Show MAKE AN ATTACK attempt to penetrate the american lines guarding the railroad to malolos rebels driven back with severe loss villages in the foothills being fired in anticipation of another forward movement by our forces fight south of basig intense heat and several sol diers prostrated troops now in manila and en route prospects of peace spaniards may have killed gumore and party manila april 21 p m at 6 this morning three companies 0 the dakota regiment marched from bocade andin and in conjunction with three companies of the minnesota regiment Gul guinto north of encountered a rebel force numbering fully men when two miles out the enemy retired through three miles in fairly good order in spite of the tact ahat the rebels suffered heavy losses the americans having exhausted their ammunition were compelled to return to camps SIan lla april 21 p m abo heat is intense at noon the thermometer registered 95 degrees and the mercury was still rising there were several from the heat among the troops but only one man was wounded later the army tugs opened fire on the enemy along the river banks th rebels are unusually active west of malolos aa tar as calumpit they haive been busily at work on and several new trenches have been discovered within two miles of the railroad alrea are turning east ot the railroad and it would appear that the rebels are evacuating the foothill towns in anticipation of an attack upon the part ot the american troops manila april a m A force of about rebels yesterday afternoon attacked the outposts of the washing ton regiment near south of pa alg and pateros the companies immediately engaged the enemy and advanced into the open in skirmish order the aebela were checked and routed after two hours fighting leaving twelve men hilled on the field and several wounded the american troops also obtained possession of mauser rifles and many other weapons three americana were wounded new york april 21 A special to the new york press from washington says at the war department the hopeful feeling concerning the philippines Is encouraged by a cable general he that the negotiations for peace are progressing satisfactorily the commanding general baya he doea not wish to make definite prom l mal or predictions but he believes that lie will be able soon to announce a result of the communications passing between the commission and the leaders of the insurgents the tate department has similar information from civil sources and confidence Is expressed the outcome of the efforts to establish american authority will be a success precisely what the terms are la not known it can be stated on authority that even the president Is not aware what terms the commission Is offering lo 10 aguinaldo Agul naldo and his associates the commission has much discretion it can give assurances in regard ito the amnesty and local government it Is in position to make the conditions of surrender eur render liberal the president has believed for some time that if bis commissioners ners could get into free communication ni with the insurgents they would satisfy them that the interests of the lie in the acceptance of american authority the advises advices today indicate that the commission has or Is about to establish peace evidently the insurgents have learned something from their recent terrible experience it la understood that agoncillo hearing of negotiations at home intends coming 0 o the united states from pa rig lie wishes to be in reach of the president or the state department that he may ngot be left out of the deal he will not be received officially but he can be afforded the privilege of talking with the american authorities if he has any desire for information he will be told again concerning the power of congress to provide the form of government for the he also will be made aware of the impossibility of president mckenley granting immediate independence to the archipelago as was demanded in the beginning new york april 21 A dispatch to the new york gierald from manila boys admiral in an interview to day paid the expedition 0 the gunboat yorktown to baler was purely to rescue the spanish soldiers and priests who are besieged in a church there tho soldiers refused to surrender when instructed to lay down their arms by general aloa at the end of the paris peace conference admiral dewey said he did not know what had become of lieutenant allmore and the fourteen men in the launch they had been sent to sound the mouth of the river but went beyond the bend out of sight of the yorktown the supposition Is they were captured or killed by the spaniards or the insurgents who are besieging the spanish garrison admiral dewcy declined to say what steps he would take toward a punitive expedition general rica the spanish commander when interviewed said he did not think the garrison at baler knew that the war between the united states and bad ended lie had sent an officer in january to tell the garrison to surrender the garrison refused to surrender either not believing the officer or fearing they would be trapped by the insurgents sur gents since then general alos has had no communication with the garrison and this Is the first information that the spanish flag is still flying at baler he thought ithe americans were shot at by the insurgents as the spaniards themselves are besieged and have no way of getting to the river general rl os said that he had nob been consulted and doubted whether the proposed exchange of for spanish prisoners would succeed as the insurgents are holding the spaniards in the hope that it will help their cause they are not seeking money the letter containing general alos last appeal to aguinaldo Agul naldo paid the span lards would create a bendot sympathy between the and spain new york april 21 A special io the new york tribune from washington says nearly regulars of the that the president has determined to order to general during the coming eummer have been practically selected and no difficulty Is apprehended by the war department authorities in securing the remaining by tha time they are needed the excellent outlook in rico and cuba will in all permit the withdrawal of four more regiments from those islands before summer Is over and the thua obtained will fill the requirements either by being sent forward directly to manila or by relieving domestic garrisons tor service across the pacific the lack of transportation facilities constitutes the greatest problem but general fortunately docs not require more than troops during the summer and by the time he does need the remaining they win be ready for him and the ships will be available to transport them adjutant general corban upon whom devolves the responsibility of furnishing all the military forces required in the islands has prepared the following tabulated statement which shows at a glance the troops at the disposal of general TROOPS MOW AT MANILA third artillery four batteries men each t sixth artillery two batteries men each fourth cavalry six troops men each COO third fourth twelfth seventeenth eighteenth twentieth twenty second twenty third infantry eight regiments of 1378 men each fourteenth infantry ten companies and band 1444 total number of men TROOPS NOW AT SEA ninth infantry 1378 twenty elret infantry 1378 three batteries of light artillery six batteries of sixth artillery total number of men TROOPS ORDERED TO SAIL thirteenth infantry april 27 1378 sixth infantry about may 6 1378 sixteenth infantry about may 7 1378 total number of men grand total following the departure of these three menta about recruits now gathering at san francisco must nest be transported to manila to fill tho regiments already in the philippines to their full complement of 1378 in the caad of infantry or cavalry and of 1680 in the case of artillery after la accomplished which la not expected much ou ller than the middle of june the additional troops consisting of three regiments of infantry two of artillery one of caval to dextra companion of the fourteenth I 1 infantry soon to be relieved in alaska will be under orders to follow these regiments according to the present intention are twenty fifth infantry colored 1378 eleventh infantry 1378 seventh artillery i 1680 seventh infantry 1378 fourth cavalry six troops a first artillery 1680 fourteenth infantry two compan les total the first artillery will be equipped as infantry though possibly on of the batteries will be furnished with field pieces like its light batteries which have already been ordered to manila the new batteries of this regiment are distributed tri buted along the south atlantic and gulf coasts they will be relieved by a rearrangement of the other five artillery regiments and as in the case of the posta left by the seventh artillery modified detachments will take care of th valuable guns and other pj the twenty fifth infantry colored which rendered such effective service in the santiago campaign Is now garrisoned in the indian territory colorado arizona and new mexico and will be replaced by from more populous portions of the country the eleventh infantry has enst been ordered here from san juan porto hico where it was no longer needed and the seventh infantry is distributed all over the departments of tho east gulf and lakes caring for regimental these posts will be placed in charge of a sergeant and a detail of twenty men and dependence in these localities will be placed on the state militia to quell any disorder that may arise which might ordinarily require united states troops the two companies of the fourteenth infantry B at dyca alaska and II 11 at fort alaska are to be relieved next month by two companies of the twenty fourth infantry colored it having been found that these men stand the cold better than most soldiers manila april 20 A scouting party of alie minnesota regiment between malolot and met a superior force of filipinos this morning the americans repulsed the attack until juit aa their ammunition was failing the reinforced by two companies of american troops anil alio rebels scattered one of the minnesota regiment was wounded A body of about rebels tried to break through the lines of prices battalion of alia fourtly regiment at basig last night but repulsed without any loss on alio american eijo |