The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-16
NATIVES RETREAT.
Are Said to Have Fallen Back from
linus.
ARSENAL AND POWDER MIL
We're Removed to a Safer Place Last
Monday.
THE ASSASSINATION NOT CREDITED.
General Luna Is Said to Be Still Alive
by One Who Saw Him.
INSURGENTS COURAGE WAS UPHELD
by Being Told that the Americans
Themselves Had Fought Hard
for Independence.
General Luna Is Said to Be Still Alive
by One Who Saw Him.
INSURGENTS COURAGE WAS uPHElI
Themselves Had Fought Hard
for Independence.

Manila June 15.-Evidences accumu-
late that the decentralization Of the Fill
pinos since the defeat Of insurgents al
Zapote is widespread The removal OF
the Filpinos' arsenal certridge factory
and powder mill at linus was begun on
Monday and hardly completed when the
insurgents, 1000 strong. retreated 10
Buena Vista and Las Marinas. The IN
surgents were in such hurry TO get ava!
from linus that they were unable to Keep |
watch over the Spanish prisoners, iouf'
teen of whom made their escape The
prisoners came TO Bacor this morning
The backbone of the insurrection IN
Cavite province has been broken. This
morning the road is reported clear to
| Cavite The inhabitants Of Cavite walked
to Bacor to sell supplies The brief came
paign more effective than even Law
ton anticipated.
a priest st Las Pinas told General Law
ton 1000 rebels were defending 2apote
Each man swore upon the crucihx he
would not leave the field alive
The people of the country. covered by
the Americans are swarmng back 10
the towns Par6iaque experienced Amer-
lean trade in 1898 and is glad to renew ~
Bacor and Las Pinas are full of men
working in the fields, repairing houses
and apparently settling down to business
Manila. June Is $50 p. m.-Capian
Gable of General Wheaton's staff wi'h
; three companies of the Twenty hrst reg
iment. reconnoitered in the direction OF
linus. The natives, who were apparently
exnectine an attack retired, leaving be-
hind them twenty Spanish prisoners, VINO
Joined the Americans The natives nave
probably gone to tee mountains along
the lake,
According to native stories the lnsuF'
gents carried 100 dead and 300 wounae'
though Bacor after the recent oa'"e
Tho natives are now flooding into 6aco
and if is probable there are many s9l
diers i'm PLAN clothing among tnem' ~
whole section is practically without ~
ma Major General Otis has ordered III
5istrihufion of rice and bect 10 l''e ~
habitants. . ,rodit tn
$50 of the assassination Of Genera
Tnna nv the guard at Aguinaldo 3 heau
anartars Though The reports 10 ma. ~
feet are mostly circumstanual am ~
good sources rumors OF ASSASSINATION az
disasters from the natives camp aIe
frequently printed in the local papers t ls
~, have come to be regarded with lndl
To- forerce The latest is that the govern
~ Cehu has been killed by natives becau
r. his friendship to Americans A prom
nent commercial man with exception
means Of learning of the Fiiplnos NOV
ments claims to know General Luna
still alive, adding that If he Is dead ana
his death occurred month ago peop,
would have expected a Collapse VI
revolution to follow.
The failure of the Filipnos TO tollo
I'M the peace negotiations strengthens q
irnnressiou that their overtures were mer
lv 10 gain time and in order to lure u
Americans TO show their hands.
s The Independence, revolutionary o
20 c.n of Nav 90. a copy OF which has ju
a. been obtained, prints an Interview WI
n General Luna showing the fnlpino eau
as nrosperlng, because the Americans ha
gaina9 cnIv n hundredth part OF l-uzon
bard 6ghtlng. and says the women a
n children filling the fields within I
,1 American lines gives the proceeds Of INT
81 work 10 support the Filipino army he
"a s,id 10 have further remarked. Me
y Americans viii be killed by ambuscad
surprises and disease than in battle.
derast war. but we can not accept pes
~ anv nrice but independence. The Amt
icans suffered for their own Independent
and in their hearts they appreciate
- we resist them
Washington, June i5.-The war dePa
ment bulletins the following:
{. Adiutant General.
& Manila. June 15-Prominent Filipi
friendly to Americans. assassinated
ct not