The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-04-19
An Army Of $4,000 Required for
The Philippines.
NATIVES ARE DETERMINED
Harass the American Forces
Creatly-Minnesota -Oregons
The Fighting.

NEW YORK, April IA cable to
the World from Manila says: General
Lawton has taken the towns of Lum-
ban and Pagsajan. The rebels made a
stand at Lumbar, but were dislodgei
with heavy loss. They had blocked
the river and the gunboat Lagilna de
Bay had to fire at long range. Fifty
rebels We're taken prisoners. The
Americans lost no men in taking Lllm-
ban. They captured six small steamers
and several cascoes.
While it is probable that there is an
end to big engagements in the Philip
pines between the Americans and the
-Filipinos, the war is not at an end by
any means. 1t is the universal opinion
among Army mem here that it will re-
quire the presence of $4,000 American
troops to occupy the territory that has
been taken and to keep open communi-
cation among the islands.
General I1awton's advance promises
to meet the haIiassing resistance
Trenches are built by the enemy from
are in nightly communication by means
of signal fires. They avoid being
caught in a trap and are quick to
haraSs the flank. Since the Z5Lh the
enemy's losses have not been more
than double ours. Our kindness to the
rebel wounded and prisoners does not
ailay their dogged enmity. Only a
small portion of the population of the
north have returned to their homes.
Only the diseased and aged remained
in Santa Cruz. Aguinaldo is reported
to be in San Fernando and is still in
absolute charge of the defenses of the
new capital and of Calumpit.
NEW YORK, April IA cable to
the Sun from Manila, dated April IL,
25 p. NJ, says: IA large force OF in
surgents from the eastern foothills
made an attack early this morning up
on the Thirteenth Minnesota Infantry,
which was guarding the railroad in
the vicinity of Bocave, and the fighting
soon became general between MarilaO
and Guiguinto. General Wheaton came
down from MalOfoS with re-enfOrce-
ments as soon as possible and an arm
ed railway train was also brought in
to requisition, with the result that the
rebels were routed and put to flight.
wounded are estimated at over fifty.
The losses of the Americans were
three killed and fifteen wounded Pre-
vious to the insurgent attack the tele-
graph wires had been cut by nom
combatants, Filipinos pretending to be
and this considerably hamper
ed the Americans in communicating
with iMalolos for re-enforcements.
Last night five men of the Second
Oregon Infantry, who were patrollfng
the railroad near Malinta, were am
bushed by insurgents and two Of them
were killed and the other three wound
ed.
MANILA, April II, $50 p. Mt is
that many of the rebels who
General MacArthur's line OF
communication and who were repulsed
by the troops commanded by General
Wheaton were natives who entered the
region in the guise of friendliness.
They had seemingly secreted arms i'm
several places and fired on the Ameri-
cans from the bushes at so close a
range that they could be heard talking
One of the Filipinos yelled in English:
1--WE will give you - Americana
of this before we are through!
The rebels undermined the railroad
at Marilao and unspiked the rails in
an effort to wreck the train, while the
railroad gang participated in the fight
The work of the rebels was discovered
and repaired before train arrived.
General Wheaton is preparing to pun
ish the Fi1ipinos.
The military gunboat Oeste has
brought thirty-two rebel wounded, one
Filipino and six wounded Americans
10 the hospital. 1t is now known that
insurgents were killed
during the capture of Santa Cruz.