Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-08
AMERICANS NEXT
UNDERTAKING.
FiIipinos at BacoIor to be Cleared
Out Immediately.
ENTRANCE OF AMERICANS


Manila, May ITO clear the Filipl-
nos out % iiacoior. about i've miles
southwest of San Fernando will be the
next task Of the Americans. The rebel
General Mascardo has force Of 5000
men thcro. well armed and possessed Of
| plenty II ammunition. His troops have
never mot American soldiers and they
think. according TO reports carried TO
san Fernando. that they can whip the
/ whole lot"
nacoior h well cntfcnchcd and
thousands ~ natives are working like
beavers dlgging trenches and carry
| inr the dift In baskets. The cncny
uses His riiemcn FOR Sighting only. but
tofnpcla the holpfnen and Chinese aud
even the women to labor necessarily.
The rebel outpost u about a. mite be-
| You'd Fun Fernando. with a trench that
holds between 900 and 800 men. From
TINT uoint several voiiryH wcrc fired
last niEht upon the camp ~ the TWEEN
! 10th Kansas regiment.
Neither Mai. Gen. Macarthur nor
| Mai Gen. i.nwtun moved today al
though each rccunnoitnrud tho country
! IN hlu vicinity for ruuc miles from
headquarters. developing the presence
OF small forces Of the enemy.
In the vicinity ~ i.nruna de Hay the
rebels az. extremely active. but the
lines ~ Con. oyunahlnc and Col. Who'll
Icy. who u commanding Gen. Kings
brigade during tho lnttrrH iiinefs. have
| been materially strengthened and
there II no danger In that direction.
AnaiOui;D STEAMERS.
The nrmurcd steamers fagunn de-
Hay und Cnvndongn. under captain
Grant. have gone to 0ungua, about ave
D.
ably To establish % base Of supplies for
the troops engaged on the northern
campaign.
Il 10 rumorcd tina, Mabanl. president
81 the cabinet and minister ~ foreign
nnaifH IN the Hu-cnilr1 Filipino ruN.
eminent who Il radical h 90 be- suc-
cssdvd by iiatrsno. the Trainer N the
spanish treaty ~ 1896. This change iH
regarded uu significant at the present
JunCture.
Tho entrance ~ the Americans into
San Fernando was virtually uuupppHcd.
The Filipinus, who expected the In.
NadcfH to approach from the nsn. had
that side Of the town strongly guarded.
hut therr was only one line OF trenches
beyond San Tomas.
SWIMMING \ RIVER.
Two hattnliona or the Flfty-nfat
Iowa regiment. which swan the river
north ~ the ciiy.Wcrc Hinnrtiy p"ppcfrd
white la the water. but tho robeis dis.
appeared as soon nH the Americans
reached the shore. In the meantine.
the hospital squad had walked across
the bridge into the city. aapposinv the
Americans were there. They cnruun.
tered no natives. The Few Spnnlnrda
and filipinoa who were LETT there, vel.
coined the Americans and opened their
houses 10 them. Gen. Macarthur ac-
c"pting entertainment at The hands ot
senior Hixon, a sugar mnRnntv
n the Inhabitants ~ tho Han frfnnn-
do region ARE to b. believed, there ~
little sympathy with tho Instruction
IN that quarter, Before uVhcuntinr tho
city the rebels burned the church and
tho public building nnd looted the chi
neso quarters, They drove many rich
Filipinon. with their families. out ~
the city before them. nH well ne hun-
drcdH ~ Chinese. 10 prevent them help.
Ing the Americans. They eat the
ih0atn u aomo. Many chinese hid On
roof tops or IN collars. and some es-
capped BY cutting ~ their queues.
There arr MY fresh graves In the
churchyard.
u all sorts og ingenious trenches aud
pitfalls In the roads. with aharponcd
bamboo Fortunately the Americans
have escaped the latter.
IN THE swAMpa.
In the awamrs near San Tomas.
where Gen, Wheaton, truupu ala their
lighting the men sinking 90 their
waists IN tho mud-afc many bodies OF
flllpinoa, smelling horribly
The army u really enjoying lifc ne
san Fernando. which IN tho most pie.
tutcsquo ana WoalthirHt town the
Americans have entered nlnce the oc-
Cupntinn ~ Manila. ID n mainly built
81 stone, the river IN close nt hand and
hlRh hills almost surround a. Many
sugar factories Indicate "a thriving In
duHtry In that respect, and there are
numerous me residences. Gen. Mac
Arthura permanent headquarters ~ os.
tnhlinhod In the best house la the town
The truopH are cucnmpcd around In tho
suburbs ana nrc beginning 60 think
they may be qunrtcrcd thctc during the
Wet HcnFun,
Afirr illncolor has been cleared. wa.
Ter communication with Manila may be-
established, All along tho roads 10
caiumplt the fuel wagons ana hull
teams carrying provisions have % be-
fcrrled. onr by one, across two rivers.
but the FillpinoH have several launches
In the river delta.
TROOPS MUCH ENIIAuaTED.
The American troops nfo much OK.
hauftcd hy tho campaign, ngcopt the
Iowa troops who arc comparatively
fresh. The regiments ~ tie division
average lcra than nfty men tn "a COM
pany, ANA all have Weather-wofn ap-
unurunce.
senator ncvcrldgc of Indiana IL here.
studying the Filipino question.
nriTadler General Charles King has
failed for the United states on board
the transport purbln.
SuOsHONI OIiiuLKs AHHIsIIn.
sheriff Young aud comnis.loner HayI.
Appreciated by Auditor sinslalr,
wardner, Ida. May e,-rho frs. step