The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-08
In STRONG FORCE.
General Mascardo Has Six Thousand
FiIlpinos at Bacolor.
HAVE NEVER FACED AMERICANS
Are Boosting That They Can Whip a
Whole Lot Of Them.
OF SAN FERNANDO WAS EASY
Natives, Expecting Only a Sea Attack,
We're Taken Unawares.
ADMINISTRATION PREDICTING A COLLAPSE.
The President Thinks That within
Forty-ciSbt Hours the Natives
VIII Surrender to Otis.
APTURE OF SAN FERNANDO WAS EASY
Natives, Expecting Only a Sea Attack,
We're Taken unawares.
ADMINISTRATION PREDlCTING,A COLLAPSE.
The President Thinks That within
Forty-ciSht Hours the Natives
VIII Surrender to Otis.

Manila May :. s.45 a. m.-To clear the
Filipinos out OF Bacolor, five miles south
west OF San Fernando, will be the next
task of the Americans. The Filipino
general. Mascardo has a force of 5000 men
there. well armed and possessed OF plenty
OF ammunition. His troops have never
met American soldiers. and they boast,
according to reports carried to San Fer
nando. that they can whip the whole
lot"
Bacolor is we'll intrenched and thous-
digging trenches,
Neither Major General Macarthur nor
Major General Lawton moved today al
though each reconnoitred the country in
his own vicinity for some miles from
headquarters developing the presence OF
small forces of the enemy.
In the vicinity OF Laguna de Bay the
of General ovenshine and General Lang
have been materially strengthened, and
there is no danger in that direction.
The armed steamers Laguna de Bay and
Cavadonga have gone to Guagua, i've
miles southwest of Bacoor, presumably
| to establish base of supplies for the
troops engaged in the northern campaign.
1t is rumored that Mabni president of
the cabinet and minister OF foreign affairs
in the so-called Filipino government, who
is radical, is 10 be succeeded by Pa
treno, the Trainer of the Spanish treaty OF
1896. This change is regarded as signifi-
cant at the present iuncture.
The entrance of the Americans into San
Fernando was virtually unopposed. The
Filipinos. who were expecting the invad-
ers to approach from the sea, had that
side of the town strongly guarded, but
there was only line of trenches beyond
San Tomas. Two battalions of the Fifty
first Iowa regiment, which swan the river
north of the city, were smartly pepperec
while in the water. but the natives retired
as soon as the Americans reached there
The Spaniards and Filpinos who were
left in the city welcome the Americans
and opened their houses TO them.
If the inhabitants of the San Fernando
region are to be believed there Is little
sympathy with the Instruction in tina
quarter. Before evacuatlng the city thu
Filipinos burned the church and the pub
lie buildings and the Chinese quarter
! +
lies out of the city before them. as vel
as hundreds of Chinese. to prevent then
helping the Americans. They cut The
! throats of some in the swamp near Sal
Tomas where General Wheatons troop
. did their hardest Nightingale men sink
, ing TO their waists in mud. There ar
many bodies of Filipinos. smelling horri
blv
The army is really enjoying life at Sa
Fernando, which Is the most picturesqu
and wealthest town the Americans nav
entered since the occupation of Manila.
is largely built of stone. the river is clos
at hand and high hills almost surround Il
Many sugar factories indicate a thrivn
industry in that respect.
General MaeArthur's permanent head
:. quarters is established in the best nous
4 in town. which is richly decorated wit
t frescoes and carvsS woods. The troops ar
encamped around in the suburbs and ar
beginning to think they may be quartere
there during the wet season. The Amer
can troops are much exhausted by I'll
A campaign except the Iowa troops. while
a are comparatively fresh The regiment
of the division average less than nifty me
to company and all have weather. wor
appearance.
Senator Albert Beverage Of Indiana
here, studying the Philippine question
Brigade General King has sailed fof II
United States.