The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-11-24
NEWS FROM MANILA
Daily Report Of What is Going on i'll far OIL
Manila as Told by the Associated Press


and Of thousands Of daluded Filipinos, would
avert famine suffering and desulation from
these islands and would render unnecessary the
expenditure of hundreds of millions Of dollars.
The people of Gotta Bato, on the
southwestern coast of the island of
Mindanao, desire the establishment of
American government there and have
addressed petition to Gen. Otis ask
ing him to send troops. In relating
how they had appealed to the Dato to
protect them against the attempts of
Aguinaldos officials to collect excessive
taxes, they say in the petition that the
Dato. "having compassion for our suf-
ferinps and in the interests of peace"
publicly beheaded half dozen of these
officials.
Thirty insurgents, under major,
escaped from Bavambang Sunday
about ten minutes before the Ameri-
cans entered. Others, it is said, threw
their guns into the river and now play
the role of amigos. Many Spanish
prisoners, escaped from the Filipinos,
are at Bayambang, among them the
former governors of the provinces of
Tarlac and Zambales. There is also
quite large colony of former insur-
gent officers collected at that point, in
Guiding Maj Ortiz, who acted as inter-
prefer for the Filipino commission,
headed 10y Gen. Alejandrino, which
visited Manila in September. Ortiz
has donned the amigo clothing and
announces that he has abandoned the
instruction.
The Spaniards say that the new in
surgent capital is Bengaet and that
the American prise ners are at Camitin.
They report having seen Lieut.. Gill
more and his party in the north.
There has been revival of insur-
gent activity south of Manila, partic-
ularly in Cavite province. AT linus
Sunday the Filipinos fred a smooth
bore cannon, but this was soon ST.
| fenced by the American artillery.
In the course of the morning Maj.
Cowles, with battalion of the
Fourth infantry and two guns, scat
tered the enemy from the districts
around linus and in the direction of
Peres das Marinas. The Americans
could not pursue the retreating insur-
| gents because their ammunination was
exhausted. The Filipinos were under
| the command of Gen. Mariana Trias.
Spies report that the insurgents are
coming into Cavite province from Cal
amba, in Laguna province, and the
other southerly provinces. The insur-
gents have smooth-bores and two
modern cannons.
f ring was in progress yesterday
afternoon and it is reported that there
/ i,A In, xvipi M Nf
linus than ever before.
Two troops of the Fourth ca valry,
four companies of the Fourth infantry
and two guns of Capt. Riley's battery
proceeded to Annaboo, south of linus.
and came upon the enemy entrenched
at that point. They scattered the Fill
ipinos, but as the latter were subse-
quently reinforced. the Americans re-
turned TO linus under fire, seven of our
men being wounded. Our scouts found
- dead insurgents at Annaboo.
Sailors from the gunboat Castine oc-
cupy Zamboauga on the southwest eX-
tremity of the island of Mindanao. The
business men, chiefly Chinese, request
ed Commander 5. w. Very, of the Cas-
tine, to take possession of the place
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WEDNESDAYS REPORT
Manila, Nov. 22-A report from
Gen. Young, commanding the cavalry
troops in pursuit of Agunaldo has
been received. 1t took the disp ltche'
two days to reach san Jose, from
where they were telegraphed t,
Manila.
Gen. Young says that on Monday
Aguinaldo with POO Insurgents, mel
and women, was at Arinay, north o
San Fabian, and would try and cross
the mountains to Bayombong, Young
with the cavalry and Batson's Maca
bebes, was in close pursuit.
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