Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-11-24
FIGHTING FIIIPINOS.
ACTIVE CAMPAIGN, IN PHILIPPINES
RESUMED.
Special Effort tosCapture LuIban. ON
Island of samar--tsenerai GRANTS
operations--A Filipino Stronghold
Near Manila Reduced.

Island of Samar--tsenerai GRANTS
operations--A Filipino Stronghold
Near Manila Reduced.
Last week witnessed very considera-
BILE increase in rebel and American activ-
ity in the field in the Philippines. Many
skirmishes occurred and several small en-
gageInents in northern and southern Luz
zon. The termination Of the rains permits
Il resumption OF operations on both sides.
The Americans are undertaking Sc
ries of aggressive movements against the
insurgents, notably upon the island OF
Samar against General Lukban. whose
forces hold the entire island with the ex-
ception of three coast towns, each OF
which Is garrisoned by two companies
of the Twenty ninth infantry and pla-
toon of artillery.
The rebels are continually shooting into
the garrisoned towns. and our forces have
not been sufficient to retaliate effectively.
Commerce in Samar has been at stand
STILL and most of the influential inhabit-
ants have departed General Hare has
arrived there with go men. He Will
bring eight companies of the Second In
fantry from the island Of Martinique. as
they may be needed. and will proceed en-
ergeticaly to crush General 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 regi-
ment prisoners.
The rifles which the party of Captain
Devereaux Shields of Company f. Twen-
ty-ninth volunteer infantry, lost last Sep
tember in Martinique at the time of the
capture have not yet been recovered from
the Filipinos. All the Martinique garri-
sons are being continued.
General Wheaton's Operations.
The Fourteenth infantry. which recent
~ arrived from China, will relieve the
Twenty-frst infantry from Manila, and
the Twenty-first will relieve the Thirty
eighth infantry from southern Luzon,
the Thirty eighth infantry proceeding TO
the island of Panay to re-enforce the
troops there.
The Twenty-eighth infantry will re-
enforce the garrisons in the island OF
Mindanao, particularly at kagayan,
where an armed truce between the rebels
and the Americans has existed for
months past.
General Wheaton, commanding in the
department of northern Luzon, Is sending
re-enforcements TO General Young PROV
inces, where the natives, under General
Tinio and Agipay. the communicated
Filipino priest. are showing signs of rest
lessness, deserving the domiciles they
have occupied during the rainy season
and joining under compulsion of fear the
insurgents in the mountains.
Notable among the weeks engagements
was General Grants advance, with Mac
cabebe and American scouts. upon a reb-
el stronghold 80 miles north of Manila,
which was defended by 200 insurgents
armed with rifles. After skirmishing and
fighting for the greater part of day and
night the enemy was dislodged from the
mountain fastness. and immense quanti-
ties of rice and stores. with considerable
ammunition, were destroyed. Fifty Fill
pinos were killed and many others wound
ed. The insurgents carried off their dead.
The American losses were IL privates
and one officer wounded and one Macca-
bebe killed.