The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-06
OUR OUTPOSTS ATTACKED
THROUGH THE LINES.
HEAVY FIRING THROUGH THE NIGHT
Hard Fighting Done by Lawton's Expedition in
Toe EARLY Parto the Week. Gallantry
Of Young's Scouts. Fire on
White Flag.

| Manila, May o.-f:oo L. -hdJoI
General MacArthur's division advanced
to San Fernando today, and found that
rebels. who left only small detachment
to cover their retreat by train. General
Macarthur occupied the burning town
without loss.
| The rebels south of Manila attempted
to rush through Brigadier General Oven
shines lines last night. The attempt
failed. but the rebels maintained fusi-
| lade of musketry fire on the Fourth in
fantry regiment for several hours. The
demonstration was Intellectual beyond
soaring the inhabitants of Malate.
| The outposts of the Idaho and Califor-
MIA regiments beyond San Pedro Macati
were also attacked during the night.
Major General Lawton is still quarter
ed at Balinag.
| INDIAN TACTICS WERE USED.
Manila. May 5.-12:25 p. M.-De-
tailed reports of the work Of Major Gen
eral Lawton's expedition show that har-
der fighting took place during the early
lpart of this week than earlier accounts
Indicated In the attack upon San RAJ
ffaei the American forces were met with
+ IL heavy fire from a large number of
rebels who were concealed i'll the jungle
on all sidees. 1t was only the adoption
of the tactics followed in Indian fighting
in the United States, every man for
himself. that saved the division from
greits loss. General Lawton. as usual
was at the head of his line with his
staff. Scott's battery demolished Il
stone-frpnted trench at short range.
The insurgent leaders Gregorio and
Pio Del Pillar, who had eight hundred
men in Balinag retreated when General
Lawton approached the town. Chief
of scouts, Young. with eleven men en-
tered Balinag ahead of the army and
rang the church bells to announce that
they had possession of the city.
General Lawton, when attacking in
force outside of Balinag, saw women and
children in the rebel trenches and sent
Captain Case i'll advance with white
flag to warn the insurgents TO remove
the non-combatantS. -
When within five hundred yards of the
trenches two volleys were fired at Cap
tain Cases party. e
Chief of Scouts Young. whose bravery
at Balnag was most notable, served as
an Indian scout under Major General
o. o. Howard in his campaign in the
Northwest in 1876 The work of Young's
scouts was feature of the expedition.
On Wednesday twenty-three of them en-
countered body of 800 Filipinos beyond
Balinag and drove them until of the $50
rounds of ammunition which the scouts
carried they had only fifteen rounds left
They We're about to retire when Lieuten-
ant Boyd, with Il troop of the Fourth
cavalry, came up with them and chased
the enemy into San Miguel.
There are 1000 Spanish prisoners in
the hands of the Filipinos at San
Miguel. They are served with five cents
worth of rice daily, and are compelled
to work hard on the rebel defences. Sew
eral hundred of the Filipino wounded
are mt San Miguel.
The insurgents are sending their wo-
men and children to the Biacnabatto
Mountains.
A Bolo chief and one hundred men
We're captured at Balinag.
General Lawton has released many of
his prisoners.
GENERAL LUNA WOUNDED.
New York, May 5.-Former Mayor w.
l.. Strong, today received cablegram
from his son, Major Putnam Bradlee
Strong. who is serving on the staff of
General Macarthur. The cablegram
confirmed the capture of San Fernando
and said that General Luna. the insur-
gent commander-in-chief had been
wounded.
THE FOE HEMMED IN.
Washington, May 5.-The continued
rebel demonstrations. south of Manila
are causing no apprehension to the War
Department officials, as the brigades of
Ovenshine and Hall are said to be ample
for every emergency. Together they
have about 1900 men, besides two regi
ments of regulars who have just arrived
at Manila and are available to re-enforce
these brigades.
In view of these sharp demonstrations
to the south the work done by Lawton
on his expedition to- Laguna de Bay is
receiving credit not heretofore accorded |
to it. One of the main results of the eX-
pediton was to destroy the small craft |
by which the rebels might have crossed |
the lake and moved north on the rear of
MacArthur's forces. Now they are
hemmed i'm on narrow strip of land be-
tween the lake and the ocean, unable to !