Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-12-16
RTINsBURG. ". va. SATURDAY. DECEMBER Is. 1893.
THE FILIPINO NEWS
LATEST REPORTS FROM THE
CAMPAIGN.

Latest REPORTS FROM THE
CAMPAIGN.
Evidence That Aguinaldo's Band t1se
Been Broken up--The scattered|
Troops Are Advised 20 hereatter|
Follow Guerilla Methods.
Gen. Young reports the rescue 81
Brutne, of the Nevada Regiment Ana
Edwards. of the gunbOat Yprkt0Wn,
who hare been held prisoners ~ me
Filipin0s. SEE
Gen. Tino. conveying the otler
American prisoners north. A h0kIy1
pursued. Agninaldo is fuGlklxe fn
the mountains, his b0dyguard HAVING
been destroyed aud Gregorto del fi4nx
killed.
Colonel smith, With 4 tletachm9Iit
OF the Seventeenth Infantry, has
rounded and captured In . VIII
near MalasQui party of &srerF1
who had made their headQuAx
there. The party included the h4~4
which assaasinated seven of1cinlA ~
MalasQui for friendliness 70 the 49,
leans. 4 lN
Over 5000 spanish prisoners m a@S|
Philippines have been released during
the past month.
Organized rebellion no longer exIat9|
In the Philippines. according 70 Qe1,
Otis's report The American troQrM|
are actively pursuing rcbber bands
and all important and threatened cenI
tres Of population In the north Lu9o4
hare been occupied
!.
Gen. Lawton has occupied ~
Miguel without a fight. This was ~
headquarters OF Gen. Pho del Pilal
who was supposed to have the larGen
force or insurgents north 0f Manila.
Gen. Otis cables that the hoxnf
ports In the Philippines Will be opened
ais soon as transportation tor troopg|
can be secured
a report has reached Manila that
Gen. Alejandrino and stan have sur.
rendered to Gen. Macarthur. MAYOR
Spence. with 4 column OF the Thlrfys
second Regiment. has captured = new
insurgent camp IN the mountains, ten
niles from Dinalupan. northwest Ct
Manila Bay,
Gen. Gregorio del Pillar, command
ing Aguinaldoe body opard, was
Killed BY Major MarQh.e hattolt0n at
/ tho Thirty.third In1Sn1rr & / dSht
northwest Of CervanteA ~ Do, ,.
The uprising by native police n NJ.
/ iata district. I.leufenant August 3.
| Lcdyard, Of the sixth Infantry, WAS
the American ofIicer killed
The Thirty-third infantry, under
Colonel Hare. captured Bangued, east
Of VigRn, on Tuesday, and the Arneri-
cans are now In pursuit Of the insur-
gents.
About 600 prisoners have escaped
from the Filipinos. They report that
the insurgents allowed all but one
American and prominent Spaniards to
escape from Bangued
A report reached Manila that there
has been mutiny OF native police IN
one OF the towns Of the island Of Ne
gros. and that an American officer
was killed.
The Spanish Consul at Manila an.
nounces in dispatch to Madrid that
135 Spanish prisoners have been re.
leased by the Filipinos.
Gen. Otis cables that Bayonbong
was captured by Gen. Lawton on the
been captured by the American troops
in Luzon in the last three weeks.
The two companies OF Macabebe
scouts. under Captain Batson, are do
ing so well In Luzon that 1t has been
decided to organize full battalion OF
those natives.
Gen. Hughes reports from Iloilo !
that one-third Of the island OF Panay |
has been cleared OF insurgents, and |
that he is preparing to follow the en-
envy into the mountains.
Advices from vigan, In Northern |
Luzon, show that the landing party /
from the battleship Oregon took pos /
session on the Gath ult. without op-
position, and that the naval forces |
Will hold the place until relieved by
the army. Lieut.. Gilmore and seven
of his men are said to be at Bagued, /
twenty-five miles east Of Vigan.
Details OF tho complete defeat Of /
the rebels west Of 4angatarem by Col. I
Bell show that the Americans cap
tured all Of the enemy's quick-dring
and Krupp guns. ammunition, ord.
nance supplies. clothing, etc The
Filipino force numbered about 1000
men.
a special Manila despatch says that
Gen. Lawton is In communication
with the rebel generals, who are con-
sidering proposals for surrender to
the Americans.
General Otis has cabled that q force
from IliolO had routed the insurgentsI
az JarO. killing eighteen and capturing
seven prisoners. four small cannon
and several thousand rounds of ann
munition. The insurgents were driven
north to Santa Barbara. American
casualties. six wounded.
News comes from Manila that Faith.
cr McKinnon, late Of the California
Volunteers who was appointed an
army chaplain and sent to manila with
Archbishop Chappelle to assist In pac
flying the natives. also went forward
by direction Of the Pope to All the