The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-24
By AguinaldO to Check
Signs of Giving In.
GBN. LAGRADA EXECUTED
Advising Against Continuance OF
Ho.uIiue--Grcat Goodness OF N Conn
pany Of the Washington Regiment.
Onr soldiers suffer Prom Exhaustion.
The aandis.' Attack ON Hello Re-
pulsed with Great Lo~.-uore Troops
Needed-The Rains Begun Rariy

Manila, March eo.-s:4s a. NIT is
reported on high and reGable author
ity that Aguinaldo Is taking extreme
measures 10 suppress signs calculated
10 cause a OF hostillt!es.
Twelve adherents Of the plan OF indie
pendencs. residents OF Manila, have
been condemned To Seath because they
wrote advising surrender; and ali loyal
Philippines have besn called upon to
perform ahe national service ~ dis
patching them.
On Friday last General Lagrada Wis
tied Malolos for the purpose OF advising
Aguinaldo ID quiz He argued with
the insurge1t leader and to
convince him OF the folly ~ his per-
sistence in the face OF overwhelming
odds. Aguinaldo was FURIOUS ~ the
advice and ordered General Lagrada to
be executed Immediately The unfor-
tunate general was promptly dccapi-
tated.
Among the incidents of yesterdays
lighting was the GOODNESS exhibited by
a company Of the Washington volun-
teers, who crossed the river in a ma
tive canoe under a heavy are-nfteen
being taken across on ZACH trip OF the
small boat, 10 attack the enemy's
trenches.
The inability OF the commissary train
I'd keep up with the advance led to con-
siderable suffering; and many OF the
men were completely exhausted when
they were recalled and, falling from
the ranks We're strung along a. distance
Oh almost six miles. a number returning
To camp in the artillery ambulances,
which were always close UP To the lines.
The work OF the ambulances was espe-
cially worthy OF mention.
Among the dead are several who pre-
viously We're reported as wounded.
The mountain bandttti Of Panay is
lana recently started an attack upon
uoibo, but they were repulsed, with a
loss of 200 men, by General Miller.
McNefTs battalion OF the California
regiment, und Lieutenant Colonel Du-
buce, has been ordered to embark on
the transport Indiana tomorrow. in or
towns Of Bats and on the
east coast Of the island Of Negroes
where Colonel Smith Is in
This Is only a measure OF ~precaution.
as Major General Otis says he does not
anticipate trouble there
Hong Kong, March 20.-A CORE
spondent Of h Associated Press at Me-
Mia says: An army has seldom opcr-
ated under harder conditions than have
been encountered by the American fly
ing brigade" The country the Ameri-
car troops have traversed is intersect-
ed with lagoons, narrow and u~nforda-
Bile rivers and bamboos 40 thick tina
the enemy cannot be seen a hundred
feet distant. During the charges. the
Americans were ignorant as to whether
they We're attacking 100 or 1000 rebels.
which amaZes the foreign observers.
NFThR PhTlnninnC arA t.-%AaVLlt.
fierce at Cainta. Had it not been for
the fact that the American line was
Chin, the fire would have slaughtered
many Of our men.
One Of the prisoners captured by the
Americans says the Philippine leaders
boast that they can continue such a
war FOR years, depending upon the
1 American forces being weakened daily
by twenty men killed, wounded or in
valided.
Some OF the high officials here thinl
that 10000 reinforcements are needed
as the troops now on this island ar,
hardly more than required to maintain
a line around Manila and police tbs
city.
Considerable rain has fallen already
ana 1t seems that the, season for rains
Is beginning prematurely. 1t Is posi-.
bic that when the steady rains begir
our troops will ave to be withdraw
90 permanent barracks, which may en-
able the rebels to return to their old
positions.
The Americans have refrained from
destroying the buildings in the countr
swept by General Wheaton's troops, a
sentry has been stationed before every
store at Pasig, but the soldiers are
bringing in loads OF loot from dwellins
houses.
Manila, March 20.-S:35 a. NTH,
United States Philippine commission
| has held it's first meeting ard decided
to issue a pronunciamento u the in.
habftants OF the Islands. President
Schurman will prepare 1t. The docu-
ment will explain the spirit in which
the United States Intends to fulffn tn.
!. trust imposed and will call upon tbs
people Of the stands to lay down their
arms and corporate in the interests 81
good government.