The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-11-08
Interesting Resume
!. 0f0ur Achievements.
Republican Paper Throws
Light on Philippine Sit.
u2ttOn.

prlnt6 summary OF the situation in
the Philippine islands from it's special
correspondent there. Richard H
Little The letter, which is dated
Manila. Sept Id. says:
"Here are come figures. made seven
months anti half after our campaign
against the FiIippioos began. Say i.
is Eve miles to Angeles, we hold pos
session Of the railroad up to that point
We can fairly claim possession of the
land half mile on each side of the
track We have possession of the
wagon road and. let Us say. 6 half
mile. on each side from San Fernando.
through Bacolor. to Santa Rita. eight
miles, with four miles to Gusge
We have q road from Mololos to
Balisuag. II miles northeast We
can claim IL square miles here.
1--WE have Manila, out az far az the
wsterworks, FIVE miles away. That
gives us, cay % miles around the
city.
"Then we have the road and q half
mile each side down 1S miles to
lmus. Then we have Calamba and
some other points on the lake that
Gen Lawton captured before he was
ordered back. These towns are not
approached by road, but by boat,
across the Lsguna do Bay, and we
only control the land they stand on.
adding up our total possessions,
We find we have III square miles
"The island of LuzoD contains 42,
900 square miles.
"O1tside of Luzon the insurrec.
tion seems to be growing. The in
surgents hold ports in Mindanao, the
next largest island to Luzon in the
Philippines, and said to be iucalcul
ably rich in gold and silver mines,
iron and copper ores, and other
minerals. besides possessing wonder
full forests of hard wood No Amer
leans have dared venture there as
yet, as Gen Otis has sent no troops
to the island. Euglishmmen aud Ger.
mans are prowling about the island
getting oil the 'ncessions they can.
1t is said severa. prospecting parties
are at work
'Gen. Otis reports oobAicts between
the 'robber bands and American
soldiers 10 Negros sud Cebu The
Nineteeuth and the Sixth aud ooe
battalion Of the Twenty-third infantry
are now 10 these islands fighting the
rubber bauds. who dig trenches aud
occupy towns aod make night at.scks
after the fashion of the insurgents in
Luxon.
"A late report from Cebu is that
some 1000 robbers we're mensciug
our forces and . collision was immi.
neut
"The next campaign 10 gong to be
different from the last. We will get
out of the fat. open country. into
mountainous, tbiekly wooded country.
II We do not end the war here We
will have to carry it into the high,
rockribbsd mountains Of Luson.
1T will be no violstiou of q State
secret to cay tbss the 6rst object of the
next campaign will be to get the rest
OF the railroad from the bands of the
insurgents. The insurgents ought to
be firmly convinced by this time that
We want the Manila and D.gupau
railroad. ~ We have fought along that
line seven months They know We
waut it. and they also kcow that We
are going to get it. for they arc already
tearing up the track. burning the ties
sod buryiog the rails north OF Angeles.
THE country esst of the railroad,
nor,b OF Angeles. to Dsgupsn. is muob
like it is south Of Manila, except high.
er and broken. West of the railroad
are high wountaios that will offer the
insurgents better opportunity to retreat
and escape than they bad 10 the low
country. With the taking Of tho rail.
road. We will have cut of the provinces
Of Zambsles. Psgssinaa. Tsrlso. Pau.
panga and Bataan from the main part
OF the Island, and can lay claim to q
good deal more country than the pre-.
oise amount Of real estate 90 which our
army is uow osmpiog
From the railroad Aguiualdo's
army can hardly retreat any where but
north ward. across tho mouotsin TO tho
fertile valley Of the Rio Grauds de
Csgsyary.
"The walled city cannot uuder
stand Why the army has so much
trouble with the railroad. When the
officers in the field notify the walled
city that the rails have been torn up
from the section Of track just oom.
plotted, aud that the ties have been
e"roed aod the grade destroyed. they
get 40 order to '6x it, So, after q few
miles OF railroad are completed the
aoldiora houo IN 4