Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-29
RENEWED ACTIVITY
Among FiIipinos with Approach
of the Wet Season.
Americans Sleeping in the Trenches,
Constantly on the Alert.
frIendlies flocking in and Food Question will
Soon Be Serious.

Manila, May 2S.-S z. M.-The ap-
| proach of the wet season finds the in
surrection seemingly taking a new
| lease Of life. All along the American
lines the rebels are showing more ag-
gressive activity, in the guerilla style.
than a any time before or since the
fall of Malolos. They keep the United
States troops in the trenches, sleeping
in their clothing and constantly on the
alert against dashes upon our outposts;
and they make life warm for the Amer
lean garrisons in the towns.
The bands of Gen. Luna and Gen.
Mascardo, which retreated toward Tar
lilo when they feared they would be
caught between Gen. Macarthur and
Gen. Lawton, have returned in force
to their old trenches around San Fer
nando where there are daily collisions.
Opposite our lines on the south pro-
tecting Manila, all the way around to
San Pedro Macti, the Filipinos have
three rows of trenches most of the dis
lance.
Reports from prisoners indicate that
the insurgents construe the peace nego-
tiatiOns to mean that the Americans
have had enough of fighting. The
Eilipinos are also encouraged by the
belief that the Americans are prepar-
ing for an interval Of inactivity during
the wet season.
This perior is sure to be followed by
much suffering. Thousands of acres
that We're under cultivation, last year,
have not been plowed, this season. and
the government will probably be oblig-
ed TO feed thousands, just as it fed the
Cubans.
Friendly natives, Amigos, continue
to pour into the American lines by
land and river routes, coming from the
territory Of instruction into the coun-
try where the passage of the two
armies has left no food and practically
throwing themselves upon the charity
of their conquerers. Such able bodied
men as are not in the Filipino ranks
have been kept by the insurgent lead
ers to dig trenches; and old men, wo-
men ana children form the mass of the
refugees. These are doing some plow-
ing but they will be confronted with
hunger before they can realize any
subsistence from their corps.
The United States army has organi-
zed system Of distributing rice at
Malolos and some of the smaller towns
where Filipino stores were captured:
but the latter will soon be exhausted.
The United States transport Morgan
City. which arrived here from San
Francisco with 800 recruits for vari-
Gus regiments. sailed. today, for Iloilo
with the troops.
As it was impossible to take to Spain
the remains Of the Spanish Gen. Mon
tero. who was fatally wounded in a
recent engagement with the Filipinos
in the island of Mindanao and who
died while being brought here from
ZambOanga on the transport Leon
XIII, it was decided that the inter-
ment should take place in Manila. The
funeral took place, today, hundreds of
Spanish soldiers and civilians attend
ing the services in the Cathedral and
following the cortege to the grave with
weather and flags.
The Spanish papers declare that
Montero was victim Of the Spanish
governments neglect
Gen. Macarthur is in favor of the
experiment of enlisting the Macabebes
against their old enemies the TagalogS-
A delegation of the leading Macabe-
bes has visited the general, and it's
spokesman read an address assuring
the American cOmmander0f the friend
ship Of the Macabebes and of their
willingness to transfer their allegiances
from Spain to the United States. They
complained that the Tagalogs murder
ed them and burned their villages, and
they asked to be protected and given
arms to protect themselves.
The Macabebes have greatly assisted
in posting the Americans on the coun-
try and the position of the emmy. Gen.
Macarthur would arm 100 of these men
and-use them as scouts. and, if the
experiment proved successful, he would
enlist more of them.
Mai. Gen. Otis has issued orders, in
viting volunteers to re-enlist for six
months, according to the act of Con-
gress bearing on the matter.
The United States transport Morgan
City, which left San Francisco, April
%, with 600 recruits for various regi-
ments. here on board, has arrived and
will proceed to Iloio.
Maj. A. NJ. Digles, of the 18th Min
nesota Regiment, who was wounded
in the head while accommodating, May
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