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DRIVEN OUT BY LANTON.
Filipinos Forced from Strong En-
trenchments at San 1ldfonzo,
North of Balinag.
A6UlAALD0 ORDERS FOREIGNERS OUT.

AGUlNALDo ORDERS FOREIGNERS OUT.
Expects by This Move to Compel Ger
the Belligerency OF His SO-CalIed
Government -Trcnchery on the
Part of Alleged Friendly Natives.
New York, May ia dispatch to
the Herald from Manila says: The
Filipino forces which were entrenched
behind strong Qualifications at San
lldfonzo. north of Balinag, have been
driven from their position by Lawtons
One American was wounded.
Aguinaldo Warns Foreigners.
Manila, May 15.-Aguinaldo has is
sued orders that all foreigners must
leave insurgent territory within 4s
hours. There are only few commer-
cial men there, mostly English and
German. Aguinaldo believes that by
refusing them the rights of non-com-
batants he can force their governments
to recognize the belligerency of his
so-called government, in order that
they may treat for the safety of their
subjects.
A Filipino priest who had talked with
the Tagal general Treas has brought to
Father McIinnon, chaplain of the
First California regiment, copy of a
letter written by Aguinaldo to Gen.
Treas asking his opinion as to the adj
visibility of surrendering, saying: ~
fear that the long warfare that will be
necessary to conquer the United States
will drain the country's resources too
much"
Refused to Desert American.
Mr.. Holmes, Canadian subject, who,
with his partner in the sugar manufac-
turing business at Calumpit, Mr.. Car
rick, an American, was recently cap
tured by the Bilipinos, reports that he
was informed by his captors that he
might leave whenever he wished to
do SO. He refused to go unless Carrick
was permitted to accompany him, and
said:
I'VE go or stay together"
Worlsingmen Play Their Part.
The curtain will go down in few
days on the fighting in the island of
Luzon, Workingmen are preparing for
another act in the drama which will
necessarily dispense the Filipinos. The
rebels are so close to San Fernando as
to make life in that place uncomfort-
able while they remain in their pres
ent position. The armies of the United
States have advanced SO far that the
question of transportation has become
the great problem. To solve it, en-
gineers are repairing the Bagbag bridge
so that it will be safe for the passage
of trains and give railroad connection
between Manila and San Fernando In
the meantime supplies shipped to CAL
umpit have to be hauled Is miles to
Maj. Gen. Macarthur at San Fernando
and 20 miles to Maj. Gen. Lawton at
Bacolor, by bullock carts, and every
cart has to be ferried separately on
raft across the Rio Grande two or
three times. The roads are rough, and
after the daily showers, which are
forerunners of the rainy season, SO soft
that it is impossible to make more
that are here have been found to be
greatly superior to bullocks for this
work. The latter die unless they are
given frequent baths, and the heat has
killed SO many that carting is now all
done by night.
Treachery.
The policy of humane warfare has
Its disadvantages. Among the thou
sands of pretended friendly natives,
who are returning to their homes be-
hind the American armies, there are
some who have taken advantage of the
generosity of the conquerors to make
the zone unsafe unless Americans go
well armed and in parties. Soldiers
going about alone are frequently fired
upon from houses or from behind
bushes. During the past week it has
been found necessary to send guards
with wagons and ambulances, and sew
eral attempts have been made to wreck
trains by placing distractions upon the
railway track.
Want to Discuss situation.
Manila, May 15.-The Filpinos have
resumed the attempt to induce the
Americans to discuss the situation.
Reyes, a young lieutenant on the staff
of Gen. Gregorio Del Pillar, came to Gen.
Lawton Saturday under flag of truce.
He was accompanied by barefooted
hugler. The two were escorted to Ma
Mia by Capt. Sewall of Gen. Lawton's
staff. Reyes told Maj. Gen. Otis that
Aguinaldo desired passes for military
commission to come to Manila to con-
fer with the Americana Philippine com
missioners. Gen. Otis replied that
passes would not be necessary, as UNI
armed commissioners could enter the
| American lines. He would leave the
matter, he said, in Gen. Lawton's hands
4 Lieut.. Reyes returned Saturday even.
| ing to Bacolor.
Ordered to Join Their Regiments.
San Francisco, May 15.-Col. James
4 w. Powell, of the Observation-Disclosures
and Col. A. S. Daggett, of the Four.
teenth infantry, have been ordered tc
4 join their regiments in the Philippines
the former to sail on the transports
Sherman and the latter on the Grant
to leave San Francisco about the 226
and Goth of May, respectively.
Recruits for different organizations
in the Philippines will be sent from Sa1
Francisco on these transports. detailed
as follows: Fourth cavalry, IS; Third
heavy artillery 80; Sixth light artil
lery. 2; Fourteenth infantry, 1875
Eighteenth infantry, 1873; Twenty
i third Infantry 1o6