The National tribune., 1899-06-22
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
IN THE PHILIPPINES.

The fighting in L,rzon continued all lasv
week. After several severe engagements
the insurgents were driven back ana scat
tered on all sides. On June IA the l4th
U. S., as part of a movement begun inc
day before, swan the Zapote River, charged
and carried the trenches, a heavy fuslliade
of artillery preparing the way and covering
the crossing. The insurgents broke 1of
the woods before the 18th reached them.
Almost at the same time the 9th ana the
18th crossed a bar of the sea and came upon
their left flank at point where the DouS
of marines with Maxim guns landed unuei
protection of the ships batteries ana lisu
upon the enemy's left rear with a demoraiiI-
ing effect. The 21st crossed the river py
a bridge as soon as it could be mendeo.
The enemy retired on linus.
Sixty-five dead FilipinoS' were found III
the trenches, most OF them Snob tiouE1 go
the head. Our loss was 10 killed and 4o
wounded.
The crossing of the Zapote was s. evidently
a most daring achievement. The lnsur
gents had considered that stream lmpasSa
Bile in view of their intrenchments and the
nature of the surrounding country" ihey
had successfully resisted the Spanlards
there in the fighting before the Americans
arrived.
On June 16 a sudden attack was made
The rebels met an unexpectedly warm
reception and were repulsed,' with a loss
of rs killed, 30 prisoners and many
wounded. Aguinaldo is reported, 10 nave
personally conducted the attack, and Prepa-
rations were made for several days 10 Dfihe
forward troops from Candaba, and others
from Dagupan were transported by ran:
Along the front of the Kansas reeiiheh'
80 rebel dead were counted.
Five thousand men will be added to- the
30 900 desired by Gen. Otis: Three voluii-
teer regiments will be raised. e..
A large number Of volunteers leave ioi
home this week. r.
The transport Sherman, with LIEN
Fred Grant, Gen. Bates, and |, 800 enllsted
men for Gen. Otis, arrived at Mania ouiie
1S. -.
A battalion of the 4th U. s., which leit
linus, where Gen. Wheaton is in command,
to reconnoter toward point where IL was
believed most of the rebels who escaped
from Paranaque and Bacoor had fled, was wa
attacked in rear by supposed 1riefidiy
natives. A sharp engagement resulted IN
five Americans being killed and % wound
ed, while, as usual, the Filipinos lost very
heavily. ....
is LUNA DEAD?
An announcement was made last week
that Gen. Luna, AguinaldoS most lmp0r-
tant General, had been assassinateo Ds
Aguinaldos order. This Is not po'i'i'e
yet.
A Spanish officer who has beena prisoner
| in the hands of the rebels, and who was re-
| leased by Aguinaldo, has come through
our lines to Manila. According 10 Mis
story, the relations between the two fiii,
pino leaders had been strained TO the DIeak, n
| ing point because of Luna's attempts &c
assume control of affairs, and the ma
rupture was forced by Aguinaldo issuing
secret orders to the provincial governments
Luna thereupon notified Agulnaldo, de
manding copies of the documents, aho
Aguinaldo replied curtly that Luna was
General of the army and that the civil gov
ernment did not concern him. Luna, Oh
opening the reply at his headquarters, II
the presence of his officers, exclaimed
hotly:
"He will be dead tomorrow"
| One officer who was friendly to Agun
aldo, hastened to warn him, and Agulnaid'
called together 20 trusty soldeles, feiioV
townsmen of his, and stationed then
around his house, with instructions 10 XII
any one attempting to enter, regardless o
rank. Luna appeared the next day ant
saw Aguinaldo at the window. A memDe
of the guard said:
Luna then exclaimed, You are mar,
drew his revolver, struck the guard, am
tried to force an entrance into the house
Before he could use his revolver one OF tn
guards bayoneted him, another shot mn
in the back, and others stabbed him. l.
all he had 20 wounds. LunaS ald-de
camp was killed in the same way. .
NOTES.
Acting on the recommendation of tn
naval board of construction, the Navy Dt
/ partment has directed an official trial to :
, made of the submarine torpedo boat no
land, over a measured course IN Pecont
LII. fin1t trln wi
| be conducted by officers OF the navy an
will be designed to test the merits OF tn:
, peculiar fighting machine. The mai
} object of the test is to demonstrate u
ability of the Holland boat to approac
, within range of an enemy unobserved,
e submerging itself, and then destroying
l by tOrpedoes.
= The steamer Flora, which left Dawso
l Nav 25, arrived at White Horse June
= One of her passengers, VIM. G. Allen, wi
i, arrived on the steamer Aiki, reports Il
l Yukon River open for navigation at Da'
: son on May II, nine days later than la
: wear. Since the big fire Dawson has bee
7 the scene of business activity. Saw mil
L have been running day and night but ha
S been unable to supply the demand for luz
|. ber. Every man who can drive nail hi
:, secured employment. The latest ney
t from Atlin brought on the Alki states tn
: the open mining season has again be-
postponed from June Is to July L. Go
II Commissioner Graham gives as reas'
d for causing this delay that large numb
:, of claims are in dispute, and that he W
ID not undertake the settlement of the que
le tions of the title until the arrival of t
: minister of mines or his representative
,, who will hear the cases and pass up
"a them.
10 The army and navy medical authorit
:, are gratified at the sanitary work whi
N is being accomplished in Havana harb
4. as it promises to rid the locality of one
the chief causes of contagious fever.
er Havana newspaper just received sta
that when the American occupation beg
last January several acres in the hari
to were literally covered with the heads a
entrails of butchered animals, conf
, down from a creek where slaughtering
ST done. The refuse from a number of cam
and soap factories was also thrown IL
IL the creek and found it's wayinto the harb
engineer department OF the army is clearl
nc away as fast as possible.
P@ 1t now transpires that opinions W
exchanged between the Governments
m the United States and Germany some ii
ago relative to Germany's course in sec
ing the islands. In this exchange of OF
ur ion. it is said, the most friendly sentime
had been expressed and there has been
suggestion that Germany's course in
ouiring the islands was viewed with do
or disapproval by the United States G
ernment. The German press criticizes
price paid for the islands as exorbita
According to the latest official statis
German trade in the islands for sevt
wears has not exceeded 200 marks yea
and no German exports have been s
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