Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-08-26
Philippine CAMPAIGN.
Insurgents Are in Better Fighting
Trim Than Heretofore.
ARE NOT IN WANT.
Abundanily Supplied With Money and
Ammunition, and Agulnaldo's
Army Il Not Dlsrupted-The
Outlook Not Bright.

Manila. July p. via san Francisco.
Aug p In Manila talk Of the ending
Of the war deals no longer with weeks.
but with months and even years
Among the mass Of people here, militia.
ry and foreign residents, there is but
one opinion. The whole effort Of the
insurgents for three months was to hold
of the Americans until their ally. the
rains, came In this they have been
as successful as they could have hoped
Unless affairs take some unforeseen
turn the Filipinos will resume the war
this fall with fresh spirit, and a replen-
ished stock Of arms and ammunition
One ship load Of arms, It is learned on
good authority has reached them with.
in this week OF money the leaders Of
the instruction have no lack They
control the resources Of large and ex-
ceedingly rich country, and even though
no crops were harvested for several
years. they could still obtain enough
cash and supplies by impressing 10 their
use the treasures Of the church and
st0rehouses Of farmers and manufactur-
ers and funds Of private individuals. a
system Of levy which they have long en-
forcsl with considerable success. Be-
sides. all the ships coming and going in
the ports recently opened 10 trade, pay
heavy tribute TO the Insurgents
Americans. like Spainards. must defer
10 nature, aud rest on their arms most
Of the time while the country is in a
mudwallow The generals are telling
their followers that American inactiou
the past month is due TO the discour-
agement and Generalization The Fill
Pine soldiers, according 10 these inform
ants, are tolcrably contented. Although
the paymaster seldom appears. they are
living as comfortably as they have been
accustomed to, being clothed and re-
ceiving rations. which an American
soldier could not live on. chiefly rice
with only occasionally little fish or
meat They are fairly well housed. hav.
ing taken possession Of the dwellings
and public and church buildings in the
towns In which they are quartercd, and
they add to their living by looting.
Through the American secret service
come different stories that the Filipino
army is becoming decims,ed by deser.
ton TO the number Of 20 or 80 DAY. and
are fast losing heart and on the verge
Of disruption This has been proved
false.
Two months ago General Otis caused
the country to bo placarded with an
offer Of $50 for each insurgent rifle vol
unfairly surrendered, though for some
reasons the newspaper correspondents
were forbidden to telegraph 10 the
United States this fact, which was
known to everyone on tho island. This
also proved a complete failure. for the en-.
tire harvest from this offer has been less
than 100 guns
Their policy after the rains will be as
1t was before, q campaign for gaining
time and wearing out their opponents.
They profess to imagine that congress
will declare against annexation. II con
gress fails them they will try 20 prolong
the struggle until the presidential cam.
paign with the expectation that one OF
the political parties will declare against
imperialism and hope that such party
may win.
ITO whip them while they are pursuing
such tactics, an army will be needed that
can move rapidly and strike day after
day. following up defeat without hav.
ing 10 wait for rations and thus giving
the enemy no time 10 reorganize.
To capture them most Of the generals
think cavalry will be necessary. Time
after time the Americans have careful.
ly planned movements which seemed
sure Of the rounding up Of 20O0 or 5000
Of tho rebels in a trap, but every time
the difficulties Of the country the slow
ness Of the wagon trains and the supe-
rior agility Of the light moving natives
have conspired against them and when
the several divisions Of the army came
together they have found handful OF
obsequious brown men who announced
themselves amigos