The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-11-25
NEW INsURGENT ACTIVITY.
Operations Around I~mus-Gen. Mae.
Avthur's RecOnnnissance-The
Plain Duty of Congress.

Manila, Nov, 21.-There has been q
revival of insurgent activity south OF
Manila, particularly in Cavite province.
at linus, Sunday, the Filipinos fired u
smooth-bore cannon, but this was soon
silenced by the American artillery.
Scattered the Enemy.
In the course of the morning Maj.
Cowles, with a battalion of the Fourth
infantry and two guns, scattered the
enemy from the districts around linus
and the direction of Pieres das
Marinas. The Americans could not
pursue the %retreating insurgents be-
cause their ammunition was exhaust
ed. The Filipinos were under the
command of Gen. Mariana Trias.
Spies report that the insurgents are
coming into Cavite province from Ca
LAMBDA, in Laguna province, and the
other %southerly provinces. The insur-
gents have smoothbores and two
modern
ihsuFSShtS Touhu AAHuS
Firing was in progress yesterday af-
ternoon, and it is reported that there
are more insurgents in the vicinity of
linus than ever before.
Thirty insurgents, under a major.
escaped from Bayambang Sunday
about ten minutes before the Ameri-
cans entered. Others, it is said, threw
their guns into the river and now play
the role of amigos.
Escaped Spanish
Many Spanish prisoners, escaped
from the Filipinos, are at Bayambang,
among them the former governors OF
the provinces of Tarlac and Zambales.
There is also quite a large colony Of
former insurgent officers collected at
that point, including Maj. Ortiz, who
acted as interpreter for the Filipino
commission, headed by Gen. Alejand-
rino, which visited Manila in Septem-
Der. Ortiz has donnedth the amigo cloth
ing and that he has aban-
| doned the insurrection.
We" AhsuFSCht SupltaA
The Spaniards say hat the new in
surgent capital. is Bengaet, and that
the American prisoners are at Camitin.
They report having seen Lieut.. Gill
more and his party in the north.
Two columns, one from linus and
the other from Bacoor, converged on
the Zapote bridge, where they found
a deserted Filipino camp.
Returned to linus Under Fire.
Two troops of the Fourth cavalry.
four companies of the Fourth infantry
and two guns of Capt. Riley's battery.
proceeded to Annabo, south of linus,
and came upon the enemy i~ntrenched
at that point. They scattered the Fill
pines, but as the latter We're subse-
Quently reinforced, the Americans re-
turned to linus under fire. seven of our
n,en being wounded. Our scouts found
Il dead insurgents at Annabo.
Gen. MncArthur's Reconnaissance.
Gen. Mac.Arthur's reconnaissance ell
tered Dagupan yesterday afternoon.
The Americans found hat no insur-
gents had been there for four days.
The T%hirty-third infantry was proba-
bly, in Dagupan Sunday, leaving at
night. No insurgents have been seen
anywhere near the railroad, and it is
believed that the only armed force of
any size is in the mountains of the
province OF Fables, to the west. al
though there are reports of insurgents
concentrating at San Miguel de Cam
lang, west of Panique, and at Man.
sartarom Tor Mangalarom), west of
Bayambang.
Gen. Macarthur is prepared for the
attack, his forces being disposed be-
tween Durham, province of Tarlac, and
Dagupan. The Twelfth infantry, n bat
TALON of the Seventeenth infantry, and
two troops of cavalry are with Gen.
Macarthur below Dagupan.
A Plain Duty of Congress.
Gen. Wheeler has decided not to re-
tire from congress-. He is writing Il
letter 10 President Mckinley, with 4
request hat it be forwarded to the
house of representatives.
In the course of an interview with
a correspondent of the press, he says:
Congress, if it occupies the first day
of the session in passing a resolution
declaring in unmistakable terms that
the sovereignty of the United States
is to be maintained in the Philippines.
thus dispelling Aguinaldo's delusion
that the anti-impeFialists can assist
him, will be performing a sacred duty.
Such a resolution would save the lives
of many American soldiers, and of
thousands of deluded Filipinos; would
avert famine, suffering and ~desolation
from these islands, and would render
unnecessary the expenditure of hun
dreds of millions of dollars"
Want an American Government.
The people of Gotta Bato, on the
southwestern coast of the Island of
Mindanao, desire the establishment of
American government there, and have
addressed 4 petition to Gen. Otis ask
ing him to send troops. In relating
how they had appealed to the dato TO
! protect them against the attempts of
Aguinaldo's officials to collect exces-
sivc taxes, they say in the petition that
the dato, "having compassion for our
sufferings and in the interests of
peace" publicly beheaded half a dozen
| of these officials.