The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-03-23

down their arms and cooperate in the
interests Of good government.
WASHINGTON, March 2l.-A dispatch
was received at the state department
from Chairman Schurman of the Phil.
apine commission announcing meet.
ing Of that body at Manila. The meet
ing was preliminary one for the pur-
pose of organization. Mr.. Macarthur,
who was connected with the United
States legation at Madrid during Gen.
eral Woodford's incumbency of that
Office, is to be secretary of the commits,
sion.
MANILA, March 2l.-The mountain
banditti of Panay island recently threat.
ened serious attack upon Loilo, but
they were repulsed with q loss of 2OC
men by General Miller.
McNeil's battalion of the California
regiment, under Lieutenant Colonel Du.
boce, was ordered to embark on the
transport Indiana today in order to re
inforce the garrisons of the towns OF
Bats and Baguyan, on the east coast OF
the island Of Eegros, which Colone,
Smith was in command. This was only
measure of precaution, as Major Gen
eral Otis said he did not anticipate
trouble there.
On Friday last General Lagasa visited
Malolos for the purpose of advising
Aguinaldo to quit. He argued with tn,
insurgent leader and attempted to con
vince him of the folly of his persist
ence in the face of overwhelming odds
Aguinaldo was furious ut the advice
and ordered General Lagasa to be exc
cuted immediately.
1t was reported on highly reliable an.
thority that Aguinaldo was taking TX
treme measures to suppress signs calcu.
lated to cause Il cessation of hostilities
Twelve adheronts of the plan of indie
pendence, residents Of Manila, werC
condemned TO death because they wrutl
advising surrender, and all loyal Fill
pinos were called upon to perform the
national service of dispatching them.
sSThe unfortunate general was promptly
decapitated. Among the incidents Oi
Sundays fighting was the coolness ex
hibited by a company of the Washing
ton volunteers, who crossed the river IN
native canoe under a heavy fire.;
being taken across ON each trip of the
small boat--to attack the enemy =
trenches.
The inability of the commissary train
to keep up with the advance led to con,
siderable suffering, and many of the
men were completely exhausted when
they We're recalled and falling from the
ranks were strung along for distance
of almost six miles, number returning
to camp in the artillery ambulances,
which We're always close up to the lines.
The work of the ambulances was espe.
cially worthy of mention. Among the
dead were several who were previously
reported as wounded.
Sundays casualties were as follows:
Twenty second regiment = Captain
Frank p. Jones, Company E; PrivateS
Young, Arenson and Yount of D.; Rice,
Pasir, White, Ellis, Morgan, Shuder,
Coumpholz and Porte, e; Edwards, X.
Rorfer, G., and Corporals Creige, Coine.
M. Washington volunteers--Privatcs
Wesand, Bartlett and Corporal Walters,
ID, and Corporal Dricklin, X.
Oregon Private Brown, M.
Minnesota olunteers-Private Bruce,
Company @.
All the above named We're more OF
less seriously wounded.
HoNaKoNG, March 2l.-A correspond,
ent ut Manila said;
can army has seldom operated under
harder conditions than have been en-.
counterod by the American 'fyine
brigade. The country the Amoriran
troops have lraYcrscd is intersected with
lagoons, narrow and mforGable rivers
and bambOos so thick that the enemy
cannot be seen 100 feet distant. Dun
ing the charges the Americans wCrc
ignorant as to whether they were attack
ing hundreds or thousands of rebels,
which amuzes the foreign observers.
The filipinos Were unexpectedly fierce
at Cainta. Had il not been for the fact
that the American line was thin, the
enfilading fire would have slaughtered
many of our men.
zone Of the prisoners captured by
the Americans says the Filipino leaders
boast that they can continue such wal
for years, depending upon the Amer-
can forces being weakened daily by 20
men killed, wounded or invalded.
'Some Of the high officials hore think
that 10000 reinfOrcements arc needed,
and tile troops now on this island are
hardly more than required to maintair
q line around Manila and police the
city. ui.ltt
considerable rain has fallen already,
and it seems that the season for rains
Is beginning prematurely. 1t Is possible
that when the steady rains begin our
troops will have TO be withdrawn to
permanent barracks, which may enable
the rebels TO return to their old posi-.
tons.
"The Americans have refrained from
destroying the buildings in the, country
swept by General Wheaton's troops, q
sentry has been stationed before every
store at Pasig, but thu soldiers are bring.
ing in loads Of loot from dwelling