The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-11-01
THE WAR GOES ON.


Though 1t has been officially proclaimed
dozen or more times that the war is
over, the month now closing has been
marked by many engagements, and in
stead of being ended is yet in its infancy.
Nearly $500 American soldiers have been
killed or died of disease and 1900 re-
ceived wounds that did not result in
DEATH Six hundred and sixty-nine were
killed in battle; 219 died of wounds; 2,146
died of disease; 104 lost their lives
through accident; 1914 were drowned; 66
committed suicide rs died from homicide
or murder, making total of 3,493 while
$500 received wounds, which will disable
many of them for life and shorten their
days. This is heavy cost to pay for
islands which we do not want and whose
people do not want us to rule over them.
On the 10th of October, there was an
engagement which lasted two hours, when
1.-The Americans retreated to await rein
forcements. The insurgents, who num-
bered over 800, were armed with Reming-
ton and Mauser rifles, and apparently had
plenty of ammunition.
October 25th, there came several dis
patches from Manila. We quote:
General Sumner reports fight which
took place at daybreak Wednesday at
Taysan, Province of Batangas, between
Companies ID and of the First Cavalry,
and band of insurgents. There was de-
sCltory firing the whole forenoon, when
the insurgents were drawn into the noun
tains.''
1.-THE insurgents Thursday attacked
San Jose, Province of Batangas which.
was garrisoned by detachment of the
Twenty-irst infantry, under Lieutenant
Patrick A. Connolly. The Americans
fought hard, but were unable to prevent
the burning of the town.
The people of the Island of Samar have
been notified to concentrate in the towns
otherwise they will be considered public
enemies and outlaws and will be treated
accordingly Intense feeling exists among
the troops in Samar. If they can meet
the enemy in the open, there will be great
retaliation
Four kilograms came on the 9th and
are as follows:
1.-The constabulary report fight with
insurgents near Passi, Province of Iloilo,
Island OF Panay, in which twenty-five in
surgents were killed and three captured,
together with quantity of arms and am
munition.
'Ten gunboats are vigilantly patrolling
the Sanar coast Most of the towns in
the southern part of the island have been
destroyed.
Lieutenant Louis j. Van Schaick re-
ports that in an attack by insurgents on
the municipal police and scouts at Sabang
one scout was killed and two of the police
were captured The insurgents secured
two 'Krag Jorgensen rifles, two ships guns
and 200 rounds of ammunition. Leuten-
ant Van schaick had been to occupy the
barracks of suburb of Sabang
General Chaffee has ordered that here
after so-called practice parades shall be
held here every week, in which all the
Manila troops will participate. The object
of these parades will be to impress the
restless population. The military author
tiles have made elaborate preparations to
defend life and property in the remotely
possible event of there being trouble
here"
in two days, President Roosevelt's mes
sage to Congress will probably congratu-
late the country that peace has been re-
stored in the Philippines"
The special attention of all readers is
invited to the telegram printed in these
columns some days ago and reprinted
above, to-wit: 1.-The people of the island
of Samar have been notified to concen-
trate in the towns, otherwise they will
be considered PUBLIC ENEMIES AND
OUTLAWS AND TREATED ACCORDING
LY." 1t was for this very practice
that American people executed Weyler.
Did we think that we would follow in
his foot steps?