Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-13

MANILA, Dec. 13.-Colonel Smith,
with detachment of the Seventeenth
infantry, surrounded and captured in
village near Malasqui party of guer-
rillas who had made their headquarters
there. The party included the band
which assassinated seven officials at Ma
lasqui fo- friendliness to the Ameri-
cans.
All are insurgents who became BAN
dts when the disintegration of the
Filipino army began. They kept the
country around Malasqui in state of
terror for several weeks and committed
% murders IN less than that number of
days. When they were caught they
were promptly sent to General Mao.
Arthur's headquarters at Bayambang
by train.
1t is expected that they will be speed
lily tried and either shot or hung as an
example, II convicted.
The whole country north Of San Fer
nando and Manila, except within the
permanent line Of troops around the
city and the closely patrolled stretches
OF railroad, swarms with similar bands.
Probably they will be increased by men
from Pillars army, many of whom are
making their way south to join the in
surgent force IN Cavite province.
These people, for the most part, sue
ceeded in dodging General Grant,
Colonel Bell and Colonel Hood troops,
who are securing the country for them.
They devote their energies to ambush.
ing commissary wagons and to picking
up soldiers who leave their commands.
Every day some wagon train is fired
upon or some soldier disappears.
General Wheelor's secretary, Mr..
Garrett, was disarmed and slashed by
n boloman almost within sight Of head.
quarters, his assailant pursuing him
nearly into the headquarters building.
The policy Of these rutiians is to make
the country uninhabitable for Ameri-
cans and TO frighten natives into re.
framing from giving assistance to the
Americans, as we'll as to compel the in
habitants to support the insurrection.
Frequently they raid and loot towns.
The brother OF the president OF linus
went outside the town the other day TO
harvest some rice. He was captured by
hts compatriots, accused Of being Spy
and executed. Only n small proportion
tho insurgont arms have been surTen-
.ered and the problem OF suppressing
tA.a guerrilla warfare is anything but
easy OF solution. Some of the Ameri.
can officers think 1t worse than fighting
Indians, owing to the difficulties of the
country and the trouble in locating the
enemy. who resort when hard pressed
to the Amigo dodge and hide their guns.
Some OF the Americans favor the issu.
ance of proclamation declaring all ma.
tives found with arms TO be bandits.
punishable ~ criminals instead of being
treated as prisoners Of war.
Information was received at headqunr.
ters that 600 Spanish prisoners have
been shipped from Vigan TO Manila.
and that 1900 others have been assem-.
bled at Vigan. including General Pena.
Probably these are Spaniards released
by General Young's troops In the BEN
guet district, where they were concen-
trated by the insurgents.
LONDON, Dec. l3.-Reuters' Telegram
company received the following dispatch
from Hongkong;
"The insurgent government ESQ
called) Of the Philippines will be
changed 20 u dictatorship, to continue
hostilities against the Americans exclu-
sively by the methods OF guerilla war;
ware. The Filipino army IL being split
up into small bands, the troops taking
an oath before separation that they will
fight until their oountry's rights are
recognized.
"a force of United States troops who
landed at Vigan, south Ilocos province,
from the United States battleship Ore.
gon. was defeated by the Filipinos un.
dor General Finio (rinoO ON Dec. 4.
The Manila newspapers, despite the cen.
sorship, admit that General Lawton is
missing"
The foregoing dispatch was evidently
sent by tho Filipino Junta in Hongkong.