The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-08
MAKING ANOTHER STAND
Mascardo Says He Is Going to
Whip the Americans.
is IN A STRONG POSITION
Inhabitants Of San Fernando Have Little
sympathy With the Insurrection-
lists : Warmly Entertained
the Am srican Troops.

Manila, May 7.--s:4O p. m-To Gle lr
the Filipinos out of Bacoor about, i've
miles southwest of San Fernando. will
be the next task of the Americans. The
rebel general, Mascardo. has a force of
5000 men there. well armed and pcs.
sessed of plenty of ammunition. His
troops have. never met American SOL
diers and they think according to re-
ports carried to San Fernando. that
they can whip the whole lot" Bacolor
tives are working like beavers, rigging
trenches and carrying the dirt in. The
enemy used his ritiemen for fighting
only, but compels the bolomen and Chi
nese and even THE women to labor in
cessantly. The rebel outpost is about
mile beyond San Fernando, with a
trench that holds between 200 and 800
men. From that point several volleys
were fired last night upon the camp of
the 10th Kansas regiment.
Neither Major General Macarthur
nor Major General Lawton moved. to-
day, although each reconnoitered the
country in his vicinity for some miles
from headquarters, developing the pres
ence of small forces of the enemy.
In the vicinity of Laguna de Ray the
rebels are extremely active but the
lines of General Overshine and Colonel
Wneeler. who is commanding General
Kings brigade during the latter's i'll
ness, have been materially strengthened
and there is no danger in that direc-
ton.
The armed steamers Laguna de Bay
and Cavadonga, under Captain Grant
have gone to Guagua, about five miles
southwest of Bacolor, presumably to es-
'tabllsh base Of supplies for the troops
engaged on the northern campaign.
1t is rumored that Mabini, president
of the cabinet and minister of foreign
affairs of the Filipino government, who
is a radical is, to be succeeded by Pa
treno, the Trainer of the Spanish treaty
of 1896. This change is regarded as sig
nificant at the present juncture.
The entrance of the Americans into
San Fernando was virtually unopposed.
The Filipinos, who expected the invad-
ers to approach from the south mad
that side on tiieS s3yVr. stlongIr guard
ed, but there was only one line of
trenches beyond San Tomas Two bat
talions Of the 51st Iowa regiment,
which swan the river north of the ely,
were smartly peppered while in the
water, but the rebels disappeared as
soon as the Americans reached The
shore. In the meantime the hospital
squad had walked across the bridge
into the city, supposing the Americans
We're there. They encountered no ma
tives.
The few Spaniards and Filipinos who
We're left there welcomed the Ame,i-
cans and opened their houses to them,
General Macarthur accepting enter
tainment at the hands of Senior H,zcn,
sugar magnate.
II the inhabitants of the San Fer
nando region are to be believed, there
is little sympathy with the insurrection-
lists in that quarter Before evacua ing
the city the rebels burned the church
and the public buildings and looted the
Chinese quarters. They drove many
rich F'ilipinos, with their families. ou.
OF the city before them, as we'll as hun
dreds of Chinese. to prevent them. help
ing the Americans. They cut the
throats of many. Many Chinese hid on
roof tops or in cellars and some Cs-
capped by cutting off their queues
There are 80 fresh graves in the churcn
yard.
The country beyond Calumpi. is full
of all sorts of ingenious trenches and
pitfalls in the roads with sharpaned
bamboos. Fortunately, the Amecicars
have escaped the latter.
In the swamps near San Tun,as,
where General Wheaton's troops did
their fighting. the men sinking to thei1
waists in mud, are many ; oiies of Fill
pinos, smelling horribly.
The army is really enjoying life at
San Fernando, which is the most sic
turesque and wealthiest town the
have entered since the &C.
cupation of Manila. 1t is mainly built
of stone. the river IS close at hand and
high hills almost surround it. Many
sugar factories in1lcate .hliVing indus
try n that respec1 and there are num-
erous fine residences.
General MacArthur's headquarters
are established in the best house in the
town. The troops are encamped in the
suburbs and are beginning to think
they may be quartered there during the
wet season.
After Bacolor has been cleared, water
communication with Manila may be es-
tablished. All along the roads to Cal
umpit the fuel wagons and bull teams
provisions have to be ferried,
one by one. across two rivers, but the
Filipinos have several launches in the
river Delta.
The American troops are much ex~
hausted by the campaign except the
Iowa troops, which are comparatively
fresh. The regiments of the division
and all have a weather worn appear
ance.
Senator Beveridge of Indiana is here
the Philippine question.
Brigadier General Charles King has
sailed for the United States on board
the transport Pueba.