Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-11-07
Insurgents Try Their Little Ganv
with Batson's Scouts.
KILLED AND WOUNDED
AEuina1do Opposed TO Imperialism
MacArthur's Men Charge
the Fi1ipinos.

private wounded.
Gen. Young's troops are beginning to
live on the country, trying buffalo meat
and rice partly in lieu of army~rations.
The captures at the Talouera arsenal
include thirteen small brass howitzers
and 500 one-pound projectiles.
Maj. Bells regiment yesterday adj
vanced from Gagua on Florida Blanca,
which was found to be deserted. Bish-
ops battalion is stationed there. Maj.
Bell also made another descent upon Po-
rae, pursuing the Filipinos thence into
the mountains and capturing their horses
and baggage. The American loss was
one killed and two wounded. Maj. Bell
reports that he entirely destroyed the in
surgent cavalry that was operating ia
that section.
Aguina1do's Proclamation.
Aguinaido has issued a proclamation
announcing that the American Congress
will meet in December to decide whether
the imperialist policy" and this bloody
work. are to be continued. He exhorts
his soldiers to conduct themselves so
that Congress will consider them worthy
of independence, and requests the priests
to abstain from politics and to redeem
the church from the bad name the mis-
deeds of the friars have given it.
A crisis in the Filipino cabinet is pre-
dicted as the result of the designations of
Palermo and BuencaminO, two Filipino
leaders who have lost the confidence Of
the rabid revolutionists.
No Protection for Rebels.
Some Filipinos who attempted to come
to Manila with the Spanish commission
received message from Maj.-Gen. Otis
saying the women and children would be
gwen American protection, but the men
who had cast their lot with the insurrec-
ton must remain with it. The families
returned to Tarlac
Lieut.. SlaVens of Gen MacArthur's
staff, accommodating with eighteen men
in front of Angeles, discovered a Filipino
outpost III trench The Filipinos num-
bered about forty men. AS the Filipinos
had sighted the Americans Lieut.. SIa-
VenS only course was to charge, and his
party rushed to the trench, shouting and
yelling. They killed three of the insur-
gents and wounded several who, how
ever, succeeded in escaping Not one of
the Americans was hit The lieutenant
secured valuable information about the
enemy position.
More Quiet at I1oi1o.
The feeling of disquiet aroused at Iloilo
by the arrest Of Santiago, the wealthy
Filipino, who is charged with forming a
revolutionary junta, has subsidized
The Americans occupy Iloilo and the
adjoining towns of Jaro and Molo with
1000 men, consisting Of the Eighteenth
| and Twentysixth regiments, two bat
talions of the Nineteenth regiment de-
tachment of the Sixth regiment and
battery of the Sixth artillery. The in
surgent force is now supposed to be be-
tween 800 and 5000 armed men and
many more unarmed. Their lines are
about 300 yards from Jaro which is oc-
cupied by the Twenty-sixth regiment.
The insurgents are supposed to have five
smooth-bore cannon.
Gen. Otis Account.
L. II ~ ~ TT7l
department. has received the following ca.
blegram:
Manila, Nov. 3.-On list inst. Lieut..
Slavens and eighteen men reconnoitered
MacArthurs front, struck forty or more en-
trenched insurgents. Immediately at
tackled and dispersed them, killing three
and wounding a number. No casualties
Yesterday Lawtoas advance at Aliago
the city. Batson's MacaDebe scouts recon
noitering south struck insurgents in am
bush. Lieut.. Boutelle killed. one scout
wounded Batson routed the enemy, who
left seven dead IL thickets. Yesterday
Bel. with Thirtysixth volunteers, with regi-
ment and troop of Fourth cavalry cleared
ida Blanco to considerable distance beyond
Porac, pursuing them into the mountains,
capturing nine of their cavalry horses with
several guns, considerable property, killing.
wounding and capturing number of
enemy. Insurgent cavalry of that section
practically destroyed. Bells casualties.
McArthur's Men Incapacitated.
Madrid, Nov. "a letter just received
here from Manila declares that 60 per
cent. of Gen. MacArthur's force is inca
pacitated for service as the result of the
September campaign. The same CORE
spondent says that Maj. Count Walsin
Esterhazy, prominent in connection with
the Dreyfus affair, has asked Aguinaldo
for a commission IN the lnSurgent army,
but that the application has been re-
fused.
A new periodical, known as The Pris-
oners, has just been established in Ma
drid, it's aim being to secure release of
the Spaniards still prisoners in the
hands of Aguinaldo.
More Soldiers for Manila.
New York, Nov. 3.-The Forty-seventh
United States infantry from Camp
Meade arrived in Jersey City today over
the New Jersey Central railroad in four
section trains. There were 1880 men
under command of Col Walter Rowe
The men, who were all in good condition.
had breakfast in the cars and were then
conveyed by a New Jersey Central rail
road ferryboat to the transport Gen.
Thomas at Brooklyn, which will convey
the troops to Manila
Fifty-three men Of the United States
hospital corps also arrived from Wash
ington to go to Manila on the same trans
port. The hospital corps was under
Steward Joseph Walters.
Welcome for To wa Troops.
Chicago, ILL.,, Nov. "a special to the
Times-H erald from Des Moines, Ia,
says: Plans are now complete for the
reception of the Fifty-first regiment of
Iowa volunteers in all the towns that
have companies. The state reception
will be at Council Bluffs Monday after,
noon and every company is expected to
reach home that night
The Des Moines companies will be Civ
en- a brief reception on their arrival,
when ffty-one girls will pin medals on
the soldiers. Thursday evening a grand
reception will be given. the Des Moines
companies at the state house and follow
ing it the banquet at the Slavery: The
local cavalry companies and both the
companies in the G. A. r. posts will take
part in the parade on thu orrival of the
boys.
Mason to be Expelled.
Chicago Ill.,, Nov .3,-The political &C
ton committee OF the Tippecanoe club,
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