The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-29
NATIVES USE THE TORCH AND FLEE.
FILIPIN0S BEATEN.
MANY of Them Killed in Trenches Near Polo
Americans Sustain a Heavy Loss-Asuin-
aldo Preparing for Final stand

when the American troops, after
terrible fighting with the Flltpinos'
reached palo last Sunday they found
the city in ashes. The natives had
fed toward Malalos. where Aguiha'uo
is said to be making preparations ior
his final stand. At Palo some ol the
enemy were found In the trenches
and % of them were killed by the
South Dakota troops.
The natives also burned their
stronghold at Malabon and then iied
to Agulnaldo's headquarters AZ MaIh-
los. Sundays work consisted ot
stormIng the trenches along the line
of the Dagupan railroad. The Amerl-
cans lost I killed and 25 wounded.
The United states troops, under
Brig. Gen. Lloyd Wheaton Sunday
captured the town Of Malinta, beyond
the ruliahan river, after sharp
fight Col. Harry G. Egbert OF the
Twenty-second regular infantry was
killed. Prince Loewenstelu, formerly
alde-de-camp on the staff of Brig
Gen. Miller at Iloilo. somehow got In
front of the firing line and was shot
in the side, dying almost instantly.
German who accompanied him was
wounded.
Twenty-Five enlisted men killed,
eight officers and 142 men wounded In
hospital is the slatest statement of
the American losses In the engage
ment with the Fiipinos last saturday.
The oregon regiment had the heav-
lest loss, fully 40 of its members being
Killed or wounded.
Saturdays lighting furnished
specimen OF the difficulties with which
the Americans have to contend. The
Fillpinos never. except opposite Mula-
bon. permitted their opponents to get
within several hundred yards OF them.
They would fire n few vpleys from
their cover and then seattle back to
another cover, repeating these tactics
for miles. Many of the trenches had
eulleys and connecting paths through
the cane and brush, enabling them to
retreat unseen.
The problem the Americans have to
face Is to drive or lure the Insurgents
to fight In force. The trenches seem
thinly manned, except In the vicinity
of Malabon.
Gen. MacArthur's division, consist
ing of the brlgades of Gen. Harrison
Gray Otis, Gen. Hale and Gen. Hail.
supplemented by Gen. Wheaton's bri-
gadc, advanced at daylight Saturday
and cut the enemys force i'm two
They captured the town of Novaliches
on the left and San Francisco del
Monte and Mariquina on the right
clearing the rebel trenches i'm front of
the line north from the river to Caloo-
can. They also secured possession of
the railroad, practically cornering the
flower of Agulnaldos army at Malabon
and In the foothills at Singalon, 20
miles apart.
The troops engaged were the Third
artillery, as infantry; the Montana
Kansas, Pennsylvania, Nebraska, Wy
oming, Colorado. South Dakota. Min
nesota and Oregon volunteers; the
Third, Fourth Seventeenth and
. Twenty second regulars; the Utah ar
tillery and battalion and Twenty-thrd
regulars.
Col. Henry C. Egbert, whom Gen.
Otis reports among the killed, was
born In Pennsylvania and appointed n
first lieutenant i'm the army from civil
life on September 90. 1856. He is of Il
Western Pennsylvania family and has
relatives in Pittsburgh. He served
continuously as a line officer for nearly
forty years He was more closely i'd
entitled with the Twelfth Infantry
than any other organization, having
served with distinction in that regi-
ment during the civil war.
In the long list of casualties forward
edL from Manila by General Otis are
the names of one member of the Tenth
pennsylvania regiment killed and four
wounded. They are: killed, Private
Alexander Newill. Company e.,
wounded, Private Charles o. Walker,
Company c, back, severe, Private
Eugene Morgan, Company ID, foot.
slight. Private - Frost, Company
d. Private Vernon Kelly, Company
X, hand. severe.
The American Commission now in
the Philippines has completed and
made public its address to the natives
explaining the attitude of the United
States toward the inhabitants of the
Islands.
1t assures the population of the
Philippine Islands of the intention of
the Americans to develop the powers
of self-government I'm the people. 1t
explains that the United States has
assumed international obligations
which 1t must fulfill. and which make
1t responsible to the whole civilized
world for the stable government of the
Philippines. and that the United
States cannot divest itself of these re-
sponsibilitles.
The commission is to interpret ia
the natives the purposes and inten-
tions OF the President toward them
and also to suggest the establishment
or such government as shall suit the
capacity and requirements of the
Philippines, and be consistent with
the interests Of the United States. The
people are assured also that the Presl-
dents sole wish Is to establish a sys-
TEN of government such as will rem
der the natives capable of administer
ing their own affairs under American
control. The protection of the United
states Is not to be exercised in any
spirit of tyranny or vengeance.
Having destroyed the Spanish power
and accepted the sovereignty of the
islands, the United States is bound tC
restore peace in the Philippines. TC
this end. all insurgents are invited tc
lay down their arms and place theii
trust in the Government that emanci
pated them from the expressions ol
Spanish rule.
Famous Forger Dead.
George Bdwell the elder of the Bid
well brothers, who. with several con
federates. gained fame by defraudini
the Bank of England out of $1,000, ,00
through forged securities, died Sunda,
M In of txu.