The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-06
GUNBOATS GET
IN THEIR WORK
0rani BOmbarded and a
Force Landed.
URDANETA IS RAISED.
Hull of the Sunken GunbOat Was
Brought Back to Cayite.
AGUINALD0'S ARMY TO DISBAN0.
4 Report that He Has Ordered His
Men to Return to Their Farms-it
May he His Idea to Preserve
the Productivencss Of the
Country as Base of Sup
plies 10 His Army.

MANILA. oct. 5.-5:lO F. M.-The cxpe-
ditlon sent to the OranL river under the
command Of Captain Cornwell. to recover
the sunkcn gunboat Undancta. returned
to Cavite yesterday with the hull Of the
boat after bombarding Orani and landing
d force.
Captain Cornwell brought one prisoner.
Lieutenant Franklin, Of the army gun
boat Laguna De Bay. guided the expedi-
tlon. There were no casualties.
on Monday morning the expedition en-
tered the river ana anchored
above Orani near the Urdaneta, the in
habitants OF the town simultaneously
evacuating IL ana carrying their belong
ings with them.
ine gunbOats bOmbarded Orani the
beaches and the surrounding country for
half an hour, receiving d. Mauser vollcy
in reply
The Urdaneta was towcd of the bar
about 10 O'Clock that evening, the opera
tions Of the Americans being unmolested.
LANDING EFFECTED.
The following morning the lombard
ment was renewed 10 cover a landing of
soldiers. Dlue jackets ana marines. aVout
nan mAe above the town. On entering
Ordni the Americans experienced a sngnt
rifle IRE from the tliplno trenches. Iney
iOuhd the town untenanted and that the
sneis mad ignited u few butts
Inc Archbishop OF Mania notified Cen
erai Gus thdt tnere was pot on foot
10 burn the residences of the Governor
General and the Archbishop. together
WIN several government buildings and
nahhs, Dut the pot falied 10 naterialize,
possibly because Of d display OIL force.
Inc hrst reports regarding the affair
at faranaque last night seem to have
Deen much exaggerated. The facts are that
small band Of insurgents, following
the Bay road, poured a volley into the
village, and later another into Las Pluas.
with the result that two or three houses
were burned. The cracking OF the bam-
boo caused IL 10 be telegrapned to Manila
that there had been much shooting.
The United States transport Warren.
from San Francisco, with $500 recruits.
mas arrived. The l.. S. gunboat, Wheel
ing, from Vancouver. March 9Th. via
Honolulu, while passing St Vincent in
northern LuzOn, shot down a Filipino
nag. Tne Fihpmos fired d volley al the
Wheeling's men who were sleeping on
deck, and the Wheeling bOmbarded the
settlements
FILIP1NOS TO GO HOME.
1880 p. M.-Aguinaldo, according to
report brought to Manila to-day by a
Dominican Friar. has issued orders to
the Filipino soldiers in the northern PROV
inces TO return TO their towns and to
resume farming.
This story lacks confirmation, but the
rumor may De in accord with Agunaldo's
policy OF keeping the country as pro-
ductve as possible by using his men in
alternate shifts on the farms or under
arms
Dagupan. San Fernando and Delicincf.
which are under the guns Of the United
States warships. are supposed to be evac-
uated
1t is alleged that the evacuation order
calls upon the male inhabitants to be-
orderly I'm case of the arrival Of troops.
and expresses the hope that Americans
Will protect the towns.