The Washington weekly post., 1900-11-20
FilipinOs Also Recruiting for
Active Campaign.
STRONG EXPEDITION TO SAMAR
Gen. Hare Intru.ted with Command of
Forces sent 90 Gverrun the Island and
Capture the IBsargeuI Leader - Gen.
Grant Has sharp Engagement with the
Enemy Forty Miles North Of HaBiiE-
Letter fr0m Lieut.. Alstaetter.


BY cablegram since the American occu-
pation).-Last week Witnessed very
considerable increase In rebel and Amer
lean activity in the field. Many skirmish-
IS occurred and several small engage
ments in Northern and Southern Luzon.
The termination OF the rains permits a
resumption OF operations on both sides.
The Americans are undertaking a series
OF aggressive movements against the IN
surgents. notably upon the island of Sam
ar, against Gen. Lukban, whose forces
hold the entire island with the exception
OF three coast towns. each Of which is
garr!soned by two companies Of the
Twenty-ninth Infantry and a platoon Of
artillery.
The rebels are continually shooting into
the garrisOned towns, and our forces have
not been sufficient TO retaliate effectively.
Commerce in Samar has been at stand
still, and most of the influential inhab-
itants have departed. Gen. Hare has ar
rived there with go men. He will bring
eight companies of the Second Infantry
from the island of Marinduque, as they
may be needed, and will proceed ener-
getically 10 crush Gen. Lukban. Mean
while United States gunboats will patrol
the coast 20 prevent the escape of the in
surgent leader. Lukban still holds three
members of the Forty-third Regiment
prisoners.
Re-enfOrced by Troops from China.
The rifles which the party of Capt Dev-
ereaux Shields, of Company F, Twenty
ninth Volunteer Infantry, lost last Sep
tember in Martinique, at the time of the
capture, have not yet been recovered
from the Filipinos. All the Martinique
garrisons are being continued.
The Fourteenth Infantry. which re-
Gently arrived from China. will relieve the
Twenty-first Infantry from duty in Ma
Mia. and the TWenty-frst will relieve the
Thirty-eighth Infantry in Southern Lu-
Zon, the Thirty-eighth Infantry proceed
ing to the island of Panay to re-enforce
the troops there. The Twenty-eighth In
fantry will re-enforce the garrisons in
the island of Mindanao, particularly at
kagayan, VIII an armed truce between
the rebels al Americans has existed
for months pas.
Gen. Wheaton commanding in the de-
partment of N)rtIerl Luzon. is sendinr.
re-entorcements to Gen. Young's DR.
inees, where the ns stives. under Gen. Tn
yo and Aglipay, the excommuinca e.
bllipino priest, aro showing signs of rest.
lessness. deserving the domicles they
have occupied during the rainy season
ana joining, under compulsion of fear, the
insurgents in the mountains.
Gen. Grant Wins "A Battle,
Notable among TIE weeks engagements
was Gen. Grants advance, with Macca-
iRhQa M
stronghold thirty-fve miles north of Ma.
Mia. which was defended by 200 insur-
gents armed with rifles. After skirmish-
ing and fighting for the greater part Of a
day and night, the enemy was dislodged
from the mountain fastness. and immense
quantities of rice and stores. with consid-
erable ammunition. were destroyed. Fifty
FtliDinos were killed and many others
wounded. The insurgents carried off their
dead. The American losses were eleven
privates and one officer wounded and one
Maccabebee killed.
Lieut. Frederick w. Alstaetter, of the
engineers, who was captured by the in
surgents in Luzon last September, has
sent with the permission of his captors,
letter TO Manila asking for food, money,
and clothing, which will be forwarded TO
him by native runner. His health Is
DIODlCUldllcdl
Gen. Macarthur has gone to Subig Bay
with Admiral Remey on the United States
cruiser Brooklyn. for the purpose of ex-
amlning the locality. 1t is probable that
LS0 marines. now in Philippine waters,
viii be used TO relieve certain army posts,
rendering the relieved soldiers available
for other and more urgent duties. 1t is
understood that Gen. Macarthur is con-
Sidering the question of establishing more
marines in the vicinity of Subig. He Is
expected to return here tomorrow.
Although news and commercial mes
sageS between Manila and points In
America and Europe are not subject 20
censorship, all messages between the
Philippines and the Orient are censored as
heretofore.
Checking Drain on the Currency.
For the purpose of maintaining the ex-
listing ratio of two Mexican silver dollars
to one gold dollar, arbitrarily fixed by
Gen. Macarthur last August, to be main
tained until such time as the Philippine
commission should consider the date had
arrived for establishing a. gold medium
in the Philippines. Mr.. Henry C. Ide. OF
the commission, introduced a bill, which
has been passed by the commission, pro-
viding for a charge of 10 per cent. on all
Mexican silver coin exported from the
Philippines.
The demand OF China for Mexican cur
reney has created expectations. and
threatened a arrangement of business in
the Philippines. The commission passed
the bill because, in view of existing cir
cumstances, ii seemed obligatory to pro-
vide, as far as possible by legislation.
stable and ample currency for the protec-
ton of business.
Capt. Bowman II. McCalla. of the Unit
ed States cruiser Newark is undergoing
trial by court-martial, convened by Adj
miral Remey. He is charged with 'irra-
tional and bad management and lack of
discipline on board the cruiser. The
trial is the result of a letter written bv
Lieut.. Commander COlwell TO Admiral
Remey. The witnesses are being exanin-
ed on board the Newark, and the courts
decision VIII be officially sent 10 Wash
ingtOa.
The remains Of Baron Dumarias. the
Frenchman who was killed by the in
surgents while within their lines last
year, where he had gone to intercede with
AguinaldO for the release OF the Spanish
prisoners, have been recovered and buried
in Manila.