Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-03-21
MILLER WINS
At |[0|[0.
Filipino bandits Make an Attack. but
Are RepuIsed.
THE SITUATION AT MANILA,
Aeutna1dO Deals Out Death to Tho.e
VINO Advise Him to Surrender.
Our Soldiers Battling Um-
der Difficulties.

Manila, March 21.-The mountain ban
ditti of Panay island recently threaten
ed serious attack upon Iloilo, but the,
were repulsed with a loss of 200 men b,
General Miller.
McNeils battalion of the California
regiment, under Lieutenant Colonel Du
Doce, has been ordered to embark or
the transport Indiana in order to re-en.
force the garrisons of the towns OF
Bais and Baguyan. on the east coast Of
the island of Negros, where Colone
Smith Is in command. This is only q
measure of precaution, as Major Gen.
eral Otis says he does not anticipate
trouble there.
An army has seldom operated under
harder conditions than have been en-
countered by the American flying bri-
gade." The country the American
troops have traversed is intersected
with laeoons, narrow and unfordabe
rivers and bemboos so thick that the
enemy cannot be seen 100 feet distant.
During the charges the Americans
were ignorant as to whether they were
attacking 100 or 900 rebels, which
amazes the foreign observers. The Fill
ipinos We're unexpectedly fierce at Cain
ia. Had it not been for the fact that the
American line was thin the emf aiding
fire of the rebels would have Slaughter
ed many of our men.
A Filipino Boast.
One of the prisoners captured by the
Americans says the Filipino leaders
ct %1oN n
war for years, depending upon the
American forces being weakened daily
by 20 men being killed, wounded or in.
valided.
Some of the high officials here think
that 10000 e-enforcements are needed
as the troops now on this island are
hardly more than required to maintain
line around Manila and police the
city.
Considerable rain has fallen already
and it seems that the season for rains is
beginning prematurely. 1t is possible
that when the steady rains begin our
troops will have to be Withdrawn to
permanent barracks, which may enable
the rebels to return to their old posi-
tions.
The Americans have refrained from
destroying the buildings in the country
swept by General Wheaton's troops.
A sentry has been stationed before
every store at Pasig, but the soldiers
are bringing in loads of loot from dwell
ing houses.
1t is reported on hitherto reliable au-
thority that Aguinaldo is taking ex-
treme measures to suppress signs cal
nf l.
ties. Twelve adherents of the plan of
independence, residents of Manila, have
been condemned to death because they
wrote advising surrender, and ALL loyal
F'ilipinos have been called upon to per-
form the national service of dispatch-
ing them
General LaEarla's Fate.
On Friday last General Lagar6a Wis
tied Malolos for the purpose OF adyis-
ing Aguinaldo to quit. He argued with
the insurgent leader and attempted to
convince him of the folly of his persist
ence In the face Of overwhelming odds
AguinaldO was furious at the advice
and ordered General Lagarda to be eX-
ecuted Immediately. The unfortunate
general was promptly decapitated.
Among the incidents of Sundays
fighting was the GOODNESS exhibited by
company of the Washington volun-
teers. who crossed the river in native
canoe under heavy fire, fifteen being
| taken across on each trip of the small
boat, to attack the enemy's trenches
Sundays casualties were as follows:
Twenty second acknowledgement F
r. Jones, Company f.; Privates Young
Arenson and Yunt, Company d; Rice
Pasmir, White, Ellis, Morgan, Schun-
der Coumpholz and Porte, Company e
Edwards, Company X; Ronfer, Compa'
ny G, and Corporals Comeinerge and
Nelson, Company NJ.
Washington volunteers -- Privates
Wess and Bartlett and Corporal Wa
ters, Company d, and Corporal Brick
lin, Company X.
| Oregon volunteers - Private Brown
Company NJ.
Minnesota volunteers--Private Bruce
Company G..
All the above named are more or les:
seriously wonded.