The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1900-02-15
DEL Pillar IS DEAD.
Filipino Insurgents Are Keeping
Up a Guerrilla Warfare
Near Manila.
ATTEMPTED TO AMBUSH AMERICANS.
The Enemy Finally Dispersed But MOI
Until Several Of Our Troops
Had Been Wounded.
Rebels i'm Albny, Province of Luxon,
Have Adopted Harnssing Tactics
Against Towns which Amer
leans Have Garrisoned.

leans Have GarrfsOned.
Manila, Feb. 12.-11 a. ma num-
Der of ex-insurgent officials arrived
here yesterday. They state that Gen.
Pio Del Pillar, the insurgent leader,
died of fever fortnight ago in the
Morong mountains.
The leaders, after his death, held a
meeting, and, seeing it would be fu-
tile to offer further resistance to the
Americans, they therefore disbanded
their forces, which are now wander.
ing in small gangs in the hills.
| Manila, Feb. 12.-Guerrilla warfare
continues south of Manila. Two at
tempts have been made to ambush the
Americans. Col. Schwan, while re-
turning to Manila with his staff and
an escort of 100 cavalry from Batan-
gas, was attacked by the insurgents.
The latter were dispersed, but the
Americans had five men wounded.
Lieut.. Col. Beacon, with six compa-
nies of the 42d infantry. had two
hours fight with Gen. Pho del Pillars
command, which ATTEMPTED to am
bush the Americans along the trail
! through Morong province, near the
lake. Here also the insurgents were
dispersed, but the Americans had sew
eral wounded, among them a captain.
Gen. Bell is operating southwark
through Zambales province with a
small force. He will soon take two
regiments and battery through the
provinces of North Camarines and
South Camarines, going there on
transports. Many insurgents retreat
ed to that part of the island from Ca
vite and Batangas provinces.
Another expedition will soon start
to garrison towns along the north
coast of the island of Mindanao.
1t is reported that the insurgent
| Gen. Alexandra has recovered from
his wound and has assembled large
force in that district.
OF late the insurgents in Albay.
Province of LuZon, have adopted har
rassing tactics against the towns
which the Americans have garrisoned.
They camp in the hills and maintain
constant fire upon the American
outposts. When the troops sally
against them, they scatter, returning
when the Americans retire. They
shoot burning arrows, and have thus
h;irned large part of the town of AL
bay. Indeed, most of the larger towns
in that province are practically desert
ed, except by the gmrisons. Scarcely
any of the inhabitants return to their
homes. They are camping in the in
terror, and it is supposed armed in
surgents prevent them going back.
1t is reported that there is much suf-
fering among them owing to lack of
food. AS result of these conditions,
the hemp business in that section is
seriously hindered and ships going for
cargoes are compelled to take gangs
of Coolies to do their loading. Hemp
held in the interior is quite inaccessi-
BILE.
The plauge continues. Eight cases
we're reported last week among the
natives and Chinese. There is no eX-
citement. however. and business and
social life are undisturbed. Smallpox.
however, is prevalent among the ma
tives along the railroad, and in the
towns on the northern coast. Two
officers of the 36th infantry have died
of the disease and another officer and
several soldiers have been stricken.
Four Men Fatally wounded.
Caney, Kas., Feb. 12.-Four men
were perhaps fatally wounded at a
dance five miles from Caney in Okla
homa territory. Bob" and Carl
Thomson attacked Joseph and James
Mickles and Frank Wise with knives
infiicting ugly wounds. Len Cushman
interfered and Bob Thomson felled
him with blow on the head from his
revolver. All four are in critical
condition. A posse is pursuing the
'rhomsons.
Oldest Newspaper Man Dead.
Anaconda, Mont, Feb. 1O.-Beriah
Brown, probably the oldest newspaper
man in the west, died here, aged "a
York state. He was an intimate
friend of Horace Greeley. For half
a century he was engaged in newspa-
| per work on the Pacific coast. He
was the fou4.der of the Democratic
Press of San Francisco. which after
wards became the Examiner.
Incorporated at $s,OOO,OOO.
Columbus, o., Feb. 1O.-The Morgan
Engineering Co. filed articles of incor-
hporation with the secretary of state
| The capital stock is placed at $4,000,
900, half of which is to be preferred
| The company is to manufacture and
| deal in hydraulic, electric, pneumatic
gas and fire machinery, including guns
and ordnance. The headquarters are
to be at Alliance.
Body Found Frozen i'm the River.
| Fond Du Lac, Wis, Feb. 12.-Th,
body of Eli iah Cone, one of the oldes
newspaper men in this portion of tn,
state. was found frozen in the river IL
this city Mr.. Cone had been missing
for As hours. Up to the time of hi
disappearance he was editor of tn,
Fond Du Lac Daily News. He was /;
graduate of Yale college.
Bynching i'm Texas.
Port Arthur, Tex, Feb. 12.--Jame
Sweeney, white, was lynched at
o'clock this morning. Sweeney was
cotton screwman foreman, and ha,
| killed Charles Crumbach, fellow la
borer, by iamming a bayonet through
his neck, the outcome of salool
quarrel.
Bishop waidron Guest of President