New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-03
MANY FILIPINOS KILLED.
ACTIVE FIGHTING IN LATTER PART OF
APRIL-FEW UNITED STATES
TROOPS LOST.

Manila P L. May 1.-The last two weeks have
seen n general spread of rebel activity throughout
Luzon and even into the other islands. which has
been sharply offset by immediate retaliation. The
rebels have attacked by day and by night several
of the 267 towns we had garrisoned. over three
hundred Filipnos were killed by troops of Gen.
eral Youngs command in North Ilocos Province in
three days hard fighting last week. Over a hun
dred were killed down in Camernes Province I'M
der General Bell and at least fifty were killed in
their attack upon Cagayan de Misamis, in
Northern Mindanao
Five hundred dead Filipinos would be conserva-
tive estimate of their losses in the last fifteen days
and q number of smaller engagements that have
passed unnoticed would bring the total up to at
least six hundred. A remarkable feature is that
during the fighting which has resulted in this
heavy loss TO the rebels the American forces have
not had more than six men killed and fifteen
wounded.
The following notes from the diary of officer
down in Nueva Caceres in North Camarines Prov
ince. will show what has been going in that
locality:
April 9-Private Richard Isenback.. Company K,
45th infantry, was murdered by boloman, who
has been captured
April lO-Lieutenant shurman, 45th Infantry. at
tackled rebels eight miles from Nueva Caceres
and killed three.
Fernando, in south Camerines and two spanish
merchants OF that town are missing; they were
diaries were killed in the town, and Lieutenant
Balch, who pursued the remainder. killed seven
April 14-In a fight near Nueva Caceres United
States troops (i5th Infantry ana Kiehlers Battery
killed two insurgent officers and seventy nine men.
One shell killed seven. Many of the insurgents
wore helmets, shirts and shields made from dried
April 15-Near the town Of Pen our troops killed
two rebels. and a few days previous to this Cap
tain Mountfort, of the 45th captured 81 5 of rebel
soldiers were captured to-day near Nueva Caceres.
april l6aWe had p two men Wounded between cen
rebels, the exact number not being learned.
Perhaps the best example of the rebels activity
and the way the Americans deal with them Is
given in the recent report from LieutenantColonel
Howe. of the 34th Infantry, in which he describes
the recent lighting in the Province of North Iocos
On April 16 Lieutenant Duncan, of the 34th, with
eight men. met three hundred insurgents and after
a short fight returned TO Batac and reported to Col
onel Howe. The Colonel withdrew his troops from
the town, and when the insurgents entered he sur
rounded the place. A fight ensued In which 10S
Filpnos killed. The official report of Colonel
Howse reads:
The attack Batac on April 16 was precipitated
surgent leaders, Captain Dodd's punishment of the
IeoeIs me aay previous when h1ty-six We're kltea
ana Lieutenant Duncans attack on the enemy mat
same morning. Duncan met them in the foothills
and with eight men dispersed two hundred, of
whom seventy had rifles He killed twenty-nine
and captured twenty-two. He exhausted his am
Batac. where Captain Rollins prepared for the in
When the insurgents reached Batac their force
had increased to SIX hundred or seven hundred
for our troops to charge the enemy in their posi-
tons. and two Americans were killed and three
wounded. At times the fighting was hand to hand
AND the desperation of fanatics was shown by the
enemy. By forced march Lieutenant Thaler.
with twenty-five cavalrymen and ammunition,
withdrew. but were soon reinforced. They set fire
to the town and under cover of the dense smoke
fought stubbornly. At $50 p. Lieutenant Haight,
with Troop of the Sd Cavalry arrived and the
enemy were soon driven off. Their losses We're 1Os
killed and wounded and seventy-two prisoners. The
day Captain French, with 120 men. met the
enemy Vintor and killed twenty three. On
April II two hundred natives. twenty of whom
armed with rifles and the rest with bolos and
clubs. entered the town of Loaag to attempt up
rising. We killed forty and captured eighty and
drove off the rest.
The total number Of the enemy killed in North
Ilocos Province in three days is given 3S3. This
does not include the wounded who crawled away
into the brush.