The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-11-20
SEVERAL SKIRNISHES.
An Increase in Filipino and Ameri-
can Activity in the Field.
Insurgents Are COntfnuaIly. Shoot
ing Into the GarrisOned Towns,
and Our Forces Have Not Been
Sufficient TO Retaliate.

Manila, Nov. 19-First uncensored
news by cablegram since the Ameri-.
can occupation Last week wit
messed a considerable increase in
rebel and American activity in the
field. Many slxirmishes occurred and
several smaller 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 Sc
ries of aggressive movements against
the insurgents, notably upon the is
land of Samar, against Gen. Lukban,
whose forces hold the empire island,
with the exception of three coast
towns, each of which is garrisoned
by two companies of the goth infant
ry and a platoon of artillery.
The rebels are continually shooting
into the garrisoned towns, and our
forces have not been sufficient to re-
taliate effectively. Commerce in Sa-
mar has been at a standstill, and
most of THE influential Inhabitants
have departed. Gen. Hare has arrived
there with $50 men. He viii bring
eight companies of the I'd infantry
from the island of Martinique, as
they may be needed, and will proceed
energetically to crush Gen. Tukban.
Meanwhile United States gunboats
will patrol the coast to prevent the
escape of the insurgent leader Lux
no, r L.
AID regiment prisoners.
The rifles which the party of Capt
Devereaux Shields, of Company E,
29th volunteer infantry, lost last Sep
TENDER in Martinique, at the time
of the capture, have not yet been re-
covered from all the insurgents.
All of the Martinique garrisons
are being continued. The 14th infant
ry, which recently arrived from
China, will relieve the 21st infantry
from duty in Manila, and the 21st
will relieve the 3Sth infantry in
Southern Luzon, the 3Sth proceeding
to the island of Panay to reinforce
the troops there. The 2sth infantry
will reinforce the garrisons in the
island of Mindanao, particularly at
Kagayan, where an armed truce be-
tween the Americans and rebels has
existed for months past.
Gen. Wheaton, commanding in the
department of Northern Luzon, is
sending reinforcements to Gen.
Young's provinces, where the natives
under Gems. Tinio and Aghpay, the
communicated Filipino priest, are
showing signs of restlessness, desert
ing the domiciles they have occupied
during the rainy season and joining
under compulsion of fear the insur-
gents in the mountains.
Notable among the weeks engage['
ments was Gen. Grants advance with
Maccabee and American scouts upon
rebel stronghold 35 miles north of
Manila, which was defended by 200 IN
surgents armed with rifles. After
skirmishing and fighting for the
greater part of day and night, the
enemy was dislodged from the noun
tain fastness, and immense quanHit ties
of rice and stores, with ammunition,
were destroyed. Fifty Filipinos were
killed and many others wounded.
The insurgents carried off their dead.
The American losses were II privates
and one officer wounded and one Mac
cabee killed.
Lieut.. Frederick w. Alstaeter, of
the engineers, who was captured by
the insurgents in Luzon last Septen-
Der, has sent, with the permission of
his eaptors, letter to Manila ask
ing for food, money and clothing,
which will be forwarded to him by
native runner. His health is broken.
and his release problematical.