village near
Bsutiston during the night and attacked
the place at day break. capturing a Fill
ipino captain and 10 men with seven
rides.
The latest news from General Young 10
that there are ten cava irymen aud 200
maca hebes with him, most OF the horse
men who started having besn compelled
20 drop out because their horses failed
them.
The Filip'nos took the American pris-
oners from Victoria to San Carlos.