The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1899-05-13
REBELSsDISCARD RIFLES
FIREARMS THROWN AWAY FOR LACK OF
AMMUNlT ION.
The Insurreotion Nearing the End-At.
tempts to Fire Manila Are Flustrated-
Rebels Are Routed at Maasin-"Every-
body Happy" In Our New Possessions.

Washington. -The officials Of the
state and war departments are looking
for a speedy collapse Of the insurrec-
ton in the Philippines. Not only is
this expectation based on the private
advices that have come from the Phil
ippine commission as to the negotia-
tons that have been going on between
that body and the insurgent represen-
tatives but also upon the successful
development Of Macarthur and Law
tons campaigns. The press reports
announcing that LawtOn is meeting
slight resistance in his movement
northward; that the insurgents are
fleeing before him, and thstt. more i'm
portant still, they are casting away
their arms, are facts tending to indi'
cate the approach of the end. The
throwing away Of the arms is claimed
by the naval officers to be the results Of
the navy's effort to cut off the supply
of incoming ammunition to the insur-
gents. Without ammunition there
would be no inducement to carry along
their weapons. The army officers here
say that it is either lack of ammunition
or a breaking down of their courage
that has led the Filipinos to abandon
their rifles Moving northward from
Balinga, where he is reported this
morning, Lawton is apparently con-
verging with his forces upon Mt. Ara
vat, distant about sixteen miles, the
point at the bend of the Rio Grande
where Otis predicted the insurgents
would make their last stand. With
Macarthur moving northward from
San Fernando the two columns should
meet before this last insurgenst strong
hold within about four days if they
meet with no more than the ordinary
opposition, so that even if diplomacy
fails there is hope Of the collapse Of
the rebellion from purely military rea
sons within a week or ten days.
FIGHTING WITH FIRE.
Washington.-The adjutant general
Is in receipt Of a private letter, dated
March 81, from Gen. Otis. in which he
remarks; "The insurgents fight with
fire more than anything else, and their
repeated attempts to burn up Manila
have only been frustrated by the con-
slant efforts of the provost marshal and
his guard. Everybody here is compar-
atively happy. The best Of feeling
prevails among the troops mo quarrels;
no chickering's; but all work cheerfully
to secure what the government de-
sires. "
REBELS ROUTED IN SHORT Or
DER.
Manila. Maj. Gen. Lawton's col.
umn advanced to position two and a
half miles north of Balinag Saturday.
Before making a forward movement
Gen. LawtOn sent back to Manila two
wounded men of the Minnesota regi-
ment and one of the Oregonians, who
were hurt in Saturdays fighting, be-
sides twenty sick men. They were
sent by way of Malolos Gen. Lawton' 8
advance metwith but slight opposition.
Outside of Maasin 2, 900 rebels who &C.
cupied an intrenced position were rout-
ed in short order
Many corpses Of rebels have been dis
covered in the river at San Tomas.
Scores Of rifles and other arms have
been recovered from the river, into
which they were thrown by the retreat
ing rebels. Maj. Gen Macarthur
division is resting at San Fernando,
making in the meantime extensive rec
onnaissances.