Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-06-01
MACARTHUR REPORTS.
Ho Tells the story Of the Beginning of
the Filipino Outbreak Against Amer
lean Rule -G GEN. Eunston's Latest
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Achievement.
Washington, May 25.-The secreta
of war has made public a report -
Maj. Gen. Macarthur, being one o.
reports enclosed by Gen. Otis in his
own report of the operations in the
| Philippines. Gen. McArthur covers
period of time from the evening of
| February 4, when the insurgent out
break began, to February IS. He gives
vivid picture of the conditions pre-
vailing in Manila and its suburbs dur
ing the exciting times that followed
the initiation of the insurgent attack.
An important feature of his report is
the demonstration of the responsibility
Of the insurgents for the outbreak.
The attempt of the natives within
the city, assisted by the insurgents out
side, to rise within the city of Manila on
february % is described as formid
able movement. Gen. No ur says
| the situation was made embarrassing
| by the fact that a number of insurgent
soldiers had succeeded in getting back
of the American lines and he shows
how the Montana regiment aided in
suppressing the demonstration. High
| commendation is bestowed upon the
! little army gunboat Laguna de Bay
and upon the volunteer signal corps.
The quartermaster and subsistence
! departments are praised as completely
successful in every detail. Says the
report: The supplying of American
| soldiers engaged in active field opera
tions on these distant shores with
choice fresh beef from Australia, the
very best quality of fresh vegetables
from the United States, together with
all other parts of the ration in abun-
dant quantity and good quality, is Ger
| tainly just cause for warm congratu-
tion to all concerned"
Gen. McArthur thus speaks of the
results of the work of the American
troops: "The punishment inflicted by
the division may be estimated from the
! fact that the official report has been
made of the actual burial of 374 insur-
! gents killed in action during the month.
! The enemy's wounded were as a gen
eral rule successfully removed, so that
! Il is impossible to speak with any pre-
cision in that respect. but it is assumed
| that three wounded to one killed would
! be reasonable estimate"
The report concludes with a special
| tribute to the enlisted men first, then
TO general officers and lastly to the
| staff.
Manila. May 25.-Two companies of
! the Third infantry and two companies
! Of the Twenty-second infantry, form
! ing Gen. Lawton's rear guard, return
| ing on Tuesday from San Miguel to
! Baliuag escorting a signal party which
was picking up wire laid by Lawton's
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| had reoccupied the country and hard
! fighting followed from daylight until
the Americans camped at night, but
| the troops completed their work,
though harassed by the enemy. One
American was killed and II were
wounded.
Twenty insurgents were killed and 40
were wounded in the engagement with
a reconnoitering party consisting OF
two companies of the Fourth cavalry
| in the vicinity of Santa Arita.
| Gen. Lawton, with most of his troops,
has arrived at Malolos. His expedition
| marched 12O miles in 90 days. had 22
| fights, captured % towns, destroyed
! 100000 bushels Of rice and only lost six
men killed and 81 wounded. Gen Law
! ton estimates that his troops killed 400
! Insurgents and wounded double that
! number.
! Gems. McArthur and Funston, with
| the Kansas and Montana regiments and
! the Utah battery, have dispersed 500 in
! surgents who were entrenched on the
railroad beyond San Fernando.
The Montana regiment fankcd the
trenches on the left and the Kansas
| regiment attacked the enemy's right
| flank, Gen. Funston leading the charge
| at the double quick. The insurgents
! loss was large. many prisoners were
| captured and it IS reported that 20
| Americans were wounded.