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

The United States transport Han.
cock, from San Francisco, April H.,
arrived at Manila, with the mem.
bers of the Philippine commission.
The members of General MacArthur's
staff welcomed the commissioners on
board the Hancock. Later the COM
misSioners landed and drove to the
palace, escorted by General MacAr-
thurs staff. a band and two companies
of the Twenty-sixth infantry, with ar
tillery.
At the palace the commissioners were
welcomed by General Mac Arthur in a
short and forceful address. After Judge
William H. Taft, president of the com.
mission, had replied the commissioners
returned to the Hancock, where they
will remain until they have selected
suita bic dwellings on land.
Previous to their landing the members
of the Filipino supreme court, the local
editors and many of the leading mer.
chants repaired to the transport, where
they conversed with the commissioners.
Rear Admiral Remey, in command of
the United States naval forces on the
ASiatic station, called officially, after
their return from the trip ashore. To.
day Generel Macarthur will return the
call to the commissioners. The family
of Judge Taft will remain for while in
Japan. The families of the other com.
missioners arrived with them.
On Tuesday night insurgents rushed
San Miguel de Mayumo, province of
Bulacan, Luzon, garrisoned by three
companies of the Thirty fifth volunteer
infantry.
They swept through the surprised
town, shooting right and left, killing
five Americans and wounding seven,
Captain Charles D. Roberts and two
privates are missing.
No Filipino dead were discovered.
San Miguel de Mayumo is few miles
from Manila.
While band under the escort of the
Forty-siXth infantry was moving from
Hang to Slang, within % miles of Ma
of the party being killed.
Major Allen of the 43d infantry while
scouting from Catbalogon, island of
Samar, May ., drove party of insur.
gents from the valleys. Four Ameri.
cans were killed, including Lieutenant
w. H. Evans John H. EvansO who
was slain while calamity leading a
charge against the entrenchments.
Eleven of the enemy were killed and
four were wounded
The town of Caterman, isl;nd of Sa-
mar, was attacked at midnight April 30
by 1000 rebels, who entrenched them
selves near the town over night. Cap
tain John Cooke, of the Forty third reg
imont, fought the Filipinos for six hours
and afterward buried 100 of the enemy.
One American was killed and one was
wounded.
The hamlet of PAWN, in the province
Of Lavina, island of Luzon, the head
quarters of General Cailles, was sur
rounded May 26 by three detachments
of the Forty-second regiment, Thirty
seventh regiment and Eleventh cavalry.
Only a few of the enemy were encoun-
tered, Cailles having departed the day
before. PAWN, which was manifestly
a rebel stronghold, was burned to the
ground.
Captain NOrdon's (?) scouts and two
companies of the Eighteenth regiment,
while scouting May II, in Western
Panay, surprised number of the ene-
my near Valderama and killed 35 of
them. There were no casualties among
the Americans, but some of them suf-
fered from sunstroke.
Many Filipino insurgents were cap
turcd during last weeks campaign in
the Philippines.
At Washington City, the war de-
partment received the following cable
gram from General Macarthur, at Ma
Mia, dated Monday: :'Three officers, SO
men, with 4G rifles, surrendered uncon-
ditionally at Cuyapo yesterday. Three
officers, 46 men, with 50 rifles, surren-
dered Internationally today at Tarlac.
These spontaneous surrenders are very
encouraging.
Colonel Edward f. Hardin. with three
companies of the Twenty ninth regiment
and blue jackets from the gunboat He
lena. landed at Palanog, Masbate ISL
and, under the enemy's fire, routed the
insurgents, and, after an engagement
lasting half an hour, occupied the town,
without casualties.
HAPPENED IN WASHINGTON.
The house, Tuesday, by vote of 107
to l24, refused to accept the senate
amendment to the naval appropriation
bill relating to armor plate, and adopted
a modified proposition.
In the senate, Tuesday, an appropria-
ton to the st. Louis exposition Of 1903
was adopted, providing that $4,000, 900
is raised by the fair authorities. 1t was
afterward held up. The Teller BOer
sympathy resolution was referred to the
committee on foreign relations, by a
vote of 40 to 20.
On Wednesday, the house passed a
number Of pension bills and later adj
journed out of respect for Memorial
day.
The senate, Thursday. passed the
sundry acivil appropriation bill. The
amendment providing for an appropria-
tion of 10000 900 for the Louisiana pur-
chase exposition, TO he held in St Louis
in 1903, was continued in the bill. An
amendment was Incorporated providing