The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-08-30
BAD AS WEYLER.
Gen. Otis Nefarious Work in the
Philippines.
DICTATED ALL DISPATCHES
Phrases and Aojectjves Put into
Them MagnifYing Amerl-
can Military Opera
lions.

mons.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press at Manila writes as. follows VIA
Hong Kong:
The. Filipino rebels appear to retain
much more of fighting spirit than
might be expected after their recent
San Fernando experiences and General
Lawton's 6rubbings in the south.
After giving up San Fernando with
feeble struggle they cntrenched them,
selves at Angeles, working for several
days and impressing combatantS
INTO the work. thus saving the armed
men for the fighting. They engaged
Lieutenant Colonel Smiths regiment
AID the artillery warmly for four hours,
making, oneof the most stubborn resls-
tances of the campaign. But, the
Americans are indebted to the usual
poor craftsmanship of the Filipinos as
we'll as to their own strategy for their
small loss.
In the province Of Cavlte, where 1t
was. supposed the rebels had been scat
tered and demoraized beyond recuper.o
alton, they have assembled an army OF
several :. S.thousond men distributed
among the important towns from the
lake to the bay. After the San ternan-
do engagement the rebels attempted to
deter the Americans from a further
advance northward by meuacing the
railroad communications. Several hun
dred of General Pic del Pillars men
crossed the Rio Grande between the
American outpost towns, and threaten
ed Baliuag, Quinqua and other places
with small American earrisons, walle,
during Sunday and Monday nights,
smaller bands tried to tear up the rail
road tracks at several poilts between
Bigaa and Malolos. Relnforcements OF
American troops, however, were seat
along the railroad from Manila to San
Fernando. while the forces at BaIluag
and Quineua sailed out against General
Pho del Pillars men and the insurgents
were easily driven away. In brushes
between these Filipinos and the Amerl-
cans during three days the Americans
lost several men, while the Filiplnos
loss was heavy.
OF these operations the Associated
Press correspondent was permitted to
send only an inadequate dispatch, die
tated verbatim by Major General Otis
The censor writes stereotyped official
phrases and adjactives into the dis
matches tending to magnify the Amer
lean operations and to minimize the op-
position. General Ous says newspa-
pers are not public institutions, but
private enterprises, and the corrcSlon-
dents are only h,le on sufrancc.
All reports f4on the rebel territory
agree that the scarcity Of food IS IL
creasing and that the rebel command
ers at Apart and other points refuse
to obey Aguinaldos order IN regard to
closing the ports held b. the rebels
against American ships and say that
any ship bringing stores vii! be vel
coined. Several ships from Manila are
now at suc,. ports. Hundreds Of peo-
pie come into Manila daily and return
to the rebe lines with food aud other
commodities. The guards stationed
along one roau reported that ), 900 per
sons passed through the lines in three
DAYS ard that Is tons Of rice was car
ried out, in small parcels, o" the same
road, IN ten days. Much q this un-
doubtedly goes to aid the rebels, but
the authorities permit this traffic from
motives of charity towards the women
and children, gho are undoubtedly sui
fering. -.
General Macarthur is establishing
municipal governments in tie villages
north Of Manila.
The mayor Of Baliuag, the first town
where General Lawton established the
same rule. who was supposed to be oGe
Of the most friendly and trustworthy OF
the natives, has been placed IN jan,
charged with arranging with the rebels
for an attack on the town.
The American troops have been with
drawn from all that part Of the coun-
trv which was half cleared OF rebels IN
the expedition Of the Americans IN
June last.
The rebels have returned to San Ma,
teo. which was abandoned for the third
time after it's recent capture. 1t is al
legged that more than half the Howltzer
ammunition during the fight at Angeles
was defective and failed to explode.