The Portland daily press., 1899-09-04
SHORT OF SUPPLIES.
Filipinos Have Few Rations and
Little Powder.
Desperate Resistance OF Filipino Spy
capturedlst CaIamba.

Manila, September 3, 10 p. IN. MANY
Spanish prisoners are escaping from the
Filipinos and bringing into the Ameri-
can lines stories of hnrd treatment They
agree that the Filipinos are exceedingly
short Of rations and that large section
Of their troops is reduced to the use OF
home made black powder. The natives
are trying every ssheme to get food and
munitions from Manila Daily arrests are
made for attempts to smuggle contraband
Of war through the American lines In
one case csssoe with cargo of bamboo
poles was overhauled and the poles were
found full Of rice.
The insurgents have wholesome rs-
spect for the British on account of several
threats of British warships to bomhard
their towns unless the rights of British
subjects ara respected. Two British
vessels, the Lacson and the Nero, we're
driven by stress of We ltaer into the har-
Dor of Dagupan railway. The crews
were imprisoned but on their protesting
that they were British subjects the insur-
gent authorities permitted one man to
come to Manila promising { } releass the
crew II he secured from the British can-
sui at Manila stat lament establishing
the nationality Of the crew. A similar
concession was made to the crew of the
Ner o.
A force of native police has begun b
patrol tbs city of Manila, cooperating
with the provost guard whose lack of
knowledge OF this language and the re-
sorts OF native criminals had given many
opportunities for burglars an industry
which has been furnishing of late.
The new force includes many members
of the old force and some insurgents
who had grown tired of fighting. 1t has
already done good work in running down
native criminals. The American service
recently found Filipino spy in Calamba.
He is supposed to have been the man
who stole four guns. He offered desper-
ate resistance to the soldier who was sent
to capt1r him and tried to run away
with two revolver shots in his head. FL
nally he was brought down by rifle bull
let in the hip. He died after jumping
from the stretcher. Gen. Bates 1T is ex-
pected will establish posts at amboanga
and in the islands of Tamtani, JoIo and
Bongao.
Late this afternoon, the Kansas regi-
meDt embarked on big harges in the river
and were towed to the United States
| transport Tartar, the regimental flag fly
ing and the men cheering and singing.
The Tartar sailed for home this evening.
| CABLEGRAMS FROM OILS.
Washington, September 3 3-The war de-
partinent today received two dispatches
from Manila. The first read:
"Manila, September 3.
"Adjutant General, Washington:
| HALLWAY to Angeles completed In four
days. Insurgents north opened on place
this morning with shrapnel which failed
to explode, no casualties. Kansas and
Washington being loaded ON transports
two battalions 10Th infantry relieve Ten
nessee at Iloilo and Cebu. Latter with
Iowa's only remaining volunteer ,regi-
ments, sail soon.
| Otis.
| At the war department ii is stated that
with the leaving of the Tennessee and
Iowa regiments, all the volunteers will
have left the Philippines; also all the
men of the regular army discharged
under general order 40. The second des-
patch read as follows:
"Manila. September 3.
"Ad lutant General, Washington:
l. "Graves dead members Tenth Penn
sylvania decorated September / st with fit
ting ceremonies conducted by Chaplain
Pieros. Chaplain Sutherland, personal
| friend Col. Hawkins, delivered address.
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