The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-31
CONSTANT SKIRMISHING
ILL TREATMENT OF SPANISH
PRISONERS REPORTED.
A RELATIVE OF LUNA SEEKS REVENGE
He Asks a Personal Interview With General
Otis. Letter Brought By Spanish Com
mssioners Returning From Within
the Filipino Lines.

ire fliipIno Lines
Manila, Oct. 3O.-6:25 p. m.-Three
Companies of Colonel Bells regimen,
have had two encounters with the in
surgents near Labam and scattered
them. The insurgents left four officers
and eight man dead on the field and
the Americans captured three prisoners
and several gums. On the American
side one man was killed ami two off
GERS and six men We're wounded. Cap
tain French took a accommodating party
beyond Labam after he had mer The
enemy and was reinforced by Major
Bishop, with two companies. The 1n-
surgents brought up cavalry reinforce
ments, and there was a second fight du-
ring which their leader Major Salvador,
was killed and many were wounded and
carried away. Colonel Bell has been
given a free hand around Bacolor. He
has sixty mounted men, securing the
country daily, and they are killing many
Flipinos in skirmishes.
1895 z. M.-The Spanish commission
which entered the insurgent lines
month ago with money to relieve the
wants of several thousand military and
civil Spanish prisoners, returned TO
Angeles today. The commissioners re.
port that they spent most of the time
in Tarlac and the vicinity, where there
are some geo sick Spaniards in the
hospital. The Filipinos ill-treat and i'll
feed them, refusing to surrender them,
as well as the other Spanish prisoners
in the hope of compelling Spain to fecog-
nize the independence Of the islands.
From Tarlac to Bamban, about two
thirds of the way, the commissioner
travelled by train on the Manila-Dagu-
pan Railway. The remainder of the
journey from Bamban to Angeles they
made on foot, escorted by handsomely
Filipino cavalry. They were
received between the outpoSts by a
member of General MacArthur's staff
and We're brought by train to Manila.
There are fourteen American prison
ers, they say, at Tarlac, all of whom
are well-treated. Lieutenant j. c. Gill
more, Of the United States gunboat
Yorktown, who fell into the hands of the
insurgents at Baler on the East coast
of Luzon last April where the York
lieye the Spanish garrison, is at Bingat.
The commissioners have brought a let
ted to General Otis from a relative or
the murdered Filipino General Luna.
who wishes to avenge the assassination
by Agunaldo's officers and who asks
a personal interview with the military
governor.
According to the commissioners
statements Aguinaldo, who is still ar
Tarlac, with 5000 troops, wishes TO con
tinue the war, although he has a high
opinion of the American officers ana
soldiers. General Lawton he calls 'el
General de la noche" C1'he night Cen
eraD, because that commander has at
tackled him so often in the darkness that
he never knows when to look Cor him.
Aguinaldo is said to be well supplied
with arms and ammunition and he is
able to get plenty of rice from the north |
ern provinces.
With the Spanish commissioners came
4 large number of women, the families |
Of eight prominent officers of the Fill |
Ain0 army, who recently applied to Gen |
aral Otis for permission TO send their /
families to Manila. Upon the receipt OF I
he military governors reply, the nature
Of which has not been disclosed, the I
women and children started under es-
oort from Tarlac for the American
ines. When they arrived today Gen
.ral Macarthur compelled them to halt |
lbout a mile beyond our outposts, where
hey will remain while their credentials
ire being examined
EXTENSION OF CIVIL RULE.
Washington, Oct 30-Word has been
received here of the further extension of
-ivil administration in the towns adja-
ent to Manila. These include Pasig,
faguig and Pateros, where elections
lave been held under the direction of
ne military officials in order to get
ull quota Of native officers to carry ON
he civil affairs of the towns. Am order
rom the Eighth Army Corps also directs
he election of a new mayor at Imus, as
he one formerly chosen has failed to
xercise the functions of late, and is
hought to have gone over to the insur-
ents.
Washington, Oct 30-The Navy De-
artment has received a report from Cap
ain Ieary the naval governor of the
sland of Guam, in the Ladrones. Cap
ain Leary soon Learned that his author
~ as Governor was being subverted,
nd every one of the measures of reform
yhich he proposed was being defeated by
he hostile influence of the friars. They
esisted every decree no matter of what
! .a.4 oe s,aknt