The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-04-28
STILL ANOTHER TOWN
Over Which the Star Spangled Ban
ner Waves in Triumph.
MACARTHUR CAPTURES APALIT.

After Four Hours Fighting the Rebels
Again skedaddle-A Report That
AguinaIdo and Cabinet Are DISCUSS
ing Peace overtures.
Manila, April 2S.-General MacAr-
thurs division crossed the Rio Grande
yesterday and advanced on Apalit.
completely routing the flower OF the
rebel army. Most of the rebels fed
to Apalit station, where two trains
were waiting them. They left hur-
riedly, presumably for San Fernando.
The towns of San Vincette and Apa-
lit were simultaneously burned and
evacuated by the natives.
Twenty prisoners were captured, in
cluding a Spaniard. The American
troops also captured a brass cannon
and a quantity of arms and ammuni-
tion, and the same evening they cap
tured a Maxim gun on the railroad.
The American loss is one man of the
Montana regiment killed and three Of
ficers and six men wounded.
The fighting lasted from 1 o'clock
until 4. The enemy was very strongly
entrenched on the river bank, near
both sides of the railroad bridge Cen
eral Wheaton sent Colonel Funston
across, with two companies of the
Twentieth Kansas regiment, a couple
of privates swimming the swift stream,
under calling fire, for the purpose of
guiding the raft.
The men crossed in squads of 20 and
attacked the left flank of the rebels,
who scattered like rabbits into covered
ways and trenches.
The rest of the regiment was COM
PEELED to cross the bridge in single
file along the stringers. All the wood
work and much of the ironwork had
been removed. The First Montana
regiment followed the Kansans across
the bridge.
The First Nebraska regiment acting
as a reserve, attacked the rebels in
three lines of trenches, driving them
out, killing 16 and wounding many.
In the meantime a large body of
Filipinos, estimated at no fewer than
5000, led by General Antonio Luna, on
a black charger, that was evidently
coming to reinforce the rebels who
were engaged with the Nebraskans, ap-
peared in the open field about two
miles to the left.
bu6l BluB lIOlu lub JuuBl6s Lu6 6UeU1y
formed an open skirmish line nearly
two miles In length, with very thick
reserves behind. They then advanced
at double quick until they we're about
1000 yards from the American line,
when General Wheaton ordered his
troops to fire.
The rebels, who were evidently un-
aware that the Americans had crossed
fHO r-fr hv@1 t.,
tion of Macabele. The other Filipinos
fled toward Apalit station.
The heat In the early part of the af-
ternoon was terrific, but a drenching
thunder storm, which came later,
greatly refreshed the Americans.
Aguinaldo, according to a represent
ative of the Filipino commission here,
is now comforting with is cabinet con-
cerning peace overtures. The next ad-
vance of the American troops, it Is as
serted. will bring about absolute sur
render of the rebel forces.
A feeling of hopelessness is spread
ing throughout the insurgent army,
and many of Aguinaldo's and Luna's
officers are returning to work In Man
lila.
On the other hand Mabini and Luna
are seeking in every way to prolong
hostilities. They insist that the re-
sistance shall continue and attempt to
cheer their men with highly colored
tales of American disaster.
The common people, however, are
strongly in favor of peace. They pro-
test against Luna's order that all towns
abandoned to the Americans shall be
burned Hundreds have been rendered
homeless through the execution of this
order, and the feeling against Luna is
| intense.
Jose Martinez, an escaped Spanish
captain, who had been compelled, dur
ing his captivity, to act as servant to
an insurgent colonel, says that the
rebel army is practically disbanded,
and that the Filipino republic is
thing of the past. The fighting is be-
ing continued, however, by isolated
bands of rebels in the face of increas-
| ing desertions from their ranks.