Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-11-02
WILL CONTINUE WAR
AGUINALDO NOT YET READY TO
TO YIELD.
HAS PLENTY OF ARMS YET
Americans Have Some Small Brushes
With the Enemy-Lieut. Gilmore
Still Alive and a Prisoner-Filipino
Women and Children Seek Protec-
ton Of American Lines

Manila, Oct. 31.-Three companies
of Col. Bells regiment have had two
encounters with insurgents near La
BAN and scattered them. The insur-
gents left four officers and eight men
dead on the field; the Americans cap
tured three prisoners and several guns.
On the American side one man was
killed and two officers and six men
wounded. Captain French took a re-
connoitering party beyond Labam after
he had met the enemy and was rein
forced by Major Bishop with two COM
panies. The insurgents brought up
the cavalry reinforcements and there
was a second fight, during which their
leader, Maj. Salvador, was killed and
many wounded and carried away. Col.
Bell has been given free hand around
BacolOr. He has 60 mounted men
securing the country daily and they are
killing many Filipinos in the skirmish-
es. The Spanish commission which
entered the insurgent lines a month
ago with money to relieve the wants of
several thousand military and civil
Spanish prisoners returned to Angeles
Monday. The commissioners report
that they spent most of their time in
Tarlac and vicinity where there are
some 1900 sick Spaniards in the hos
pital. The Filipinos ill-treated and i'll
fed them, refusing to surrender them
as we'll as other Spanish prisoners In
hope of compelling Spain to recognize
the independence of the islands. From
Tarlac to Bamban, about two thirds of
| the way, the commissioners travelled
| by train on the Manila-Dagupan rail-
way, escorted by handsomely mounted
Filipino cavalry. They were received
between the outposts by members of
Gen. Macarthur S staff where they were
brought by train to Manila. There are
fourteen American prisoners at Tarlac,
they say, all of whom are well treated.
Lieut.. J. G. Gilmore of the United
States GunbOat Yorktown, who fell in
to the hands of the insurgents at Baler
| last April where the Yorktown had
gone on a special mission to relieve the
| Spanish garrison, is at Bingat. The
commissioners have brought a letter to
Gen. Otis from relatives of the muir
dered Filipino, Gen. Luna, who wish
to avenge the assassination by Agui-
naldO's officers and who ask a personal
interview with the military governor.
According to the commissioners state
ment, Aguinaldo, who is still a. Tar
lac, with 5000 troops, wishes to con-
tinue the war, although he has a high
opinion of the American officers and
soldiers. Gen. LawtOn he calls Ell
General De La Noche'' Might GeneraD
because that commander has attacked
him so often in darkness. He
never knows when to look for him.
Aguinaldo is said to be well supplied
with arms and ammunition and able
to get plenty Oh rice from the northern
provinces. With the Spanish commits
sioners came large number of women
and the families of eight prominent
officers of the Filipino army who re-
Gently applied to Gen. Otis for permits
sion to send their families to Manila,
Upon receipt of the military governor
reply the nature of which had not been
disclosed, the women and children
started, under an escort from Tarlac,
for the American lines. When they
arrived Gen. Macarthur compelled
them to halt a mile beyond the out
posts, where they will remain while
their credentials are being examined.