The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-19
FIRST UNCENsoRED CABLE.
Little of Moment In the Weeks
ManiIan Budget.

MANILA, Nov. Is. Last week wit
messed a very considerable increase in
rebel and American activity for some
time. There was much skirmishing and
a few engagements in Southern Luzon.
The termination of the rains permits a
resumption of operations on both sides.
The Americans are undertaking a Sc
ries of aggressive movemets against the
insurgents, notably upon the island of
Samar, against Gen. Luktan, whose
forces hold the entire island with the
exception of three coast towns, each of
which Is garrisoned by two companies Of
the Twenty ninth and platoon of artil-
lery.
The rebels are continually shooting
into the garrisoned town, and the Amer
lean forces have not been sufficient to re-
taliate effectively. Commerce in Samar
has been at standstilt and many in.
habitants have departed. Gen. Hare has
arrived there with $50 men. He will
bring eight companies of the Twenty
fifth infantry from the island af Man
adargre, as they may be needed and
will proceed theoretically to crush Gen.
Lukban Meanwhile United States gun
boats will patrol the coast to prevent
the escape of the insurgent leaders.
The Twenty-third infantry, which re-
Gently arrived from China, will relieve
the Twenty-frst regiment of duty in
the Thirty eighth infantry in Southern
Luzon, the Thirty-eighth infantry pro-
ceeding to the island of Panay to rein
force the troops there. The Twenty
eighth infantry will reinforce the garri-
SONS in the island of Mindanao, )particu-
larly at I<agayan, where an armed truce
between the rebels and the Americans
has existed for months past.
Gen. Wheaton, commanding in the de-
no ,fT Of
reinforcements to Gen. Young's prov
inces, where the natives under Gen. Tin
ion and Agilipa, the accommodated Fill
ipino priest, are showing signs of rest
Iessness.
Notable among the weeks engagements
was Gen. Grants advance with Maca-
bebe and American scouts upon a rebel
stronghold thirty-f1Ve miles north of Ma
Mia, which was defended by 200 insurg-
ents, 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 am
munition, was destroyed. Fifty Filipinos
were killed and many others wounded.
The insurgents carried off their dead.
The American losses were eleven pri-
Yates and one officer wounded, and one
Macabebe 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 cap
tors letter to Manila asking for food,
money and clothing, which will be for
warded to him by native runner.
Gen. Macarthur has gone to Subig bay
with Admiral Remey on the United
States cruiser, Brooklyn, for. the purpose
of examining the locality 1t is probable
that 1880 marines now in Philippine wa
ters will be used to relieve certain army
posts, rendering the relieved soldiers
available for urgent duties
Although news and commercial mes
sages between Manila and points in
America and Europe are not subject to
censorship, all messages between the
Philippines and the Orient are censored
as heretofore.