Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-10-12
WAR NOT ES.

eral movement TO clear up the country
between linus and Bacoor, taking the
personal command. The fight was
practically ended at 2 O'clock Another
| illustration of the insurgent policy of
evading meeting the Americans in
force was furnished by the fact that
when our line swept across several
miles Of country, firing by volley and
cheering, the Filipinos melted before
them. and it was only occasionally
that plimpses Of the enemy could be
| obtained as they ran from their
trenches and lodged through the
bushes like rabbits. One body of the
enemy, under a former mayor of linus,
retreated towards Perez das> Marinas
and another in the direction of San
Francisco de Malabon. Lieut.. Kuab-
enshue, with party of scouts, crossed
the river and found % dead Filipinos
| in the trenches, Is of whom had been
! killed by one shell. When the marines
marched into linus the soldiers cheered
| them and Gen. Lawton complimented
| them upon their work.
The u. S. transport Siam which left
| and As horses, the arrival of which had
been anXiously awaited at Manila, as
mules are in great demand for con-
tinuing the campaign, arrived on the
morning of the 9th, and reported that
all but is of the animals bad been lost
in two typhoons under peculiarly dis
tressing conditions. The typhoons
were encountered between Honolulu
and Manila, one lasting 40 hours. Most
of the forage which was on deck, was
swept overheard, all the boats were
smashed and the steamer rolled ire
mendously in the trough of the sea,
! although the officers made every effort
to bring her about The mules were
hurled from side to side and fright
| fully mangled and disemboweled. The
necks and legs were broken and the
wrecked animals fell in such con-
| fused mass that the attendants were
unable to relieve them.
The President on the 4th directed
the immediate dispatch to the Philip
pines of number of vessels of the
navy, including the Brooklyn, New
Orleans, Nashville and Badger.
The action is the result of Adj
miral Dewey's interview, in which he
went over the Philippine situation
with the President. The orders given
are in line with the expressed determ-
| ination of the President to furnish the
army and navy every resource for
stamping out the Philippine insurrec-
ton at the earliest possible time. In
addition to the above boats the cruiser
Albany and the gunboats Marietta,
Bancroft and Machias will go.
Gen. Schwan's column, consisting of
| the 18th infantry, a battalion Of the
14th, two troops of cavalry, Capt.
Reilly's battery of the 9Th artillery
and loves scouts advanced from Ba-
coor on the morning of the Sth and oc-
cupied Cavite Viejo and Noveleta. The
| American loss was three officers and
nine privates wounded, one of the Off
GERS being mortally hurt. The loss of
the enemy is unknown but the bodies
of three Filipinos were seen.
On the 9th a body of insurgents was
seen near Laloma church, four miles
from the heart of Manila. They
opened fire, the bullets falling among
the tents OF the 25th infantry. The
Americans manned the trenches and
replied at range OF 1,2O0 yards. The
insurgents volleyed and the Americans
used their artillery. The fight lasted
an hour after which the insurgents
retreated. One American was wounded.
Several hundred insurgents have re-
occupied Porac, which was captured
by Gen. Macarthur on Sept. IS, and
evacuated by the Americans the fol-
lowing day. The insurgent forces are
also reported moving toward Mexico,
southeast of Angeles. The object of
the double movement, is, apparently,
to get behind the American garrison
on both sides of the Manila Dagupan
railway.
Gen. Fred Grant, with three COM
panes of the 4th infantry, two com
panies of the 14th infantry and band
of scouts attached to the former regi-
ment, advanced from linus on the
morning of the 9th, driving the in
surgents from the entire west bank of
the linus river. Three Americans
were wounded 1t is estimated that 10
of the Filipinos were killed.
Rear Admiral Watson announces the
recovery of the United States gunboat
! Urdaneta. which was captured and
beached by the insurgents near Orani
on the Orani liver, where she had been
blockading. The expedition was en-
tirely successful, the Americans suf-
fering no casualties.
The insurgents on the 4th made two
attacks on Calamba in which the com
handing officer reports GO Filipinos
killed and many wounded. Two com
panies of the 21st regiment repealed
each attack, losing two men killed and
seven wounded.
In an engagement on the 4th an
American private was killed in the
skirmish at Santa Ana. The Arayat
party learned that Scott and Edwards,
of the 25th infantry, who are missing,
are prisoners at Magalang.
Gen. Otis has informed the war de-
partment Of the arrival at Manila of
the transport ST. Paul with seven