The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-19
CENSORSHIP ENDED.
News of True Situation in Phil
ippines Now Sent Out.

Manila. Nov. 1s--CFirst uncenso-ed
news by cablegram since the American
occupation)- Last week witnessed a very
considerable increase in rebel and AmerI-
can activity in the field. Many sldrmishes
occurred and several small engagements
In Northern and Southern Luzon- The
termination Of the rains permits a re-
sumption Of operations on both sides
The Americans are undertaking a series
of aggressive movements against the in
surgents. notably upon the Island Of Sa-
mar against General Lukban, whose
forces hold the enSre island, with the ex-
ception of three coast towns. each OF
which is garrisoned by two companies Of
the Twenty ninth infantry and a platoon
The rebels are continually shooting into
the garrfsoned towns. and our forces nate
Commerce in Sarnar has been at a stand
still, and most Of the influential lnnaD-
itants have departed General Hare has
arrived there with go men He viii bring
eight companies of the Second infantry
from the Island of Martinique as they
fcaIIy to crush General Lukban- Mean
while, United States gunboats VIII patrol
sIrgent leader Lukban still holds three
members of the Forty-third regiment prls-
The rifles which the party Of Captain
Devereaux Shields. OF company F. TEen-
TENDER in Marinduque at the time OF lle
capture have not yet been recoEered from
INSURGENTS.
garrisons are being continued
The Fourteenth infantry, which recently
arrived from China viii relieve the TFeTl-
ty-hrst infantry from duty N Mania "a. ana
the Twenty-drst viii relieve the Thirty
eighth infantry in Southern Luzon. the
Thirty-eishth infantry proceeding 20 the
island of Panay to reinforce the troops
there The Twenty-eighth infantry VIII
reinforce the garrisons IN the island OF
Eindanao, particularly at kasayaI1,
where an armed truce between the rebels
past
department of Northern Luzon, IS sending
reinforcements to General XOuug's prov
inceS. where the natives under General
Iinio and Aghpay, the ex-coInEnu IN nlcaIe e
Iessness, deserving the douiciies that they
have occupied during the rainy season
and Joining under compuIsion of fear,
the Insurgents in the mountains
Notable among the weeks enga gements
was General Grants advance with Mac
cabebe and American scouts upon a rebel
stronghold, thirty-five miles north of Ma
armed with rifles After skirnfShing and
fghtins for the greater part of a day and
night the enemy was dislodged from the
mountain fastueSs. and immense quantf-
ties Of rice and stores with ammunition,
- 5.-+-o,-e5 E-if+1- T-fIiTf,oS were kill
s-en4s carried of their dead The Arneri-
can losses were eleven privates and one
officer wounded and one Nacca bebe killed.
Lieutenant Frederick W Alstaeter, Of
the engineers. who was captured by TIE
insurgents in Luzon last September, has
sent. with the permission Of his eaptorS.
and clothing which viii be forwarded TO
him by a native runner. His health IS
broken and his release Is problematical-
General Macarthur has gone to Subig
bay with Admiral Renney on the United
States cruiser Brooklyn for the purpose
Of examining the locality It is probable
that 500 marines now in Philippines wa
tiers will be used to relieve certain army
posts. rendering the relieved soldiers
available for other and more urgent du-
ties 1t is understood that General Mac
Arthur is considering the question of es-
tabIishtng more marines in the vicinity Of
Subig. He is expected to return here to-
morrow
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