The Portland daily press., 1899-10-06
FILIPINOS CELEBRATE.
This Accounts for Extra
Activity.
Festivities for Their Victories Over
Spain in 1891.
The Paranaque Affair
Exaggerated.
Aguinaldo Has Set Some of His
Men to Farming.

Manila, October 8. IL p. m.-The Fill
ipinos In the inland towns have been
holding festivities to celebrate their VIC
tories over Spain during the revolution
Of 1894 This doubtless furnishes a par
tlal explanation for their agressivensss
during the last few days. At Calamba
and linus they repeatedly assailed the
Americans until they were finally dis.
persed and they have been active at other
points. In one case they had two old
cannon, masked In bushes, throwing
shells toward CalAmba but only a few
exploded. The American artillery In the
final engagement there sent more than
fifty shells among the Fillpinos. The
Archbis mop of Manila notified General
Otis that there was q plot on foot to burn
the residences Of the governor general
and the archbishop together with several
government buildings and banks but the
plot failed to materializs. possibly be-
cause OF display of force. The first re-
ports regarding the affair at Paranque
last night seem to have been much exag-
geratsd. TIE faots are that O small band
of Insurgents, following the ray road,
poured volley into the village and later
another into Las Pinas, with the result
that two or three houses we're burned.
The cracking of the bamboo caused it to
he telegraphed into Manila that there had
been much shooting, The United States
transport Warren from San Francisco
with 1900 recruits has arrived.
The United States gunboat Wheeling
from Vancouver, March 3, via Honolulu,
while passing st. Vincent in Northern
-ks A,n. no
tilipinos fired volley at the Wheeliug's
men who were sleeping on deck and the
Wheeling hom barded the settlement
Aguinaldo, according to n report
brought to Manila today, by Dominioan
friar, from tbs north, has issued orders to
the Filipinos soldiers in the Northern
provinces to return TO their towns and
resume farming.
The story lacks confirmation, but the
rumoI may be in accordance with ARuin-
aldo's policy of keeping the country as
productive as possible by using Eis men
In alternate shifts on the farms and
under arms.
Dagupan, San Fernando, Tin the prov
iDos Of Union) and Deliciuict, which
are under the guns Of the United States
warships are supposed to be evacuated.
1t 10 alleged that the evacuation order
called upon the male inhabitants to BE-
orderly In case Of the arrival of the Amer
ICdQ anu tNufchSbh bu6 uOpo tDht
the Americans will protect the town.
THE ORANI EXPEDITION.
Manila, October 8, 5 p. m. The expe-
dltion sent to the Orani river under the
command of Captain Cornweli to recover
the sunken gunboas Urdaneta returned to
Cavite yesterday after bombaTdiug Orani
and landing O forcs with the hull of the
gunboat. captain Cornwen brought one
prisoner.
Lieutant franklin Of the army gunboat
Laguna de Bay, guided the expedition.
There were no casualties.
On Monday morning the expedition
entered the river and anchored above
Orani, near the UrdaHeta. the inhabi =
tants OF the town simultaneously evaouat-
ing 1t. and carrying their belongings
with them. The Runboats bombarded
Orani, and the surrounding country for
half an hour receiving a Mauser volley
In reply. The Urdaneta was towed of
the bar about 10 o'clock that evening, the
operations OF the Americans being un :
inolested. The following morning the
ombardment WAS renewed to cover a
landing of ls0 blue jackets and marines
about half mile above the town. On
entering Orani the Americans expert
enoed a slight rifle fire from the Filipino
trenches. They found the town unten :
anted and that the shells had ignited q
few huts.