The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-11
-. h.n nntl they dIsappeared IN the

deadly han until they disappeared In the
woods Staying dozens
L,'r veisenDerser deployed the
sharushooters along the snore. f'naIly
!, 80 bodv was sent against the enemy
,r trc woods. driving tnen toward the
mountains. General LawtOn estab ished
heaaolartels az tne palace and guard
was Immediately placed In the cnurch
a. the sacred e>.nces are always the
first objective of looieis. Nitnn an
b,.r me town was paroiled and All
Ioofin, ricld.v prevented. Almost all the
i,bebl'anfs had fed during the two pr
rcJing ni.hts. Aud only a few Chinese
No., i,oners have emerged from hiding
and resumed business
FORTY DEAD FILIPlNOS.
q, .he marshes north OF the city were
fourd forty dead Filipinos-some teri
blv torn by sheils-and many others
wounded to whom, The Americans offer
ed their Canteens. as though they Were
comrades A surgeoI VINO taVersed the
fofd counted eighty killed. and General
rq,vtou Will report at least sixty-eight
ono Ffliplno. attempting TO make his
,sc,ro aiashed vclouslv - Naior Wri7-
crhereor who shot and killed him. Yes
teradv the insurgents captured two men
of tbe Fourteenth Infantry while un-
armed but the Americans stole the guns
of their captOrs dubbed them. hid IN
the trees over night and returned this
morning The gunboa's this afternoon
have been searching the Santa CRUZ river
FOR shipping.
Tomorrow the expedition will push
forward. the Americans having destroyed
miles of telegraph lines, cutting off in
sureent communication east ana west.
An expedition consisting Of about 1,5oo
men. commanded by General Lawton.
lof San Pedro Macati, on the River
pasig. on Saturday night with the pur-
nose OF crossing Laguna De Bay and
capturing the town of Santa Cruz on the
eastern shore on the lake The American
froone were then as planned. - sweep
the country TO the south. The force con-
sisted Of 200 picked sharpshooters from
the various regiments. Hawthorne and
Mountain battery. Gales squadron, and
three troops Of the Fourth cavalry, un-
mounted. Bronkes and Tappen's batta-
lions of the Fourteenth infantry. Linck
battalion of the First Idaho Infantry and
FRAMES battalion Of the First North
Dak0ta infantry under General King
The fotilla of twenty canoes. towed
bv tugs and conveyed by the gunboats
Taetua De Bay. Oesto and Napp'dan,
and preceded by the launch containing
General I.awton and General King. moved
toward the lake Just as evening was set
Ting in. il was a truly picturesque scene.
The men carried rations for ten days with
the lightcst marching equipment. Gen
oral Iawt0n's plan was to reach santa
cruz on Sunday morning at daybreak, 10
capfure or destroy any insurgent gun
boats or Shipping. to take the town ana
anon scour the country to the south OF
The lake a distance not yet explored by
the Americans
TWO WOUNDED.
MANILA. April 1O-l:f5 =. M.-The IN
surronts along the railway hred at
scouting party near Malolos to-day
,.oundfne two members Of the Kansas
regiment --,.o-.,.,
The United states Gunboat bennington
has gone 90 Baler. on the east coast III
10 to ~elieve "A Spanish garrison OF
fortv-seven men which mas Deeh pe-
leagured there since May
n Is considered significant that tne
Oceanic Espanola. formerly raolaly III
cavor of The Filipino government Is no"
cotnselling disarmament, advising the
r-ilfninos 10 accept the inevitable
II has carefully analyzed the prociaHa-
.tia, ~ +hc United States-Philippine COM
mission. pointing out the advantages oi
the definite pol-v deiermlneu upo"'
,r,>-rrA Anrll 7-(via Hong Kong.
Anru 1oD-Though hundreds Of Filpinos
are daily returning TO their homes ana
are desirous Of resuming peacetul pur
suits and though the proclamation ISSUED
Inv the United States Philppine Com
,nissfon has given an impetus to TINS
movement the war Is far from ended.
A PREDICTION
One Of the foremost Americans SAID
recently: -,
.VVe viii see a hundred thousand SOL
diors in the Philippines before the Ameri-
cans control the islands" and a majority
of the army are OF his opinion.
II is generally considered that great re-
Inducements are necessary, there not be-
ing n sufficient number Of American
troops I'm the archipelago to make con-
ouest Of the island Of Luzon and hold the
ports occupied: and 1t is thought that II
wouid be cheaper IN the long run and
have a better effect upon the natives 10
establish American supremacy effectually
and quickly than TO temporize with a
score of rebellions
BAD BANDS.
All the stories told by prisoners and
friendly natives agree that a majority OF