Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-01-04
BOMBS IN MANILA.
EXPLOSIVES AND FIREARMS FOUND IN
CENTER OF CITY.


Foreign Consuls Attending the Lawton
Funeral--Frustrated by officials Chang
ing Route of Procession,
MANILA, Jan. -Four explosive
bombs, few firearms and 500 rounds
OF ammunition We're discovered in a
house in the center Of Manila, while
the police We're seeking Recarte, the in
surgent leader, who was said to have
come to Manila in the hope Of effecting
an outbreak Saturday by taking advan
tage of the mobilization of the Ameri-
can troops at General Lawton's s funeral.
Today it developed that the plot in
cluded the throwing of bombs among
the foreign consuls attending the cere-
mony in order to bring about interna-
tional complications.
These, it seems, were to have been
thrown from the Escoltas high build
ings, but the avoidance of the Escoltas
by the funeral procession spoiled the
plot. The police, it is thought, had
been prepared for the plot by rumor
circulated widely among the natives
that Aguinaldo was in Manila and
would personally lead the outbreak.
The American authorities, having been
advised of what was brewing, prepared
for all contingencies.
Yesterdays capture of bombs involved
the seizure of documents inculpating
1000 Filipinos who intended to rise
against the Americans. Papers We're
also found showing distribution of the
city into districts and careful assign
ment of leaders and followers. The pre-
cautions taken by the Americans on
Saturday, it is now evident, alone pre-
vented an uprising. The provost mar
shall has requested that two more regi-
ments be detailed for the protection of
Manila. Three thousand troops are now
actually i'll the city.
Two Americans Killed and Four Wounded.
MANILA, Jan. 2.--The first movement
of a general southern advance occurred
yesterday, when two battalions of the
Twenty-ninth infantry landed and oc-
cupied Cabuyo, on the south side of
Laguna de Bay. Two Americans were
killed and four were wounded. Twen-
ty-four of the enemy's dead were found
in one house. One hundred and fifty
prisoners and four 6.pounder rapid fire
guns We're captured. The gunboat
Laguna de Bay bombarded the town be-
fore the Decentralization of the troops
from the cascoes, which was made un-
der the enemy's shrapnel fire. The
enemy evacuated the place, moving to
Santa Rosa, to which town they were
pursued. Heavy fighting occurred
along the road to Santa Rosa, which
was occupied by the insurgents retreat
ing south toward Slang The Amer
leans burned the country besween and
around Cabuyo.
The gunboat returned to Calamba for
reinforcements, and thence came to Ma
Mia to fetch ammunition She recently
captured two of the enemy's. steam
launches under the fire of artillery at
Calamba and also four cascoes loaded
with rice. Other regiments are mobiliz-
ing at San Pedro Macati and Casig,
preparatory to continuing the southern
advance.
AguinaIdo's Wife and Sisters Surrender
MANILA, Jan. 2.-Aguinaldo's wife,
sisters and IS Filipinos have surren-
dered to Major Marsh's battalion of the
) Third infantry at Bontoc, province of
that name. Three Filipino officers also
surrendered to Major Marsh and the
Fiipinos gave up two Spanish and tive
American rrisnparS