The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-06-16

fantry swan the Zapote river charged
and carried the trenches, a heavy fusil-
lade Of artillery preparing the way and
covering the crossing. The insurgents
broke for the woods before the Four
teenth reached them.
Manila, June 13 6:O5 p. m.-General
LaWton unexpectedly stirred up one of
the liveliest enga Sements of the war,
south Of Las Pinas, this morning, upon
which occasion American field guns
were engaged in the first artillery duel
against a Filipino battery concealed in
the jungle. Companies F and I, of the
Twenty-frst infantry were nearly sur
rounded by large body of insurgents,
but the Americans cut their way out
with heavy loss. The United States
turret ship Monadnock and the gunboats
Helena and Zafiro trained their bat
teries on Bakoor and the rebel trenches
near Las Pinas all the morning. Bakoor
was once on fire. but the natives stopped
the spread of the flames
Rebels Do Some Accurate Shooting.
During the night an insurgent cannon
was fired three times at the Americans
on the outskirts Of Las Pinas. General
LaWton this morning took a battalion of
the Fourteenth regiment and two COM
panies of the TWentyfirst regiment to
locate the rebel battery, and then two
guns Of the Sixth artillery and four
mountain guns were planted against it
at 600 yards distance. The rebels had
large gun from which they were firing
home made canister, loaded with nails,
and two smaller guns. Their shooting was
most accurate. The first lot of canister
burst directly in front of Scott's guns
and another shattered the legs of pri-
vate in the Fourteenth infantry. Sever
al shots struck the edge of the town.
Our Men Led into Trap.
The country traversed was as bad as
it is possible to imagine, being mainly
lagOOns-mud and water fringed with
bambOOs. AS soon as the fighting opened
the Americans were attacked by hidden
rifiemen on all sides, even the amigos,
or friendly" natives in the houses of
the town shooting into their rear. The
companies of the TWenty-first regiment.
skirmishing along the beach with amigo
guides, found apparently a handful of
rebels who retreated The men of the
Twenty first followed, and suddenly the
rebels opened a terrific fire on the
troops from the sides and rear. The SOL
diers withdrew to the waters edge, find
ing what shelter they could, and were
picked off rapidly.
Lawton in Person Rallies His Men.
After their ammunition was nearly ex-
hausted the companies of the Twenty
first retreated, but General Lawton
dashed down and rallied the men. A
little group made a desperate stand,
General LaWton, Major Starr and Lieu
tenants Donovan and Connolly taking
rifles from the wounded men and doing
good execution. Finally their cartridges
were all gone and they were forced to
break through the enemy's flank. carry
ing the wounded to the main body Of
the troops. Lieutenant Donovan, whose
leg was broken, f1oundered for a mile
through a bog after leading his men in
the face of greatly superior force.
General Lawton then ceased fighting
until reinforcements could be brought
up.
Fight Kept Up Until NightfalI.
In the afternoon the fight was begun
again and the rebels were gradually
forced back, a continuous fire being kept
up on both sides. The last stand of the
Filipinos was made at the other side of
the Zapote river, where they have
strong entertainments inside Of which