Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-04-18
The Philippines.

yesterday has been widely distributed,
both in the Spanish and Tagalo Ian.
guages. aud in Manila and Malolos 1t ID
attracting great attention. Representa-
sive Fiiipinos approve the proclamation,
but express their fears that to the ma sses
II will be inaccessible owing TO inter
ception by native leaders. Many, how
ever, while realizing the opportuneness
Of the moment for issuing the procla
nation, recall the native aversion and
with which the former procla'
nation was received.
MANILA, April 6.--The United States
cruiser Charleston, which has been cruis.
ing along the west coast of Luzon, to the
north, sent boat In shore near Dagn'
pan last Saturday to make soundings
The rebels opened fire wounding a
United States officer. The cruiser
thereupon bombarded the town and the
insurgents evacuated.
Aguinaldo is reported to be reorgan
izing his army north of Malolos.
MANILA, April 6.-Colonel Smith, gov
ernor of the Island of Negroes, reports
that number of bandits, headed by 8
man named Papaissio, attempted re
bellion on March 27 and killed several
officials of Jumaamalylan. Papaissic
also captured other officials and issued
a proclamation calling upon the natives
to rise and exterminate the Americans
and Spaniards.
Major Slime and two companies of the
California regiment were dispatched by
water to the scene of the disturbance,
and Colonel Duboce and two other com
panies of troops were sent overland. On
April this force marched l2 miles and
Labdiz, the headquarters OF
the bandits and destroyed the town.
The troops also captured 30 prisoners
and scattered Papaisso's forces, thus
quelling the rebellion at the
outset.
There has been a weeks respite in the
hostilities, chiefly in order to allow the
Filipinos to digest the proclamation OF
the United States Philippine commits
sion. The rebels remain remarkably
quiet
The sharpshootsrs of General Law
tons line have borrowed the Filipino
tactics and are harassing the rebels at
night. picking off some of them nightly
A third of the American force at Ma
lolos is sent nightly to form an advance
a mile north of the city with patrols and
sentries of the line.
General MacArthurs volunteers are
receiving Krag -Joryensen rifles, the Fill
pinos having discovered that they could
effectively fire the Mausers and retreat
before the Americans approached near
enough to use their Springfield rifles
with effect.
Adyices received here from Samar,
an island forming province Of the
say the revolutionists there
are weary. Their leader, General LUX
ban, of Chinese ancestry, has deserted
with the funds. The inhabitants are de.
sirous of American rule.
MANILA, April s.-9:S5 A. N. - At
nightfan last night Generals Lawton
and King launched an expedition OF
three gunboats with 1900 picked men in
casoos in tow of the gunboats. The OBJ
ject of the expedition is to cross the
lake, capture Santa Cruz and sweep the
10 the south.
The expedition, which embarked AT
San Pedro Macati, consists of eight
com panies of the Fourteenth infantry
three companies of the Fourth cavalry,
four companies Of the North Dakota
four companies of the Idaho
two mountain guns and 200
of the Fourteenth infan-
try, North Dakota, Idaho and Washing
ton regiments.
At the source Of the Pasig river the
men will be transferred from the cascos
to the three gunboats. Santa Cruz, the
objective point of the expedition, is at
the extreme end of the lake.
Advices received at Washington Sat
urday from General Otis indicate that
he is preparing for another advance
against the Filipinos. 1t is limited at
the war department that Macarthur &
division will move northward from Nal.
olas to Calumit, where the main body of
army is intrenched and
that Lawtons s division will at the
same time attack the insurgent force
to the south of Manila Military au-
thorities are very reticent in regard to
the plan outlined by General Otis in his
dispatch, but they admit that news of
more fighting may be expected on Mon
day. This apparently means that Otis
will order an advance on that day.
In his dispatch to the war department
chiefly to commissary supplies,
Otis said that everything was
quiet at Manila.
A cable from Manila says: Three hun
dred and seventy natives have returned
to Marequina from their various refugees
and declared their friendship for Ameri-
cans. The United States Philippine
are holding daily meet
ings and are receiving all persons who
call. Chairman Schurman says that
the reception of the commission's proc
lamation by the natives is highly salts
factory, and that many Filipinos,
Spaniards and foreigners realize the
fairness and straightforwardness of its
Recommending parties from Malolos
are feeling the enemy, but there is no
fighting.
Pacificos who have returned within
the American lines report the death of
Montenegro, who was regarded
as next to Aguinaldo the most infiuen-
tial and aggressive of the Filipino lead
ers. The report Is credited at Manila
where it is believed the general fell
while defending Malolos.
Gnneral Slaftn1 il in Waehi1lartnn