The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-21
AGUINALDo. ORIENTAL DEsPoT
Cuts Off The Head of General Lagarda,
Who Advises Surrender

Who Advises Surrender.
Manila. March 20-S:40 a. Ma is
reported on high and reliable authoritS
that Aguinaldo is taking extreme meas
ures to suppress signs calculated to cause
Il cessation of hOstilities. Twelve aGher-
ents of the plan of independence, resi-
dents Of Manila. have been condemned
TO death because they wrote advising
surrender; and all loyal Filipinos have
been called upon to perform the national
service of despatchng them. On Fri
day last General Lagarda visited Ma
lolos for the purpose of advising Aguin-
aldo to quit. He argued with the insur-
gent leader and attempted to convince
him of the folly of his persistence in the
face Of overwhelming odds. Aguinaldo
was furious at the advice and ordered
General Largarda to be executed imlne-
diateIy.
The unfortunate general was promptly
decapitated
Among the incidents of yesterday
lighting was the c0ohiess exhibited by 4
company of Washington volunteers, who
crossed the river in native canoe under
a heavy fire-15 being taken across on
each trip of the small boat--to attack the
enemy's trenches.
The inability of the commissary train
To keep up with the advance led to con-
siderable sufferings, and many of the
men We're completely exhausted when
they were recalled. and. falling from the
ranks, were strung along a distance of
almost six miles, numbers returning TO
camp in the artillery ambulances, which
were always close up to the lines. The
work of the ambulances was especially
worthy of mention.
Among the dead are several who pre-
viously were reported as wounded.
Yesterdays casualties were as follows:
Twenty Regiment-Capt. Frank
=. Jones, Company Il.
Privates Young, Aronson, of Company
ID: Rice. Pasmir, White Ellis. Morgan.
Schunder. Coumphouz and Porte, Com
pany e; Edwards, Company X; Renter,
Company G; and Corporals Comeinerge
and Nelson, Company NJ
Washington Volunteers = Privates
Wesser and Bartlett and Corporal Wat
ers. Company ID; and Corporal Bricklin,
Company X
Oregon Volunteers-Private Brown.
Company NJ.
Minnesota Volunteers Private Bruce,
Company c.
All the above are more or less seriously
wounded.
DIFFICULTIES OF CAMPAIGN.
Hong Kong. March 2O--A correspon-
dent of the Associated Press at Manila
says:
An army has seldom operated uadcr
harder conditions than have been en-
| countered by the American flying hri-
gadc." The country the American troops
have traversed is intersected with la
goons, narrow and unfordable rivers and
hamboos so thick that the enemy cannot
he seen Il hundred feet distant. During
the charges. the Americans were ignor-
ant as to whether they were attacking
a hundred or thousands of rebels, which
amazes the foreign observers. The Fill
pinos We're unexpectedly fierce ut Cainta
Had it not been for the fact that the
American line was thin, the enhlading
fire would have slaughtered many of our
men.
'One of the prisoners captured by the
Americans says the Filipino leaders
boast that they can continue such war
fare for years, depending upon the Amer
lean forces being weakened daily by 20
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
line around Manila and police the
city.
considerable rain has fallen already,
and il seems that the season for rain Is
beginning prematurely. 1t is possible
that when the steady rains begin oar
troops may return to their barracks and
may enable the rebels TO return to their
old positions.
THE Americans have refrainai from
destroying the buildings in the country
swept by General Wheaton's troops. A
sentry has been stationed before every
store at Pasig; but the soldiers are
bringing in loads of loot from dwelling
houses.
TO ISSUE II PRONUNCIAMENTO.
Manila. March 20-The United States
Philippine Commission has held its first
meeting, and decided to issue a nronnn-
riampnt0 M tfp inhabitants Of the ISL