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NOT READY TO QUIT.
Macarthur Goes on Reconnoiter-
ing Expedition.
RUNS ACROSS BIG BODY OF REBELS.
Finds About 1000 of Them Prepar-
ing for Defensc-A Slight Skin
mish-Proclamatio of Amer
lean Commission.

Manila, April 5.-Gen. Macarthur re-
connoitered in force Tuesday morning,
with the Montana regiment, the Fourth
cavalry and two guns of the light artil-
lery, as far as the river north of MIalolos.
The reconnaissance developed the fact
that there are fully 1000 reb-
els, armed with Mauser rifles, preparing
for defense. Shots were exchanged and
two of the Montana regiment were
wounded, but there was no engage
ment. Later in the day Gen. MacAr-
thur moved northward, as the water
supply of Malolos is inadequate.
Gathering in Force.
The insurgents are massing strong
forces north of Calumpit, about 51a
miles north of Malolos, and, according
to the observations of the reconnoiter-
ing parties, they have fine entrench-
ments there. 1t is expected that hard
fighting will be necessary to dislodge
them at that point and at San Fer
nando, where Aguinaldo is supposed to
be. Large rivers strengthen both posi-
tons. The Montana regiment had one
man killed and three wounded Tuesday.
Twenty-Five men were Frustrated by
the heat and brought to the hospital.
Two new Krupp guns. one six-inch and
the other eight-inch, which were found
The Americans have also found 27,007
silver dollars.
VIII Have Good Effect.
The belief is spreading among the
residents here that the effect of the
capture of Malolos, the former rebel
capital, followed by the proclamation
of the United States Philippine COM
mission will be to convince the natives
that Aguinaldo's bubble has burst.
Full Activity Resumed.
Washington, April Sin accordance
with the expectation of the state de-
partlnent the Philippine commission
has now resumed full activity. 1t was
deemed inexpedient for the body to
undertake to influence the insurgents
while the latter were acting under mis-
guided influences and consequently I'M
approachable. Now that Otis cam
paign has probably convinced the Ia
gals of the impossibility of standing be-
fore the American forces, it was
deemed timely to address the insur-
gents again in the hope that they could
be brought to see the uselessness of a
further struggle against the United
States arms. The state department was
notified by cablegram from Mr..
Schurman, president of the Philippine
commission, that the expected procla-
nation would be issued at once. He
stated that the document would be
about 1900 words in length.
Origin of the Insurrection.
DR.. Schurman says that after a
months personal observation and in
terviews with different classes of people
he finds that the instruction had it's
origin and strength in the Tagalog prov
inces around Manila. The remaining
provinces of North and South Luzon
are peopled by different races, and the
rest of the archipelago are not natural
allies of the Tagalogs, but unfriendly
rivals. During the months while the
treaty Of peace was being negotiated
at Paris, the Tagalogs sent detach-
ments of from so to 200 men to all the
other provinces to seize governments
as robbers hold up trains. The liberty
of the populations was constrained
supremacy was enforced, as there were
no American forces present to expel
the Tagalogs. He says the recent vic
tories have had a good effect every
whore. With a growth of general feel
ing of security, the populations will
doubtless declare for the United States
"The Philippine people," says DR.
Schurman, seem discouraged by the
yalorous, swift and irresistible move
ments of the American troops, against
which their elaborate defensive works
were useless"
Text of Proclamation.
New York, April S. = The Journals
Manila correspondent cables the text of
the United States Philippine commits
sioners' proclamation, issued Tuesday:
''The commission desires to assure the
people of the Philippine islands of the cor
dial good will and fraternal feeling which
is entertained for them by the president
of the United States and by the American
people.
The aim and object of the American
government, apart from the fulfillment Of
the solemn obligations 1t has assumed to-
ward the family Of nations by its accept.
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