The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-19
ACTIVITY N PHILIPPINES.
AGGRESSIVE MOVEMENT OF AMER
IcANs ON ISLAND OF sAMAR.
Gen. Hare Arrives with Force ses
Purpose Of Capturing Insurgens
GEN. Lukban--Caps. MeCalia De-'
Ing Tried for HAD Management.

MANILA. Nov. is-Last week Witness
ed a very considerable increase In rebel
and American activity In the ne,d. Many
skirmishes occurred and several small en-
sageincnts in Northern and southern Lu-
non. The termination OF the rains per
nits resumption OF operations.
The Americans are making series OF
aggressive movements against the insur-
gents, notably on the island Of Samar,
against Gen. Lukban. whose forces hold
the entire island. with the exception OF
three coast towns. rarriscncd by two CON-
panies OF the Twenty-ninth infantry and
platoon Of artillery.
The rebels are continually shooting into
The garrisoned towns and our forces
have not been sufficient to retallate e.
fectNeiy. Commerce In Samar has been
at standsfill. and most OF the infiuen-
tial Inhabitants have departed Gen.
Hare has arrived there with 80 men. He
viii bring eight companies OF the Second
infantry from the Island OF Marinduaue.
and will proceed theoretically 10 crush
Gen. Lukban. Meanwhile limited States
gunhcats Will patrol the coast TO prevent
the escape OF the insurgcnt leaders. Lux
han still holds three members Of the
Forty-third regiment as prisoners.
The rifles which the party Of Capt. ID.
Shields. Of Company n. Twenty-nin
volunteer infantry. have not yet been re-
captured from the Insurgents.
All OF the Martinique gsrrisons are be-
Ing continued.
EnEagements Daring the Week.
Notable among the weeks engagements
was Gen. Grants a.ixance with Macczbee
and American scouts on rebel strong
hold. thfrty-tfve miles north OF Manila.
which was defended by 20 insurgents
armed with rifles After skirmishing and
iignting for the greater part OF day and
he. Va ~ l.nap .t,i lew.
mense quantities OF rice snd stores. with
ammunition. were destroyed, Fifty Fiji
pinos were killed and many others wound
ed The insurgents carried on their dead.
The American losses were eleven privaseA
and one officer wounded and one Macca.
bee killed.
Lieut.. " w. Aistaeter. Of the eng nesra
who WAS captured by the ,lnsurgen.s IN
I.uzcn last September. has sent. with the
permission OF his captors. n letter To Ma
Mia asking for food. money and clothing,
which will be forwarded 10 him by q ma
tive runner. liis health Is broken and
his release Is probable.
Gen. Wheaton. commanding in the De.
partmsut Of North Luzon. Is sending rein
ferremenss 70 Gen. Youns's provinces.
where The natives under Gems. Tinio ana
Assipay, tho accommodated Filipino
priest. are showing signs Of restlcs~ness.
eeserttEg the domiciies that they have oc-
ing. Under compulsion Of fear. the insar-
gents In the mountains.
Gen Macarthur has gone "a sabir hay.
with Admiral Remey. on the Dnited
States cruiser brooklyn, for the purpose
Of examining tbs locality. u ~ probable
That i.ss@ marines now IN Philippine
waters Will le used 10 relieve certain
army posts, rendering the relieved sod
diers available for other and more urgent
duties Il ~ understood that 9en. Mac.
Arthur Is considering the question of ee-
tahlsshsng more marines In the vicinity OF
sahig.
Capt. Mccsils Cosrs-Nsrsiaiea-
Capt. McCalla. ~ the cruiaer Newark.
r. undeFE0ine trial by court martial con-
sened bs Admiral RsmeY he u charged
with irrational and bad management ard
lack ~ discipline" On board the cruiser.
The trial ~ the resalt Of a letter written
By Lieut. Commander coiweii 20 Admiral
Renaey.
st0nrhrnau who was Killed hy the inatr-
GENTS while within heir lines last year.
where ~ had gene TO lntercesi~ eisa
AgOiDRissc Tor t8e release ~ Spanish nffs-
anerN. has o"sn recovered and buried IN
For the pnrpcSe ~ maintaining the ex.
fsting ratio ~ tao Mexican silver dollars
20 one gola arbitrarily liked ~ Clea. Mac
Arthur last August 20 b. n1Ntntainea ssn~
"a sueh lime a. i.e phgllprfns rosgsyssississs
Nha. consider tbe iats mad arrives for
s~tM-as~hsnK a Kaia medium N ~ s'fii4isss
panas, iterry tae, = he rs.sr snsssiasa.
commission rrpvisiing fer a charge of -
uer cent % AL Nfxtean silver cuin Tx-
ported from the Fhiiippinea,
The aesigsnd ~ China for MexirAn cssr-
repry has created expsrj4ttors Rnd tNreAf-
ems asraneefnent ~ business ~ ~
Taslip1ins& The cosnHs Fsaoz paass6 tho
hisi bssAHsr. Ia vte@ - eNirftnG efrr4sn-
etaaeex Il seensed rhiieAtpry 90 fr0slss.
80 Tar as f-sssghts. = stable Ard assgts cur
renrf fag tfs prwiec fssH ~ haefhtese