Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-03-16

Manila, March IL. - Gen. Wheaton
,seteA and captured the city of
.sic east of Manila. yesterday after
op The enemy made stand for
bonr. but at the end Of that time
ora forced 10 retreat The loss Of
plllpinos was thirty killed anl six
In prisoners. OF the United States
RES six were wounded.
Al daylight Brig Gen. Lloyd Whea-
his divisional brigade. consisting Of
Twentieth United States infantry,
Twenty-sccOnd infantry, eight
N snies of the Washington volun-
ps seven companies Of the Oregon
sunteers. three troops Of the Fourth
kitpd States cavalry and mounted
tty Of the Sixth artillery, was
avn up on ridge behind san Pedro
acati mile south Of town. The ad-
Ds was sounded AT $50 a. m. the
yalry leading the column at n smart
b across the open TO the right,
entualy reaching clump COM
andlng the rear of Guadaloupe. Sup
ned by the Oregon volunteers. the
vance force opened IA heavy fire
the natives. The response was
tbt and desultory, apparently COM
from handfuls of men In every
vert. While the right column was
iDglnc toward the town of Pasig,
Py advanced, pouring volleys into
brush. The small body of rebels
de a determined stand at Guada-
bpe church, but the enemy was un-
le to stand the assault. At 7:30 a.
river gunboat started toward
sig. The rebels We're first encoun-
|ed by this vessel in the jungle near
adaloupe, Steaming slowly, the
EbOat
Poured n Terrible Fire
M her Calling guns into the brush.
all Of an hour the whizzing of the
pid-ire guns alternated with the
pmlng Of the heavier pieces on
lrd In the meantime Scott's bat
on shore was shelling the trenches
driving the enemy back. The ar.
Fry then advanced to the ridge of
aboo and drove a few Of the enc
sharpsho0ters away with volleys
m the carbines. The artillery then
'aneed and met with little Opposi-
D In the meantime the infantry
Geen sent forward In extended
er' the Washington regiment rest
on tfe bank Of the river, each reg
nt deploying on reaching its sta
furnishing Its own supports. rhe
dr column then wheeled toward
nVer, driving the enemy toward
supports, and then advanced on
aaaloupe. The artillery moved to
Pdge commanding Pasig and Parte-
by this time the enemy was in
eh night along a line over a mile
abu the firng was discontinued
lofariiy In order to give the troops
ss' oefore making an attack on
y. The enemy's losses were be-
" " ne severe. After a short
ven. wheaton resumed the at
On fasig. Scott's battery. sup
W oy TWO companies of the Twen-
regiment. advanced on Guada-
py the read along the river bank,
remainder Of the Twentieth regi-
anu the Twenty-second regi.
ioiiowing the reserve of the ore.
'o'uhteerS. At ll:30 q. m. the col
came in contact with the enemy
guhboat steamed to the firing
and
'enred the Jungle
.'.n SIDES, while the battery took
position on a bluff at the right.
Iist shot from the American field
~ Loo yards range dislodged
~ Vi the enemy at pasig. After
p"n had been shelled the Twenti-
slneht r,t lined up on the bluff and
"enly-second took up a position
% pi' or the place, with the cav
a .ne center, whereupon the en-
,ss.reated to the town. The gun
I,e. moved into bend opposite
no' ne on the rebel position was
neu along the whole American
I'M so p. m, when preparations
uiaue Tor the attack. At 3 D. IN.
rs,n %nooat started in pursuit Of the
EARNED tug, ct.asing her to the
~ 800 a large body Of the ese-
80 discovered working around
81. nank and the Twentieth was
20 commanding ridge. The
.ere met opposite Pateros. but
nhy bolted. The whole Ameri-
!. % Ne bivouacked at 8 O'Clock.
es,n w rebels are supposed to be
.on.s horthward q few miles to
re Killed, Fourteen wouuaea
Iork. March 14.-Following is
ual - revised list Of the casu-
aS ~ yesterdays fighting at Manila
,t,r rl1Vates Stewart, Twentieth
p! Munson. Twenty-second In
~ James l.. Kline, Twentieth
pMueea-Corpcral Chris Thompson
nae 'a,es us L. Folger, Charles Davis,
Ms, E Miller, r. Piper, G. Sumner
). lew ni,w Sharkey, Twentieth in.
MT Mrrivates Charles Easley. Theo-
on Sner, M, John Black, William
a. ~ William Rhinehard and vii.
70 ucn, NON Twcnty-second infantry;
'e Walter Irvine.
"o Victims OF Fire.
va. III, March ia charred