The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-28
THIS WAS ON TIE 14TH
REPORTS OF ANIBUSCADES COME
FROM EVERY SIDE.
OFFICIALS WHO WELL ONE OUR MEN DIE
Thus the Fiipinos Show Their Bitter Reseat-
ment at MaIasqu and Threaten All Natives
Who Wec9me Americans With a
Similar Fate.

Manila, Nov.27-It has been learned
here that the last Filipino council of war
was held by the retreating leaders at
Bayambang, ON the acknowledgement
Railroad. on November 13, in the house
now occupied 10y General Macarthur.
The council was attended by Agui-
naldo. Pho delPilar, Garcia, Alejandrino
and some members of the Filipino Cab
met Information has reached General
Macarthur from several sources to the
effect that the council recognized the fr-
tility Of attempting further resistance
to the Americans with united forces, and
agreed that the Filipino forces should
scatter, following guerrilla methods here
after.
Reports of ambuScades and Skirmishes
come from every section of the country
along the railroad. These districts seem
to be filed with small bands of hostile
natives. Yesterday four men of Company
d, Ninth Infantry, were foraging be
yond Bamball, when 20 FilipinOs took
them in ambush, killing one and captur
ing the other three. The Americans re-
sisted for half an hour.
The firing being heard at Bamban,
Iieuteant Frazer, with Il squad, follow
cd the Filipinos several miles. The
Americans found the body of the soldier
cut to pieces with a bOlo They burned
the hamlet where the fight took place.
Three Filipino rifiemen ambushed an
American surgeon near Capas. He shot
one and the others fled.
Between Bamban and Angeles mule
train was fired upon by natives, and u
Spaniard who was with the train WAS
shot.
At Malasiqui the officials who welcom
ed the Americans We're afterwards muir
dered. This was the only railroad town
which the Americans did not garrison.
On the night the troops withdrew Il
band of Filipinos entered, dragged An
tonic Mejai, president of the town, into
the street, and cut his throat. The
band then killed the vice-president and
five members of the town council in the
same manner, and told the frightened
natives who witnessed the deaths to
spread the news that a similar fate
awaited all friends of the Americans.
Military activity continues in every
section. Colonel Bells regiment had adj
vanced from Bayambang upon Manga
large Filipino force. Two battalionN
of the newly arrived Twenty-eighth In
fantry have been sent to Racoor to rein
force the south Line.
Major Spence. with 90 men of the
Thirty-second infantry surrounded
village near BautistOn in the night and
the place at daybreak, captur
ing Filipino captain and Is men, with
seven rifles.
The latest news from General Young
is that there are 10 cavalrymen and 200
with him, most of the horse
men who started having been compelled
to drop out because their steeds failed
them
The Filipinos took their American
prisoners from Victoria to San Carlos.
On the walls of the Victoria prison and
Of the Sam Carlos Convent are the fol,
lowing names:
Civilians George Langford, Thomas
Hayes.
Soldiers-Har Winfield, Philip Bet
torton, j. l. Salisbury, A. n. Gordon, II.
n Nugent Frank Stone, John Desmond
George Sacllett David Scott, Martin
Brennan, Thomas Edwards. ID. P.lCW-
AN, John Cronin, Charles Baker, c. l..
Davis, Leland Smith.
On the walls of the San Carlos Com
,ent were also found the following
names:
Civilians Charles Bird, w. j.
Sheehy, F. r. Huber.
Sailors-Edward Burke battleShip
oregon; c. b. Powers. gumhoat Urdan-
TIA; John ]. Farley, b. j. Greene, Til
len Herbert.
ZAMBOANGA SURRIFNiDERS.
Washington, Nov 27.-Secretary Long
oday received the following cablegram
rom Admiral Watson:
Cavite, Nov 20, 1899.
Secretary of the Navy, Washington;
November 1S entire Province Zanibo
nga surrendered to Commander Very
Delivery Of all guns
,romsed Numerous local chiefs ;;e-
Jared loyalty.
WATSON.
Commander Very is the officer in
harge of the gunboat Castine.
MANGALAREN EVACUATED.
Manila, Nov. 27.-11:30 a. m.-1'he in
urgents have evacuated Mangalaren,
'rovince of Pangasinan, leaving seven