Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-11-22
WAR IN PHILIPPINES.
Increase In Rebel and American
Activity in the Field.
GEN. GRANTS BRUSH With REBELS
Immense Quantities Of the Ensmy's Stores
Destroyed Filiplnos Killed and
Many Others Wounded = A Captive
Lieutenant Heasd from.

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Manila, Nov. 19.-(First uncen
sored news by cablegram since tn
American occupation) Last weel
witnessed very considerable increase
In rebel and American activity In thu
field. Many skirmishes occurred ant
several small engagements In north
ern and southern Luzon. The termi
nation of the rains permits a resump
tion of operations on both sides. Tht
Americans are undertaking Il series Of
aggressive movements against the In
surgents, notably upon the island Of
Samar, against Gen. Lukban, whose
forces hold the entire island, with the
exception Of three coast towns, each
OF which is garrisoned by two com
panies Of the Twenty-ninth infantry
and platoon Of artillery.
The rebels are continually shoot
ing into the garrisoned towns and
our forces have not been sufficient to
rctaliate effectively. Commerce in
Samar has been at standstill, and
most of the influential inhabitants
have departed. Gen. Hare has arrived
there with $50 men. He will bring
eight companies Of the Second In
fantry from the island of Marin
duque, as they may be needed, and
will proceed theoretically to crush
Gen. Lukban. Meanwhile United
States gunboats will patrol the coast
TO prevent the escape of the insurgent
leader. Lukban still holds three
members OF the Forty-third regiment
prisoners.
The rifles which the party Of Capt
Devereaux Shields, OF company II.
Twenty-ninth volunteer infantry, lost
last September in Martinique, at the
time of the capture, have not yet
been recovered from all the insur-
gents. All Of the Martinique garri-
sons are being continued.
Gen. Wheaton, commanding in the
department Of northern Luzon, Is
sending reinforcements to Gen.
Young's provinces, where the natives
under Gen. Tinio and Aglipay the
accommodated Filipino priest, are
showing signs Of restlessness, desert
ing the domiciles that they have &C.
cupied during the rainy season and
joining, under compulsion of fear,
the insurgents In the mountains. No
table among the weeks engagements
WAS Gen. Grants advance with Mac
cabebe and American scouts upon a
rebel stronghold IS miles north of
Manila, which was defended by 200
insurgents armed with rifles. After
diminishing and fighting for the
greater part Of day and night the
enemy was dislodged from the noun
tain fastness and immense quantities
OF rice stores, with ammunition, were
destroyed. Fifty Filipinos were killed
and many Others wounded. The in
surgents carried off their dead. The
American losses were II privates and
one officer wounded and one Macca-
bebe killed.
lieut.. Frederick W. Alstaeter, of
the engineers, who was captured by
the insurgents in Luzon last Septem-
per, has sent, with the permission of
Is captors, letter to Manila asking
'Ior food, money and clothing which
will be forwarded to him by native
runner. His health Is broken and his
release is problematical.
Gen. Macarthur has gone to Subig
bay with Admiral Remey on the
United States cruiser Brooklyn for
the purpose OF examining the locality
II Is probable that 1900 marines now
in Philippine waters will he used to
relieve certain army posts, rendering
the relieved soldiers available for
other and more urgent duties. 1t is
understood that Gen. Macarthur Is
considering the question of establish
ing more marines In the vicinity of
Subig.
Although news and commercial mes
sages between Manila and points In
America and Europe are not subject
TO censorship, all messages between
the Philippines and the Orient are
censored as heretofore.
Al army Transport on the Rocks
Manila, Nov 10.-The army trans
port Indiana, loaded with supplies and
carrying company of the Twenty
second infantry, has gone ashore on
the rocks on :he east side of the Isla
de Polillo, The soldiers were des-
tined to act as a garrison at Baler. |
The transport Pennsylvania has been
sent to the assistance of the other
vessel. II is thought the Indiana can
be saved. Inc lsla de Polillo is about |
40 miles east of Luzon. 1t is n small
island, in about the same latitude as
Manila.
A 'witchmau Killed at HIS Post,