Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-20
RAN INTO
AN AMBUSH.
But Americans Only Lost a
Few Of Their Men.
DESER1loN OF NATIVES
Was Responsible For the Fail
ure of an Expedition in the
Island Of Cebu
MINE HAD BEEN PREPARED
But Its Explosion Did Not Do Any
Serious Damage Filipino View
as to What Will Satisfy the Natives
of His Country.

NaIli'a. NOV. Il, Via oin FIullCiSCo,
| Dec. 9.Beated mail reports have
! reached Manila Of an expedition on the
| island of tebu last month by a small
| fo,ce of American soldiers OF the Sixth
t infantry. which was repused by insur
gents mainly through the dcsertion Of
native allies upon whom the Americans
depended The Sixth infantrymen killed
We're: Daniel +. Adams, Company A.:
Charles n. Cotely, Company A. Wound
| ed William Stowell. Bert Hutchinson.
! The American commander at head
/ quarters in the town of Ccbu received
+, information that IL force of Insurgents
had occupied the village of Maulbaul, on
the west coast of the island. that they
We're leVNing heavy taxes and taking
food and horses. and that the villagers
would be glad to have them driven away.
Captain Walker took a detachment of
ten, soldiers aboard the steam launch
! Powerful on the 14th of October. and
proceeded along the coast. stopping at
I the towns of Naga and c:lrcai, where ten
men We're added to the force from each
garrison. At the latter town a BODY of
| 16o native policemen who We're friendly
to the Americans, was mustered into
the service by their captain. Senor Malta
These natives We're armed with spears
and bolos and had but a few guns among
, them ON the evening of the 10Th the
Powerful reached Maulbaul. The insur-
gents had retired to the hills. SO the
force camped for the night. Early in
the morning they We're on the march,
! The Company c detachment acted as
advance guard and the natives brought
M the rear. For three miles they ad-
Nanced along a narrow road. with the
sea on one side and Il high cliff on the
other. Finally they We're compelled to
enter a rocky pass. Just as they en-
tered the bass there was great ex-
pl"sion almost in their faces and they
We're covered by shower of soft earth
The insurgents had prepared Il gunpow-
der mine to annihlate the party, but the
soil and rocks We're so soft that the
Americans suffered no injuries beyond
bruises.
Immediately after the report. Filipinos
hidden in the cliffs opened fire Two
Americans and five natives fell at the
first fire. which came from very short
range. The police We're thrown into
confusion and began to run. leaving the
few Americans to bear the attack. This
the men of the Sixth did bravely. They
retired in good order. carrying their dead
and wounded. and returning the insur-
gent fire with such effect that 18 Of the
enemy were killed. The party returned
to Maulbaul and re-embarked for Ccbu
where they arrived the following day
with their dead and wounded.
Manila. Dec. 19-4:45 p. m.--Mamini
formerly member of the Filipino cabi-
most intellectual of the insurgents. said
to a correspondent of the Associated
Press at Manila today:
'''rhe future peace of the Philippines
depends entirely upon the form of gov
ernment the Americans establish. We
are vancuished because we lacked food
and munitions, and mismanaged our af-
fairs. But the spirit of independence
is craving for recognition. The individ-
uality of the Filipino people still lives
If the government eventually established
here is liberal. secure and free, the salts
faction and cOntentment of the people
will result and there will be no trouble
If it is otherwise the people will be dis
satisfied and will aid revolutionary
movements, which surely will occur
sooner or later Without the peoples
support such movement is impossible.
Everything depends upon what the
Americans do. The subsequent guerrilla
warfare will be easily terminated if the
people do not support it. which they will
not 90 IL they are satisfied. Otherwise .
II will be possible to prolong it indefi-
nitely.
Il believe that the Filipino people
SnOuIu Oe collSulleu dS III tue nature ana
details Of the government to be estab- |
lished. If the war results in the recog-
milton of our desires. rights and necas- .
stiles as a people to he governed. it viii
not have been in vain.
The Panay insurgents have been !
driven out of the island by General !
Hughes and are passing 10 Negros, whore |
thew are courting trouble. Two hun
dred recent arrivals thare from Panav |,
anhushed Lieutenant a. G. I.edyard |
with a PARTY of Is men nf the Sixth In |
fan.ry. II was in this fight that Lieu |
tenant Ledvard was killed, falling at the !
second VOllev.
Colonel Smith. governor of Negros. has |
been obliged to arrest several prominent