The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-11-22
END OF THE RAINY sEAsoK.
"a nrsnKs Rs.rwsd Aetisity In tue PhihY'
Plass-noth sides Actively
EagHRsa.

Manila. Nov blast week witt
nessrd very considerable increase In
rebel and American activity in the
aeld. Many skirmiphcs occurred and
several small engagements In north
ern and southern Luzon. The tcrni-
naiion OF the rains permits renmp-
tion ~ operations ON both sides
srrirs OF AEHr-s.Ivs Movements
The Americans ARE undertaking o
series Of ngRIcssivc movements
against the insurgents, notably upon
the Island Of Sanar. against Gen.
Lukhau. whose forces hold the entire
island with the exception Of three
coast towns, each Of which 10 gar
risoncd by two companies At the
TWcnty-niuih infantry and a platoon
Of artillery.
shooting Ints GarFisoRes TewHs.
The rebels are continually shooting
into the gnrrisoned towns. and our
forrrr have not been sufficient Ia re-
taliate effectively. Commerce IN Sa-
mur has been at a staudstill, and most
Of the influential inhabitants have de-
parted. Gcn. Hare has arrived there
with ESQ men. lie will bring eight
companies oi the Second infantry
from the Island NJ Mnrindnaur. Az
they may bc needed, and will proceed
enrrcrticnlly 30 crush Gen. Lukban.
Meanwhile United States gunboats
vii, patrol the coast 90 prevent the
escape ~ the insurgeni leader.
iukban still holds three members
Of the For,y-third regiment prison
crs.
The Mnrinduane GarriaonH.
NJ of the Martinique Carrisons are
being continued. The Fourteenth in.
fuutry. which recently arrived from
China will relieve the Twenty-htst In
| fantry from duty in Manila, and the
| Twenty frat will relieve the Thirty
/ eighth infantry In southern l.uzou, the
Thirty y-cighrh infantry proceeding 10
the island of Pnuay to reinforce the
troops there The Twcnty-cighth in
iautry viii reinforce she garrisons In
the island Of Miudanao. particular
| ~ NJ KagayHn. where an armed truce
between the rebels and the Americans
has existed for months past.
srRdIRE Hrinfor-rmrntst 90 YoahR.
Gen. Wheaton, commanding in tho
Department ~ Northern Luyon, is
sending rciufurcrmrnts to ten.
! Noung's provinces, where the natives
under Gen Tinio and Ngiip0y, the rx
communicated Filipino priest. are
showing signs 81 rcsilessncss, desert
ing the domirilrs that they have ocru-
pied during the rainy season. aud
Joining under compulsion of frnr the
insurgents ~ the mountains.
UrR. CrnnCn victory.
Notable among the weeks engage,
mruts was ten. Grants advance with
Masabclc and American scouts upon
rebel stronghold. rs miles north oi
Manila, which was defended by 2nO In.
surgruts armed with rifles. After
skirInishug aud fighting for the great
rr part of d dag ana night, the enemy
wss dislodccd from the mountain
fRsturSs. and inmTnsr quantities al
rice aud stores. with ammunition
were destroyed. Fifty Fiiipinos wcr'
killed and many others wounded. The
insurgents carried Of their dead. This
American losses were Il priyates anC
one officer wounded and one Maccabc,
killed.
Letter from an American Captive.
Lieut.. Frederick W. Alstaeter, ui
the engineers. who was captured hl
the insurgents in Luzon last Syptem
her. has sent. with the permission s
his captors. a letter TO Manila, ask
ing for food, money and clothing
which will be- forwarded to him by .
native runner Ills health is brokeI
and his release IN prohlcmatical.
McArthur Goes to sabIR nay.
Gen, Macarthur has gone 10 Subj
bay with Admiral kemey on the Unit
ed States cruiser Brooklyn for th'
purpose Of examining the locality. i
is probable that !. -0O marines now IL
the Philippine waters will he us"n Il
relieve certain army posts, rendering
the relieved Soldirrs available for 9th
sr and more urgrui duties. u is un
derptood that lien. Macarthur - con
Sidcring the question of csiablD'li:;:;
more marines "a the vicinity oi Subig
Tie is expected 10 return here to-m0r
row.
The Crn1srHhip.
Although news aud commercial mes
sAges between Manila and points IL
America and Europe are no, supicc
to censorship. all messages bctwcei
Oh, Philippines md III" orient ar
censored as heretofore.