The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-06-06
EVENTS OF A WEEK.
NEWS OF THE WORLD BRIEFLY
NARRATED
The WSr In the Philippines, Crimes Tri-
State Happenlngs, Foreign. Business and
Other Events Boiled Down For the
Reader In n Hurry.
NEWS FROM THE PHILIPPINES.

Inc united states transport nan
cock, from San Francisco, April IT,,
arrived at Manila, with the mem.
bers of the Philippine commission.
The members of General MacArthur's 8
staff welcomed the commissioners on
board the Hancock. Later the COM
missioners landed and drove to the
palace, escorted by General MacAr-
thurs staff. band and two companies
of the Twenty.sixth infantry, with ar
tillery.
At the palace the commissioners were
welcomed by General MacArthur in a
short and forceful address. After Judge
William H. Taft, president of the com.
mission, had replied the commissioners
returned to the Hancock, where they
will remain until they have selected
suita BILE dwellings on land.
Previous to their landi ng, the members
of the Filipino supreme court, the local
editors and many of the leading mer.
chants repaired to the transport, where
they conversed with the commissioners.
Rear Admiral Remey, in command of
the United States naval forces ON the
Asiatic station, called officially, after
their return from the trip ashore. To-
day Generel Macarthur will return the
call to the commissioners. The family
of Judge Taft will remain for while in
Japan. The families of the other COM
nlissioners arrived with them.
On Tuesday night insurgents rushed
San Miguel de Mayumo, province of
Bulacan, Luzon, garrisoned by three
companies of the Thirty fifth volunteer
infantry.
They swept through the surprised
town, shooting right and left, killing
five Americans and wounding seven,
Captain Charles ID. Roberts and two
privates are missing.
No Filipino dead were discovered.
San Miguel de Mayumo is few miles
from Manila.
While band under the escort of the
Forty sixth infantry was moving from
lang to Slang, within % miles of Ma
Mia, it was attacked by ladrones, three
of the party being killed.
Major Allen, of the 43d infantry while
scouting from Catbalogon, island of
Sumar, May 0, drove party of insur.
gents from the valleys. -Four Ameri.
cans were killed, including Lieutenant
w. H. Evans John H. Evans?) who
was slain while gallantly leading a
charge against the entrenchments
Eleven of the enemy were killed and
four were wounded.
The town Of Caterman, island of Sa-
mar, was attacked at midnight April 30
by 900 rebels, who entrenched them
selves near the town over night. Cap
tain John Cooke, of the Forty third reg
imcnt, fought the Filipinos for six hours
and afterward buried 100 of the enemy.
One American was killed and one was
wounded.
The hamlet of PAWN, in the province
of Lavina, island of Luzon, the head
quarters of General Cables, was sur
rounded May 26 by three detachments
of the Forty second regiment, Thirty
seventh regiment and Eleventh cavalry.
Only few of the enemy were encoun-
tered, Cailles having departed the day
before. PAWN, which was manifestly
a rebel stronghold, was burned to the
ground.
Captain Nordon's C?) scouts and two
of the Eighteenth regiment,
while scouting May IL, in Western
Panay, surprised number of the ene-
my near Valderama and killed 35 of
them. There were no casualties among
the Americans, but some of them suf-
fered from sunstroke.
Many Filipino insurgents were cap
tured during last weeks campaign in
the Philippines.
At Washington City, the war de.
partment received the following cable
gram from General Macarthur, at Ma
Mia, dated Monday: .'Three officers, 56
men, with 46 rifles, surrendered uncon-
ditionally at Ouyapo yesterday. Three
46 men, with So rifles, surren.
dered Internationally today at Tarlac
These spontaneous suTrenders are very
Colonel Edward +. Hardin. with three
Of the Twcnty-ninth regiment
and blue jackets from the gunboat He
lena. landed at Palanog, Masbate ISL
and, under the enemy's fire, routed the
and, after an engagement
lasting half an hour, occupied the town,
without casualties.
HAPPENED IN WASHINGTON.
The house, Tuesday, by vote Of 107
to l24, refused to accept the senate
to the naval appropriation
bill relating to armor plate, and adopted
a modified proposition.
In the senate, Tuesday, an appropria-
tion to the st. Louis exposition of 1903
was adopted, providing that $40. 900, 900
Is raised by the fair authorities. 1t was
held up. The Teller Boer
resolution was referred to the
on foreign relations, by a
vote of 40 to 20.
On Wednesday, the house passed
number Of pension bills and later adj
iourned ont of respect for Memorial
lay.
The senate, Thursday. passed the
iundry acivil appropriation bill. The
amendment providing for an appropria-
ion of $5,0OO,OOO for the Louisiana pur-
'hase exposition, TO be held in st. Louis
n 1908, was continued in the bill. An
was Incorporated providing