Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1901-11-28
FILIPINO REBELS ROUTED.
Americans Capture Stronghold il
Samar and Kill Twenty Of
Their Enemies.
CLIMB CLIFF TWO HUNDRED FEET HIGH.
The Trails Leading to the Camp Were
Lined with Poisoned Spears and
Filled with Hidden Pitfalls-Agui-
Aaldo Would Talk to COnEress-
Proclamation from Malvar.

Manila, Nov. 21.-Maj. L. w. T. Wal
Ter, Of the marine corps, has cabled
Rear Admiral Rodgers, at Manila, a
tack, November z, by the men of his
command upon the rebel strong holG
at Sojoton, near Basey, island of
Samar. Three insurgent camps were
destroyed, 40 bamboo cannon were
captured, and much rice and other
stores were destroyed. The rebel
stronghold was almost impregnable.
The trails leading to it were lined
with poisoned spears sticking from the
ground and were filled with hidden pit
falls. Maj. Walters command attacked
the enemy unexpectedly. To do this
they had to scale a cliff 200 feet high;
this they climbed barefooted over
bamboo ladders.
Would Talk to Congress.
Manila, Nov. 22.-Aguinaldo has
written 10 Gen. Chaffee, the military
governor of the Philippines, asking
the latter's permission to go before
congress and express the desires of the
Filipino people. Aguinaldo further
requests to be accompanied by eight
friends, four of whom are prisoners at
Guam, while the others are prominent
in Manila.
Mn1var Proc1aims.
Manila, Nov. 22.-The rebel Gen.
Malvar has issued proclama ton
commencing the insurgents for their
recent successes and urging them to
keep up a most active guerrilla war
fare against the Americans and to take
advantage Of the opportunities offered
by the changes in American forces ow-
Tag to the return to the United States
Of many enlisted men whose time has
expired.
Negroes Aid Fi1ipinos.
Manila, Nov. 23.-It has been official
~ reported to Gen. Chaffee that the
insurgent leader Caballos has 500 fully
armed men, including a number of
American negroes. under his command
in Laguna province, Luzon. An in
surgent officer has just been captured
carrying papers dated Mauban. La
guna province, Novem Der 10, and signed
by Caballos. The prisoner says that
Caballos has 1000 men with him and
contemplated attacking Mauban. -
Climb a Precipice.
Manila, Nov. 25.-Capt. Edward p.
Lawton's company of the Nineteenth
infantry has attacked and captured an
insurgent fort on Bohol island, south
of Cebu, in the Vizayan group. This
fort was surrounded on all sides by a
precipice, and the only entrance to the
higher ground was guarded by stock
ade with a line of intrenchments be-
hind it. Capt. Lawton sent Sergt. Nc
Nah and 20 men to climb the preci-
pice and attack the fort in the rear.
Sergt. McMahon's party accomplished
their task after three hours climbing
through the thick underground of
brush and vines that covered the al
most perpendicular cliff. They took
the enemy by surprise and drove them
from the fort. AS the insurgents es-
capped they had to pass the remainder
Of Capt. Lawton's~ company at a dis
lance of $50 yards. Here the enemy
suffered terrible losses. The insur-
gents defended themselves with both
cannon and rifles. The cannon were
captured. The smaller ones were re-
moved, while the larger ones were
buried. Capt. Lawton in his report
makes special mention for bravery Of
Sergts. List and Mcmahon.