The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-12-13
AGGRESSIVE NATIVES
Fllipinos Harass Funston and Other
Army Officers in Luzon.
The hansan Aad His Men Crossed the Ne
hic" River aud Di-IosI<ed s:smaIi hand
of In.urgents-Oths New. from
the ISLANDS.

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Manila. Dec. s-More ac1iyitv is
shown in the operations in northern
and southern Luzon. The report :
I from The former district come in
I more quickly and Geographic inter-
ruptiouS are fewer. Gen. Funston
] with troop y of the Fourth cavalry
\ ami - score of scouts. encountered lot
Insurgents posted or the opposite
bank of the Nehico river II Ameri-
cans charged across the stream and
The enemy retreated. firing from
cover They left four dead on the
| field. \ native who WAS captured re
ported that Fagin. deScrter from he
TWcnty-fourth infantry who had
been active with the Tilipinos with "a
party of TWO cavalrymen. had been
| wounded.
Lieut.. Morrow. with So men from the.
Forty-seVenth regiment, attacked and
occupied Bulacan. While returning
the troops encountered Col. Nictoris.
occupying an entrenched position.
with 80 rifles and 5000 bolomen
| MOrrow's force charged and drove
the enemy from their position. il j.
believed with heavy loss. Preceding
the fight the expedition had captured
| Mai Flores and several of his fol-
| lowers.
| Coinage for the Islands Trade.
| Washington. Dec. S.-The cabinet
meeting Friday was largely devoted
| 10 discussion of the question of
coinage for The Philippine islands.
| Nearly all The business of the islands
| - transacted in Mexican dollars. and
| army comIniSsaries and Others sup
| piled with United States money are
af times greatly embarrassed i'm MAX
my purchases from The FilipinoS by |
the fact HAT knowing nothing of ott. |
money or its value. the latter often
refuse Ia accept it. The proposition |
which seems 10 have met with favor
by the administration is TO purchase
silver bullion AT the present market
price and coin il into distinctive dol
lars having a gold value of about 80
cents each. These dollars will prob
ably contain Il little less silver than
the present standard dollars. The
scheIne has not yet been worked ont
in all of its details. but as there is at
present Il government coinage mint I'm
Manila, il is hoped that bv the early
action of congress the new coins may
be put in circulation before Il great
while. possibly before the winter =
over.
To EEpsr ment In Agriculture.
Berkley. Cal, Dec. S.-Under the | I
patronage of the United States Philip
pine commission. an experiment farm
viii he started some 200 miles from |
Manila, where the growth of all sorts .
of seeds and plants from this country |
will he tested. Prof. bernard Moses I
of the commission, has written to ,
the University of California regarding {
the proposed work and at his sugges-
ton the state institution will send
from its experiment station the re-
CURED seeds and plants. {
M'it suppit-s for Manila
Washington, Dec. S.-Quartermas-
ter General Ludington has arranged
to have the transport Thomas. now az Z,
san Francisco. make al extra trip 70 | -
The Philippines for the purpose OF q
Il large supply of military u
stores needed by the troops in the ~
archipelago. She will start for Ma :,
lila on the Eth.
Games of Chance barred. :,
Manila. Dec. IO.-The PbiIiDnine l..
commission has prepared bill fixing :,
he duties upon imports and exports. =,
! nder its provisions importations @,
rom the United States into the is =,
and are dutiable. The Importation of .,
xplosives. adultcrated wines. articles -
nder false Trademarks and appara n
us used IN gashes of chance are pro- at
ibited. :.
Insurgents Prevent a Landing. te
Manila, Dec. IA detachment of 20
be Forty-seventh infantry from the ri,
iiand OF Catanduanes. of the south
ast coast of LuZon. rclinquished an
ffempt 10 land near Pandan On
nchoring the Americans were fired Ma
pom by 50 riiemen and after a
lort engagement they cut the an
lor chain and sailed for Catanduanes
18th two killed and two wounded. oil
Want sac Th~ms.Iv.. 60
Manila. Dec. 1O.--WhiIe the captures {
supplies and the occupation of new no
'ints are quite numerous. those in ~
living actual fighting are compare haI
'eiy few. Apparently the insur- for
.nts are falling back at all contest nal
points. sacrificing their possess sio
ons ia most cases ard satisfied 70 arr
Ve Themselves me
Ac'aaI Figh'ins Very Rare 60
Manila, Dee. II-While the cautures the
supplies and The occupation Of new wis
iuts are emit, f,,fr,.., l,,,. e. :. urg
wing actual fighting are comDara- ~. -
ely few Apparently the insnr- in ;
MS are faiiing bncTl ut all confess. sup
points. sacrificing their posses
ms ia most cases end satisfied 70 Z
E themselves. sug
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