The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-04-13
LAwTONIN THE SADDLE
The Old Indian Fighter Keeps
the FilipanOs ON the


New York, Aprn n--A dispatch from
1 Manila says:
Lawtons command captured the VIII
lagos of rasajan and Lumbar yesterday
with some resistance at the latter place.
Tho mouth Of tho river commanded by
lumbar was effectively blocked against
tao entrance OF the gunboats.
/ shells from the Laguna bay drove most
/ ot the Insurgents In flight up the noun
lains. a small force remained Ia an old
church and offered resistance until IL
Was rushed upon by troops.
About nlty were captured ana severas
idA-d. There was one casualty among
The Americans. that being an arm wound.
SIX launches an~ two canoes we're cap
cured in the riyor. The river mouth was
90 ho dredged today and the obstruct-
ions removed.
Santa Cruz and pagsajan aro now
guarded by the men OK the Fourth in
nntry Part OF the Fourteenth infantry
with General Iawt1n, are In Lumbar.
A body OF Insurgents attacked the rear
of Mac Arthur's division between. Mar
iclo and Bocavo at o'clock this msrn-
ng. The teleghaphio line has been cut
our loss was ave men killed and four
teen wounded, all In company "A. Of the
/ Second Oregon regiment, ana companies
.lC. and ID. ok the Thirteenth Minnesota
! 1no Insurgents loosened some rails ON
Che railroad track Dut the damage was
quickly repaired.
More troops arc needed out here Tho
lHghtuE has only just begun.
/ New York. April ~ a dispatch from
Manila says.
i While it is probable that an end Is IN
sisht to the big engagements In ths
Philippines between the Americans and
| FHpinos, the war is not at an end by
amy means.
lt is the universal opinion among arr
my men here that it Will require the
presence of $1,000 American troops 70 oc-
uupy tho territory that has been taken
. and to- keep open communication among
che islands.
General Lawtous advance promises to
meet with % narassng resistance Some
trenches are built by the enemy from
town TO town. on an sides the rebels are
u nightly communication by means OF
signal nros
rhoy avoid belng caught in a trap and
are quick to harass the flank.
Since tho 2th thu cncmy's loss haa not
been more than double ours our kind
uoa5 To Tho rebel wounded and prisoners
does NOT ality tne dogged enmity. only
o. amlu portion OF the population OF tho
north have returned TO their homes on
.lly tho diseased and aged remained In
Santa CRUZ.
Aguinaldo is reported TO be in san Fer.
uaudu ana stiH in absolute charge OF me
- dcfonaes OF the new capital and Of Cai-
umplt
Manila. April ~ GAO p. m.)-Generas
Wheaton started 40 daylight with tho
+, Tenth Pennsylvania and the Second ore
SON resIments and two guns to drive the
rebels from tho American right flank De-
twecn tho railroad and the foothills. lie
met with slight resistance near Santa
Maria and some OF his men were wound
ed. But Tho enemy bolted when shelled ~
the artillery and burned aud Abandoned
the town of Santa Maria, where a thous-
. and rebels were reported to have ooncea-
I, uatod. During the rest of the day, The
enemy was In full retreat towards the
mountains. burning the villages behind
- the retiring forces. Occasionally a few OF
>. tho rebels dropped TO the rear and are1
II, at tbe advancing American troops irou
the jungle apparently with the idea thai
d. tHIs would check our advance and cover
+, tho retreat of tho Fllplnos, but finding
b. those tactics Intellectual. these rebels
scrambled after the main body.
,, rho American guard along the
ma railroad has been materially strengthen.
ga aud % is not likely that the rebels
.dI win succeed Ia getting in tho future %
aa close quarters as they did yesterday
lf oven IN they return from the mountains
Washington April l2-The following
OF ctDlegram has been received from Gen
+, oral otis:
to Manila. April l2-C:JJ D. m.-The Unite,
le States Philippine commission Is hearing
,e the leading residents OF various nation
I'm auucs priests and spaniards. number
ls of them appearing voluntarily on M
,l subject of The future OF the islands. M
question put Go an is do you think On
ar fuipiuos 9ro capable OF self-goyornmen
ra ln tho townshipsT
"Du you believe tho Filiplnoa arc cap
le able OF selt-govornment Ia the prOyin
r. c,s2'
10 "Do you believe tho Tnipinoa aro Icap
able of self-goyernment Ia this archl
- peiaga2"
AN of those who have been questioned
including FlHpinos who sympathlze thoo
retioauy with independence have replies
600 tho third question with remarkaDf,
uuaulnity .p -ho negative. Id pend ace
they say would result In chaos. endless
D., tribal wars and European Intervention. !
n few OF them think self-goyernment q
practical
{ The commercial classes urge tho send
"a ing of delachmcnts ot American troops
IS each numbering about 100 men TO TAX
it posaessipu or the towns iu the souther
s- provinces ana in tho Vizayas Islands
is upw held by small bands OF Tagalos
le They d.ciaro tho natives find the Taga
Dos oppression worse than Spanish op
y preston aud that they Will welcome tn
=. Americans. Tho case Of the inhab tan,
ys oI Gubat ir ,ho province OK sorsogin.
20 cited as u typical instance. The sp nis
at tlEes amounted 10 $4,000 but tho reb'
- lagolas extort $4,000 from the people q
~ oubat
os AguluMdo's br0thor-in-laW, the prosin
70 cia governor ls said 10 be despoIling n
people uumerclfOly.
BE General Luna. who retired from IN
G command of tha Fulpinos forces and wa
sas editing n newspaper al san Frar
rY c sou Del Monte, DIS retirement bein
M, du. 20 tho fact that Fuchinos rebellod {
my la rigid discipline. has peen recaild
~ t.e command. This Is iaken as shown
yer tual tae rebel army Is only being Ael