The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-08-18

MANILA, August S.-General Mac
Arthur has thwarted plot to murder
his garrison at San Fernando and
burn the city. When MacArthur's CO.
Iumn took possession of the place and
established the garrison there large
number of natives who professed
friendship fiocked in. The majority OF
them professed to be members OF the
Maccabee tribe. traditional enemies OF
the Tagalos. They performed many
acts Of kindness to the American force
and were rapidly gaining the conf
dence of the officers.
Recently they asked for permission
to take the field and fight the forces Of
Aguiualdo and presented plan FOR
arming a large force OF their tribes
men. The plan was viewed with favor,
but Macarthur was cautious and de-
cided to make searching investiga-
tion before he took any action. HIS
spies discovered that the supposed
friendly plan was in reality a plot
aimed at the massacre Of the garrison
and destruction Of the city.
He at once ordered every person not
+, oroDerty-owner in San Fernando to
leave the city and used force In the ex-
ecution Of the order. Men. women ana
children were driven outside of the
American lines. The experience OF
Macarthur will have a tendency to
make other garrison commanders
Throughout the islands extremely care
full. The rebels have cut the cable
between Calamba and Taguig.
MANILA, August 9.-lO:3O a. NJ
Another plot against the peace OF Ma
nila has been discovered and checked
There has been strong suspicion that
for some time past insurgents were
among the natives entering Manila
The provost marshal took steps to
learn II these suspicious were true, and
no soon discovered that rebels had en-
tered the city and were actively plot
ting to start riots. lney were also en-
Of the enemy. At midnight last night
the men engaged in hunting down the
couspirators located their headquarters
in a cigar factory in Binondo.
A company of the Sixth Artillery
under command of Captain Ames, was
at once dispatched to the place, which
was surrounded. Then some of the SOL
diers raided the factory and captured
fOrty-three rebels. including a number
Of officers belonging TO the Filipino
army. There were more men in the
building, but they managed to make
their escape by means of the roof OF
the factory and adjoining buildings
It is believed. however, that the
authorities have succeeded in Gripping
powerful gang that was doing va
luable service for the enemy.
MANILA, August 9.-The attack
ing, battery of the First artillery
shelling BacOlOr on the left. Simulta-
neously Bells Thirty-sixth infantry
struck Bacolor from the south and
drove the rebels out Armored cars
each with a G-pounder and two Gatlinl
revolving cannon on board, were ther
mounted on the railroad track In th'
center Of our lines, Soon afterwards
the guns did sharp execution,
Battery NJ of the Third artillery an,
100 men Of the Iowa regiment made |
felnt towards Mexico, while the mail
body Of troops, consisting Of the low
regiment, the Seventeenth regimen
and a battalion OF the Twenty y-second
under General Wheaton on the righl
and the Ninth regiment, Twelfth real
moni aud BELLS regiment under Gen
efai iiscum on the lefl advance
STEADILY, pouring their hre Into The rell
els ana receiving heavy nro in y,
turn,
1bs rebels Nnra VOL prulrrtrd b
thnlr lrsnohss ana seemed MOI ,0 las
Ammunition, But ihny were uDabln I
Withstand for any leugh VI lime M