Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-24
FR|ARS ARE TO BLAME.
Funston Says They Are at Bot
tom of Insurreotion.
WOULD DRIVE EN- OUT
Gen. Lawton's Plan of Campaig n
Against the Rebel Army I'm
der Aguinaldo.

Chicago, ILL.,, Oct. PA special from
Stanford university, California, says:
Gen. Frederick Funston of Kansas lee
tured to the student body here last night
on the Philippines. He blames the friars
as being at the bottom of the insurrec-
ton.
The general numerically attacked the
church not as he insisted. because it was
the Catholic denomination. but for the
influence it maintained upon that class
of people.
''If Congress would drive out the
frairS." he said land confiiscate every
inch of church property. the bottom
would drop out of the instruction With
i'll a week.
''Some people returning have spoken of
the brutality of our soldiers in the Phli-
ippines. | say to them they are unmltl-
gated liars Our soldiers never touched
the wounded enemy except to drag them
out of the fire into the shelter
Washington. d. c.. Oct. 21.-Archblsh-
OPP Chappelle of New Orleans, apostolic
delegate to the Philippines, was at the
white house today and had long talk
with the President on the church sltua-
ton in the Philippines. In view OF his
coming trip to Manila. Archbishop Chap
pelle was anxious to secure from the
President some assurance as to the tu-
ture of the church property there. lie
assured the President that he would
make full and impartial investigation
on the alleged church dissertations as
soon after his arrival as possible. He
said he would be in Washington for some
days. but did not know just when he
would sail or whether it would be from
New York OF San Francisco.
Boats Grew Surprised.
The secretary of the navy has received
the following cablegram from Admiral
Watson, dated Manila, today:
On October is the insurgents surprised
boats crew Of our men from the gunboat
Mariveles. who, under white flag, were
landing the non-cOmbatants from a cap
tured proa at Sicogon island. William
Juraschka boatswains mate, frst-class,
was captured. An armed crew of ten at
tempted rescue unsuccesstully. Sydney
n. Hoar. landsman, was fatally wounded;
Frederick Anderson: apprentice, hrst.ciass.
severely wounded in the groin; Nicholas
Farr, coxsWain, wounded in the left leg,
slight The Concord and Mariveles wild
punish if possible.
Transports Arrive at Manila.
Washington, D. c., Oct 21.-Gen. Otis
has notified the war department of the
arrival at Manila of the transports Sher-
man and Elder. The former carried the
Thirtieth volunteers and some recruits
and the latter had on board 19 officers
and 4SS enlisted men. There were no
casualties on either ship.
IL,
patton of San Isidro by Gen. Lawton's
advance column and the announcement
that the town will be garriSOned, are re-
garded at the war department as the be-
ginning of active campaigning in the
Philippines.
To Corner AGuina1do.
1t is not expected that Gen. Lawton
will move against Tarlac where Aguinal-
do is reported to have an army of II, 600
% Wi ioaX hat Sit for
Gen. Macarthur, who will advance from
Angeles, while Lawt0n pushes his col
umn north to cut off retreat by the insur
gents.
The war department has no hope that
Aguinaldo will make stand against
Macarthur at Tarlac. He will prob
ably retreat to the north along the rail
road when Macarthur moves against
Tarlac. The hope is that Lawton will
be able to parallel Aguinaldo's movement
north and keep him to the railroad un-
til he reaches Dagupan, on Lingayan
bay.
Washington, d. c., Oct 21.-Gen. Cor
bin says that the general movement for
the suppression of the instruction of the
philippines is now on. He says that
with the northward march Of the troops
under command of Gems. Lawton and
Young the campaign may be said to have
formally opened. and that unless some
unforeseen obstacle should occur the mill
tary operations will be pushed from now
on until the Filipinos surrender.
Col. Ward, chief recruiting officer of
the army. said today that the experiment
of enlisting Indians for the volunteer
regiments has been success. He says
that he has succeeded in securing num-
Der of sober and intelligent Indians, who
for most part are not Objectionable to
their white associates. The majority Of
them came from the Indian schools.
st. Louis, Mo-. Oct. 21.-The Third
battalion of the Thirty-eighth volunteers
left Jefferson barracks today for the
Philippines, via San Francisco. The
First and Second battalions started yes
terday. Col. Anderson and staff accom-
panied the battalion. This leaves only
the Forty-ninth volunteers, colored. and
troop NJ of the Fourth cavalry at the
barracks.
a Base Established.
Manila, Oct. 21.-1 Al p. m.-Gen
Lawton's column is esta blishing a base
at San Isidro. Launches and cascoes
navigate the shallow Rio Grande with
considerable difficulty, but supplies have
been landed in the vicinity to be trans
ported overland.
FEMALE BANDIT CAUGHT.