Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-19
both SIDES ARE ACTIVE,
AND THE INDICATIONS ARE FOR A
VERY LIVELY WINTER CAMPAIGN
IN THE PHILIPPINES.
MANY sKIRMIsHEs REPORTED
DURING THE PAST WEEK, WITH NO
INDICATION OF RESULTS.
The Natives Are Continually Shoot
ing Into the Garrisoned Towns,
While the American Forces Are
Insufficient to Permit of Proper
RetaliatiOn-Comme in the Is
land of Samar at n StandstiIl-Gen.
Hare After Gen. Lukban.

First Uncensored News by Cablegran
Since the American Occupation)
MANILA, November 1S.-Last week
witnessed a very considerable increase
in rebel and American activity in the
field. Many skirmisheS occurred and
several small engagements 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 measures against
the insurgents, notably upon the island
of Samar, against Gen. Lukban, 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 infantry and a
section of artillery.
The rebels are continually shooting
into the garrisoned towns, and our
forces have not been sufficiently to
retaliate effectively. Commerce in Sa-
mar has been at standstill and most
Of the influential inhabitants have de-
parted. Gen. Hare has arrived there
with 250 men. He will bring eight
companies of the Second infantry from
the island of Martinique as they may
be needed, and will proceed energetic
ally to crush Gen. Lukban. Meanwhile
United States gunboats will patrol the
coast to prevent the escape of the in
surgent leader. Lukban still holds
three members of the Forty-third regi-
ment prisoners.
The rifles which the party of Captain
Devereaux Shields, of Company F,
Twenty volunteer infantry, lost
last September in Martinique at the
time of the capture have not been re-
covered from the Filipinos. The Mar
indique garrisons are being continued.
The Fourteenth infantry, which recent
ly arrived from China will relieve the
Twenty first infantry from duty in Ma
Mia, and the Twenty-irst will relieve
the Thirty-eighth infantry in South
Luzon, the Thirty eighth infantry pro-
ceeding to the island of Panay to re-
K inforce the troops there.
The Twenty-ffth infantry will rein
force the garrisons in the island of Min
danao, particularly at Kagayan, where
an armed truce between the rebels and
the Americans has existed for months
past.
Gen. wheaton, commanding in the
department of Northern Luzon, is send
ing achievements to Gen. Young's
provinces, where the natives under Gen
Tinio and Aglipay, the communicated
Filipino priest, are showing signs OF
restlessnesS, deserving the domiciles
they have occupied during the rainy
season, and joining under compulsior
of fear the insurgents in the noun
tains.
Notable among the weeks engage.
ments was Gen. Grants advance with
Macoabeebe and American scouts upor
a rebel stronghold thirty-fve miles
north of Manila, which was defended
by 200 insurgents armed with rifles
After skirmishing and fighting for the
Greater mart 0f a dov opd ,,i0b+ Alo 80
my was dislodged from the mountain
fastness, and immense quantities o.
rice and considerable ammunition de.
stroyed. Fifty Filipinos were killed
and many others injured. The Filipi.
nos carried off their dead The Amer.
lean losses were eleven privates ant
one officer wounded and one Macca.
beebe killed.
Lieut.. Frederick w. Alstaeter, of the en-.
gineers, who was captured by the insur.
gents in Luzon last September has sem
with the permission of his captors, a let
ter to Manila, asking for food, money ant
clothing, which will be forwarded to hin
by a native runner. His health is broker
and his release problematical
Gen. Macarthur has gone to Subig Bay
with Admiral Remey on the United State:
cruiser Brooklyn, for the purpose of ex.
aiming the locality 1t is probable thai
1880 marines now in Philippine waters viii
be used TO relieve certain army posts
rendering the relieved soldiers Available
for other and more urgent duties. It i:
understood that Gen. Macarthur is consid
er.ng the question of establishing NOR,
marines in the vicinity of Subig. He i.
expected to return here tomorrow.
Although news and commercial message,
between Manila and points in America ant
Europe and America are not subject Il
censorship, all messages between the Phil
ippines and the Orient are censored a:
heretofore
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NEW YORK November 1S-Arriva5