The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-06-03
MORE TROOPS NEEDED.
Our Force In the Philippines Too
Small to Hold Captured Territory
Insurgents Attack San Fernando.

which, according to the best authori-
ties in Manila, il would be attempting
the impossible to expect to establish
American supremacy in the Philippine
islands. The inadequacy of the Amer
lean forces is said to be responsible for
the large total of small encounters,
without material results as compensa-
ton. Most of the fighting has been
done in the territory which the Ameri-
cans had swept, but had been com
PEELED to abandon because they could
not spare troops to hold II.
The forces commanded by Gems. Mac
Arthur and Lawton held two important
lines of communication and commerce,
the railroad to San Fernando and the
Rio Grande river. But much of the
country they have swept, including
scores of the smaller towns and some
of the larger ones. have been left uncov-
cred simply for want of men to hold
them, and the insurgents have returned
and are occupying the towns the Ameri-
cans abandoned, and are camping in the
iungles and woods outside others. on
the watch for chances to harass the gar
risons and attack scouting parties or
detached companies with greater
forces. This is the kind of warfare they
prefer to regular battles.
~ Foreigners who have arrived here
from the insurgents country, under
the recent order of expulsion, say the
cemeteries in all the towns are filed
with fresh graves. a majority of the
al 10 h., N
surgent hospitals are inadequate, medi-
cines are scarce, and they have few
surgeons. except Spanish captives who
have been impressed.
Manila, May 81. = The insurgents
made daring upon San Fernando
at three o'clock Friday morning. The
attack was one of the few during the
insurrection in which the Filipinos
have boldly attacked any number of
American troops. They have set upon
small scouting parties or outposts
where they greatly outnumbcrcd the
Americans. but they have seldom at
tackled Il large command, as they did
Friday morning. They had crept back
to the trenches from which they were
driven by Gems. Macarthur and Fun
ston on Wednesday last, and made
the early morning attack upon the
city which once was Aguinaldo's capt.
tai.
The Montana regiment, under Gen.
Macarthur. at once left San Fernando
and formed skirmish line along the
railroad. This quick move surprised
the insurgents, who fell back, but all
the time of the retreat returned fully
as heavy fire as the advancing Ameri-
cans poured into them.
Two companies of the Kansas regi-
ment were rushed to the support of the
Montanas. The insurgents crossed the
tracks to the north of the position taken
by the American troops and made
final stand. Their line extended on
both sides of the railroad tracks. They
poured heavy fire into the Montanas.
4 battalion of the Kansas regiment un-
der Mai. Watson formed on the left
flank along the railroad, while the
South Dakotas reinforced the outpost
under Col. Frost. Gen. Hale, at the
head of the Iowa regiment, swung
around to the right. The insurgents
The fight was fast and furious for an
hour. Gen. Macarthur was/ready to
bring the artillery into play, when Gen.
Funston reported that the Filipinos
were retiring. They broke their way
out of the semicircle of American sol
diers to the woods and broke up in
small squads. When daylight broke it
was ascertained that the insurgents
had carried many of their wounded
tccted by the darkness.
AS the result of two days fighting the
Americans lost one man, while nine
were wounded. The Filipino loss is
known to be 25 killed. Many were
wounded, but they were carried away
by their comrades. The Americans cap
tured six prisoners.
Madrid May 27.-The minister of war,
Gen. Polavieja, has received dispatch
announcing the evacuation of Fam
boanga, island of Mindanao, by the
Spanish garrison. The dispatch fur
ther said that, as the Spaniards had
declined to assent to the Filipinos' de-
mands, that the arms and munitions of
war should be surrendered with the
city, fighting ensued, the Spaniards suf
fering some loss. The dispatch adds
that the natives continue bitterly OPP
posed to the idea of American annexa-
ton, and that the conquest of Min
danao will prove to be tough task.
During the fighting Gen. Montero
was wounded, and he died just before
the Spaniards reached Manila. There
we're LOO of them at the Mindanao
capital. They reached Manila Friday,
and their arrival here was the first init
nation the American authorities re-
ceived that the insurgents were in con-
troll in Iamboanga.
Washington, May 27.-The secretary
of war Friday sent the following ca
blegram to Gen. Otis:
MANY petitions are received to have
Washington and Oregon troops sent direct
to Puget Sound and Portland. This can
be done II the men wish 1t. 1t will de-
prive them OF the s25 to $35 each for travel
pay from San Francisco. Let a vote be
taken with this knowledge by the regi-
meats and advise ma"
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