The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-08
Insurgents There Are Very Active and Are
Keeping Americans Busy.
5000 REBELS AT IMUS AND BkCOOR.
american Troops in III, North Have Been Divided
lnO Small Boiss ard Are Breaking Up
Bands Of filIpin.s.

Manila, Dec. S.--The expectation OF
catching Aguinaldo in the north has
been practically abandoned and the
probability now Is that he will turn
southwark, If he is not already there,
with his destination Cavite province,
his nome, where the insurrection began,
and whore II still has its greatest
strength. The Filipino soldiers in that
province have recently been showing
Increased enthusiasm ana boldness and
captured insurgents say that Aguinaldo
Is coming 20 join them with a large
army. The same belief prevails among
the natives at Manila and elsewhere
that Aguinaldo intends 20 make his
headquarters in CayNe province.
There are 5000 insurgents before linus
and Bac0or keeping the Americans
sleeping on their arms and nightly
awaiting attacks. The F'ilipinos have
several cannon. The first mayor OF
linus under the American regime who
ultimately DC serted Is their leader in
assaults. and is ambitious TO take the
town. Three soldiers OF the Fourth IN
fantry have deserted and are now with
the enemy.
Most OF the inhabitants IF linus are
so strong in their sympathies with the
insurgents that il is necessary 10 use
part of the regiment TO patrol the
streets and TO prevent shooting tfom
houses whenever an attack begins.
FORCES IN THE NORTH.
The American forces In the north
have separated INTO many small eefft-
mands and are pursuing bands or Fiji
pinOs Gen. Macarthur is engaged IN
clearing the mountain country west or
the Manila Daguapan railroad. Gen.
Grant is moving from Angeles toWard
Subig with 400 men. Col Bell is sweep
ing south from Mangatarem. Thus far
the American commanders nave been
unable 20 locate large bodies OF insur-
gents, although there were about SOC
i'm San Ciementine, nine miles south OF
Mangatarem, early I'm the week.
Col. Hood with the Sixteenth regi-
ment and cavalry dnder Gen. LaWl)n.
with "A force from San IsidrO, are op-
Grating against Gen. Pilar's army I'm
the san Mato valley.
Mai. Batchelier. with a battalion Of
the Twenty-sixth infantry. is making
a daring expedition. He left Bayon-
bong province of Nueva ViZcaya, a
week ago to march through Cagayan
valley To the north coast of Luz1n. in
tending 10 reach Apart, az the mouth
of Cagayan river. he most important
northern soaUart Of the island. While
no large forces are known 20 De in his
path. il may be that he has had some
fighting. although the friendliness of
the inhabitants is counted upon to help
him. when he arrives at Aparri he Will
find a gunboGt awaiting him.
PRISONERS ESCAPING.
The Spanish prisoners In the Ben
puet region are escaping from the Fill
pinos and are docking into NjEan. Sew
eral hundred are there already. and a
steamer Nin bring them To Manila.
Tho transport Manaus Ase. WAlch ar
rived mere from san Francisco NOV. 2s
after a terrible voyage, was scheduled
IN start for home today With discharS-
ed and sick soldiers. large force mas
been employed in repairing her hla-
chinery. but 1t was impossihle TO ger
her i'm condition TO leave TO-DAY ana NJ
danarture was postponed unul next
yynek Her CAPTAIN has secured crew
Of chinese at Hong Kong TO rake her
TO San Francisco. ',-,...d h,.
The steamer Rosario, chartered py
tho eox-srnr1ert to bring lDad ~ cat
49, fron, The island-o Mampulugan 10
flo7io -Ieff TT0TT0 ttUTTuuv want
ashore on the rocks near Mali ,.,'3 a'',
Her crew and passengers WIZ
ard taken 70 Nccros. Do,,r.,.i
The transports olympia ana fehis9
vania arrived yesterday.