Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-13
FROM THE FILIPIN0S.
A DICTATORSHIP NOW, AND CUE.
RILLA WARFARE.
WORSE THAN FIGHTING INDIANS.
Our Forces Find Luzon Swarming
With Hostile Bands That Harass
Them mt Every Turn-GeneraI Law
ton Reported Missing.

LONDON, December 12.-Reuters Tele-
gram Company has received the follow
ing dispatch from Hongkong:
THE insurgent government (so-called)
of the Philippines will be changed 10 a
dictatorship, to Continue hostilities
against the Americans, exclusively by
the methods OF guerilla warfare. The
Filipino army is being split up into small
bands, the troops taking an oath before
separating that they will fight until their
country's rights are recognized.
"a force of United States marines. who
landed at Vigan. South Ilocos province,
from the battleship Oregon, was defeat
cd by the Filipinos under General Finlo
CTino), on December 4th. The Manila
newspapers, despite the censorship, admit
that General Lawton is missing"
The foregoing dispatch was evidently
sent by the Filipino Junta In Hongkong.
SPANISH PRISONERS RELEASED.
WASHINGTON, December 12-The
War Department has received the follow
ing dispatch:
Manila. December 1.-Two thousand
additional Spanish prisoners secured in
Northern Luzon, making over 5000 re-
leased within a month. Seven hundred
now en- route from Vigan and transports
will DO sent for remainder.
(Signed) "O1 rs"
SITUATION AT LUZON.
WASHINGTON. December 12-The
War Department has received the fol-
lowing cablegram from General Otis. de.
scriptive OF the military situation in
LuZOn:
Manila. December Fin Bulacan pro-
vince, the insurgents have been scatter
ed and driven east to the mountains. Our
casualties in that section in the last few
days were ten. The insurgent casualties
in killed, wounded. and prisoners aggre-
gate leo Considerable insurgent property.
with records. arms, and ammunition.
have been captured. Our troops are now
in the mountains in pursuit. The insur-
gents have been driven from Subig Bay.
and the marines now occupy naval sta
ton there. Our column, moving west
from Tarlac. is now on the west coast OF
Luzon, where il has been supplied. II en-
countered little resistance. A column Is
now moving west and south from Dagu-
pan, along the coast. There Is no con-
siderable insurgent force in Luzon or
near Manila. Southern Luzon will not
offer any serious resistance. Troops are
cooperating in that section. Organized
rebellion no longer exists. and our troops
are actually pursuing robber bands. All
important and threatened centres OF pop
ulatIon In the north have been occupied.
(Signed) OTIS"
OPENING OF HEMP PORTS.
WASHINGTON, December I2.-In an
swer TO an inquiry from the War Depart
ment relative TO the opening OF ths hemp
ports IN the Philippines. General Otis to-
day made the following response:
Manila, December l2.-Hemp ports will
be open as soon as transportation for
troops can be secured. Probably active
trade early in January"
GUERILI.As CAPTURED.
MANILA, December i2--260 p. M-Col-
onel Smith. with detachment OF the
Seventeenth Infantry. surrounded and
captured. I'm village near MalasQui. a
party OF suer!las who had made their
headquarters there. The party included
the band which assassinated seven off,
Gals at Malasqui for friendliness to the
Americans. All are insurgents who be-
came bandits when the disintegration OF
the Filipino army began. They kent the
country around Malasqui in state Of
terror for several weeks, and committed
twenty-five murders In less than that
number OF days. When they were caught
they were promptly sent to General Mac
Arthur's headquarters at Bayambang BIZ