The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-04-17
GEN.LAVTON
The Object Of His Laguna de Bay
Expedition Accomplished.
PREPARING TO MARCH OUT AGAIN

The Next Expedition VIII BE nm Inn
portant Move Inland, and May Re
suit In the Capture of Agulnaldo.
Rebels Concentrating Near Pasig.
Manila, April 17.-Major General
Lawton's expedition to the Laguna
de Bay district re-embarked Saturday
evening, anchored for the night at
the head of the River Pasig and reach
ed Manila yesterday morning, bring
ing all the men and the captured in
surgent boats. Its objects, namely,
the capture of the insurgents boats
and the distribution of the proclama-
tion, emphasized by lesson of Ameri-
can power throughout the lake region,
have been attained General Lawton
Immediately began preparations for an
important expedition on land. 1t is
believed that he intends to surround
and capture Aguinaldo. There has
been no fighting on the lake Tor three
days.
During the absence of General Law
tons expedition the insurgents have
been concentrating at the northern
end OF the lake, near Pasig, and the
American scouts report that several
thousand are already there.
The Filipino goes into the field un-
encumbered with useless baggage
Trousers or drawers, a shirt worn out
side them, straw hat, cartridge belt
and rifle, a section of bamboo stalk
filled with rice, a handful of green
peppers tied in handkerchief, some
times sandals, these form the equip
ment of Filipino soldier. No finer
country for defensive fighting and no
more embarrassing for offensive oper-
ations than the land around Pasig lake
could be imagined.
Two hundred and fifty Cinnamon
from Santa Cruz have arrived here.
They left the town owing to their fear
that the rebels, on re-entering it, would
wreak vengeance upon them for fa-
voring the Americans.
The Chinese are the scavengers of
the war. Like vultures they hover in
the wake of the army, fiocking down
upon the ashes of every hut and the
ruins Of churches to dig out stuff that
no white man could possibly use. Some
of them peddle water and cigarettes
on the line. One, more daring than
others, crept along the trenches of the
Kansas regiment under a hot fire and
did a good trade. When competitors
appeared he hastened to point out to
them the spot where soldier had been
wounded, seemingly impressing on
them the dangers of their position, for
they ran away.
The forces of destruction are con-
centrated upon the churches. They are
all solid buildings of stone, so the ma
tives use them as forts. Some church
has served as the keystone of nearly
every Filipino defense and the Ameri-
can artillery is compelled to batter
them. Caloocan church is a picture of
the havoc of war. There General Nc
Arthur established his headquarters.
The roof, a sky blue fresco studded
with gilt stars, has jagged holes where
shells from Dewey's ships came
through.
Within the chancel rail is the Office
of the staff and the pulpits are used for
desks. The rail holds string of sad
dies, telephone hangs beside the
statue of saint, while the telegraph
clicks necessarily in an alcove. Cots
and hammocks fill the body Of the
church, where soldiers are sprawled
out smoking and reading when off
duty. A hospital occupies chapel in
a corner. The soldiers do not lack rev.
erence, but everything must bend be-
fore their work.