Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-05-13
INSURGENTS WEAKEN
Rebels Give Daily Signs of Giving
Up the Struggle.
officials in Washington Encouraged
Over the situation - Filipinos
Tear Up the Railway
Tracks.

Washington, May O.-The war depart
ment has received from Gen. Otis dis
patch giving the situation in the Philip
pines, some parts of which have been
omitted by the war department in max
ing it public. The dispatch is as fol-
lows:
Manila, May S.-Adjutant General,
Washington Situation as follows: Law
ton at Maasin and Baliuag; scouting par
ties to north and east Macarthur at San
Fernando; Population of
country between Manila and northern
points held by troops returning to homes;
cheerful and contented. Army gunboatS
operating in rivers. Have cleared country
west of Macarthur of insurgents.
Signs of insurgents weakness more
apparent daily.
(Signed) Otis"
Encouraged.
Washington, May 0. - The war de-
partment officials seem to be even more
encouraged over the condition in Ma
Mia. The report of Gen. Otis received
Monday indicates that the American
troops are well disposed. 1t has been
evident that the insurgents which were
operating in the swamps and jungles
east of Gen. Macarthur have been very
annoying, but the army gunboats have
made it too hot for them to remain.
Gen. Lawton appears to be pushing
northward some Is miles to the east
of Macarthur. The Rio Grande river
lies between them and there the gun
boats are evidently at work. The por-
tions of the dispatch which the depart
ment has not made public perhaps re-
fers to the future movements of the
two divisions of the army.
Perform n Daring Trick.
Manila, May 9.-Thc Filipinos sur
prised the United States forces at San
Fernando with daring trick on Sun
day. A railway train with an engine
at each end was run almost to the Amer
lean outposts and in plain sight of the
town. Before they could be reached a
gang of natives sprang off the train,
tore up several lengths of the railway
track, boarded the train again and
steamed away so quickly that there was
no opportunity to capture the raiders.
The Nebraska regiment is asking for
a temporary relief from duty. Only
375 men of this regiment are left at the
front.
Good Work of GunbOnts.
Manila, May 9.-The army's gunboats
Laguna de Bay and Cavadonga, under
command of Capt. Grant, which started
up the San Fernando river for Guagua
on Sunday, as was presumed, to estab
lish there a base of supplies for tn,
troops engaged in the northern cam
paign, returned Monday, Maj. Gen
Macarthur having failed to connec
with the expedition. The gunboat
found rebels cntrenshed at SosmoaI
and Guagua, on the water fronts of th
towns. The vessels steamed past tn,
works, shelling the occupants and driv
ing them out. Landing parties from
the boats entered both towns, captur
ing at Sosmoan n Spanish captain il
uniform who was ostensibly prisone
in the hands of the rebels, and also
; native officer. Arriving at Guagua, tn
town and a small gunboat were founc
to be burning, and the natives wer
evacuating the place in consequence o
the bombardment.
At Sosmoan the landing party cap
tured number of Filipino flags and
quantity of arms, chiefly bolos an,
bows and arrows, besides lot of ban,
instruments, which the men played a
they marched back to the boats.
Capt. Grants expedition will prob
ably return up the San Fernando rive
after having been Reinforced, on re
! Gently purchased light-draft Spanis
steamers.