Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-11-27
DISCRIMINATION ADVISED BY FILL
PINo INSURGENTS.
ADOPT GUERRILLA METHODS
ADMIT FUTlLITY OF FURTHER
UNITED RESISTANCE.
American Military Activity Prevents
the Formation of Further Or
Ennized Campaign by Flee
ing Tagals - Murde-
the Natives.

MANILA. Nov. 26. II p. m.-The last Fill
1pino council of war was held by the re-
treating leaders at Bayambang on Novem-
ber Is, in the house now occupied by Cen
eral Macarthur. 1t was attended by Agui-
naldo. Pho del Pillar Garcia, AIejandrino
and some members of the so-called cabinet
Information has reaced General Macarthur
from several sources TO the effect that the
council recognized the futility of attempt
Ing further resistance to the Americans
with united forces. and agreed that the
Filipino troops should scatter and should
hereafter follow guerrilla methods.
Reports OF anbuscades and skirmishes
come from every section of the country
along the railroads. Those districts seem
10 be filled with small bands. Yesterday
four men of Company d. Ninth infantry,
we're foragins beyond Bambam, when
twenty FilipinoS took them in ambush,
killing one and capturing the other three.
The Americans resisted for half an hour
The firing being heard at Ramban, Lieu
tenant Frazer with a squad followed the
Tetreating Fflipinos several miles. The
Americans found the body of the soldier
boloed- They burned the hamlet where
the fight took place. The three Filipino
rifiemen ambushed an American surgeon
near Capas. He shot one and the others
fed.
Between Bamban and Angeles mule
train was fred upon by the insurgents,
and Spaniard, former prisoner OF the
Filipinos, who was with the train, was
shot At Malasiqui the officials who well
coined the Americans were murdered.
This was the only railroad town which
the Americans did not garrison, and on
the night the troops withdrew band of
insurgents entered, dragged Antonio Meja.
president of the town, into the street and
cut his throat. The murderers then as
sassinated the vice president and five MEM
bers of the town council in the same man
ner and told the frightened natives who
witnessed the slaughter that similar fate
awaited them
Military activity continues in every sec
tion. Colonel Bells regiment has advanced
from Bayambang upon Mangatarem, where
# is supposed there is a large insursent
force. Two battalions of the newly arrived
Twenty-eighth infantry have been sent by
cascoes to Bacoor, to reinforce the south
line.
Major Spence, with fifty men of the Thir-
ty-second regiment, surrounded village
near Bautiston during the night, and at
tackled the place at daybreak. capturing
a Filipino captain and fifteen men with
seven rifles.
The latest news from General Young Is
that there are ten cayalrymen and -2Ot
Macabebes with him. most of the horsemen
who started having, been compelled TO
drop out because the horses failed them.
The Fflipinos took the American prison.
ers from Victoria to San Carlos. On the
walls OF the Victoria prison and of the
San Carlos convent are the following
names:
Civflians-George Langford, Thomas
Hayes.
Soldiers-Harry Winfield. Phil Betterton,
J. /. Salisbury. a. n. Gordon. E. y. Nufft,
Frank Stone. John Desmond. George Cack-
ett David Scott, Martin Brennan, Tom Ed
wards. d. p. Curran, John Cronin. Charles
Baker. c. l. Davis. Leland Smith.
On the walls of the San Sarlos convent
were also found the following names:
Civilians-Charles Bird, W. j. Sheehy, F.
E Huber.
Sailors-Edward Burke battleship Ore
gon: c. B. Powers gunboat Ordaneta,
John ]. Farley, b. J. Greene. Tilden Her
hert