The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1899-11-08
REBELS TRIED TO AMBUSH
Insurgents Try Their Little Game
with Batson's Scouts.
KILLED AND WOUNDED
Aguinaldo Opposed to Imperia1ism-
MacArthur's Men Charge
the Fi1ipinos.

Manila, Nov. 3, 6:10 a. m.-Thc insur-
gents attempted to ambush Capt Bat
sons scouts between Santiago and Sara
gossa, but Capt. Ratson charged them
and drove them out from their position,
killing and wounding several Of them.
One American officer was killed and
private wounded.
Gen. Young's troops are beginning to
hive on the country, trying buffalo meat
and rice partly in lieu Of army rations
The captures at the Talouera arsenal
include thirteen small brass hewitzers
and SUI one-pOund projectiles.
Maj. Bells regiment yesterday adj
vanced from Gagua on Florida Blanca,
which was found to be deserted. Bish-
ops battalion is stationed there. Mai.
Belf also made another descent upon Po-
rae, pursuing the Filipinos thence into
the mountains and capturing their horses
and baggage. The American loss was
one killed and two wounded. Maj Bell
reports. that be entirely destroyed the in
surgent cavalry that was operating in
that section.
AguinaIdo's Proclamation.
Aguinaldo has issued a proclamation
announcing that the American Congress
will meet in December to decide whether
the imperialist policy" and this bloody
work are to be continued. He exhorts
his soldiers to conduct themselves so
that Congress will consider them worthy
of independence, and requests the priests
to abstain from politics and to redeem
the church from the bad name the mis-
deeds of the friars have given it.
A crisis in the Filipino cabinet is pre-
dlcted as the result of the designations Of
Palermo and Buencamino, two Filipino
leaders who have lost the confidence Of
the rabid revolutionists.
No Protection for Rebels.
Some Filipinos who ATTEMPTED to come
to Manila with the Spanish commission
received a message from Maj .-Gen Otis
saying the women and children would be
given American protection, but the men
who had cast their lot with the insurrec-
ton must remain with it. The families
returned to Tarlac.
stall, accommodating with eighteen men
IN front OF Angeles, discovered Filipino
outpost in a trench. The Filipinos num-
bered about forty men. AS the Filipinos
had sighted the Americans Lieut. Sla-
yens only course was to charge, and his
party rushed to the trench, shouting and
yelling. They killed three of the insur-
gents and wounded several, who, how
ever, succeeded in escaping. Not one of
the Americans was hit. The lieutenant
secured valuable information about the
enemy's position.
More Quiet at IIoiIo.
The feeling of disquiet aroused at Iloilo
by the arrest of Santiago, the wealthy
Filipino, who is charged with forming
revolutionary junta, has subsidized
The Americans occupy Iloilo and the
adjoining towns Of JarO and Molo with
4OOO men, consisting of the Eighteenth
and Twenty-sixth regiments, two bat
talions of the Nineteenth regiment a de-
tachment of the Sixth regiment and a
battery of the Sixth artillery. The in
surgent force is now supposed to be be-
tween 500 and 5000 armed men and
many more unarmed. Their lines are
about 800 yards from Jaro. which Is &C.
cupied by the Twenty regiment.
The insurgents are supposed to have five
SmOoth-bore cannon.
Gen. Otis Account.
Washington, D. c., Nov. 3-The war
department has received the following ca
blegram:
Manila, Nov. 3.-On list inst. Lieut..
Slavens and eighteen men reconnoitered
tackled and dispersed them, killing three
and wounding number. No casualties.
Yesterday Lawton's advance at Aliago
the city. Batson's MacaDebe scouts recon
noitering south struck insurgents in am
bush. Lieut.. Boutelle killed, one scout
left seven dead in thickets. Yesterday
Bel. with Thirty-sixth volunteers, with regi-
ment and troop of Fourth cavalry cleared
country Of all armed insurgents from Flor
ida Blanco to considerable distance beyond
Porac, pursuing them into the mountains,
capturing nine of their cavalry horses. with
several guns, considerable property, killing,
wounding- and capturing number Of
enemy. Insurgent cavalry of that section
practically destroyed Bells casualties,
one man killed and two wounded.
McArthur's Men Iacapacitated.
Madrid, Nov "a letter just received
here from Manila declares that 90 per
cent. of Gen. MacArthurs force is inca
pacitated for service as the result of the
September campaign. The same CORE
spondent says that Maj. Count Walsh
EsterhaZy, prominent in connection with
the Dreyfus affair, has asked Aguinaldo
for commission in the insurgent army
but that the application has been re-
fused.
A new periodical, known as The Pris-
oners, has just been tablished in Ma
drid, its aim being to secure release of
the Spaniards still prisoners in the
hands Of Aguinaldo.
More Soldiers for Manila.
New York, Nov. 3-The Forty seventh
United States infantry from Camp
Meade arrived in Jersey City today over
the New Jersey Central railroad in four
section trains. There were 1880 men
under command of Col Walter Rowe.
The men, who were all in good condition,
had breakfast in the cars and were then
conveyed by New Jersey Central rail-
road ferryboat to the transport Gen.
Thomas at Brooklyn, which will convey
the troops to Manila
Fifty-three men of the United States
hospital corps also arrived from Wash
ington to go to Manila on the same trans
port The hospital corps was under
Steward Joseph Walters.
Welcome for Iowa Troops.
Chicago, ILL.,, Nov. "a special to the
Times Herald from Des Monesx. Ia,
says: Plans are now complete for the
reception of the F'ifty-frst regiment of
Iowa volunteers in all the towns that