Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-06-07
1t. PEARCE SUICIDED.
Had Failed to Return to- Iloilo
When Ordered.
UNDER ARREST, HE SHOT HIMSELF.
Friends said His Mind Was Affected by
Sunstroke-Colonel Arguelles Sentenced
to mprisonment-Insurge Escaped
the Projected Gordon.

MANILA. June 7.-7:10 A. NJ, Lieut..
Fred w. Pearce, of the Sixth U. S.
artillery, committed suicide here this
morning. He came from IloiIo about a
week ago on leave, but fingered here be-
yond the limit and failed to reply to
repeated kilograms from his commander.
Yesterday he was put under arrest on
his commanders order. This morning
another officer called to see him, when
he suddenly pulled a revolver from
under his pillow and shot himself
through the head.
His friends said his mind was affected
by recent sun stroke.
a Spanish paper asserted that Col.
Arguelles, one of the two members of
the original Filipino military commits
sion. who were placed under arrest at
Tarlac last month, after returning to
Luna's camp from their conferences
with the U. S. commissioners, had been
court martialed and sentened to about
twelve years imprisonment for Friend
ship displayed toward the Americans. -
The Second Oregon volunteer regi-
ment returned to barracks in Manila
and is preparing to return to the United
States. The order to sail in few days
will shortly be issued.
The First California regiment will be
relieved by regiment of regulars at an
early date and will follow the Oregon
ians.
1t is intended to send the First Colo
RADIO and the First Nebraska regiments
next.
MANILA, June 7.-The American
forces. occupied the peninsula and Gen
eral Halls column was encamped at
Morong. Major Truman, marching
across from Binangonan, found it inn
practicable to form a Gordon; and the
insurgents, with the exception of 100
or 200 escaped through the mountains
after General Pho del. Pillar dragging
their battery by buffaloes at night. A
few, however, may be trapped.
The Washington troops returned to
Pasig, but the program of the other
troops was uncertain.
The present expedition showed the
difficulty which is encountered by an
army which must depend upon wagon
trains in catching barefooted bandits in
their own mountains, and also gave
proof that The rebels did not intend to
fight battles.
General Hall left Santa Teresa and
marched II miles to Morong. up and
down rocky hills and through woods
and swamps. Scores of his men fell out
owing to the extreme heat and were
left to follow as best they could. The
head of the army arrived at Morong,
having exchanged only few shots with
insurgent skirmishers on the way.
Groups OF stragglers followed, but the
force was 200 smaller than when it
started. The men were almost IS hours
without ratlons, and it was considera:
BILE of an achievement for them to cover
the ground they did.
Enroute to Morong the Americans met
focks of Fihplnos, under flags of truce,
MANY of them young men with the
bearing of soldiers. Many discarded
uniforms when found in the houses ap-
parently those of soldiers who had
escaped by changing their costumes
from ''insurrecto" to "Amigo," and
walking boldly past the army which
had expected to corral them. Few were
found about Morong.
One member of the Washington regi-
ment was killed and two were wounded
i'll the encounter with the outposts.
Gen. Letwton, on board gunboat
searching the coast for Maj. Truman,
stopped at B>langonan, opposite Morong.
The F1lipincs ran up flag of truce and
delegation ill canoes put out and greeted
the Americans with the usual protesta-
tions of friendship.
The rebels on Saturday night made
an attack upon the friendly town of
Macabebe and after driving the lnhabit-
ants out burned the town.
The insurgents annoyed the troops at
night at San Fernando. Several Amer
leans were slightly wounded recently
The enemy had several Krupp guns,
which they brought forward and used
for firing large shells into the town then
retreating with their guns. One of the
insurgent shells fell within 30 yards of
General MacArthur's headquarters
Saturday evening. The American
troops did not reply to the outbreak at
night.