The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-05-17
In The Far East.

MANILA, May 1O.-Gen. Lawton is
government at Balinag. The natives
have elected full set of city officials.
Lawton promised no interference il the
affairs were capably administered.
This action caused great rejoicing.
Pacifcos began the cultivation of the
| fields, receiving from Lawton the food
supplies captured from the rebels.
| Thousands OF Filipinos are moving into
the territory occupied by the American
forces.
The transport Hancock with the
Twenty United States infantry,
numbering 1,400 men, arrived from
San Francisco this morning. The ar
rival is timely, as fresh troops must be
sent at once to San Fernando to re-
lieve MacArthur's command.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE follow
ing cablegram was received this morn
| ing from Manila: The situation is as
follows. We have succeeded in pass
ing army gunboats to Calumpit for the
use on the Rio Grande. Railway con-
nection with that point was secured
| this week. The passage of the gun
boats through!the Macabbee country
was hailed with joyful demonstrations
by the inhabitants. In the country
passed over by the troops a temporary
civil administration was inaugurated
and protection to the inhabitants
against the insurgent abuses was given
80 far as possible. Signs of insurgent
disintegration are daily manifested. The
obstacles which the natural features of
the country present can be overcome.
MANILA, May 10. - The Filipino
General Mascador's army, drunk with
wine taken from storehouses at Bacor-
Tor, again attacked San Fernando to-
day. There was tremendous yelling
and great expediture of cartridges,
but very little result. General Mas
cardo holds the outskirts of Bacorlor,
west of the railroad. In front of his
position are the Kansas and Montana
regiments which occupy the trenches
the Filipinos built in anticipation of an
attack from the direction of the sea.
A retinue of officers rode along the
rebel lines, frequently stopping to
harangue the troops. At dusk the de-
! tachment of rebels rushed the outposts
of the Montana regiment but was met
by hot fire. The insurgents from the
trenches nearly three miles long re-
sponded. After hours of firing the in
surgents subsidized, although they kept
scattering their fire throughout the
night. Prisoners brought into Ameri.
can lines said that General Mascardo
distributed barrels of wine among the
soldiers, telling them that he expected
to capture San Fernando.
NEW YORK, May ia special
from London says, Senior Regidor,
Filipino agent, returned from Madrid,
says all talk of Filipinos surrendering
is worthless. He declares they will
never surrender. Says Otis bribed the
San Fernando congress to vote for
peace, but the real congress, sitting at
San Isidro, will vote to continue war
Aguinaldo, he says, is not fighting
all Americans, only section. He is
therefore, defender, not the agrees
sor. His principle is never to attack.
Regidor says Col. Angueleses, who Wis
tied Otis asking cessation of hostilities
was not authorized by Gen. Luna.
Gen. Llanera, the ablest Filipino
general, keeps five ammunition fac
tories going. He gets arms through
China and Japan from American fac.
tories, one in Pennsylvania.