The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-05-13
FILIPINO GENERALS Quarrel
GEMS. LUNA AND MAscARDo
Had Their Forces Drawn up-Forgot the
Administrations. Luna Was Severely
Wounded at San Tomas-They Might
Have . Civil War Themselves.

Manila, May 9.-Only the entreaties Of
Aguinaldo averted, last Tuesday, civil
war between the forces Of his generals,
Luna and Mascardo. They were actually
drawn up in battle array.
This, and positive confirmation OF the
news that Luna had been dangerously
wounded in the shoulder in the battle of
San Tomas, are the most important items
of intelligence brought today by the army
gunboats Laguna de Bay and Cavadonga,
which returned today frob a brisk expe-
dition up the San Fernando river.
1t was Immediately before the battle Of
San Tomas that the insurgents so nearly
arrived at the point of beginning to ex-
terminate one another. General Luna,
when he saw that an engagement with the
American troops was inevitable, sent back
an aide post haste to Bacolor, where Gen.
eral Mascardo was, demanding reinforce
ments. Mascardo's reply was that he
would take orders from no one but Agui-
naldo.
Infatuated Luna.
This defiance SO Infatuated Luna that,
in spite of the impending conflict with
the common enemy, he took 1900 of his
soldiers and made q forced march to Ba-
color, intent on chastising his comrade
in arms.
Mascardo was ready to fight it out and
ordered his command in line for battle.
Shouts of hatred and defiance were heard
on both sides. Outside the opposing forces
Aguinaldo, terrified by the confusion,
ordered his chieI of staff, Colonel Argue
las, to make peace at all hazards. The
soldiers were waiting for orders to begin
when Arguelas galloped along the lines
and waved flag of truce.
There was an angry conference be-
tween him and the rival generals. Agui-
naldo was drawn into it. With all the
intensity at his command, he begged Luna
and Mascardo not to plunge the Filipino
forces into civil strife at time when
they were already broken up and demon
allied by successive defeats at the hands
of the Americans.
His entreaties prevailed for the time be-
ing Luna soon returned to the front
after the commanding general had prom
Used him reinforcements and ordered Mas
cardo to be court martialed for not having
sent them at first.
The battle of San Tomas followed and
Luna, on whose ferocity in the field
Aguinaldo placed his chief reliance, re-
ceived wounds that will disable him for
the rest of the campaign and may cause
his death.
Scouting Party Attacked.
A accommodating party from Lawton's
command, consisting of two companies
of the Minnesota regiment and two COM
panies of the Oregon regiment, under
command of Major Diggles of the Min
nesota regiment, advanced yesterday to
a point near San Miguel, IL miles north
of Balinag.
The Americans were met with a volley
from a force of rebels behind a trench.
Major Diggles was wounded in the head
and with a private and 10 typhoid pa
tients was brought by special train to
Manila today.
The Don Jose, the last Of the missing
steamers under the American flag which
were detained by the insurgents since
the beginning of the war, and which was
found by the gunboat Manila at Bantam
gas, arrived here today.