The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1899-08-26
RECuPERATlvE POWER
OF THE INSURGENTS
IN cayite, Where They Were Sup
posed to Be Demoralized,
They Are RaIlying.
RECENT OPERATIONS REVIEWED
An Uncensored Hong Kong Report
Declares They Were Not Az
Important az Ohicial
Dispatches Claim.

Manila, Aug. 19.-(Via Hong Kong.)
The Filipino rebels appear to retain
lore fighting spirit than was expected
after the recent San Fernando exper-
FENCES and Lawton's drubbings in the
south. After giving up San Fernando
with a feeble struggle they e%ntrenched
themselves ut Angeles, working for
several days, impressing non-combat-
ants into the work and saving the
armed men for fighting. They engaged
Colonel Smiths regiment and the ar
tillery warmly for four hours, making
OF the campaign. In the province of
CaNite, where it was supposed the reb-
els had been scattered and demoraliZed
beyond recupcration, they have assem-
bled an army of several thousand III
important towns from the lake to the,
bay. After the San Fernando engage
ment the rebels attempted menacing
railroad communications at Baliuag,
Guingua and other places with small
American g%arrisons, while during Sum
day and Monday night small bands
tried to tear up the railway tracks at
several points between Rigua and Ma
lolos. Reinforcements of American
troops, however, were sen along the
railroad from Manila to San Fernando,
while the forces at Baliuag and Quinn
qua sailed out, and the rebels were
easily driven away. In these brushes,
during three days, the Americans lost
several men. The Filipino loss was
heavy. OF these operations the Asso-
ciated Press correspondent was per-
mitted to send only an inadequate dis
patch, dictated verbatim by Otis. The
censor writes stereotyped official
phrases into the dispatches, tending to
magnify the American operations and
minimize the oppsaition. Otis says
that newspapers are not public insti-
buttons, but private enterprises and
that correspondents are only here on
sutfernnce.
All reports from rebel territory
agree that the scarcity Of food is in
creasing. The rebel commanders at
Aparri and other points refuse to obey
Aguinaldo's orders closing the ports
held by rebels against American ships
They say any ship bringing stores will
be welcome to come. Several ships
from Manila are now at such ports.
Hundreds of people come into Manila
daily and return to the rebel lines with
food and other commodities. Guards
stationed along one road reported that
5000 people passed through the lines
N three days and that forty-fve tons
Of rice were carried out in small par
,els on the same road in ten days.
Much of this undoubtedly goes to aid
the rebels, but the authorities permit
this traffic from motives of charity
toward women and children, who UNI
doubtedly are suffering. Z.
Macarthur has established munici-
pal governments in the Villages north
of Manila. The mayor of Baliuag, sup
posed to be one OF the most friendly
natives, has been placed i'll Jail charged
with arranging with the rebels for an
attack on the town. The American
troops were withdrawn from all the
country half cleared of rebels in the
expedition of June last. Rebels are
returning to Sammato, which they
abandoned for the third time after the
recent capture. 1t is alleged that more
shan half of the howitzer ammunition
used during the fight at Angeles was
defective and failed to explode.