The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-08-05
The insurgents Are Improving
In Methods Of Warfare and
Workmanship.
SHIPMENTS OP AMMUNITION
Are Being Received BY ThGm From
Japan. Australia and Even the
United States.

CHICAGO. Aug, L--rhe Tribune's Spc
clai correspondence from Manila undei
date of juno - says
The next campaign can nafdiy oeslf
sooner than November, although the
country may dry up enoussh towards The
middle of October 20 permit the Ameri'
can troops % take the ieid then.
The American army during the ruiny
season can hardly BE- expccted to DO any
thing more than hold what It has gained
ana pr4are Tor me next campaign. The
ground 10 defend IL not very great
on the aouh of Masiia We have linus
sbout Is miles aMuy where the Fourth
and Fourteenth Infantry with several
guns cusn the Sixth artillery. arc na-
toncd. This territory WIS gained only
within The last uwo weeks 10 hard hght-
lng az Paanaque. as which even the rat
lie of the rides can b. heard in Maniin.
We ho;d thc road that runs TO linus,
through Pannaque and Bacoor every
inch of which Was only gained By hard
ngb,lng
Nortbward the farthed polrH In the
control o. our soldiers In San Fernando.
a miics from Manila, on the railroad
The railroad Is it' miles IN length In all.
but the insurgents con,tol al the track
between san Fernando and Dagupan, the
northern Ieruhnal of uhe road.
The Americans hold Canadaba, east of
San Fernando, 70 miles They hold all
the tosns aoog the railroad OF course.
TO san Fernando and Ba.lnag. seven
nGles cas-, OF Pililan. Reports conunu-
a.ly come erom Balinag thar the town Is
surrounded By the enemy and
Ia abou, TO De carried by assault Bur
Colonel Page aud the rhltd Infantry have
80 FAR driven the rebels back witr disas.
irous 9oss every time they have assauNed
lhc town. and he declares he can hold
i Tor an lnlennl,c time, although his
position rhcrc Is by no means an easy
lnc. Supplies and mai can only be car
-lcd over the nainag from the railroad
inder an escort u no, less than 100 men.
vlIo are Invariably attacked somewhere
,long the road. both going and coming.
Al san Fernando two determined at
sicls along the whole rebel line were
made last week The second engagement
as,ed three hours. when the insurgents
we're driven back with heavy losses, Bull
cts ny continually over both places and
tray bullets frequently and victims
Heavy shipments Of arms are said 10
e constantly arriving from japan and !
australia and # Is said, even from our
wn couatry. Cartridges picked up in
he insurgent trenches bear the trade
.ark OF big manufacturing trm In the
lnned States.
The insurgents have three factories.
here they MANUFACTURE cartridges and
ther munitions u war, II they were
apt on the run they would have no time
D equip themselves that they could re-
urn after defeat beVter able TO fight
han thcy wsse before. They are learn
" things every encounter with the
.mertcans. The papers in Manila have
referred to the fast that the
cbols were prone to shoot too high and
hey seemed finally to have learned the
'sson and now they are getting their
bdts well down and showing a great I'M
rovcmsnt In Workmanship, The few
merlclns who came over to Manila a
eek ago Tuesday on the EamerNlda
'om Hongioong were astonlshed a few
ours after sunrise when their ship had
leaned out of quarantine to hear heavy
from the monitor Monad-
ock whIoh was in plain sight down the
ast about i've miles below Manila.
ONE OF the passengers Thought 1t was
,me sort OF ssaute IN honor Of the ar
val Of some distinguished nayal or
rmy hero and they eagerly questioned a
llder. who sat on the stern OF the
ealth officers launch.
THAT" said the young man. that's
othing, That's just battle" II was
,me time before the passengers could
,lleve the Americans and Insurgents
ere figh;ipg within sight and sound of
Ianila where the war had started s,T
Ionths before. The battle Nged all day
nd at o'clock In the afternoon the rat
c OF small arms could be distinctly
card and late that evening the health
ncer told us the hghting had been at
aranaque,