The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-10
FILIPINO eUNNERY BETTER.
DEATH RATE AMONG AMERICAN
TROOPS GROWS LARGER.
stren9ly IntrencAeA. the lnsargenss
Fire velleys ~ Our Boys anA
TAen sesnper. Goprer-Iake. Int
Alness lnpenesrahle unAerhrusA

WITH THE WASHINGTON voLUN-
TIERS. AT PASlG. LUZoN ISLAND.
March 3o,-Tae past few days have been
almost devoid OF interest along this part
Of the line. On the north side Gen. Mao
Ar;hur's division has been having nerce
fighting for several days, and with very
heavy losses. much heavier in proportion
TO those Of the Insurgents than our troops
have met with In any previous actionA
This Is due 10 the very strong and con.
tinuous defensive works OF the enemy and
their seemingly greatly improved marke-
manship. The advance Is towards MaloloA
the rebel capital. and the Insurgents evi-
dsnt.y realize the injury their cause viii
suffer from its fall. and are putting up
their best efforts to prevent such . CO.
lamisy.
RaaoPs Of SurrenaeR.
There are frequent rumors OF q general
surrender by the insurgents. but they seem
TO be without the least foundation With
all 10 lose and nothing TO gain by sur
render II seems much more reasonable to
suppose that the Insurgents will continue
TO retire before our army until they are 20
acatiered and 50 ambushed in the nouns
aims that we can no longer pursue them.
Here. feeding on the free products Of
generous nature. they can continue their
night Tor liberty and independence. There
e little reason 70 expect them to surrender.
II u folly to think OF starving them out.
u u evident that stories OF their scarcity
or ammunition are unfonnded. there seems
to De little attempt 10 surround them. and
every revelation our forward movement
brings but adds evidence To support the
opinion that the American authorities are
IN possession OF but the harest and most
ofiicial dispatches show this No one ven.
lures an opinion even as 10 their strength
In numbers or arms. No one knows who
are their commanders or their leaders
There seems to be an opinion that the
every one knows who has mingled much
with the natives that he il an idol, almost
god among them. That there should be
They even occur among Dur own. though
little or no mention IL made OF them. hut
II u unreasonable 10 conclude that the
rebel army - demoraltsed by petty teal
ousics among its leaders. =,
L0nG Guerrilla Fight.
My conclusion is that this war Is not q
campaign OF few weeks. but the begin
ming OF long and bloody guerrilla fight
after the easter task of pitched battles 10
day In which Capt. Fortson lost his life.
where q few dozen rebels select n strong
position with perfectly covered line OF
troops are In revolver range. Are voiieys
at them from Mausers and then escape
through the entangling meshes OF bamboo
a mans metal and proves the soidisrs:
courage. Capt. Fortson. for instance,
knew only too well the danger OF the mis-
sion on which he was sent. so WELL In
fact that, questioning its advisabiiity. he
asked that the orders be repeated. In
order that there need be no mistake There
was no mistake IN the manner In which
the gallant captain did hts duty but all
Who knew him join now In wishing that
death might have been averted.
The Regiment's Position.
The regimen, II stlll holding the island
towns al the head Of the river Companies
A. b. c. f. r. J. X and NJ at Pasig: Com
b and II at Taguig The week has been
spent In terrifying these positions, In
building earthworkA and clearing the Aur-
rounding ground Of brush and biil,iinep
During the day the country Ii secuted In
all directions for miles and at night all
an alarm last night. caused by q report
sent out from PasiE .hat the patrols re-
ported hundreds OF insurgents crosaine the
river above that place from the east and
moving In the direction Of Fatefos and "a
gutg Though an attack I'm Iorcs was an.
ticipated, Lieut.. Southern AMI "A small
scouting party scourel the islands from
O'Clock this morning until daylight, ant
failed To locate any enemy. This iaorniIE
II developed that only n small numper Of
natives were actually seen. and II WAS
not known positively that they were arm
ed. But in the night even incidents lixs
this become alarming 4 slightly exagger-
ated In the telling
The regiment lost one more man Mon
day. Private Daniei Campbell OF COM
from the effects az y wound sustained
February S, He was s,c. through the up
per part OF the leg ard fes a ionv time
II was thought re Would ress6yer.