The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-03-25
FILIPINOS BOASTFUL.
Think They Can PrOlOng War and
Wear Out Americans.
Hong Kong Report Says Otis VIII Need
10000 More Rsinforcemsnts-Rsbels
Rspuised In Night Attack
Oregon Res ches Manila.


Kong Kong, March sL--A eorre-
spoudent Of the Associated press at
Manila says: An army has seldom OPP
Grated under harder conditions than
have been encountered by the Amerl-
can flying brigade" The country
/ the American troops have traversed Is
intersected with lagoons, narrow and
unfordable rivers and bamboos so thick
the enemy cannot be seen 100 feet dis
tant During the charges the Ameri-
cans were ignorant as to whether they
were attacking hundred or thousands
Of rebels, which amaEes the foreign OBJ
servera One Of the prisoners taken
by the Americans says the Filipino
leaders boast that they can continue
such a war for years, depending on
the American forces being weaAeneo
daily by 90 men killed, wounded or
invalided Some OF the high officials
here think that 10000 reinforcements
are needed, as the troops now
on this island are hardly more
than required to maintain guard
around Manila and police the city.
A night Attack of Rebels Rspulssd.
Manila, March 90. Some OF the
rebels recently expelled from Cavite
and the small towns in the vicinity OF
raslg combined forces aud Saturday
might attacked a company of the Wash
lngton volunteers at detached post
II Tagulg, about mile and half
. sputheast OF Pasig, Gen. Wheaton i'm
J mediately reinforced the Americans
with two companies each Of the Wash
ink ton and the Oregon regiments The
poA had held the enemy in check and
the fire of the reinforcing companies
repu,sed them, driving them across
TO an island formed by the estu'
, , ary. They were thus in front of the
. TwentS.second regulars On discov
D ering that they were entrapped, the
r rebels fought desperately, aided mate
: rally blythe jungle and darkness, bui
4 they wete completely routed, with
Q heavy loss after two hours fighting
: The Americans lost two killed and q
= wounded, among the latter Lieut.
1 Frank Jones'
n Gen. Otis says the American army
o and gunboats now command the lake
5 He estimates that property OF the in
- surgents valued at $500, 900 has beei
d destroyed, while quantities OF rice an
= sugar and 400 tons of coal, which
+ very valuable here, have been car
: tured. Many prisoners represent tina
the Filipino soldiers are weakening
3. The generous treatment that tn
Z Americans administer to the nativ
prisoners and wounded seems to Unfit
: ence the insurgent army powerfully
II In the opinion of the Americans, how
N ever, the Filipino leaders will contir
y ue to provoke fighting just as long Q
~ they can retain their hold upon the
n followers, because they have ever!
IN thing to gain and nothing to lose. Th
OF enemy have twice as many men on the
40 firing lines as they have arms and ii
NJ, fact that so few arms are captured /
es the Americans is because the guns
h; the wounded Filipinos and many
O. ihess who sus.=sndor ara sPiritod eve
OF Mountain Banditti Repuised.
~ Manila, March 2l.-The mounta
es bandith of Panaya island recent
Of threatened serious attack upon Iloil
p but they were repulsed with loss
y. y, 200 men by Gen. Miller. McNeil's ba
TALON Of the California regimen
under Lieut. Col. DuBoce. has be,
ordered TO embark on the Indiana
IN day, in order to reinforce the 81
ce risons OF the towns OF Bais and Bagu
RI an, on the east coast OF the island
or Negros, where Col. Smith is In co
or mand. This is only a measure OF pl
p caution, as Maj Gen. Otis says he dc
III not anticipate trouble.
n Tho Oregon Arrives at Manila
.e. Washington, March 2O.-The ma
,ir department has been advised by A
,s- miral Dewey Of the arrival at Man
,s. OF the battleships Oregon and Iris
He said the Oregon was in at con
tion for any duty.