The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-09
FOES DARING DEED
Rush up to Outposts en- a
Train.
TCAO I'D DAIlM MAV TQANk
TEAR UP RAILWAY TRACK
THEN AWAY THEY GO, MAKING
THEIR ESCAPE.
SHELLING OF SASMOAN AND GUAGUA
War Department Cuts out Part of Otis Dispatch.
Macarthur Confronted by 1000
Filipinos Who Think They
Can Whin An, oeicanc
Can Whip Americans.

IAN whip HIneTCdnSs
Manila, May S.-7:40 p. m-The Fill
pinos surprised the United States
forces at San Fernando with a daring
trick on yesterday. A railway train
with an engine at each end was run
almost to the American outposts and
in plain sight of the town. Before
they could be reached a gang of ma
tives sprang off the train, tore UP
several lengths of the railway track,
boarded the train again and steamed
away so quickly that there was no
opportunity to capture the raiders.
The Nebraska regiment is asking for
temporary relief from duty Only
375 men of this regiment are left at
the front.
RAID ON FILIPINO TOWNS.
Manila, May s.-2:15 p. m.-The
army's gunboats Laglina de Bay and
Cayadonga, under command OF Cap
tain Grant, which started up the San
Fernando River for Guagua on yes
terday, as was presumed, to establish
there base of supplies for the troops
engaged in the northern campaign,
returned today, Major General Mac
Arthur having failed to connect with
the expedition. The gunboats found
rebels entrenched at Sosmoan and
Guagua on the waterfronts of the
towns. The vessels steamed past the
forts, shelling the occupants and
driving ,nem out. Landing parties
from the boats entered both towns.
capturing at Sosmoan Spanish
captain in uniform who was ostens-
bly, a prisoner in the hands of the
rebels, and also a native officer. AR
irving at Guagua, the town and a
small gunboat were found burning,
and the natives evacuating the place
in consequence OF the bombardment.
AT Sosmoan, the landing party cap
tured a number of Filipino flags and
a quantity of arms, chiefly bolos and
bows and arrows, besides lot of
band instruments which the men
played as they marched back to the
boats.
Captain Grants expedition will
probably return up the San Fernando
river, after having been reinforced,
on recently purchased light draft
spanish steamers.
WATSON WILL SUCCEED DEWEY.
Washington, May S.-The Navy De-
partment has selected successor to
Admiral Dewey to command the Asiatic
Station. Orders were issued to-day de-
taching Rear Admiral Watson from COM
lnand of the Mare Island Navy Yard
and ordering him to report to Rdmiral
Dewey at Manila to relieve that officer
when he feels that he can be spared
there. Rear Admiral Kempff, at pres
ent on waiting orders has been ordered
to succeed Admiral Watson in command
of the Mare Island Navy Yard.
1t was stated at the Department to-day
that Admiral Dewey will come from
Manila direct to New York when he re-
turns to the United States. However, it
was added. the Admiral will not start
until the commission, of which he is
member, has completed the work it has
undertaken, at least so far as it relates
TO the restoration of peace on the
islands.
SEVEN THOUSAND CONFRONT
HIM.
Manila. May $40 p. m.-To clear
the Filipinos out of Bacolor, about five
miles southwest of San Fernando will
be the next task of the Americans. The
rebel General Mascardo has a force of
1000 men there, we'll armed and possess
ed of plenty of ammunition. His troops
have never met American soldiers, and
they think. according to reports carried
to San Fernando, that they can whip
the whole lot.
-. fhnr
sands of natives are working like beays
ers. digging trenches and carrying the
dirt in baskets.
1t is rumored that Mabini, President
of the Cabinet, and minister of Foreign
Affairs in the so-called Filipino Govern
ment, who is Radical, is to be sue
ceeded by Paterno. the Trainer of the
Spanish treaty of 1898. This change is
regarded as significant at the present
juncture.
If the inhabitants Of the San Fcrnan-
do region are to be believed there is lit
tie sympathy with the insurrection in
that quarter. Before evacuating the
city the rebels burned the church and the
public buildings and looted the Chinese
quarter. They drove many rich Fill
pinos, with their families. out of the city
before them, as well as hundreds of
kihinese, to prevent them helping the
lericans. They cut the throats of
country beyond Calumpit is full of
rts of ingenious trenches and pit
pads, with sharpened bam-
\ely the Americans es-
pear San Tomas, where