Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-08
FEELS FOR THE REDS.
General Macarthur Keeps in
Touch with the FiIipinos
Outside of Manila.
DAILY RECONNAISSANCE IN oRDER.
Monitor Monadnock Also Worries Agui-
naldo's Forces, Which Reply with Rifles
Baltimore Bombards n Suburb of Dag
upan-Cuban Generals Reinstate Gomez
Porto Ricans in Destitution and
Revolution Among the Possibilities.

Manila, April S.-General Macarthur 3
| operations consist, temporarily. in daily
/ "Reminiscences in various directions
for the purpose of keeping in touch with
| the rebels and ascertaining their move
| ments. The Fourth cavalry and two
| guns were out all the morning in the
| direction of Bairasoain, little north of
Malolos. In the meantime the dredgers
| are busy clearing the channel of the
Rio Grande to Pamapgna. The United
| States double-turreted monitor Monad-
| mock is patroling the bay in the vicinity
of Bakoor. keeping the rebels in motion
| and dropping occasional shells among
| them in response to their musketry fire.
| Sual. reported to have been bombarded
| by the Baltimore, is merely a suburb
OF Dagupan which, as cabled Thursday
morning last, was bombarded by the
United States cruiser Charleston last
Saturday because one of her boats was
fired upon and an officer wounded while
inshore making soundings.
Will Reinstate General Gomez.
Havana, April S.-The Cuban gznerals
met yesterday at Marianao and official
ly decided to reinstate General Maxine
Gomez as commander-in-chief They
also decided to appoint an executive
OOt1Id VI lIlTSc generals 10 dSSlSI MIN III
distributing the 50. 009, 900, in the details
of disarming, and in the organization
of the rural police for the province.
He will be officially notified of their ac-
ton and proclamation probably will
be issued to the Cubans. General Raef-
fel Portuondo, chairman of the eX-
ecutive committee Of the former mill
tGry assembly, called upon Fssyernor
General Brooke yesterday and discussed
u i'm ha Nf fI.a
sembly leading to its dissolution. He did
not offer the Cuban muster rolls di-
rectly, though it has been intimated by
several former members of the assem-
bly, that these are at the disposition of
the military authorities whenever they !
are wanted.
The Americans. however, will not |
make any requests of the assemhIy's |
executive committee. The situation in |
this respect has been outwardly IN |
changed in the last two days, though it |
is underStood that today win bring forth !
developments. Major General Wilson,
governor of the department of |
Matanzas. says in the course. of pri-
vate letter that all the Cubans former
ly in arms in the Matanzas province
are now understood to be in industrial
employ.
Fifty Less Bandits Are Loose.
Santiago de Cuba, April S-Yesterday
morning ten bandits voluntarily sur
rendered at San Luis and offered to as
sist the United States troops in their
operations against the remaining out
laws. Thirty-two bandits are now in the
jail here and eight thus far
have been killed. Gen Leonard Wood,
the military governor. praises the rural
police for their successful operations
and no further trouble is anticipated
though a welI-organized band of brig
ands is said to be threatening the HoI-
yuin district.