Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-02-15
HARASSTNG TACTICS.
Filipino Insurgents Maintain Con-
slant Fire on American 0utposts.
BURNING ARROWS SHOT BY THEM
Guerrilla Warfare Continues South of Ma
Mia American Expeditions Plague
Continues Cause Many
Saloons to Spring Up.

Manila, Feb. 12.-Of late the insur-
gents in Albay province, Luzon, have
adopted harassing tactics against the
towns which the Americans have gar
risoned. They camp in the hills and
maintain constant fire upon the
American outposts. When the troops
sally against them they scatter, re-
turning when the Americans retire.
They shoot burning arrows and have
thus burned large part of the town
of Albay. Indeed, most of the larger
towns in that province are practically
deserted, except by the garrisons.
Scarcely any of the inhabitants re-
turn to their homes. They are camp
ing in the interior and it is supposed
armed insurgents prevent them go
ing back. 1t is reported that there
is much suffering among them, owing
to lack of food. AS a result of these
conditions the hemp business ia that
section is seriously hindered and ships
going for cargoes are compelled to
take gangs of coolies to do their load
ing. Hemp held in the interior is
quite inaccessible.
Col. Bell will take two regiments
of North Camarines and South Cam
arines, going there on transports.
Many insurgents reiterated to that
part of the island from Cavite and
Batangas province. ANOTHER expedi-
ton will soon start to garrison towns
along the north coast of the island of
MindanaO.
Guerrilla warfare continues south
of Manila. Two attempts have been
made to ambush the Americans. Col.
Schwan, while returning to Manila
with his staff and an escort of 100 cav
airy from Batangas, was attacked by
the insurgents. The latter were dis.
persed, but the Americans had five
men wounded.
Lieut.. Col. Beacon, with six compa-
MES of the Forty-second infantry,
had two-hours' fight with Gen. Pho
Del Pillars command, which attempt
ed to ambush the Americans along
the trail through Morong province,
near the lake. Here also the insur-
gents were dispersed, but the Ameri-
cans had several wounded. Among
them a captain.
Gen. Bell is operating southwark
through Zambales province with a
small force.
Another expedition is proceeding
northward from Subig. It is reported
that the insurgent general Alexandra
has recovered from his wound and has
assembled large force in that dis
trict.
The plague continues. Eight cases
were reported last week among the
natives and Chinese. There is no eX-
element, however, and business and
social life are undisturbed.
LIQUOR in the Philippine Islands.
Washington, Feb. 12.-Capt. Frank
NJ. Wells, chaplain of the First regi-
ment of volunteers, who has just
returned from the Philippine islands,
spoke in Garfield Memorial church
Yesterday, under the auspices of the
w. C. T. u, on the liquor question
in the Philippine islands. He de-
clared that since the Americans took
Manila 400 places where liquor is
sold had sprung up in Manila, while
before the Americans came to the is
lands Manila had only three saloons.
The Filipinos, he asserted, spoke we'll
of the American soldiers save they
said the Americans were 'bad peo-
ple'' when they had drunk too much
LIQUOR Whisky, he said, was sold in
the barracks at Iloilo not over Is
feet from his headquarters until he
put an end to it by complaints to
the colonel and provost marshal. The
transport Indiana, on which he had
returned to the United States, he
characterized as whisky transport"
and he said that he had unsuccess-
fully attempted to have the sale of
liquors on transports stopped while
in the Philippines.
The Hague Peace Treaty.