The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-10-27
MOVING ON TARLAC.
American Army Rapidly Closing In
on the Rebel Capital.
It Is said AguinaldO Has 10000 Troops
Entrsnched at That PIace-Ths Fan
Campaign On IN Earnest-Tagals
Surprise a Boats Crew.

mania. OCE- zl.-G6n- Law tons col
umn is establishing a base at San Isl
dro- Launches and cascoes navigate
the shallow Rio Grande with cOnsid-
cradle difficulty, but supplies have been
landed In the vicinity TO be transported
overland.
Gen. Young took San Isidro after
several small running fights out near
CabiaO. Tbs troops were out in the
pouring rain all day. The Twenty
second infantry and Fourth cavalry,
with BatsOn's Maccabees, formed Law
tons escort, and, with TaylOr's bat
terry, moved from Arayat TO CabiaO
over fearful roads, armOred launches
and eOmmissary supplies getting up
the river with great difficulty.
Despite the habit Of AguinaldO of
firing and falling back, it is the ex-
Pectation Of the military authorities
that the rebels soon will be driven into
corners where they viii have TO fight.
and severe engagements are looked for.
The two armies Will keep in cOmmu-
nicatiOn and endeavOr to reach Tarlac
about the same time. It is estimated
that there are &c, ZOO Filipino troops,
well equipped with artillery, concen-
trated at Tarlac- This IS supposed to
be AguinaldO's present headquarters.
At Bambam there are said to be about
5000 insurgents This is in the line Of
Gen MacArthur's advance.
VIII Be Pushed with YIgor.
Washington, Oct. 2S--With Gen.
Lawton' s seizure of san IsidrO and the
movement to be commenced immedi-
ately BY Gen. Macarthur from Angeles
along the railroad toward Tarlac, the
authorities here say that the autumn
campaign IN the Philippines has COM
menced in earnest and will be pushed
with vigOr.
Death OF Capt. Guy Howard.
Washington, Oct. 24-The following
telegram confirming the death Of Capt.
Guy Howard, son Of Gen o. o. How
ard, was received at the war depart
ment from Gen. Otis to-day:
Capt Guy Howard. assistant quartermaster
and Quartermaster Of volunteers, killed yester-
day near Arayat, while on the Rio Graade river,
By concealed insurgents His clerk, civilian
employe and native, was wounded Scouting
detachment Of Thirty-sixth volunteers encOun-
tered insurgents southwest OF Santa Rita scat
tering them. killing six, capturing eight and
ten rifles No casualties Gen. LaWtOn is
operating at San IsidrO- The forwarding Of
supplies 70 that point continues attended with
some difficulty on account OF lack OF tra1SpOr-
tatfOn which viii be supplied soon.
Insurgents southern LuZOn attacked Calam-
ba- These were driven or No casualties
This morning Kline, commanding at Calambs,
vigorously attacked iusurgenE force cOnceutrat-
ing on his front, routed them from trenches and
pursued them three miles His casualties, one
private killed, one corporal and three privates
wounded Enemyis loss unknown
Gen Otis Refused to Treat with Them.
Gen Otis has replied to the three IN
surgent officers who entered Angeles |
l.
through Gen. Macarthur, for permis- |
sion for Filipino commission headed
By a Filipino major general, to visit
Gen. Otis In order to discuss peace
terms, and to arrange for the delivery
Of more American prisoners, that the |
desired interview cannot be granted, |
because the suggested propositions of
the FiGpinOs are vague, indefinite and
unmilitay, and because the Americans /
must continue to decline to receive any
representatives Of the sO-called Fill |
pinO government
Lawton's DImcuIt Work.
st. Louis, Oct. 25.-The Republics /
correspondent at San IsidrO, P. L, |
cables the following:
Gen LsWton is now giving his personal at |
tentOn to getting the boats containing SubSist- 1
elce and ammunition stores up the Rio Grsnde, /
but they are still four miles away. It Is 3 Sc 4
riCus problem to undertake to supply the troops I
here, as the water is too shallow for launches. /
a Filipino newspaper makes the statement .
that independence viii be given 70 the islands 4
IN December, when Bryan viii be elected pTesi- ]
dent Of the United States. The newspaper also 3
makes the statement that the American casual
ties have been 1900 since last February and
that the policy now is 6 retreating fight had
an Interview with Filipino Ofhcer who had
been captured he said he had no wish to re-
turn 70 camp, as they we're short Of ammuni- :
ton
They Are Needed In the philippines.
Washington, Oct % Secretary Long !
has determined to meet the demand
for officers and men in the Philippines
By placing several battleships Of the
home stations out Of commission. The
Indiana, now at the Brooklyn navy
yard, and the Texas, at Norfolk, viii
be the first to be laid up and it is pos
sible that others VIII follow. Many Of
the officers and men Of these two ships
VIII be ordered Immediately to the T.
Philippines
Gen. PuIIOn UnrOIIs the Bloody Scroll. !
Manila, Oct 95.-IloiIo Is stirred BY
the expectation OF important fighting.
Gen PuIion began ''unrolIing the
bloody scroll, - as he promised his fol-
lowers IN q recent speech, BY firing
Tolleys at the American Outposts night
~. The Fourth infantry recOunais-
ances about linus found that the in
surgents had returned to Das Marinas-
t Is reported that they are reOrganiz-
ing at MalabOn and other towns The
Insurgents have been driven out Of
NegrOs