Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-08
WAR NO ES.

Two DattallOnS OF the washington
troops under Col. Whalley, on board
cascoes, were towed from Pasig to
Morong on the 4th and landed under
cover of well directed fire from the
''tin clad" army gunboats Napidan and
Covadongas. The rebels who were in
reserved their fire until the troops
were ashore and in the open. The
American artillery opened fire on the
insurgents and drove them from their
position, killing nine of them and
wounding FIVE The Washington
troops then took the town, the rebels
fleeing TO the hills. While the Ameri.
cans were on their way TO Morong the
insurgents opened fire from a shore
battery at Ancona, their first shot
striking the Covadongas aft at range
of $500 yards. The Napidan was also
fired at
The cabinet at is meeting on the I'd
decided that there was no present ne.
cessity for the enlistment Of volunteers.
Gen. Otis is 10 be given the 30, 900 men
for whom he has asked The addi-
tional 5000 or G, 900 troops to make up
the 10000 are Ia be taken from the
regulars now serving in Porto Rico,
Cuba and this country. A letter from
Gen. Leonard Wood, governor of San
tiago province, was read at the cabinet
meeting, which was considered emf
nently satisfactory. Gen. Wood re-
ported that he had completed tour of
the province and had found things in
an admirable condition. There were
no appeals from any source for food;
there were no complaints of banditti;
all was quiet and orderly, and the peo-
pie were everywhere returning to their
peaceful vacations.
Memorial day was celebrated at Bat
tei,y Knoll, where SCOTS guns were
planted against the Filipino trenches
in the first days fighting at Manila.
Nsarly 300 soldiers lie buried there on
bleak mound surrounded by rice
fields, rough boards marking the
graves, which are ranged In five UNI
broken rows. Beyond there are Span
ish block houses and bamboo hedges,
which were mown by shells from the
American guns. The few soldiers who
could be spared from the trenches
went to Battery Knoll, dusty and
bronzed, bearing flowers with which
to strew their comrades graves A silk
flag was also placed over each mound.
Details regarding the capture by
Filipinos of two officers of the hospital
Ia al ;nf hax 1,
tanned. The Relief was lying in the
harbor. Third officer Fred Heppy and
Assistant Engineer Charles Blandford
rugged a sail on one of the ships boats
and went sailing along the shore, on
the south, opposite the insurgent lines.
The boat became becalmed near the
shore and some native canoes with
Filipinos on board put out and captured
the two men, who were unarmed, and
also took possession of the boat. All
efforts to free the men by landing
party from the Monadnock proved
fruitless
Gen. Lawton has been given COM
mand of the defenses of the city and
troops forming the line around Manila,
which will be his division. Gen. Mac
Arthur commands the outlying garri-
sons and the troops holding the rail
road and river.
The u. S. Troops were engaged in
two battles in one day on the Sd when
two of the most gallant charges of the
war were made. Several Americans
were killed and wounded, while the
Filipino loss is reported to be very
heavy.
The President may call for 10000
volunteers, unless the additional 1000
or c, 900 men asked for by Gen. Otis
are taken from the regulars.