Rock Island Argus., 1899-11-21

day Attempt-FilipinosG Grow Suddenly
| Active IN the South and Put Up u StIh
Resistance-New Probable Headquarters
ofthe Insurrection-Graye Charges by
Two United States Soldiers Against Gen
| eraI MetcnIE
Manila, Nov. 20. 1870 p. m.-General
MacArthur's reconnaissance entered
Dagupan this afternoon. The Ameri-
cans found that nO insurgents had been
there for four days. The Thirty-third
! infantry was probably in Dagupan yes
terday. leaving last night. No insur-
gents have been seen anywhere near
the railroad. and ii is believed that the
only armed force of any size is in the
mountains of the province of ZambelS.
TO the west, although there are reports
of insurgents concentrating at san
Miguel de Camilang, west of PaniQue.
and at Mangatarom cor Mangalaronb.
west of Bayabang. General Macarthur
is prepared for the attack. his forces
being disposed between Durham. prov
ince of Tarlac. and Dagupau. The
Twelfth infantry, Il battalion of the
Seventeenth Infantry and two troops
of cavalry are with General MacAr-
thur below Dagupan.
Many Refugees at e ,yambang.
Thirty insurgents under a major left
Bayambang yesterday about ten min
utes before the Americans entered.
Others. il is said, threw their guns into
the river and now play the role OF
amigos. Many Spanish prisoners. es
capped from the Filipiuos, are ut Bay
ambang, among them the former gov
ehnors of the provinces of Tarlac and
ZambaleS. There is also quite Il large
nf ntf
lected ut that point. including Major
Ortiz. who acted as interpreter for the
Filipino commission headed by Gener-
Al Alejandrino. which visited Manila
in September. Ortiz has dOnned the
amigo clothing and announces that he
has abandoned the inSurrection. The
SpaniardS say that the new inSurgent
capital is Bengaet, and that the Ameri-
can prisoners are at Camitin. They re-
port having seen Lieutenant Gilmore
and his party in the north.
Rebels More Active in the south.
There has been Il revivalo of insurgent
activity south of Manila. particularly
in Cavite providence. At linus yCSteT-
day the FiHpinos fired Il smooth-bore
cannon. but this was soon Silcnced by
the American artillery. In the course
of the morning Major CowleS. with Il
battalion OF the Fourth infantry anG
TWO guns, scattered JDe enemy from
the districts around linus and in the
direction of PREF and MarinaS. The
Americans could not pursue the re-
treating insurgents because their am
munition was exhausted. The Filipi-
nos We're under the command of Gen
eral Mariana Trias.
Our Men Retire Under Fire.
Two columns, one from linus and
the other from BacOor. conYcrged on
the ZapOte bridge, where they found Il
deserted Filipino camp. Two troops
of the Fourth cavalry. four companies
of the Fourth infantry and two guns
of Captain Riley's battery proceeded
to AnuabOO. south of linus. and came
upon the enemy entrenched at that
point. They scattered the Filipinos,
but as the latter was subsequently re-
inforced the Americans returned to
linus under fire, seven of our men be-
in- wounded. Our scouts found fifteen
dead insurgents at AnnabOo.
Firing Reported in Progress.
Spies reports that the insurgents are
coming into Cavite province from Cal
amba. in Laguna province, and the
other southerly provinces. The insur-
gents have Smoothborcs and two
modern cannon. Firing was in progress
this afternoon and II is reported that
there are more insurgents in the vicin-
ity of linus than ever before.