Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1899-06-08
MARCH TO THE BAY
Gen. Hall Whips the Rebels
in Two Battles.
MADE A GALLANT CHARGE
AntipoIo, n Mountain Fastness, which
Cost Spain Many Lives, Fell
without Shot.

Manila, June 6.-Hall's column,
in the movement on the Morong penin-
sula, completed the circle Of 20 miles
over rough and mountainous country,
having two engagements with the in
suIgents, one Of them severe, and keep
ing up an almost constant fire against
scattered bands Of rebels for nearly "a
hours, from O'Clock Saturday morn
ing, when the column left the pumping
station.
The Filipinos were driven in every
direction, and the country through
which General Hall passed was pretty
thoroughly cleared up. At 10 O'Clock
this morning the column reached
point a few miles from Taytay, where
General Hall was met by General Law
ton, who had already entered the town
and found it deserted. General Halls
objective point was Antipolo, 10 miles
off. and there was desultory firing all
along the line of march. The gum
boats could be heard Smelling the hills
in advance Of the column.
The column, after driving the rebels
from the foothills near Maria Chino.
about noon yesterday, with loss of
but two or three slightly wounded. pro-
ceeded with all possible haste toward
Laguna de Bay, the Fourth cavalry in
the lead, the Oregon regiment next.
and the Fourth infantry last. At
O'Clock these regiments fought their
second battle Of the day, and it result
ed like the first-in the complete rout
Of large Filipino force located in the
mountains and having every advantage
Of position In this fight the Ameri-
can loss was four killed. three OF the
Fourth cavalry and one OIegonian, and
about 10 wounded. The Filipino loss
could not be ascertained, but the ter
rife fire which the Americans poured
into them for half an hour must have
inflicted severe loss.
In this engagement our troops made
one of the most gallant charges of the
war, and the enemy was forced TO fee
in the greatest disorder. 1t was the
intention to press on to Antipolo last
night, but this was found impossible
owing to the two fights and the con-
slant marching for more than IL hours,
with nothing to eat since morning.
and no supply train in sight. The
troops. however, suffered from the in
tense heat, many being prostIated. and
all greatly exhausted.
The cavalry, the Oregonians and two
com panies of the Fourth infantry had
| Just crossed a small creek about
o'clock yesterday afternoon and entered
upon sunken road, from which they
were emerging upon small valley sur
rounded on all sides by high and heav-
| lily wooded hills, when the rebels. con-
cealed in the mountains on three eides
of the plain, opened hot fire, and sent
showers of bullets into the ranks of the
Americans. The latter deployed inn
mediately in three directions. Then
followed charge across the rice fields
and ditcLes and up the hillsides. from
which the shots came all the time pour.
ing in a terrific hail, while the air re-
| sounded with the constant rattle OF
musketry.
General Halls advance was first mo-
mentarily halted after he had crossed
the frs. range of hills to the east o
Monte, a town in the valley at the edge
Of the hills. The insurgents were
| driven out of the town and 1t was
burned. The Second Oregon volun
teers pocketed the Filipinos on three
sides. and brisk fight ensued. Gen
eraI Summers threw battalion on each
hill, and the Americans chased th'
rebels for some distance. The Oregon
regiment lost three men killed and 81,
wounded. 1t is impossible, on account
of the terrific fighting and the condition
Of the signal wires, to get particulars
Not even the names have been sent t.
General Otis at this writing.
The Fourth cavalry, being in th'
front, suffered severest loss when tbs
attack opened. two of their killed be
ing sergeants and the other private
The natives were unable to stand this
vigorous fire of the Americans long
and at the first sign Of their waverinl
the cavalry, Oregonians and Fourth in
fantry men broke into wild cheers ant
charged still faster up the hillside
pouring volley after volley, until thu
enemy left the places where they wer'
partially concealed by the thicket, fec
over the summit in the widest con
fusion and disappeared in the surround
ing valleys. After the fight was over
the firing was continued by the Amer
leans for more than an hour in clearing
out the bush and driving away strag
Cling Filipinos.
The troops. after camping for tn
night on the battlefield, started at
O'Clock this morning tor Antipolo
where it was expected strong resist
ance would be made. Antipolo is
place far up the mountains, which tn
Spaniards had said the American
could never capture. 1t has cost Spail
the lives of 800 troops.
When the troops reached Antipol
not rebel was visible.
|
The Modus vivsndi.
Washington, June 6.-lt is learne'
at the state department that the nego