The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-03-22
GETTING TIRED OF WAR.
Many Insurgents in the Philippines
Lay Down Arms and Surren-
der to Americans.
COLLAPSE OF INSURRECTIoN IN SIGHT.
Members of Congress to Visit the Is
Iands-POrtiOn of Aguinaldo's Cab
met Captured-Bandits Attack a
Paymaster-VesseIs Aiding Rebel
lion Are Destroyed.

Coht A"' - l.
ing cablegram has just been received
from Gen. Macarthur at Manila:
"Gen. Marian de Dios, four officers, 81
men uniformed and armed, surrendered
at Naic. This is regarded as very impor-
tant and indicating the collapse of the in
surrection. The territory heretofore was
o~bstinately defended. The conditions
throughout the entire archipelago are very
encouraging. Captures and surrender of
arms continue. Thirty-one hundred and
siXty-eight arms surrendered and cap
tured since January l.
MACARTHUR"
More Surrenders.
Manila, March 13.-Capt. Gulick, of
the Forty-seventh volunteer infantry,
has received the surrender of the in
surgent, Maj. Pulay, with 40 officers
and 240 men, at the town of Gubat,
in Albay province, southern Luzon.
Lieut.. Watson, of the Forty-ifth vol
unteer infantry, while scouting near
the hamlet of Bado, in Camarines
province, southern Luzon, killed five
insurgents and destroyed Is of the
enemy's barracks.
To Visit Philippines.
New York, March 13.-For the pur-
pose of getting a better knowledge of
the situation in the Philippines a num-
Der OF senators and congressman are
contemplating a visit to the islands
during the coming summer, says a spe-
| cial to the World from Washington.
Among the party will be Senator Ba-
con, of Georgia.; Representatives
Tawney, of Minnesota; Cooper, of Wis
c%onsin; Maddox, of Georgia; Gaines,
of Tennessee, and Henry and Burleson,
of Texas.
Capture Cabinet Members.
Manila, March 14.-Maj. Elmore F.
Taggart, of the Twenty-eighth volun-
teer infantry, captured. about IS miles
south of Cagayan, the following mem
bers of the revolutionary cabinet:
Auselino, Abejechuca, military chief,
and Gusto Jaclan, Ramon Nerz, San
tiago Costello, Ramon Chavez and
Fausto Piodo.
Attacked by Bandits.
Manila, March 14.-Paymaster Maj.
Pickett, with 5000 gold and an es-
cort of ten mounted men from COM
pany d, of the Sixteenth regular in
fantry, was attacked by a party of
80 bandits on the road between Bay
ombong and Echague, in the province
of Nueva Viscaya. A hard fight en-
sued and the robbers were routed.
The funds were saved. Corp. Hooker
was killed and a private was wounded.
Thousands Take the Oath.
Manila, March 14.-More than 90, 900
nocanos took the oath of allegiance to
the United States last week.
Filipino Boats Destroyed.
Manila, March 15.-The rebel trad
ing operations in the Viscayan is
lands have been effectually broken
up. Lieut.. Fred r. Payne, command
ing the United States gunboat Pam
panga, pursuant to instructions, has
seized and destroyed 800 vessels of
various sizes, mostly native craft,
constructed to assist the insurgents.
Filipino General Gives Up.
Manila, March 16.-Gen. Trias and
the members of his staff surrendered
at Santa Cruz de Malabon and took the
oathof allegiance to the United States.
His troops are marching to San Fran
cisco de Malabon, where they will for
mally surrender to Lieut.. Reeves, an
aid of Gen. Bates.
Troops Sail for Home.
Manila, March 16.-The Thirty-ifth
volunteer infantry sailed yesterday
for San Francisco with "a officers and
SO6 men. Originally the regiment con-
sisted of so officers and 1900 men. Of
this number 10 were killed in action,
100 have returned to the United States
on sick leave, and 20 officers and 1873
men remain here.