The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-08-26

Manila, Aug. 2L-The Filipino rebels
appear to retain much more fighting spir,
II than might be expected after their re-
cent San Fernando experiences and Gen.
eral Lawton's drubbing in the south.
After giving up San Fernando, with
feeble struggle, they entrenehed them.
selves at Angeles, working for several
days and inpressing non-eOmbatants into
the work, thus saving armed men for
lighting. They engaged Lieutenant Col.
onel Smiths regiment and the artillery
warmly for four hours, making one Of the
most stubborn resistanees of the cam.
paigR, but the Americans are indebted to
the usual poor craftsmanship Of the Fiji.
pines as well as their own strategy for
their small losses.
In Cayite province, where it was sup
posed the rebels had been scattered and de
moralized beyond recuperation, they have
assembled an army OF several thousand.
After the San Fernando engagement the
rebels attempted to deter the Americans
nom further advance northward, menae.
ing the railroad communications. Several
hundred OF General Pilar's men crossed
the Rio Grande between the American out.
posts towns and threatened Balinag.
Qulngat and other places with---<mall
American garrisOns, while during Sunday
and Monday nights smaller bands tried TO
tear up the railroad tracks at several
points between Biggaa and Malolos. Re
Inducements Of American troops, how
ever, were sene along the railroad from
Manila to San Fernando, while forces at
Batinag and Quingat sailed out against
General Pillars men and the rebels were
easily driven away. In brush between
the Fiipinos and Americans during three |
days the Americans lost several men,
while the Filipinos' loss was heavy.
Otis and the Correspondents.
OF these operations the Associated Press
correspondent was permitted to send only |
Inadequate dispatches, dictated verbatim I
by Major General Otis, The censor writes |
sterotyPed official phrases and adjeetives
into the dispatches tending to magnify the
American operations and minimize the op-
position. Otis says the newspapers are
not public institutions, but private enter
prises and correspondents are only here
on suffrage.
All reports from rebel territory agree
that the scarcity of food IS increasing and
the rebel commissioners at Aparty and
other points refused to obey Aguinaldo's
orders IN regard to closing the ports held
by rebels against American ships and say
any ship bringing stores will be welcomed
Several ships from Manila are now at these
ports.
Hundreds of people come into Manila
daily and return to the rebel lines with
food and other commodities The guards
along the road reported that
800 persons passed through the lines in
three days and that is tons OF rice were
carried out in small parcels on the same
road in 10 days. Much Of this undoubted
" goes to aid the rebels, but the authori.
ties permit this traffic from motives OF
charity toward the women and children
1ho are undoubtedly suffering.
General Macarthur is establishing mill I
AIRY governments in the villages north OF 1
Manila The mayor of BaIinag, the first
own where Lawton established the same /
'ule, who was supposed to be one Of the c
most friendly and trustworthy of the ma
ives, has been placed in Jail charged with r
arranging with the rebels for an attack I
IN the town.
The American troops have been with. {
lrawn from all that part of the country d
which was half cleared Of rebels in the r
xpedltion Of the Americans in June last
The rebels have returned to San MAteo, .
which was abandoned for the third time :
fter its recent capture
1t is alleged that half the howitzer am
nunition used during the fight at Angeles
ias defective and failed to explode.