The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-23
FIGHTING is
STILL KEPT UP
$-
Filipinos Contiaus to Make War
on Troops.
TWO PRIESTS ARE ARRESTED
PADRES ENGAGED IN COUNTER
FEITING SILVER DOLLARS.

Manila, Dec. 22.-Captain John 5.
Park, jr.. with thirty men OF the TWEEN
ty-hrst infantry, encountered sixty in
surgents last week at Alaminos. in La
guna province. -Four of the enemy were
killed and several suns were captured
and their barracks was destroyed.
General Bell. who is il command Of
the American forces in Batsngas prov
ince. Luzon, has commended Lieuten-
ant James THford, Who. while scouting
with troop D, Of the First cavalry,
routed an fnsurgent force in that prov
iuce.
Lieutenant Tilford located a rebel
stroagAold on top OF hin near the
town Of Batangas. He surrounded the
enemy under cover of night and at
tackled them at daylight. Their surprise
was complete. Nineteen insurgents
were killed while attempting TO escape
Lieutenant IHfOrd captured sixteen
rifles and 500 rounds of ammunition
A detachment of scouts of the Sec
ond infantry also had a small engage
ment with the insurgents in which
they killed nine men and captured
four
Lieutenant John d. Hartman of the
First cavalry, during an expedition, en-
.cuuatered the enemy six separate times
without losing one Of his men. He de-
stroyeG several barracks
Two priests have been arrested in
Batangas province. They were found
to have hidden behind the altar of
their church appliances for counterfeit
ing money. They are charged with
manufacturing silver dollars to pay the
insurgent soldiers.
General George w Davis. command
ing at ZambOanga. island of Mindanao,
has requested that the province of
Miamis Mndanao, again be placed Un-
der military control. General Davis
has proof that the recently elected
presidente and vice councillors and the
le' ling men of Cagayan de Misamis
q guilty Of treason in furnishing am
] itiOn to the insurgents within the
It month. The fiscal of the province
Misamis is also implicated.
The evidence shows that all these
men are members Of the secret Kati-
pUnau society.
General James r. Wade, command
ing the American forces on Cebu ISL
and concurs in and indorses the re-
quest OF General Davis and reviewing
the situation in MindanaO, says he is
satisfied that the ends of justice, peace
and good government viii soonest be
obtained by the restoration of military
control TO the province Of AIisamis and
to overcoming of all resistance to that
authority. IT is expected that the
United States Philippine commission
viii refuse this request, as they did
similar a JplicatiOn made by General
Chaffee concerning the province Of
Tayabas Luzon, where the rebels have
recently been particularly active
Every effort TO decrease the expenses
of the American army in the Philip
pine islands is having little effect,
owing to tie increase of army stations,
die partly 10 the activity OF the insur-
gents on the island of Samar. in Ba-
tangas and Tayabas provinces and in
other places. and also TO the establish
ment of municipal governments in
many towns which has necessitated the
sending of troops there to preserve or
der
Chaffee Has a Scheme.
General Chaffee, speaking with the
correspondent here of the Associated
Press on the situation, said he consid-
cred conditions in the Philippines to
be hopeful. and that by the end of
February all the turbulent provinces
VIII have been pacifed. General Chat
Zee excerpts the island of Samar, how
ever, which win probably require some
months longer. There the situation de-
mauds a policy of rigid starvation and
the giving of food only to those who
surrender OF who stay in the towns.
The closing of the port in Laguna and
8atangas provinces, in Luzon, has had
a most salutaTy effect, as the measure
hes resulted in touching the pockets Of
the Manila Filipinos who have been
aiding the insurgents.
The former are anxious now for
peace, and are working to that end. In
order 10 hasten matters these Filipinos
viii cooperate with the forces under
General Bell in Batangas and Laguna.