The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-11-22
CROW MORE ACTIVE.
Operations Resumed on Both Sides
in the Philippines.

Manila, Nov 19.--First uncensored
news by cablegram since the Amer
lean occupation) Last week wit
nessed very considerable increase in
rebel and American activity in the
field. Many slxirmishes occurred and
several engagements in northern and
southern Luzon. The termination of
the rains permits resumption of OPP
erations on both sides.
The Americans are undertaking a
series of aggressive movements
against the insurgents, 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 gar
risoned by two companies of the
Twenty ninth infantry and a platoon
of artillery.
Harassed by Rebels.
The rebels are continually shooting
into the garrisoned towns. and our
forces have not been sufficient to re-
taliate 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 viii bring
eight companies of the Second infan-
try from the island of Martinique as
they may be needed and will proceed
energeticalIy to crush Gen. Lukban.
Meanwhile United States gunboats
will patrol the coast to prevent the
escape of the insurgent leader. Lux
ban still holds three members of the
Forty-third regiment prisoners.
The rifles which the party of Capt.
Devereaux- Shields, of company f.,
Twenty-ninth volunteer infantry, lost
last September in Martinique at the
time of the capture have not yet been
recovered from all the insurgents.
Military Changes.
All of the Martinique garrisons are
being continued. The Fourteenth in
fantry, which recently arrived from
China, will relieve the Twenty-first
infantry from duty in Manila, and the
Twenty-frst viii relieve the Thirty
eighth infantry in southern Luzon,
the Thirty-eighth infantry proceed
ing to the island of Panay to reinforce
the troops there. The Twenty-eighth
infantry will reinforce the garrisons
in the island of Mindanao, particular
ly at Kagayan, where an armed truce
between the rebels and the Americans
has existed for months past.
Graufss Advance
Notable among the weeks engage
ments was Gen. Grants advance with
Maccabebe and American scouts upon
a rebel stronghold IS miles north of
Manila, which was defended by zoo
insurgents armed with rifles. After
skirmishing and fighting for the
greater part Of day and night the
enemy was dislodged from the noun
tain fastness and immense quantities
of rice and stores, with ammunition,
were destroyed. Fifty Filipinos wera
killed and many others wounded. The
insurgents carried off their dead. The
American losses were IL 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 September,
has sent, with the permission of his
captors, letter to Manila asking for
food, money and clothing, which will
be forwarded to him by a native rum
ner. His health is broken and his re-
lease problematical.
Gen. Macarthur has gone to Subig
bay with Admiral Remey on the
United States cruiser Brooklyn for
the purpose of examining the locality.
1t is probable that 1900 marines now
in Philippine waters will be used to
relieve certain army posts. rendering
the relieved soldiers available for 9TH
er and more urgent duties.
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.
Fight in the Philippines.
Manila, Nov. 19--Two hundred bo-
lomen, with so rifles, attacked Buga-
zon, island of Panay, on October 30.
The Americans lost three men killel
Lieut.. II. NJ. Koontz, Sergt. Kitchen
and Corp. BuTns-ail Of company F,
Forty-fourth infantry. The enemy
ost 100 killed, p wounded and 20
prisoners.