The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-21
General LaGard Decapitated for Ad-
vising AguinaIdo to Make Terms
with the Americans.
PANAY BANDITS PUNISHED
TRIED TO ATTACK ILOILO, BUT
WE'RE REFUSED WITH 200 LOSS.
Difficulties Encountered by General
WheatOn's Flying Brigade i'm Pur-
suing the Elusive Enemy.

MANILA, March q, S:37 a. m.-The United
first meeting and decided to issue a pronun-
ciamento to the inhabitants Of the islands
President Schurman will prepare it. The
document will explain the spirit in which
the United States intends to fulfill the trust
imposed and will call upon the people of the
islands TO lay down their arms and CO.
operate in the interests of good government.
MANILA, March 20. - 1t is reported on
hitherto reliable authority that Aguinaldo
is taking extreme measures to suppress all
efforts toward a cessation of hostilitiec.
Twelve adherents of the plan of indepen-
dence. residents of Manila, have been con-
demned TO death because they wrote ad-
vising surrender and all loyal Filipinos have
been called on to perform the national serv-
ice OF dispatchng them On Friday last
General Lagarda visited Malolos for the pur-
pose of advising Aguinlado to quit. He ar
gued with the insurgent leader and attempt
ed to convince him of the folly of his per-
sstence in the face Of overwhelming odds.
Aguinaldo was furious at the advice and
ordered General Lagarda to be executed i'm
mediately. The unfortunate general was
promptly decapitated
Among the incidents OF yesterdays fight
ing was the GOODNESS shown by company of
Washington volunteers, who crossed the
river in a native canoe under a heavy fire
fifteen being taken across on each trip of
the small boat - to attack the enemy's
trenches.
The inability of the commissary train to
able suffering, and many of the men were
completely exhausted when they were re-
called. and. falling from the ranks, were
strung along for a distance of almost six
miles. numbers returning to camp in artil-
lery ambulances which were always close
up to the line. The work of the ambu-
lances was especially worthy of mention.
Among the dead are several who were pre-
viOusly reported as wounded. Yesterdays
casualties were as follows:
Twenty-second Regiment-Capt Frank p
Jones. Company E; Privates Young. Aren-
son and Yunt, of Company ID; Rice, Pasmir.
White, Ellis Morgan. Schunder, Coumholz
K; Ronfer Company c. Corporals Comering
and Nelson. Company NJ.
Washington Volunteers = Privates Wess
and Partlett and Corporal Waters, Com
pany d; Corporal Drickn, Company X.
Oregon Volunteers-Private Brown, Com
pany Nj.
Minnesota Volunteers Private Bruce,
Company G.
All the above named are more or less
seriously wounded.
The mountain banditti of Panay island
recently threatened a serious attack upon
Iloilo but they were repulsed with loss of
200 men by General Miller.
McNeil's battalion of the California Regi
ment. under Lieutenant Colonel Duboce, has
been ordered to embark on the transport
Indiana tomorrow in order to reinforce the
garrisons of the towns of Bais and Bagu-
van, on the east coast of the island of Ne
gros where Colonel Smith is in command.
This is only a measure of precaution, as
Major General Otis says he does not antici-
pate trouble there