The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-30
OTIS NEEDS MORE TROOPS.
FILIPINOS PROMPTLY REOCCUPY THE
TOWNS WE ABANDON

TOWNS WE ABANDON.
The Events OF tho Past Week Prove TINT
without II Larger Army 1t will DO
Impossible to Establish hmerl.
can Supremacy In tho Philip
pincH-Tho Filipluus pur~
sue the Same Policy by
which Marion, Sum-
tor and Pickens
Drove theBrl.
'ieh from
South Car
Olina.
Manila, May 2G-7:4O p. m The
events Of the past weck have EN-.
phasized the need Of much larger
army here, without which, according
to tho best authorities in Manila, it
would be attempting tho impossible
to expect to establish American su-
premacy i'll the Philippine Islands.
Tho inadrquacy of tho American
torces is said to be responsible for
the largo total loss in tho number of
snail encounters, without material
results us compensation. Most Of
the fighting has been in territory
which the Americans swept, but have
been compelled to abandon, because
they could not spare troops to hold
it.
The forces commanded by Gems.
Macarthur and Lawton hold two i'm
portant limos Of communication and
commerce, the railroad to San Fer
nando and the Rio Grande river.
But much Of the country they have
swept, including scores of tho small,
or towns and some Of the larger ones,
have been left uncovered, simply for
want of men to hold them, and tho
insurgents have returned and are oc,
cupying towns the Americans uban-
donrd, and are camping in the jun
giles and woods, outside of others, on
the watch for chances to harass tho
garrsons and attack scouting parties
or detached companies with greater
forces. This is the kind of warfare
they prefer to regular battles.
1t appears that tho Filipinos who
attacked tho 3d regiment between
San Miguel and Bnling wore part of
Pho Del Pillars army. They came
from the south across tho mountains,
presumably to meet wagon train,
which Gen. Lawton expected along
tho road. They also planned to cap
turo several dotachments, and were
placed in ambush at different points.
They fired from the Jungle, at dis
tanct Of 200 yards, aud gave tho
Americans ono of the hardest fights
experienced in the campaig".
The Filipinos lost moro heavily
than the Americans in all tho recent
encounters. The insurgent generals
take the loss Of mon.
MOST OF THEIR WOUNDED DIE.
Foreigners who have arrived here
from the insurgrnt country, under
the recent ordor Of expulsion, say tho
comotorins in all the towns arc filled
with Filipinos graves. A. majority
Of the Filipinos wounded die, be-
canse the insnrgcnt hospitals arc in
adequate, medicines are scarce and
they have few surgeons, except Span
ish captivos, who have been i'm
pressed.
FUNSTON IS a WARM FIGHTER.
Manila, May 2G.---a. MA scout
ing party Of American troops on
countered a body Of insurgents at
Santa Rita, and, the Americans be-
ing reinforced by Brig Gen. Funston
with the South Dakota regiment, a
warm fight ensued. A lieutenant
and five men Of tho American force
were wounded, and ten Of the insur-
gents were killed and several cap
turod
Gon. Hughes, who has been ap-
pointed to relieve Col. Smith as
Governor Of tho Visayah district,
will be succeeded as provost marshal
by Brig. Gen. Williston, who recently
arrived here in command Of the
troops of the 9th artillery.
TIE FILIpINoS' PARTING SHOT.
Manila, May 2G-0.5o p. Nj. -
The Spanish general, Montero, while
on the way hithcr with the Spanish