Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-04-14
SANTA CRUZ IS CAPTURED
Gen. Lawton Takes the Town Oh
the Eastern Shore of Laguna
de Bay.
UNcENsoRED TELEGRAM FROM MANILA.

GNCENSORED TELEGRAM FROM MANILA.
Large Reinforcemenes VIII BE Necessary
to Put Down the Rebellion in the Phil
ippines-A Filipino Newspaper Advises
the Natives to Accept the Inevitable
Dispatch from Gen. Otis.
Manila, April 1L.-Maj. Gen. Henry
w. Lawton has captured Santa Cruz.
| at the extreme end of Laguna de Bay,
or Bay lake. He drove the rebels.
who were commanded by Chinaman
named Pao Wah. into the mountains
Six Americans were wounded. The
rebels lost 6S men killed and 40 wound
ed. The expedition of l. 500 men, un-
der Mai. Gen. Lawton, which started
Saturday night from San Pedro Macati
! to Laguna de Bay, captured the town
| of Santa Cruz, on the eastern shore
| of the lake, and is sweeping the
| country to the south, consists of
600 picked sharpshooters, chosen
from the various regiments. A fotilla
of 20 canoes. lowed by tugs and con-
veyed by the gunboats Laguna de Bay,
| Oesto and Nappidan, and preceded by
| the launch containing Gen. Lawton
and Gen. King. moved toward the lake
just as evening was setting in. The
men carried rations for ten days, with
the lightest marching equipment.
| Gen. Lawton's plan was to reach Santa
| Cruz yesterday morning at day break,
to capture or destroy any rebel gun
boats or shipping, to take the town
and then to scourge the country to
the south of the lake, district not yet
explored by the Americans
| An Uncensored CabegFam.
| Manila. April z, via Hong Kong.
April 11.-Oncensored)- hun
dreds of Filipinos are daily returning
| to their homes and are DESTROYS of re-
Stunning peaceful pursuits, and though
| the proclamation issued by the United
| States Philippine commission has
| given an impetus to this movement,
| the war is far from ended. One
of the foremost American gen.
erals said recently: I'VE will
see 100, 600 soldiers in the Philip
pines before the Americans con troll
the islands" A majority of the army
are of his opinion. 1t is generally
considered that great reinforcements
are necessary, as the troops here are
| uOS Su1uClchO W IhO VI
the island of Luzon and hold the ports
occupied. It is thought that it would
be cheaper in the long run and have a
better effect upon the natives to estab-
lish American supremacy effectually
| and quickly than to temporize with a
score of rebellions-
A majority of the United States vol
unteers are eager to return home.
s'We did not enlist to fight niggers," is
a remark that is constantly heard.
They consider that there is small glory
in guerrilla warfare, the dangers and
hardships of which cannot be appre-
ciated at home. The volunt eers con-
strue their enlistment Ito the close of
the war;" to apply to the war with
Spain and want to be relieved by reg
ulars.
A Paper CounseIing Disarmament.
Manila, April 1.-THE United States
gunboat Bennington has gone to Ba-
Ter, on the sea coast, in order to re-
lieve a Spanish garrison of AZ men
which had been beleaguered there
since May. 1t is considered signif-
cant that the Oceania Espanola, for
merly rabidly in favor of the Filipino
government, is now counseling dis
armament, advising the Filipinos to
accept the inevitable. 1t has carefully
analyzed the proclamation of the
United States Philippine commission,
poin ting out the advantages of the
definite policy determined upon
Kansas Can Claim Roth.
Manila, April 11.--There are two
Kansas regiments making records in
the Philippines-the Twentieth Kan
sas infantry and the Twentieth United
States infantry-for although the last
named is of the regular army, it has
been stationed in Kansas many years
and it's enlisted men are nearly all
Kansans. The people of Kansas can
Justly claim both regiments, and feel
as proud of the regulars from Fort
Leavenworth as of the volunteers from
the Kansas farm and town.
A Dispatch from Gen. Otis.
Washington April 1.-THE follow
ing dispatch was received from Gen.
Otis to-day:
Manila April IL-Adiutant General. Wash
ington: Lawton'S command captured Santa
Cruz, chief city of Laguna de Bay, this morn
ing: casualties six wounded; lnsurgent troops
driven, leaving 6S dead upon the field and q
large number of wounded: considerable num-
Der captured. Lawton will pursue westward =
AeufnaIdo Issues a Decree
Madrid, April 1.-The following dis.
patch from Manila is published here
sAguinaldo has issued decree direct
ing that Spanish shall be the official
language throughout the archipelago
and protesting against the American
pretension to force the use of English
on the natives, who do not know it."
| The Trial OF Alleged Lvnchers.
Charleston. S. c., April 1.-THE trial