The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-08-08
MORE TROOPS NEEDED
To Curb Insurgents on Min
danao Island.
AMERICAN FORCE BEATEN
Native Atrocities Reported in
Various Parts.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.)
Manila, July ID (via San Francisco
Aug. THE insurgents in the vicinity OF
Cayagan, on the island of Anndanao are
becoming so troublesome that it may be-
come necessary to augment the United
States forces stationed there by a body
o: troops from some o-Aer station. The
insurgents, numbering, 1t is estimated,
| about 1000 in all, are fortifying the noun
| tain passes and are otherwise preparing
! to give battle 10 our soldiers. Only re-
Gently a detachment under the COM
mand of Captain Miller Of the Fortieth
| infantry, hao an exciting and bloody
| experience with the natives near Agusan
about ten miles from Cagayan. In at
tempuIg to take his command through
a narrow defile Captain Miller encoun-
tered such strong defences that his entire
advance guard, numbering fourteen men,
were left in the power OF the insurgents.
Five Of this number eventually escaped
and reported that eight Of their fellows
were killed and one taken prisoner. Cap
ment which preceded the abandonment of
the advance. Captain Elliott, leading re-
Inducements, was severely injured by
being struck by a native contrivance
known as a. spear-shooter. Captain Eli
otis men came across no less than half
a dozen of these ingenious weapons. Both
parties being without commanders, the
soldiers were obliged to return to Ca
gayan. According to the latest advices
this stronghold is still untaken.
The paymaster's department IS kept
constantly at work arranging for the
payment OF the 5000 officers and men Of
Uncle Sans army now engaged on these
islands. The disbursement is made every
two months and the average sum re-
quired is something over s., 100000, or in
the neighborhood of 100000 a year.
Major Eide, president of the Manila
board Of health. has completed his re-
port for the fiscal year, which ended
June 80. Official figures were kept by the
board, commencing with October, 1899.
During the months from October to June
inclusive the total number Of deaths, ex-
elusive of Chinese from the different
classes Of diseases was as follows: Tu-
berculosis, 992; beri-beri, 642; malari2l
diseases, 1913; dfarrhoeal diseases. 1s072;
acute lung disease, 631; typhoid fever Al;
smallpox, 7; bubonic plague. $50; leprOsy.
4e; measles, T. The death percentage
during this period Of nine months, esti-
mating Manila's population to be 10000,
is about % per cent During the months
from January to June the total number
of deaths, including all classes, from bu-
bonic plague was $685.
From many sections Of the archipelago
news of atrocious murders Of Americans
and others by insurgents is received.
Three American miners, Lorey, Spring
ford and ricketts,, were murdered at Ba-
tan Island; two loyal natives were killed
at Santa Cruz, and a report of a CHASTITY
crime in revenge for Major Maxino's cap
ture by the Americans comes through Of |
cial channels. After Major Maxine was
taken prisoner by our troops at Unisan, |
a gang of Tulisanese killed his father-in- |
law, his wife, four of his children and |
his nephew. butchering and torturing |
them and robbing them of about $1,000 |
in money and jewelry. A detachment Of |
six men under Captain c. II. Newberry |
Of the Thirtieth infantry, with Major |
Maxine as their guide encountered the
1esperadoes, killing nine and taking 13 |
prisoners, besides recovering a portion
Of the jewelry and $1,000 of the money.
San Francisco, Aug. Rev. Father T
Stemmens, secretary to Archbishop
-happelle, returned on the transport
Sherman from Manila Father Stemmens
1cs in his charge four Filipinos, who
came here to be educated.