The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-11-28
The Futility of Resisting the
Americans Recognized at the.
Last Filipino Council. =
lNSURGENT TROOPS WILL SCATTER
Reports of Skirmishes Come From
Every Section of the Island of
LuZOn Along Railroads.
PROVINCE of Zamboanga, Island of AIinda.
noa, >urrenders TO com nIranc er VERY, az, ,
the castine, UncondItiOns4Iy-Lo
Chiefs Declare Their Loyaltv

MANILA, Nov. 26.-Buencamino the
brains of the Filipino insurrection. is
locked UP here in charge of Brig. Gen.
Edward Il. Williston, the provost mar
shall. When Tarlac fell, Buencamino
lied northward with Aguinaldo's three
year-old- son and an Cd lady supposed
to be the mother of Aguinaldo. .ti
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.-Secretary
Long received cable from Adm. Wat
son stating that the entire province of
Zamboanga, Island of Mindanoa, sur
rendere@ to Commander Very, of Cas-
tine, Internationally, November Is.
Delivery of all guns promised. Local
chiefs declared themselves loyal.
MANIA, Nov. 97,-The last Filipino
council Of war was held by the retreat
ing leaders at Bayambang on Novem-
Der IL, in the house now occupied by
Gen. Macarthur. 1t was attended by
Aguinaldo,P Del Pillar, Garcia, Ale
jandrino and some members of the SO
called cabinet. Information has reach
ed Gen. Macarthur from several
sources to the effect that the council
recognized the futility of attempting
further resistance to the Americans
with united forces, and agreed that
the Filipino troops should scatter and
should hereafter follow guerrilla
methods.
Reports of ambuscades and skirm-
fishes come from every section of the
country along the railroads. Those
districts seem to be filed with small
bands. Saturday. four men of Com
pany D, 9th, infantry, were foraging
beyond -Bayam ban when 20 Filipinos
took them in ambush, killing one and
capturing the other three. The Amer
leans resisted for half an hour.
The firing Being at 'Bayabam, Lieut..
Frazer, with a squad, followed the re-
treating lFiil anos several miles. The
Americans found the body of the SOL
der boloed. They burned the hamlet
where the fight took place. Three
Filipino rifemen ambushed an Amer
lean surgeon near Capas. He shot one
and the others fed. Between Bamban
and Angeles a mule train was fired
upon by the insurgents and a Span
lard, former prisoner of the Fill
ipinos who was with 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 4bahd
of insurgents entered, dragged
Antonio Mejia, president of the ESos1aa
into the street and cut his thraat.-atThe
murderers then assassin mated. thenxice
president and five membess o8 the
town council in the sam nab effa9d
told the frightened .natIveAhS VT
messed the Slaughter to spreGd tie
news that ssimiliiegi fRseT ataitsd AL;
friends of Americans.
Military activity coHtfnGes ihQ every
section. Col. Bells regiment mas. adj
vanced from. -Bagambang upon Man
gatarem where it IS Supposed there is
a large inshtgentsfae4Y tTwpsbhttaie
ions of the llyarriye1 2Sth infantry,
have been sent by 'Casc6es to Bacoor TO
reinfof65 the soifth line. his ,22adt
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