Fair play., 1899-11-25
NEW INsURGENT ACTIVITY.
Operations Around Imus-(;en. Mae.
Arthur's RecOnnniasanee-Tho
Plain Duty of Congress.

Manila, Noy. 21.-There has been Q
:evival of insurgent activity south Of
Manila, particularly in Cavite province.
At linus. Sunday, the Filipinos fred u
smooth-bore cannon, but this was soon
silenced by the American artillery.
Scattered the Enemy.
In the course of the morning Maj.
Cowles, with a battalion of the Fourth
infantry and two guns, scattered the
enemy from the districts around linus
and the direction of Pieres das
Marinas. The Americans could not
pursue the retreating insurgents be-
cause their ammunition was exhaust
ed. The Filipinos were under the
command of Gen. Mariana Trias.
Spies report that the insurgents arc
coming into Cavhe province from Ca
lamba, in Laguna province, and the
other southerly provinces. The insur-
gents have smoothbOrcs and two
modern cannon.
Insurgents Around linus.
Firing was in progress yesterday al.
tcrnoon, and it is reported that there
are more insurgents in the vicinity of
linus than ever before.
Thirty insurgents. under major.
escaped from Bayambang Sunday
.,l, 20, I,nf
cans entered. Others. it is said, threw
their guns into the river and now play
the role of amigos.
Escaped Spanish Prisoncrs.
Many Spanish prisoners, escaped
from the Filipinos. are at Bayambang.
among them the former governors of
the provinces of Tarlac and Zambalcs.
There is also quite large colony of
former insurgent officers collected 1T
that point, including Maj. Ortiz, who
acted as interpreter for the Filipino
commission. headed 10y Gen. Alejand-
rino, which visited Manila in Septem-
ber. Ortiz has donned the amigo cloth
ing and announces that he has aban-
0Oncd the lnSurrectlon.
The New InsurEent Capital.
The Spaniards say that the new in
suIgent capital is Bengaet. and that
the American prisoners are ut Camiti 1.
They report having seen Lieut.. Gill
more and his party in the north.
Two columns, one from linus and
the other from BacoOr, converged On
the Zapote bridge. where they found
u deserted Filipino camp.
Returned to linus Under Fire.
Two troops of the Fourth cavalry.
four companies of the Fourth infantry
and two guns of Capt. Riley's battery.
preceded to Annabo. south of linus.
and came upon the enemy intrcnchrd
at that point. They scattered the Fiji
pines. hut rs the latter were subse-
ruently reinforced. the Americans re-
turned to linus under fire, seven of or
men being wounded. Our scouts found
Il dead insurgents at Annabo.
Gen. MacArthur's RcconnnIssapcc.
Gen. MacArthur's reconnaissance en-.
tered Dagupan yesterday aftcrnonn.
"hc Americans found that no insu-
gents had been there for four dars.
The Thirty-third infantry was proba-
bly, in Dagupan Sunday, leaving aI
night. No insurgents have been seen
anywhere near the railroad. and il is
believed that the only armed force of
any size is in the mountains of the
province of Fables. to the west. al
though there are reports of insurgents
concentrating at San Miguel de Cam
il;ng. west of Panique. and at Man.
gar'arom tor Mangalaroml west OF
Eayambang.
Gen. Macarthur is prepared for TIC
attack. his forces being disposed hc-
tween Durham. province of TarIac. ar!
DGgupan. The Twelfth infantry. a bat
talon of the Seventeenth Infantry. and
two troops of cavalry are with Gen.
Macarthur below Dagupan.
\ Plain Duty of Congress.
Gen. Wheeler has decided not to re
tire from congress. He is writing
letter to President Mckinley. with n
request that il he forwarded to the
house of representatives.
In the course of an interview with
a correspondent OF the press. he says:
Congress. if it occupies the first day
of the session in passing resolution
declaring in unmistakable term, that
the sovereignty of the United States
is to he maintained in the Philippines.
thus dispelling Aguinaldo's delusion
that the anti-impcrialists can assist
him. will he performing sacred d d'ny.
Such a resolution would save the Ev,s
of many American soldiers. and Of
thousands of deluded Filipinos: wohld
avert famine. suffering and desolatiOn
from these islands, and would render
unnecessary the expenditure of hum
1Icds of millions of dollars"
Want I'm American GOvcrnnsent.
The people of Gotta Bato. on the
coast of the Island of
desire the establishment of
American government there, and have
addre ssed a petition TO Gen. Otis ask
ing him to send troops. In relating
how they had appealed to the dato TO
protect them against the attempts OF
Aguinaldo's officials to collect excess
sirc taxes, they say in the petition that
the dato, having compassion for our
sufferings and in the interests of
peace, publicly beheaded half dozen
of these officials.
To Represent CubI.
Havana. Nov. 21.-Gov.- Brooke
has named Senor Zanetti rs the repre-
of Cuba at the Paris EXPOSE