The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-06-13
EVENTS OF A WEEK.
NEWS OF The WORLD BRIEFLY
NARRATED
The War In the Philippines, Grimes, Tri-
State Happenings, Foreign, Business and
other Events Boiled Down For the
Reader In Hurry.
NEWS FROM THE PHILIPPINES.

As result OF last weeks operations
in the Philippines more than 200 Fill
pinos were killed and 100 captured. The
American loss was 8 killed, % wounded
and taken prisoner.
The capture of General Pho del Pillar,
near Manila, was effected by the Fill
pino native police.
Major March's men, of the 33rd
regiment, returned to Caadon on June
by steamer from Aparri. A majority Of
the men were ready for the hospital.
They were thin and weak, having trav-
eled about $50 miles in the mountains,
during which they suffered greatly from
hunger. OF the 80 horses which started
with the battalion 10 survived. The re-
mainder died ON the march or fell into
canyons. The battalion practically col
lapscd at Plat, about 80 miles from Tu-
guearao, as the result of fevers and ex-
hausticn. Eighty.seven of the men
were conveyed from Plat to Muguegarao
in bull carts, and those falling on the
way were carried in htters by lgorottes
with the column.
The officers accompanying Major
March were Captains Henry l.. Jenkin-
son and Edward Davis, Lieutenants
Carroll Power and Frank L. Case, and
DR.. John o. Greenwalt, assistant sur
geon. They said 1t was all guess work
as to whether Aguinaldo was shot. Be,
fore the Americans struck Sagat the in.
surgent chief divided his forces into par
ties of ten, following different trails.
The officer shot was probably Aguin.
aldo's secretary or adjutant. The report
among the natives of the region was
that Aguinaldo was wounded in the
shoulder.
Major Johnson, with two companies Of
the Goth infantry and 20 men of the 18th
infantry, sailed from Romblon to the
neighboring island of Tablas, where
they disembarked simultaneously in four
columns, converging upon central
point. The Americans encountered
about go rebels, who retreated, and they
captured 40, including all the officers,
together with 10000 rounds of ammui.
ton and "A rifles. Forty men of the
Twenty ninth infantry, with lieuten-
ant, were left as a garrison, the Others
returning to Romblon.
Company +, of the Thirty-fifth infan-
try, ana Company G., of the Fourth reg
iment, encountered about 90 insurgents
behind stone trenches in the high noun
tains near Norzagaray, province of Bu-
| fighting
and seven Americans were wounded.
| Finally G. company, by fianking move
ment, carried the trenches Trumpeter
| Speaker, of G. company, has been COM
| mendee for determined bravery" by
General Funston.
Troop G., of the Fourth cavalry, Com
pany @, of the Thirty y-fourth regiment,
and Company A, of the Twenty-second
regiment, were pursuing the captors of
| Charles d. Roberts, who was taken by
the Filipinos while scouting near San
Miguel de Mayumo May 30. 1t was re-
ported that the FIlipinos have separated
among the trackless forests.
A band of Filipino insurgents rushed
San Miguel de Mayumo, province of
Bulacan, Luzon, garrisoned by three
companies of the Thirty fifth volunteer
infantry.
HAPPENED IN WASHINGTON.
Secty. Root communicated to the sem
ate, in answer to an inquiry the follow.
ing dispatch;
MANILA, June 4.
Adiutant General Washington:
"With reference to your telegram OF
22d ult.; Filipinos killed, l0,7S0;
wounded, 2,104; captured and surren.
dered, 1924; number prisoners in our
possession, about 1000. No systematic
record Filipino casualties these head.
quarters. Foregoing, compiled from
large number reports, made immedi.
ately after engagements, is as close an
approximation as now possible owing to
wide distribution of troops. More nc.
curate report would take weeks to pre-.
pare. NuInber reported killed probably
i'll excess Of accurate figures; number
reported wounded probably much less,
as Filipinos managed to remove most
wounded from field, and comparatively
few fell into our hlndS. Officers of high
rank and dangerous, suspicious mon
have been ciained as prisoners; most
other men discharged on field as soon as
disarmed Propose to release all but
very few prisoners at early date.
"MAcARTHUR."
In the senate, Tuesday, Bacon re.
ferred to charge that one of the
Cramps, Philadelphia shipbuilders, had
paid the Republican campaign commit
tee in 1892 800, 900, and in return had
been promised contracts for new chips
Heanna said he didn't believe it and
Carter denied it..
Mr.. Pettigrew not only reiterated the
statement, but created tremendous
sensation by asserting that his author
ity was no less person than Mr.. CramL
himself, who Intimated the money had
not been used for the purpose specified,
and that i'll n conversation with Mr..
Carter, that senator substantially had
admitted the story.
Mr.. Hanna replied in kind and ex.
pressed doubt of the South Dakotan's
sanity. He was followed by Mr.. Car.
ter, who not only denounced the charges
as fgaments of Mr.. Pettigrew's imag-
ination, but warned the Democratic
side, who now were the associates of
the Dakotan, that if they would "lie
iown with dogs they would get up with
teas."
Most Of the day was given TO confer