Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-01-05


Our Troops Begin General Adj
vance To the south.
Manila, Dec. 30.-SiX men of the
signal corps were attacked Thursday
at Talevera, east of Tarlac, by force
of 200 insurgents, and four of them
were either killed or captured.
Surprised mt Rebel strength.
The strength of the insurgents at
Montalban caused surprise to the
Americans. Merchants here are anX-
icus TO have the campaign in Cavite
province begun, so that it may be the
sooner finished and the ports be
opened to trade.
Natives Cali on Mrs. Lawton.
4 delegation of Filipinos from the
towns where Gen. Lawton established
civil governmental Bacoor,
linus and others-called on the gen.
erals widow at midday Thursday. In
an address of sympathy they expressed
a deep sense of their loss in the death
OF their best friend and strong, just
administrator.
Terrorized by Rebels.
Manila, Dec. 30.-The insurgents
who evacuated the coast towns be-
tween Dagupan and Nigan, fleeing TO
the mountains before the advancing
Americans. are returning in small
bands TO the towns the Americans do
not occupy, terrorizing the natives
rbn u nj n =,
for the Americans. The natives and
Cinnamon are seeking the protection
of the American garrisons.
Unconditional Surrender.
Washington, Dec. 3O.--At the war and
state departments only smiles are pro.
voked by the offer of Fernandez, the
unauthorized Filipino agent, who is
now in this country and proposes TO
settle the war if proper terms are made
The time for terms passed long ago, and
the present campaign will be continued
until there is not an armed Filipino sol
der in the islands. No terms but un.
conditional surrender have ever been
considered since the efforts Of the com
mission were rejected by Aguinaldo
last spring.
bomb Plot Fooled.
Manila, Jan. ]. Four explosive
bombs, few firearms and 500 rounds
of ammunition were discovered in a
house in the center of Manila Sunday
morning while the police were seeking
Recarte, the insurgent leader, who was
said to have come to Manila in the hope
of effecting an outbreak Saturday by
taking advantage of the mobilization
of the American troops at Gen. Law
tons fun i. Sunday it developed
that the plot included the throwing
of bombs among the foreign consuls
attending the ceremony, in order to
bring about neutrality-suspicious..
These, il seems, were 10 have been
thrown from the Escoltas high build
ings. but the avoidance Of the Escolta
by the funeral procession spoiled the
plan.
Sails for America.
Washington, Jan. 1.-The departure
of the transport Thomas from Manila
Saturday with the remains of Maj. Gen.
Henry w. Lawton aboard was an
nounced in a dispatch received at the
war department from Gen. Otis Sun
day. The vessel comes 10 the United
States via Nagasaki. She also has
aboard the remains Of the late Maj.
John A. Logan.
FiIipinos Again Routed.
Manila, Jan. 1.-Col. Lockett has had
a second engagement with the insur-
gents northwest of Montalban and by a
brilliant charge drove the enemy from
their position. Only one American Off
Ger and five soldiers were wounded, but
the loss OF the insurgents was heavy.
The American troops captured a num-
Der of rifles and quantity of ammuni-
ton and provisions.
General Southern Advance.
Manila, Jan. 2.-The first movement
of n general southern advance occur
red Monday morning, when two
battalions of the Thirty-ninth in
fantry landed and occupied Cabuyao,
on the south side of Laguna de Bay.
Two Americans were killed and four
were wounded. Twenty-four Of the
enemy dead were found in one house.
One hundred and fifty prisoners and
four six-pounder rapid-fre guns were
captured.
AguinnIdO's Wife Surrenders.
Manila. Jan. 2.-Aguinaldo's wife,
who was recently reported to have died
in the mountains; her sister, Col. Ley
has, two sisters of the insurgent colonel
and Is men have surrendered 10 Maj.
March, of the Thirty-third infantry, in
Bontoc. Two Americans and several
Spanish prisoners of the insurgents
were released at the same time.
drowning Unpopular.
Madrid, Jan. 2.-Dispatches received
here from Manila confirm the reports as
to Aguinaldo's growing unpopularity
with the insurgents. Through failure
to make Roadway against the Ameri-
cans the Filipino commander in chief is
said TO be falling into deeper discredit
every day.