Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-01
THE STRUGGLE GOES ON
Filipinoa Take a New Grip on
the Situation.
ENCOURAGED BY THE WET SEASON
They Continue to Harrass Our Troops
Lines, Causing Much Anxiety-FOod
Provision Must be Made for the Friendly
Natives.

MANILA, May 29.-Speclal TO the
New York World: General Otis says,
contradicting the general impression.
that the campaign against the Fill
pino insurgents will be prosecuted by
the American forces with the utmo It
aggressiveness possible during the
rainy season.
General Lawton is convinced that an
early settlement OF the troubles and
close of hostilities depends on the
Americans giving thorough protection
to the working classes in their peace
full occupations, while waging inces"
SAINT war against the armed forces Of
the enemy from this time forth, by
means of guerrilla warfare. I'VE Will
show the insurgents by vigorous &C
ton on the rivers, lakes and noun
tains," he says, that their belief that
we cannot campaign in the rainy sea-
son or in the mountains is untrue.
Later it is possible that the changing
conditions may demand garrisoning
by districts so that it will be safe TO.
the investment of capital and the pros
ecution of industries until American;
are completely dominant"
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and the pack mules is desirable as d
means of rounding up the insurgents.
The cable ship Recorder, while pick
ing up the cable between the islands
of Negroes and Cebut, went to the town
of Escalante on the former island.
She landed a party in her launch, con-
sisting of the commander, second Of
ficer and several of the crew, and also
Captain lilly of the signal corps, who
was present aboard the ship to observe
the cable operations.
A flag of truce had been hoiSted
by the rebels, who waited until the
party had landed, and then treacher-
ously poured murderous volley upon
them.
Captain lilly and one of the men at
once threw themselves into the water.
The commander of the Recorder, -un-
ming great risk, managed to reach
the launch and put off from the bank
to save it from being captured by the
rebels
Meanwhile a rain of bullets was fall
ing all around the fugitives. The sec
ond mate was picked up by the launch
just as he was sinking, but was alive.
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| lilly the later was swimming feebly
by his side.
The steamer was far out from shore,
| but those on board could see that the
other Malay seamen were caught by
| the rebels and fiogged and then cul to
| pieces.
The ship returned to Iloilo, STOPPED
and within an hour troops were dis
patched to the scene OF the atts~I.
An Associated Press dispatch from
Manila says: The approach of the
wet season finds the insurrection TAX
ing new lease OF life.
All along the American lines the
rebels are showing more aggressive &C
tivity in their guerrilla style thar al
any time before since the fall of Ma
lolos.
They keep the United States troops
in the trenches, sleeping in their
clothing and constantly on the alert
| against dashes on our outposts, 2nG
they make life warm for the American
| garrisOns in the towns.
The bands of General Luna and Gen
eral Mascardo, which retreated toward
Tarlac when they feared they would
be caught between General Macarthur
and General Lawton, have returned in
| force to their old trenches around San
Fernando, where there are daily col
| lisions.
Opposite our lines on the south, pro-
tecting Manila, all the way around to
San Pedro Macati, the Filipinos have
three rows of trenches most of Il
distance.
Reports from prisoners indicate that
the insurgents construe the peace ne.
gotiatiops to mean that the Americans
have had enough of fighting