The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-25

was known to every one in the island.
If the Filipino soldiers were deserving
by companies tired Of the war and
converted to American rule, many of
them might be expected to bring their
guns into the American lines and re-
ceive the. reward. The entire harvest
from this offer, however, has been less
than one hundred guns.
There was time when Aguinaldo'S big
gest army hung in the balance, when its
destruction appeared inevitable, That was
nando and LawtOn was marching upon
before him. Lawton had made himself a
terror to the insurrecuonists because no
oDsta4le stopped h1m II the country was
trackless his men cut roads and the gen
eraI and his staff took off their coats and
heIped. " hen the ratlons We're not torth-
coming, they breakfaSted on another inch
of their belts and marched ahead and
unexpected quarter, knowing what road
on WHlGh sl0e OF a town Iad Deen en-
trenched and bouncing in from any d.
With Lawton at San Isidro the rebels
feared ne might sweep around them upon
Tarlac, where they had installed their
nomadic capital and catch them between
Two armies All the archives, seas. SsliI
triangles and treasure boxes were packed
ready for shipment up the railroad on the
first word of LaWtOn'S advance.
Lawton thought himself able to take
Tarlac from the rear and asked to be
allowed to do 1t with the men and rations
he had But orders came to withdraw his
Troops rom osSh IslqTo anu return TO Ma,
towns he had captured. This arrangement
the E1llplnOS construed into q retreat and
from that day the sinking hopes of the
insurrectiOn seemed to rise. Luna and
MaScardo, who had retreated nOrthWard
from san Fernando toward TarIac
brought their armies back and proceeded
to construct horse shoe line of entrench-
ments around San Fernando, where, ac-
cOrding to reports they led their follow
ers to believe they have Macarthur be-
sieged.
The assassination Of Luna was expected
to bring the whole Filipino organization
topping down in civil war, but while
the usual stories OF dissensions are heard,
its only result 50 far as outward appear
anceS go, was to leave Aguinaldo the I'M
disputed leadership. The EiipinOS are
pose upon the Americans and the depar-
ture of the volunteers. They read the
American newspapers and think the home
sentiment against war is growing. Their
policy, after the rains will be as it was
before, a campaign for gaining time and
wearing out their opponents. They pro-
less to imagine that congress will declare
aa1nSt annexation II congress fails them
they will try to prOlong the struggle IN
til the presidential campaign with the
expectation that one of the political par
the hope that such party may win. To
whip them While they are pursuing such
tactics, army will be needed that can
move rapidly and strike day after dav
wait for rat1OnS and thus give them time
TO reOFganfZe. To capture them, most of
the generals here think cavalry will be
necessary. Time after time the Ameri-
cans have carefully planned movements
which seemed sure to result in the round
ing up OF two or three thousand rebels in
a trap, nut every time the difficulties of
the country, the SlOWneSS Of the wagon
trains and the superior agility of the light
moving natives have cOnSpired against
them and when the several divisions of
handful of ObSequiOuS brown men who
announced themselves Amigos"