The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-13
GUERILLA
TACTICS ARE
ADOPTED
BY the Insurgents and a Reign Of
Terror is Established Among
the Natives,
AND DRASTIC MEASURES
Are Favored BY Army ofacers in
Dealing with Natives Hav-
ing Arms

MANILA, Dec. l2, 1850 p. m.-colonel
Smith, with detachment Of the Sew
snteenth infantry, surrounded ana cap
tured in village near Malasqui a
party OF guprrillas who had made their
headquarters there. The party in
cluded the band which assasslrated
seven officials at Malasqui for friend
illness to the Americans.
All are Insurgents who became BAN
dts when the dislntegration of tho Fill
Iplno army began. They kept the coun-
try around Malasqui in a state Of ter
ror for several weeks, and committed
twenty-five murders In less than that
number Of days When they were
caught they were promptly sent to
General MacArthurs headquarters at
Bayambang by train. It is expected
that they will be speedily tried and
either shot or hung as as example. IL
convicted.
The whole country north Of San Fer
nando and between San Fernando and
Manila, except within the permanent
line of troops around the city and the
closely patrolled stretches Of railroad,
swarms with similar bands. Probably
they will be Increased by men from
Pillars army, many Of whom are mak-
ing their way out TO join the insurgent
force in Cavite province.
These people, for the most part, sue
ceeded in dodgIng General Grant, Coll
onel Bell and Colonel Hoods troops,
who are securing the country for them.
They devote their energies to ambush
ing commlssary wagons and to picking
up soldiers who leave their commands.
Every day some wagon train is fired
upon or some soldier disappears.
General wheeler's secretary. Mr.. Gar
rett. was dlsarmed and slashed by a
boIoman almost within sight OF head
quarters, his assailant pursuing him
nearly into the headquarters building.
The policy of these ruftlans is to make
the country uninhabltable for AmerI-
cans and to frighten natives into re-
framing from giving assistance to the
Americans, az well as to compel the
inhabitants to support the insurrec-
ton.
Frequently they raid and loot towns.
The brother of the president of linus
went outside the town the other day
to harvest some rice. He was captured
by his compatrlots, accused of being a
spy and executed. Only small pro-
portion OF the insurgent arms have
been surrendered, and the problem of
suppressIng this guerrilla warfare is
anything but easy Of solution. Some of
the American officers think 1t worse
than fighting Indians, owing to the diff
acultles of the country and the trouble
in locating the enemy, who resort, when
hard pressed. to the amigo dodge and
hide their guns.
Some of the Americans favor the is
suance Of proclamation declaring all
natives found with arms to be bandits
punishable as criminals, instead Of be-
ing treated as prisoners Of war.
information has been received at
headquarters that 800 Spanish prisoners
have been shipped from VIgan to Ma
Mia, and that j 500 others have been as
sembled in vigan. including General
Pena. Probably these are spaniRrds
released by General Young's troops in
the Benguet district, where they were
concentrated by the insurgents.