The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-27
r FILIPINOs STILL ACTIVE.
Waging a Vigorous GuerriIIa War
Upon the Americans.

MANILA, Nov. 26.-The last Filipino
council of war was held by the retreat
Ing leaders at Bayamban on Nov. 13, in
the house now occupied by Gen. Mac
Arthur. 1t was attended by Aguinaldo,
Pho del Pillar, Garcia, Alejanderino and
some members of the cabinet. Informa-
ton has reached Gen. Macarthur from
several sources to the effect that the
council recognized the futility of at
tempting further resistance to the Ameri-
cans with united forces, and agreed that
the Filipino troops should scatter and
should hereafter follow guerrilla methods.
The approximate situation of the gen
erals with their forces is as follows: Gen
Conception with $40 men in New Egija
province; Gen. MacsbOlos with 325 men,
ut the town of Binaca, province of Tar
lac: Gen. Pho del Pillar with 800 men,
northeast of -MalOlos; Gen. Aquino with
E0C men, at AIayta: Gen. Miguel with
To- men in Zambos province; Gen. Mas
cardo with 1,00@ men in the mountains
west Of Angeles, and the largest force,
probably under Gen. Trias, in Cavite
province.
Reports of ambuscades and skirmishes
come from every section of the country
along the railway. The districts seem to
be filled with small bands Yesterday
four men of Company D, Ninth infantry
were foraging beyond Bamban when
twenty Filipinos took them in ambuscade
killing one and capturing the other three
The Americans resisted for half an hour
The firing being heard at Bamban, Lieut.
Frazer with squad followed the retreat
ing Filipinos for some miles The Amerf-
cans found the body of the dead soldier
They burned the hamlet where the fight
occurred. <:.-r
Five Filipinos ambushed an American
surgeon near Capas He shot one and the
rest fed. Between Bamban and Angeles
a mule train was fired upon by the in
Eulgents, and a Spaniard, a former priS-
oner of the Filipinos, who was with the
train, was shot. At Malasiqui the officials
who welcomed the Americans were MUIR
dered. This was the only railroad town
which the Americans did not garrison,
and on the night the troops withdrew
band of insurgents entered, dragged
Antonio MeJia, president of the town, into
the street and cut his throat The mur-
derers then assassinated the vice presi-
dent and five members of the town coun-
ell in the same manner, and told the
frightened natives who witnessed the
slaughter to spread the news that a sim
liar fate awaited all friends Of the Ameri-
cans.
The mayor Of San Carlos, who rode in
the carriage with Gen. Macarthur and
Col. Bell, when the Americans entered
the town amid the cheers Of the people,
was murdered the next night
Military activity continues in every
section. Col. Bells regiment has sd-
vanced from Bayabang upon Mangatarem.
where it IS supposed there is a large In
surgent force. Two battalions of the
newly arrived Twenty-eighth infantry
have been sent by cascoes to ~Bacocr to
reinforce the south line Maj Spence.
with fifty men Of the Thirty-second regi-
ment, surrounded a village near Bautis-
ton during the night and attacked the
place at daybreak, capturing a Filipino
captain and fifteen men with seven rifles.
The latest news from Gen. Young is
that there are ten cavalrymen and 200
Macabebes with him, most of the horse
men who started having been compelled
to drop out because their horses failed
them.
The Filipinos took the American pris-
oners from Victoria to San Carlos. On
the walls of the Victoria prison and of the