Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-19
FIGHTING RESUMED.
End of Rainy Season Permits Action
 In Philippines.


 MANILA, Nov 19.-Last week wit messed a very considerable increase in rebel and American activity in the field. Many SkirmisheS occurred and several small engagements in northern and south ern LuZon. The termination of the rains permits resumption of operations on both sides.
 The Americans are undertaking a se- 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 al a stand still, and most of the influential inha bit ants have departed. General Hare has arrived there with 250 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- ergetically 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 regl- ment prisoners.
 The Fourteenth infantry, which recent ly arrived from China, will relieve the Twentyfrst infantry from Manila, and the Twenty-frst 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's prov inces, where the natives, under General Tinio and Aglipay, the accommodated Filipino priest, are showing signs of rest lessness, deserting 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 35 miles north of Manila, which was defended by POO 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 considera ble ammunition, were destroyed. Fifty F'ili- pinos were killed and many others wound ed. The insurgents carried off their dead. The American losses were Il priyates and one officer wounded and one Macca- bebe killed.
 Lieutenant Frederick W. Alstaeter of the engineers, who was captured by the insurgents in LuZon last September, has sent, with the permission of his captors, a letter to Manila asking for food, money and clothing, which will be forwarded to him by a native runner. His health is broken and his release problematical.
 General Macarthur has gone to Subig bay with Admiral Remey on the United States cruiser Brooklyn for the purpose of examining the locality. It is proba ble that 1,S0O marines now in Philippine waters will be used to relieve certain ar my posts, rendering the relieved soldiers available for other and more urgent du- ties. It is understood that General Mac Arthur is considering the question of ;es- tabishing more marines in the vicinity of Subig. He is expected to return here today.
 Captain Bowman H. McCalla Of the United States cruiser Newark is under going trial by court martial convened by Admiral Remey. He is charged with "irrational and bad management and lack of discipline" on board the cruiser.