Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-05-13
THE PHILIPPINE CAMPAIGN.
The Capture of BacOlOr the Next job
Marked Ont for Our Brave
Boys In the Orient.

bOsh OFIcht.
Manila, MAY S.-To clear the Fill
pinos out of Bacolor, about five miles
southwest of San Fernando. will be
the next task of the Americans. The
RI bel general Mascardo has force Of
5000 men there, well-armed and pos
sossed of plenty of ammunition. His
troops have never met American sol
diers, and they think, according to re-
ports carried to San Fernando, that
they can whip the whole lot"
Working Like Beavers.
Bacolor is well intrenched, and
thousands of natives are working like
beavers digging trenches apd carrying
the dirt in baskets. The enemy uses
his rifemen for fighting only, out
compels the Bolomen and Chinese, and
even the women to labor necessarily.
A Rebel Outpost.
The rebels have an outpost about
mile beyond San Fernando with
trench that holds between 200 and 300
men. From that point several vol
lcys were fired last night upon the
mcnt. Neither Mai.-Gen. Macarthur
| or Mai.-Gen. Lawton moved yesterday,
| although each reconnotered the coun-
| try in his vicinity for some miles from
headquarters, developing the presence
| of small forces of the enemy.
American Lines strengthened.
In the vicinity of La Guna tie Bay
the lines of Gen. Oyenshine and Col.
Wholly, who is commanding Gen.
Kings brigade during the latter's ILL.,
ness. have been materially strength
ened and there is no danger in that di-
rection.
| The armed steamers La Guna de Bay
and Cayadonga under Capt. Grant,
have gone to Guangua, about five miles
| southwest of Bacolor, presumably to
establish a base Of supplied for the
troops engaged in the northern cam
paign.
4 Significant Change.
II is rumored that Mabini, president
of the cabinet and minister Of foreign
affairs in the so-called Filipino gov
ernment. who is a radical. is to be sue
cceded by Paterno, the Trainer of the
Spanish treaty of 1896. This change is
regarded as significant at the present
juncture.
Entry of san Fernando UnOppOsed
| The entrance of the Americans into
San Fernando was entirely unopposed
The Filipinos, who expected the in
yaders TO approach from the sea, had
that side of the town strongly guard
ed, but there was only one line Of
trenches beyond San Tomas. Two bat
talions of the Fifty-tirst Iowa regi
the city. were smartly peppered while
in the water. but the rebels disap
peared as soon as the American:
reached the shore.
In the meantime the hospital squat
had walked across the bridge into th'
city, supposing the Americans wer
there. They encountered no natives
The few Spaniards and Filipinos wh'
were left welcomed the Americans ant
opened their houses to them, Gen. Mac
Arthur accepting entertainment al
the hands of Senior Hizon, II sugar
magnate.
Little sympathy with InsurrectiOn
If the inhabitants of the San Fer
nando region are to be believed there
is little sympathy with the insurrec
ton in that quarter. Before eyacuat
ing the city the rebels burned the
church and the public buildings ano
looted the Chinese quarter. They
drove many rich Filipinos, with theil
families. out of the city before them
as well as hundreds of Chinese. to pre-
vent them helping the Americans
They cut the throats of some. Many
Chinese hid on rooftops or in cellars
and some escaped by cutting off theil
queues. There are so fresh graves in
the churchyard.
Full of Trenches and Pitfalls.
The country beyond Calumpit is tul
Of all sorts of ingenious tranches and
pitfalls in the road with sharpened
bamboo. Fortunately the Americans
escaped the latter. In the swamps
near San Tomas, where Gen. Wheaton
troops did their hardest iighting--the
men sinking to their waists in mud
are many bodies of Filipinos, smelling
horribly.
The Army Enjoying Life.
The army is really enjoying life al
San Fernando, which is the most pic
turesoue and wealthy town the Amer
leans have entered since the occupa
ton of Manila. 1t is largely built oi
stone, the river is close al hand an6
high hills almost surround it. Many
sugar factories indicate thriving Ill
dustry in that respect, and there arr
numerous fine residences. Gen. Mac
A1thur's permanent headquarters is cs
tablished in the best house in town.
The troops are encamped around IL
the surburbs, and are beginning tt
think they may be quartered there
during the wet season.
Water Communication with Manii"
After Bacolor has been cleared wa
=, ter communication with Manila ma
, be established.
Troops Much Exhausted.
, The American troops are much eS
hausted by the campaign, except tn
Iowa troops which are comparativel
fresh The regiments of the divisio
average less than so men to compan
and all have weatherworn appear
: ance.
TOwed Into Port.
d New York, May s.-The Britis
e steamer 1nchilva, Capt Davis, arrive
S yesterday from Bermuda in tow of II
tug Underwater, While the Unchil'
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