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Fighting Between Americans and
Insurgents.
DEADLY CAMPAIGN STILL ON
Funston and LaWton Do Effective
work - Commission-Figuring
on the End Of It.

Hi<NA>ILA, Mdy Af-o +. M.-Gen-
erals Macarthur and Funston. with
the Kansas and Montana regiments
and the Utah Battery. have dispersed
500 insurgents who were intrenched on
the railroad beyond San Fernando
near Santa Arita. The American scouts
were fired upon from the trenches un-
expectedly, and withdrew The firing
was heard at San Fernando, and Gen.
Macarthur assembled his troops and
marched quickly after the scouts
The Montana Regiment f1anked the
trenches on the left and the Kansas
Regiment attacked the enemy's right
flank, Gen, Funston leading the charge
at the double quick. The insurgent loss
was large, many prisoners were cap
tured, and it is reported that twenty
Americans were wounded.
MANILA, May 24.-Gen Lawton has
withdrawn practically all of his COM
mand to Malolos. His march toward
Manila at this time indicates an aban-
dOnment of the campaign for the rainy
season, which is due. 1t is said that
Gen. Otis plans to keep all of the rivers
clean by the use of gunboats, and thus
have a base of supply independent of
roads and railways.
MaNILA-May 24.--6.25 P M.--Twa
companies OF the Third Infantry irr'
two companies of the Twenty-seconG
Infantry, forming Gen. Lawton's rear
guard, returning from San Miguel to
Balinag yesterday escorting a signal
party which was picking up wire laid
with Gen. Lawton's expedition, found
that the insurgents had reoccupied the
country and hard fighting followed
from daylight until the Americans
camped at night. But the troops COM
pleted their work, though harassed by
the enemy. One American was killed
and fourteen were wounded. The
troops captured twenty prisoners and
thirty rifles.
1t developed today that five men in
stead of one were drowned by the sink
ing of raft loaded with soldiers of the
Fourteenth Regiment at the Pasig fer
ry. Twenty insurgents were killed and
forty were wounded in the engagement
with Maj. Bell, recCnnoitering party
of two companies of the |
Fourth Cavalry in the vicinity of San
to Arita yesterday.
troops, has arrived at Malolos. His |
ty days, had twenty-five fights, cap
tured twenty-eight towns, destroyed
5000 bushels of rice and only lost |
six men killed and Shirty-one wound
ed. On the other Land, Gen. Lawton
estimates that his troops killed 400 |
insurgents and wounded double that
number
The Oregon and Minnesota regime ITS
are returning to Manila.
The Spanish newspaper, Oceania, has
been suppressed for publishing sed!-
-ious editorials.
NEW YORK, May a4.-The Journals
special says: The Presi-
dent received dispaehes today from
Gen. Otis and Professor Schurman,
president of the Philippine Commits,
sion. The features we're the PROPOSE
ton of Gen Otis to continue the war
until the absolute surrend-
ar of the Filipinos is effected, and the
of Professor Schurman to
andeavor to secure the same end by
The result of the Cabinet conference
may be stated briefly as follows: First,
hat Gen. Otis Will prosecute the cam
Da1gn with VlSor ana after MS own
style; second, that all possible means
De tried to get before the Filipino peo-
de the terms of the President, by
which they may secure lasting and
peace.
For two weeks, if the weather per-
nits, the fighting will be pushed by
)tis in all directions but with the e5- L
,ecial view TO guarding the railroad {
unning north and to put the densely s
opulated sections of Luzon near Ma