The true northerner., 1899-08-23
TIE INSURGENTS ROUTED
American Soldiers Drive the Filipi-
nos from Angeles and Now
Occupy the Town.
FIGHTING WAS FIERCE ON BOTH SIDES.
President Mckinley and in an In
terview Says Gen. Otis VIII stay I'm
Command and VIII Put Down the
HebeIIiOn.

New York, Aug. IA Journal dis
patch from Manila says: The Filipinos
sustained a severe defeat before An
geles Wednesday. Ten companies of
the Twelfth infantry, with two cannon,
attacked $500 insurgents who were in
trenched near the town.
A fierce fight followed in which the
Filipinos were worsted and driven away
in disorder. Their loss was 200 men.
The Americans had two killed and II
wounded.
The Twelfth occupied Angeles and is
holding the town.
Maj. Kirkman, on entering Santa
Maria and Depanay with a reconnoiter-
ing party, learned that, after the fight
with Gen. Pho del Pillars men near Bus
tos, about $50 insurgents retreated
northward, carrying many wounded,
including five officers.
VIII Hold Angeles.
Manila, Aug. 17.-Our force will hold
Angeles. About 200 insurgents APP
peared Wednesday morning in front of
Dolores, a short distance north of
Porac, but they were driven off by
one company of the Twelfth regiment,
under command of Capt. Anglum. One
American was wounded.
Again Driven Back.
Manila, Aug. is. - Eight hundred in
surgents attacked Angeles Thursday
morning, but the Twelfth regiment
drove them into the mountains. Three
ditched locomotives were captured.
None of the American troops was in
jured
The insurgent loss is not known.
Mr.. c. T. Spencer, of Kentucky, re-
porter of the Manila Times, was killed
Wednesday during the fight at Angeles.
Gen. Otis VIII Stay.
Plattsburg, y. Y. Aug. 21.-At the
close of his interview with President
Mckinley Sunday night Gen. Merritt
said:
so far as know there viii be no imme-
diate change in military commanders in
the Philippine islands Gen Otis. whom
regard as one of the most capable and eff
cient officers in the service, will continue in
charge Of the American forces.
with an efficient force OF say $4,000
troops l believe he will be able to put down
the rebellion. Just how much time will be
required, however. ! cannot say. Aguinal-
do and his men have put up a much better
fight than l thought them capable of at the
outset. but there can be but one outcome TO
the conflict, a complete victory for Amer
lean arms.
II can now but repeat what have said
time and again, that the insurrection would
have been broken ere this had IT not been
for the moral support which AgUinaldo and
his men have received from the United
States.
"The delay I'm the ratification Of the peace
treaty, coupled with the impotent opposi-
tion 20 the administration policy in the
far east did more TO encourage Agunaldo
and his followers than anything else. How
ever. this is an event of the past and must
be considered as such
There remains but one thing to do that
is to carry the conflict 20 a successful con-
clusion. This result will, believe soon be
accomplished by Gen Otis and the corps of
able assistants who have been assigned to
his command"
'Wll you be sent TO the Philippines?''
was asked.
mot now" replied the general
May Have Another Army.
Washington, Aug. 21.-The maps of
the Philippines, and especially of that
portion of the island of Luzon north
and south Of Manila, which has been
prepared for the use of Secretary
Root, may assume a more important
part in the coming campaign than has
been given it heretofore. Secretary
Root has not only ascertained where
the United States troops are located.
and has them nicely marked off on the
map, but he has also taken into con-
sideration such information as can be
obtained relative to the population of
the adjacent country, the kind of peo-
pie and their disposition toward the
United States. The secretary has also
been studying the lines of transporta-
ton and learning what he can of the
geography of the country.
1t is believed that more than one
army can operate TO advantage in the
Philippines, and the suggestion has
been made by some army officers that
an army should start from different
points and operate in such a manner as
to distract and destroy the Filipino
forces. At present the United States
forces do not occupy the line of rail-
way half way to Lingayen, on the gulf
of the same name.
While these are merely suggestions,
it may be that when the army in the
Philippines consists OF 10000 men in
stead of about 10000 or $4,000, it will
be possible to have four or more armies
operating instead of two, as during the
last campaign.
An American Killed.
Manila, Aug. 21.-One lieutenant of
the Twelfth infantry was killed and an
other was seriously wounded while re-
connoitering Saturday evening north of
Angeles. The Americans encountered a
large force of insurgents and drove
them from their positions. Lieut.. Cole,
of the Sixth infantry, with so men, en-
countered 100 insurgents intrenched in
the mountains of the island of Negros
and routed them after an hour and
half of severe fighting. The Americans
had three men slightly hurt. Nineteen
dead insurgents were counted in the
trenches. Six rifles and a quantity of
reserve ammunition were captured. The
insurgents recently cut the cable in
Lapuna bav, leading to Calamba. on