Evening journal., 1900-11-19
First UnCGnSOred News Since
United States Occupation
COMMERCE AT A STANDSTILL
Rebels Shoot Into GarriSOned Towns
and Forces Are Insufficient 10
Retaliate Effectively

mania, NOV. lS.-OWing to the re-
moval of the censorship, correspond
ents are enabled to communicate with
their newspapers direct, and the fol-
lowing is the first uncensored news by
cablegram since the American occupa-
tion:
Last week witnessed a very consid-
cradle increase ia rebel and American
activity in the field. Many skirmishes
occurred, and several small engage
ments in northern and southern LuzUn.
The termination of the rains permits a
resumption of operations on both sides.
The Americans are undertaking a
series Of aggressive movements against
the insurgents, notably upon the ISL
and 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 in
fantry and a platoon of artillery.
The rebels are continually shooting
into the garrisoned towns, and our
forces have not been sufficient to re-
taliate effectively Commerce in SaInar
has been at standstill, and most OF
the influential inhabitants have de-
parted. Gen. Hare has arrived there
companies Of the Second infantry from
the Island of Marinduque, as they may
be needed, and will proceed energetic,
ally to crush Gen. Lukban. Mean
while United States gunboats will
patrol the coast to prevent the escape
of the insurgent leader. Lukban still
holds three members of the Forty
third regiment prisoners.
vI-h no ouNrr nf N
Devereaux Shields, of Company +,
Twenty-ninth volunteer infantry, lost
last September in Martinique, at the
time of the capture, have not yet been
recovered from the FilipinOs All the
Martinique garrisons are being con-
tinued.
The Fourteenth infantry, which re-
Gently arrived from China, will relieve
the Twenty-flrst infantry from duty
in Manila, and the Twenty-frst will re-
lieve the Thirty-eighth infantry in
southern Luzon, the Thirty-eighth in
fantry proceeding to the Island of
Panay to reinforce the troops there.
The Twenty-eighth infantry will re-
inforce the garrisons in the Island of
Mindanao, 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 reinfOrcements to Gen. Youngs
provinces. where the natives under
Gen. Tinio and Aglipay, the excom-
municated Filipino priest, are showing
signs Of restlessness, deserting the
domiciles they have occupied during
the rainy season, and joining under
compulsion of fear the insurgents in
the mountains.
Notable among the weeks engage
ments was Gen. Grants advance, with
Maccabebe and American scouts, upon
a rebel stronghold 35 miles north of
Manila, which was defended by 200 in
surgents armed with rifles. After
skirmishing and fighting for the great
er part of day and night the enemy
was dislOdged from the mountain fast
ness, and immense quantities of rice
and stores, with considerable ammuni-
tion, were destroyed. Fifty Filipinos
were killed and many others wounded. |
The insurgents carried off their dead. |
The American losses were II privates
and one officer wounded and one Mac
cabebe killed
Lieut.. Frederick W. Alstaeter. Of the
engineers, who was captured by the
insurgents in Luzon last September. |
has sent, with the permission of his
captors, a letter to Manila asking for
food, money and clothing, which will
be forwarded to him by a native run
ner. His health is broken and his re-
lease problematical.
Gen. Macarthur has gone to Subig
bay with Admiral Remey. on the Uni
ted States cruiser Brooklyn. for the
purpose Of examining the locality. 1t
is probable that 1900 marines. now in
Philippine waters, will be used to re-
lieve certain army posts, rendering the
relieved soldiers available for other
and more urgent duties. It is UNDER
stood that Gen. Macarthur is consid-
ering the question of establishing more
marines in the vicinity of Sublg.
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 CEN
sored, as heretofore.