Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-09-01
FIGHT WITH BRIGANDS
our Troops Attack Strongly Intrench-
cd Force Of Filipinos.
REBEL GENERAL SHOT DEAD,
Colonel Bayless and His Tennessee-
ans Distinguish Themselves by
Their Share In the Affair.
Heat Affects Our Men.

Manila, Sept. 1.-The brigands who
nave been causing considerable trouble in
Cepu under the flag Of the insurgents are
expecting and preparing for severe pun
lsnmeht. Tending operations in Luzon,
Ieheral Otis has been inclined simply to
mold the lower islands without going in
ior any active military operations. Pseu.
40 REBELS have been taking advantage of
THIS lnactlon to intimidate peaceful resi-
dents OF the island by threats of assas-
sfntlon. They have succeeded in prac.
tically paralyzing the business of almost
the entire island and finally got so bold
as to modest Americans ard slightly
wounded two officers.
They wnylaid four men going to Cebu
from FL Pardo and killed three of them.
They also mutilatcd the bodies in the aft
ernooh Colonel Bayless of the First
Tennessee regiment took a company of
the Tennesseeans and a company of the
Twenty third regulars from Cebu. Cap.
tain Allaire took company Of the T1ven-
ty-third from Ell Pnrdo, and the troops
cleared the valley. Captain Allaire saw
an insurgent trying to shoot an American
officer. Allaire picked UP rifle aud kill,
ed the rebel, who proved to be general.
Two companies of the Sixth infantry
arrived from Negros on Sunday. On Mon,
day Colonel Bayless took parts Of eight
companies of infantry and one 3.2O inch
gun of the Sixth artillery. He sent one
wing from Ell Pardo and took the other
from Guadeloupe.
The brigands were intrenched In the
hills, in plain sight Of Cebu. 1t is terri
BILE country, rough and steep, and the reb.
ell position was protected by three lines
Of trenches, with bombproof caves at an
elevation of over 1000 feet. The day
was fearfully hot.
After some desperate fighting the Amer.
lean troops reached the top of the Pardo
hills. The men were thoroughly exhaust
ed. The rebels retreated from their first
positions to higher ground.
Great Work by Bnyless.
Meantime Colonel Bayless was advanc
ing from Guadeloupe and was doing ter.
rife work. The rebels had six cannon,
from which they fired scrap iron, but
without effect The Americans killed
eight caribou which were trying to drag
gun into position. Ehe gun was finally
hauled four miles by men.
Our men were unable to respond to the
insurgent fire owing to their elevation.
The heat and exertion exhausted 80 OF
our men, and the American force was
unable to take the desired position.
Colonel Bayless finally got a position
part way up the hiAs, where he opened
on the rebels and drove them from the
trenches. The Americans were obliged
to return to Cebu. That night bluejack.
cts from the gunhoat Bennington guard
ed Cebu during the absence of the troops.
1t is reported that the rebels near Cebu
recently received $50 additional rifles,
making total of 500 now in their pos
session.
The Americans suffered no loss in the
action except from exhaHstions. 1t is
impossible to estimate the rebel loss.
The destruction of this stronghold OF
the rebels would probably end the Cebu
trouble, but 1t Is very difficult to accom-
plish owing to the hilly character of the
country.
The cruiser Charleston drove the rebels
out recently. delivering twenty-eight 8
inch shells at a range of $500 yards
The trouble with the navy in Smelling
however, is that it has no shrapnel, only
percussion shells. 1t needs time fuses.
Colonel Bayless' work indicates that
the rebels will stand for fight, in which
case it is possible to surround and de-
stroy them completely. General Otis
may conclude that this is worth doing
without waiting for results in Luzon.
The Fourth infantry having prepared
to give the insurgents q warm reception
the latter have ceased their preparations
for an attack on linus.