Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-03-16
AMERICAN ADVANCE.
Gen. Wheaton's Brigade Captures
the City Of Pasig.
The FIGHTING RESUMED TO-DAY.
A Gunboat CleAra the Jnngle-The Rebel
Sharpshouters Continue Activs--FilI-
pinO Women ASK 10 BE Allowed to
Fight the Americans.

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tieth United States infantry, the TWEEN
ty.second infantry, eight companies
OF the Washington volunteers, seven
companies Of the Oregon volunteers,
three troops of the Fourth United
States cavalry and mounted battery
Of the Sixth artillery, was drawn up
on ridge behind San Pedro Macati, a
mile south Of the town.
The advance was sounded at $3.50
o'clock. The cavalry led the column
at a smart trot across the open to the
right, eventually reaching clump Of
trees commanding the rear at Guada-
loupe. Supported by the Oregon vol
unteers, the advance force opened a
heavy fire on the rebels The response
was feeble and desultory, apparently
coming from handsful of men in every
covert
While the right column was swing
ing towards the town of Pasig, the
left advanced, pouring vollcys into
the brush. A small body OF rebels
made "a determined stand at Guada-
loupe church, but was unable to with
stand the assault. At seven o'clock,
an hour after the first charge, river
gunboat started toward Pasig
The rebels were first encountered by
this vessel In the Jungle near Guada-
loupe. Steaming slowly, the gunboat
poured a terrific fire from her Calling
guns into the brush For all of an
hour the whirring Of the rapid fire
guns alternated with the booming Of
the heavier pieces on board.
In the meantime SCOTS battery
ashore was Smelling the trenches and
driving the enemy back. The artil-
lery then advanced to a ridge OF BAN
boo and drove a few Of the enemy's
sharpshootcrs away with volleys from
their carbines. The artillery then adj
vanced and met with little opposition.
In the meantime the infantry had
been sent forward In splendid order,
the Washington regiment resting on
the bank Of the river each regiment
deploying, on reaching It's station,
and furnishing Its own supports. The
entire column then wheeled toward
the river, driving the enemy toward
his supports and advanced on Gaud-
aloupe.
The artillery moved to a ridge com
handing Pasig and Parteros. by this
time the Filipinos were in full fight
along a line over mile long and the
firing was discontinued temporarily,
in'order to give the troops rest be.
fore making the attack on Pasig At
this stage Of the engagement 1t was
raining heavily.
After short rest Gen. Wheaton re-
sumed the attack on Pasig. At 80
a. M, the column came in contact with
the enemy, and gunboat steamed to
the firing line and cleared the Jungle
on both Sides while the battery took
up a position on n bluff at the right
The first shot from the American field
pieces at l,sOs yards range dislodged
gun Of the enemy at Pasig. After the
town had been shelled the Twentieth
regiment lined up on the bluff and the
Twenty-second took up aposition on
the left Of the place, with the cavalry
In the center, whereupon the enemy
retreated to the town The gun
boat then moved into II bend
opposite, and hot fire on the
rebel position was maintained
along the whole American line until
$50 p. m, when preparations were
made for the attack. AT three p. H.
our gunboat started in pursuit of the
enepys armed tug, chasing her to the
lake At $3.50 p. IN. large body of the
enemy was discovered working around
our right flank and the Twentieth reg
iment was moved TO commanding
ridge. The rebels were met opposite
Pateros but the enemy bolted, Thirty
of the rebels were killed, IS were taken
prisoners and the Americans lost six
men wounded. The whole American
line bivonaced at five o'clock About
200 rebels were reported to be march,
ing northward few miles to the
southwest.
THE FIGHTING RESUMED TODAY,
anita, March ~. AT seven o'clock
this morning, hearing the insurgents
bugles sounding, SCOTS battery
dropped three shrapnel shells into the
woods on the left of the Pasig church.
No reply was made, and at 7;i5 the
Twenty-second regular infantry ad-
vanced until they encountered num-
Der OF volleys. This fire was returned
with interest The line then wheeled
toward pateros in the following order:
The Oregon volunteers, the Twentieth
regulars, the Washington volunteers,
cavalry detachment, the Twenty
second regulars and reserve artillery.
The troops followed the roads, while
the gunboats 0esta and Laguna de
Bay assisted in suppressing the fire on
the left flank. Three rebel canoes
were captured on the river. The rebel
sharpshooters at Caloocan continue
active, bnt no casualties are reported,
WOMEN WANT TO BEAR ARMS.
Tacoma, Wash, March "a Oriental
papers brought by the steamship Vic.
toria contain the following extract
from the Republiea Filipino, the in
surgents paper.
splendid demonstration ui the Cavt9 wo-
men Is that without distinction Of class OF age
unanimously, they requested with enthusiasm
to be permitted to take the place Of men u the
men perish in the struggle against the Ameri-
cans for the defense OF the independence Of the
Philippines They say thai Irrespective 81 the
weakness Of their sex The love OF their eoun.
trx will make them strong ana Rtl animate