Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-03-23

ila. March 21.-Some of the -eb-
Eently expelled from Cavite and
nall towns In the vicinity OF
combined forces and attacked a
nv of the Washington volun-
n detached post at Taguig, about
and a half southeast of Pasig.
Wheaton Immediately reinforced
hmericans with two companies
n the Washington and the Ore
sgiments. The post had held the
in check and the fire of the re-
lng companies repulsed them,
70 them cross to an island
BY the estuary. On discovering
hey were entrapped the rebels
h desperately, aided materially by
hngle and the darkness, but they
/ completely routed with heavy
liter two hours fighting. The
beans lost two killed and twenty
|ded, among the latter Lieut..
. Jones. Gen. Wheaton de-
bed to
Punish the Natives
II daybreak his brigade started in
blowing order: The Sixth artill-
the extreme right, the Ore
Tolunteers holding the center, the
regiment keeping to the
of the lake, and the Twenty-sec-
occupying the right OF the
which swept the whole country
the lake in a southeasterly direc.
Gen. Overshine's position.
inc thus extended over two miles
untry. rough and covered with
jungle, advanced eleven miles.
.nemy fled, the last OF them being
about 800 O'Clock I'm the after
AT scarcely any time did the
leans get within 1900 yards Of
The Oregon regiment had one
killed and four wounded, and the
ty-second regulars one wounded.
to the official reports no
than 200 Filipinos were killed.
OTIS says the American army and
,ats now commands the lake. He
ates the property OF insurgents
NJ at S500.000) has been de.
d. while quantities Of rice and
and 400 tons of coal, which Is
valuable here, has been captured.
prisoners represent that the
Are Weakening.
enerous treatment that the Amer
administer to the native prison
wounded seems to influence
surgent army powerfully. In the
n OF Americans, however, the Fill
leaders Will continue to provoke :
* just as long as they can retain
hold on their followers, because
everything To gain and
lg to lose. The armed tugs La
de Bay and Oeste have returned
I Pedro Macar and reported the !
or their tour of the lake. ON |
Y morning they shelled the town
rong, the rebels fleeing without J
z any response to the fire. Tbs |
cans landed a party which de-
d the stone buildings except the !
l. The expedition then proceed
MaJayJay, where a sugar mill
wmill we're destroyed. On arriv-
santa Cruz, a town of 1900 in
nts, II was found that the enemy
Irongly intrenched cpd prepared
md the position, assisted by two
ats and several launches. More
ne mouth OF the river Is blocked
ocks and bamboo. A few shells
an exodus OF the citizens but
the enemy's troops. The Ameri-
10 not attempt a landing. Capt.
wRo Is In charge Of the expedi-
SKIS for reinforcements, and win
.ly take Santa Cruz to-day.
hcfaiiy Reported by OTIS.
l'ngton, March 20.-The war de-
mt has received the following
from Maj. Gen. Otis regard
erations against the insurgents
Mia:
improvised gunboats, under
Grant, Utah artillery. have full
non OF Laguna de Bay; troops.
ANTS and property on shore at
roy. Wheaton's brigade on Pa
line drove enemy northeast
OF Morong. Last even
my attacked portion OF his force
OF Pasig, killing two men and
twenty. Wheaton moved
these insurgents, driving them
south seventeen miles. EXPERT
very slight loss. Enemy left