The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-06-02
Fighting Between Americans and
Insurgents.
DEADLY CAMPAIGN SILL ON
Funston and Lswton DO Effective
Work - COMMANDMENTS
or the End OF A..

MANILA, May as =. M.-Gen-
erals Macarthur and Funston, with
the Kansas and Montana regiments
and the Utah Battery, have dispersed
500 insurgents who were intrenched ON
the railroad beyond San Fernando.
near Santa Arita. The American scouts
were fired upon from the trenches un-
expectedly, and withdrew. The firing
was heard at San Fernando. and Gen
Macarthur assembled his troops aud
marched quickly after the scouts.
The Montana Regiment fianked the
trenches on the left and the Kansas
Regiment attacked the enemy's right
flank, Gen, Funston leading the charge
at the double quick. The insurgent loss
was large. many prisoners were cap
tured, and II Is reported that twenty
Americans were wounded.
MANILA, May 24.-Gen. Lawton has
Withdrawn practically all of his com
mand To Malolos. His march toward
Manila at this time indicates an aban-
donment Of the campaign for the rainy
season, which is due. IL is said that
Gen. Otis plans to keep all OF the rivers
clean by the use of gunboats, and thus
have a base Of supply independent Of
roads and railways.
MANILA-May 24.-6:25 p. M.-Two
companies of the Third Infantry and
two companies of the Twenty-second
Infantry, forming Gen. LawtOn's rear
guard, returning from San Miguel to
Balinag yesterday escorting a signal
party which was picking up wire laid
with Gen. Lawton's expedition, found
that the insurgents had reoccupied the.
country and hard fighting followed
from daylight until the Americans
camped at night. But the troops COM
pleted their work. though harassed by
the enemy. One American was killed
and fourteen were wounded. The,
troops captured twenty prisoners and
thirty rifles.
1t developed today that five men in
stead OF one were drowned by the sink
ing of a raft loaded with soldiers of the
Fourteenth Regiment at the Pasig fer
ry. Twenty insurgents were killed and
forty were wounded in the engagement
with Maj. Bell, a recOnnoitering par y
consisting of two companies Of the
Fourth Cavalry, in the vicinity Of San
to Arita yesterday.
Gen. Lawton, with the rest of his.
troops, has arrived at Malolos. His
expedition marched 100 miles in TWEEN
ty days. had twenty-five fights, cap
tured twenty-eight towns, destroyed
300, 900 bushels of rice and only lost
six men killed and thirty-one wound
ed. On the other hand, Gen. Lawton
estimates that his troops killed 400
insurgents and wounded double that
number.
The Oregon and Minnesota regiments
are returning to Manila.
The Spanish newspaper Oceania, has
been suppressed for publishing sedi-
tious editorials.
NEW YORK, May 24.-The Journals
Washington special says The Presi-
dent received dispatches today from
Gen. Otis and Professor Schurman,
president of the Philippine Commis
sion. The features were the PROPOSE
ton of Gen Otis to continue the war
increasingly until the absolute surrend-
er Of the Filipinos is effected, and the
proposition of Professor Schurman 10
endeavor to secure the same end by
diplomacy.
The result of the Cabinet conference
may be stated briefly as follows: First,
that Gen. Otis will prosecute the cam
paign with vigor and after his own
style; second. that all possible means
be tried to get before the Filipino PEG
pie the terms of the President, by
which they may secure a lasting and
advantageous peace.
For two weeks, II the weather per
mits, the fighting will be pushed by
Otis In all directions, but with the es-
pecial view to guarding the railroad
running north and to put the denseiy
populated sections of Luzon near Ma
Mia under American control. After
this Is accomplished and the rainy sea-
son makes marching impossible the
plan is to erect blockhouses and os-
tablish garrisons at the stations on the
line of the railway captured by the Am
orleans. in the productive and popu-
lOus eastern section and In the south.
along the shores of l.aguna de Bay
and the strip between that lake and
Manila bay.