The morning news., 1899-12-13
PARTY OF BANDITS CAUGHT.
MANY MURDERS WE'RE CHARGED
TO THESE MARAUDERs.

They VIII BE Speedily Tried and
Executed as ExnmpIes-Luzon Is
Now Full of These Bands, and They
Are Committing Many Depreda-
tiOns-Wheeler's Secretary slash
ed by BOIO-Many More Spanish
Prisoners Sent to Manila.
Manila. Dec. u, 1850 p. m-Col. Smith,
with detachment of the Seventeenth In
fantry, surrounded and captured in a viii
lage near Malasqui a party of guerilas
who had made their headquarters there.
The party included the band which as
sassinated seven officials at Malasqui for
friendliness to the Americans.
All are insurgents who became bandits
when the disntegratIon of the Filipino
army began. They kept the country
around Malasqui in a state of terror for
several weeks. and committed twenty
murders in less than that number of
days.
When they were caught they were
promptly sent to Gen. MacArthur's head
quarters at Bayambang by train.
1t is expected that they will be speedily
tried and either shot or hanged as ex-
amples.
The whole country north of San Fernan-
do, and between San Fernando and Manila
except within the permanent line OF tro2ps
around the city and the closely patrolled
stretches Of railroad swarms with SINH
lar bands. Probably they will be increase
by men from Pillars army, many of whom
are making their way south TO J7in the IN
surgent force in Caviie province
These people, for the most part, sue
ceeded in dodging Gen. Gram, CO... Bell
and Col Hoods troops, who are securing
the country for them. They devote their
energies to amb bushing comm ssary wagons
and 10 picking up soldiers who leave their
commands. Every day some wagon irain
is fired upon or some soldier disappears.
Gen Wheeler's secretary, Mr.. Garrett,
was dsarmed and slashed ny Bolo man
almost within sight of headquarters, his
| assailant pursuing him almost into the
headquarters buildings.
What the Bandits Do.
The policy of these ruffians is to make
| the country uninhabitable for Americans
and to frighten natives into refraining
from giving any assistance TO the Ameri-
cans, as well as to compel the inhabitants
to support the insurrection.
Frequently they raid and loot towns.
| The brother of the president of linus went
outside the town Inc other day to harvest
some rice. He was captured by his COM
patriots, accused of being a spy and exc
| cuted.
Only a small proportion Of the insurgent
| arms have been surrendered, and the prob
| lem of suppression Of this guerilla war
/ fare is anything but easy of solution.
Some of the American officers think 1t
worse than fighting Indians owing 10 the
| difficulties of the country and the trouble
of locating the enemy, who resort when
hard pressed, to the amigo dodge and hide
| their guns.
Some of the Americans favor the issu-
ance of a proclamation declaring all ma
| tives found with arms to be bandits, pun
able as criminals instead of being treated
| as prisoners of war
Information has been received at head
quarters that 500 Spanish prisoners have
| been shipped from Vigan TO Manila. and
| that 1900 others have been assembled in
Vigan, including Gen. Penau. Proba bly,
these are Spaniards released by Gen.
Young's troops in the Benguet district,
where they were concentrated by the in
| surgents.