The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-23
FIGHTING
SPIRIT OF
PILIPINOS
Seems to be Retained in Spite OF
the Severe Drubbings They
Have Received
AT FHEHANDS OF AMERICANS.
Rebels fed From Manila..A Trai'
torous Mayor-.Communlcat.
cd With Enemy.

MANILA, August 10. = cvla Hong
Kong, August 2s)-Tho Filipino rebels
appear toretatn much more of a lighting
spirit than might be expected after
their recent San Fernando experience
and General Lawton's drubblngs In the
south.
After giving up San Fernando with
a feeble struggle they entrenched them
selves at Angeles, working for several
days, and ImpressIng non-combatants
into the work, thus saving the armed
men for the fighting. They engaged
Lieutenant Colonel Smiths regiment,
and the artillery, for several hours
making one OF the most stubborn re-
sistances Of the campaign. But
the Americans are indebted to the
usual poor craftsmanship Of the FLIP
lnos, as well as to their own strategy,
for their small losses.
In the province of Cnvlte, where 1t
was supposed the rebels had been scat
tered and demoraiized beyond recupsr-
alton, they have assembled an army Of
several thousand men. distributed
among the Important towns from the
lake to the bay.
Rebel Activity.
After the San Fernando engagement
the rebels attempted to deter the Amer
leans from a further advance north
ward by menuclng the railroad COM
munlcatIons. Several hundred of Gem
eral Pio del Pllars men crossed the
Rio Grnnde, between the American out
post towns, and threatened Ballnag,
oulugua and other places with small
American garrlsons. while during Sum
day and Monday nights smaller bands
tried to tear up the railroad tracks at
several points between BIgaa and Ma
lolos. Relnforcements OF American
troops. however were sent along the
railroad from Manila to San Fernando
while the forces at Balinag and ouin-
qua sailed out against General Pho del
Pillars men, and the rebels were easily
driven away.
In brushes between these FIlipinos
and the Americans during three days
the Americans los several men, while
the Filipino loss was heavy.
Otis Censorship.
OF these operations, the Associated
Press correspondent was permitted to
send only inadequate dispatches. die
tated verbatim by Major General Otis
The censor writes stereotyped official
phrases and adjectives into the dis
patches, tending to magnify the Amer
lean operations and to minimize the
opposltion. General Otis snys news
papers are not public institutions, but
private enterprises. and the cores
pondents are only here on suferance.
All reports from the rebel territory
agree that the scarcity OF food is In
creasIng, and that the rebel command
ers at Parri and other points refuse tc
obey AguinnldO's order In regard tc
closing the ports held by the rebels
against American ships, and say thai
any ship bringing stores will be vel
coined. Several ships from Manil'
are now at such ports.
Hundreds Of people come into Ma
Mia daily and return to the rebel itnei
with food and other commodities. The
guards stationed along one road report
ed that flve thousand persons pnsset
through the lines in three days, ant
that forty-fve tons of rice were carried
out. In small parcels, on the SAINT
road, In ten days. Much Of this un
doubtedly goes to aid the rebels, bu
the authorities permit the traffic from
motives of charity towards the womeE
and children, who are undoubtedl!
suffering.
General Macarthur is ESTABLISHING
municipal governments IN the Villages
north Of Mnniia.
A TraIturOus Mayor.
The mayor Of Ballnng, the FIRST tow
where General Lnwton established IN
; same rule, who was supposed to be on
Of the most friendly and trustworth!
OF the natives, has been placed in jan
. charged with arranging with the rebel
for an attack on the town.
: The American troops have been win
. drnwn from all that part of the coun
try, which was half cleared of rebel
: in tho expedition of the Americans Il
June last.
,, The rebels have returned to sal
. Mateo. which wuE abandoned for tn
. third time after it's recent capture.
It is alleged that more than half III
! howltzer ammunition used during 'h
l fight at Angeles was defective, nm
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