The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-05


ments with tho insurgents, one OF them !
severe and keeping UP an almost constant |
FIRE against scattered bands OF natives for |
nearly twenty -four hours from four o'clock
Sunday morning. when the column left
the pumping station
The Filipiuos we're In every direction
aud the country through which Gen Hall
passed was pretty thoroughly clotured,
Al 10 o'clock this morning the column
re3ched point few miles from Teytay
where General Hall was met by General
Lawton who had already entered the town
and found it deserted General Halle OBJ
jeotive point was Atipolo, ten miles on,
! and there was desultory firing all along
the line OF march. The gnnboats could
| be heard shelling the hills In advance OF
the column The column after driving
/ the natives from the foot hills near Maria
Chino about noon yesterday with loss
Of two or three slightly wounded. pro-
ceeded with all possible haste forward
! TO Laguua de Bay the Fourth cavalry in
! the lead the Oregon company next,
At O'Clock these three regiments
fought their second battle of the day and
n resulted like the FIRST. in the complete
rout OF large Filipino force located In
the mountains aud having every advantage
of position In the lighting the American
loss was four killed three of the First
Cavalry and enc of The Oregon regiment
loss could not he ascertsined hut the
terrific Are which the Americans poured
Into them for half an hour must have
Indicted severe punishment,
II was the Intention 60 press on to
Atipolo last night hut this WAS found I'M
possible OWING TO the fights and the con-
slant marching Tor moro than twelve
hours with nothing to eat since morning
and no supply train In sight The troops,
moreover, suffered from the intense heat,
many heipE Frustrated ana all greatly
exhausted Consequently they btvouacket
, for the nigh, on the second battlefield
The cavalry he oregon regimen and
two companies Of the Fourth cavalry hac
lust crossed small creek about o'cloel
Yesterday aud entered on "A gunken road
| from which they were emerging upon
small valley surrounded ON air sides by
, high and heavily wooded lands when tht
natives concealed on three sides opened d
S hot fire and sent showers OF bullets intc
Z he ranks OF the Americans The latter
deployed Immediately into three linos.
Then followed q charge across the rice
8 fields and bitches and up he hills from,
n which The shots came, all the time pouring
, in q terrinc hail while the air resouleash
with the constant rattle OF musketry
Il The Fourth cavalry being in front, sui
e tered the severest loss when tho attach
o opened, two of their killed being ser
, geants and the other a private. The ore
Il CONAN Killed was "A private
e The natives were unable to stand tn
IS vigorous firing Of The Americans long an
, with the first sign of their wavering 10
- cavalry tho Oregon regiment aud Fuurt
e infantrymen broke into wild cheers an
is charged still faster into The hill sid,
pouring In voley after volcy until m
, enemy left the places whore they wcr
II partially concealed by he thicket dc
e over the summit In the widest confusion
he and into the surrounding valley When tn
hght was over the Americans continue
firing for more than an hour, clearing ou
go the brush and driving away straggliu
be Fnipinos.
.t Tho troops after camping for the MGR
on the battlefield, started at o'cloc
re this morning for Atipolo. where was eN
nj pected a strong resistance would be mad
o Atipolo ia a place far up In the mounlaiI
which the Spaniards said the American
e9 would never capture II has cost Spa
OF the lives ot 2O0 troops,
n Tho progress Of the column was COZ
no siierably delayed while passing .un q
steep mountain grade by small band
n Insurgents. but these were effectually ron
on ed by he Fourth cavalry, which was
ey advance. and the troops reached Atipo
In q fcw hours
Gee our lines were Immediately throw
in around on three sides Of The town. VIII,
rs he final advance was made, But h W.
, found unnecessary 10 Gre q shot, MOI
rebel was visible and he town was el
e tirely abandoned Two hours later an
"a conference between Generals LawtC
nc and Hail the column proceeded towdI
ce Morong, TO drive away any natives foul
of 10 that quarter
when the start WAS made for Atipo
ed In the morning the oregon regiment ~
an the Ninth infantry were left behind a.
M rear guard and there was considered