The evening times., 1900-05-16

NEW YORK. May 16-The Evening
World" today publishes the following cor
respondenoe:
Manila. Feb 1O.-The Filipinos are
winning. They are beating US where we
have possession. and are inficting horrible
revenge.
About the first Of January. ii was said
that the armed and organized insurrec-
tions were practically at an end and that
therefore the troops would have to deal
only with guerrilla bands and outlaws Yet,
in the last forty days the American forces
here have lost more men. more arms. end
more supplies in so-called pacihed cis-
tricts than during any previous period Of
like length since the insurrection began.
IN the first three months Of fighting
we lost more men by death and wounds
but the number Of men captured. arms
taken. and supplies that have fallen into
the insurgents har Is have been far great
er in the last mon h than ever before.
"A list OF our losses by bolomen and
ambushes in the occupied districts since
January l Is rather startling On January
2. Private Kane. while walking between
Bacoor and Las Pinas. was hacked 10 death
by three amigos whom he overlook on the
road. The day before Private Carter, Of
the Twenty first Infantry. was killed. On
January :, Private Crisp was killed at
Bautesta. and on January g. four soldiers
were attacked near 0Tani and one was
bOlOed to death in plain view CT the other
three On January L, a sailor from the
United States cruiser New Orleans was
found chopped TO death in Manila by bolo
men. while on January IS. Lieutenant
Stockley was captured near Talisay and
has not been heard OF since.
Lieutenant Ralston, Of the Thrtieth In
fantry. on January % started out from
Santo Tomas with fifty men and twenty
one ponies loaded with two days ratiOns
for the First Battalion of that regiment
No hankers were out. for 1000 American
soldiers. under General Schwan. had pass
ed over TIE same road only the day before
One of Lieutenant Geiger's Macabebe
Scouts was leading and the column was
marching leisurely along, not suspecting
an ambush There were no signs OF insur-
gents
Suddenly. like a lightning bolt from a
clear sky. a murderous volley was poured
into them. and four men fell TO the ground
A fire was then being delivered from the
front and rear as well As from both sides
Man after man was going down. Lieuten-
ant Ralston left the pack train to look out
for itself and dived into the brush on the
right side of the road. where he at once
formed skirmish line. But the fire was
too heavy for them. and the number OF
casualties was growing rapidly Ten men
were already down. and as il became ap-
parent that their little force was over
whelmingly outnumbered the lieutenant
began slow retreat, fighting back as they
went.
"Ralston asked If they had all the dead
ard wounded with them, and one Of the
soldiers said that sce Burns was still be
hind. Then they heard Burns calling TO
them; My God, I'm getting cut up Help,
Help! An insurgent had run up and was
starting to bolo the fallen man
Some Of the soldiers gritted their teeth
and started back to rescue their comrade
Through an opening in the brush they
could see the inSurgent driving his bolo
into Burns body Half dozen rifles went
10 their shoulders. and the insurgent bo-
lOman was riddled with bullets
This vOlley started the insurgent fire
anew. and hercer fire than ever was
driven into the group OF Americans. Two
more men went down. There was no
chance now TO recover Burns body. for ex-
posure on the open roadway meant certain
death So the retreat was renewed. Ieav-
Ing the dead and some OF the wounded on
the field The morale Of the army is in
bad way. Soldiers are depressed Eigh-
teen men of the Thirtieth were killed in
one ambush, and forty wounded Of whom
twelve are in the hands OF the enemy.
This was the most disastrous ambush OF
the month.
'OD the 2Jth. though an outpost OF the
Forty-hrst was killed at his post near San
Juan Del Monte. which is in the heart of
cur possessions here. On the night of jan
uary p. two soldiers. who were sleeping
within cur lines al Panique. were boIoed
to death, and on the same date occurred
the tragic Subig ambush in which Lieuten-
ant Schenck and a scouting party Of forty
men were attacked. Schenck and four
men were instantly killed and six were
wounded. one mOrtally. On February l a
patrol. consisting CT a corporal and four
men of the Forty-frst Regiment. started
out from Mabalacat to patrol the railway
They were evidently captured for not a
trace has been seen Of them since
The next night another patrol, similarly
constituted. started on the same duty. and
they managed to get back with a loss of
only one killed. Eleven men, including
Sergeant Wallace. on February 5. went
from Manila to Orani, just across the bay
They were detailed to take a bull team
with supplies to a garrison OF soldiers near
Orani. and. on landing. struck of along the
country road. At a lonely part OF the road
they were Rmbushed and in an instant FIVE
men were killed and one mortalIy wounded
Two were captured and two native bull
drivers were also killed. The three re-