The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-04-21
An Arny Of $4,000 Required IuI
The Philippines
NATIVES ARE DSTsRMIhtO
Hsrass tho American Forces
orsstly- Ninncso,as- Orsgons
The Fighting.

NEW YORK, April IA cable {,
the World from Manila says: Genera
iaw,On has taken the towns Of Lum
tan and Pagrajan. The rebels made a
stand AZ Lumbar, but were d.slodged
with heavy loss They had blocked
the river and the gunbOat Ldguna de
Hay had TO fire at long range. Fifty
rebels were taken prisoners. The
Americans lost no men in taking Lum-
ban. They captured six small steamers
and several cascoes.
While h Is probable that there Is an
end 10 big engagements in the Philip
pines between the Americans and the
Filip!nos, the war Is not at an end by
any means. Il is the universal opinion
among Army men here that II will re-
Guire the presence OF 80. 900 American
troops TO occupy the territory that has
been taken and TO keep open cUmmuni-
cation among the Islands.
General IawtOns advance promises
10 meet the harassng resistance.
Trenches are built by the enemy from
town to town. On all sides the rebels
are IN mIgnuy communication by means
OF signal fires. They AVOID being
caugIt IN a trap and are quick ~
harass the flank. Since the 18th the
cnemy's losses have not BEEN more
than double ours. Our kindness to the
rebel wounded and prisoners does not
allay their dJgged onmity. Only a
small portion of the population Of the
north have returned TO their homes.
Only the diseased and aged remained
in Santa Cruz. AguinaidO is reported
20 be in san Fernando and is still in
absolute charge OF The defcns,s Of the
new capital and OF Ca.umpit.
NEW YORK. April IA cable to
the sun from Manila. dated April II,
5:25 p. NJ, says: \ large force OF in
surgen.8 from the eastern foothills
made an attack early this morning up
on the Thirteenth Minnesota Infantry,
which was guarding the railroad in
the vicinity Of BOcayc, and the fighting
soOn became general between MarilaO
and GuiguintD. General Wheaton came
down from MllCiOs with reinforce
mcnts as soon as possible and an arm
ed railway train was also brought in
10 reQuiSitiOn. with the result that the
rebels were routed and put to flight.
The losses OF the enemy IN Killed and
wounded are estimated at over nifty
The lCsrCs Of the Americans wrro
three killed and fifteen wounded. Pre-
yious u the insurgent attack the telc-
graph wires had been cut by non
combatants, FilipinOs pretending 10 be
friendly, and this considerably hamper
cd the Americans in communicating
with Ml'O'us for re-CnfOrccmcntS.
last night five men Of the Second
Oregon Infantry, who We're patrOllng
the railrOld near Mllint1, were an
bushed by insurgents ana two Of them
were killed and the other three wound
cd.
MANILA. April II, $50 p. Mt Is
supposed that many Of the rebels who
attacked General MacArthur's line Of
communication and who were repulsed
by the troops commanded by General
Wheaton were natives who entered the
region in the guiSc of frPndIiness
They had seemingly sccreted arms In
several places and fired on thc Ameri-
cans from the bushes at so close q
RANGE that they could he heard talking.
One of the FilIpnos yelled in English:
I'VE VII give You -- Americans
enough Or this before We are through"
The rrhr's undermined the railroad
AT Nari'1l and UnSuikod the rails in
an effo"' - wreck the train. while the
railrC9i gang participated IN me fight.
The WORK of the rebels was discovered
and rep'lred before train arrived.