The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-08-17
AGGRESSIVE FAIPINOS
Rebel Bands Still Continue to
Harass, Our Troops.
LIEUT.. GILMORE HEARD FROM.

He With Fourteen Sailors OF tho Gum
boat Yorktown Were Captured Last
April by Insurgents-withB But Two
Exceptions They Are Well.
Manila. Aug. 14.-Word has been re-
ceived from Lieutenant J. c. Gilmore.
Of the Uuited States gunboat York.
town, who. with IA members Of the
crew Of the gunboat, was captured by
the insurgents last April near Baler.
on the east coast of LuZon. The mes
sage which comes through Spanish
prisoners Is to the effect that the Of
f!cer and his men are at Vigan. In the
province Of South Ilcos. on the west
coast Of Luzon. All but two are WE'LL
Lieutenant Gilmore Is allowed a
house and q servant and Ia fairly
treated.
Manila. Aug. 15.-A reconnaissance
by troops OF General Samuel B. NJ
Young's brigade with the object Of dis
covering the whereabouts Of the enemy
near San Mateo. northeast Of the San
Juan reservoir. about ten miles from
Manila. resulted In the occupation OF
San Mateo. The American loss was
three killed and thirteen wounded, in
cluding a lieutenant Of the Twenty
first infantry.
This is the first action in which
Colonel Burt's colored troops partici-
pated. They behaved we'll. their lead
'ers having difficulty In holding them
back. General Young accompanied
Captain Parker's column and was un-
der fire throughout the engagement.
While the Seventeenth infantry, dur
Ing last Tuesdays battle. was ap-
preaching Calulut along the road, the
troops saw group OF so Filipinos out
side the town under a flag OF truce.
Some. who were in white clothing.
held up their hands to signify that
they were unarmed. Captain Hart. with
a detachment. advanced cautiously to a
point within 200 yards of them. when
the PHILIPPINES picked up their guns and
fired q volley. The Americans dropped
into the bushes unhurt on the first
movement and returned the fire. At
this the Filipinos ran OF.
The insurgents have taken the ag-
gressive in the neighborhood of the
railroad. On Saturday night they un-
successfully attacked San Luis. on the
Rio Grande. near Calumpit, which is
garrisoned by two companies OF the
Twenty-second infantry. The Ameri-
cans had one man. sergeant, killed.
and two privates wounded.
Troops from Quingua, four miles
northeast Of Malolos. and from Ba-
liuag, near Bustos. about six miles
northeast Of Quingua. encountered q
body Of insurgents. estimated at about
600. half way between Bustos and
Quingua. In the engagement that en-
sued the Filipinos we're severely pun
ishsd and scattered. The Americans
lost one man killed.
The insurgents force is believed to
have been under the command Of Gen.
eral Pho del Pillar and to have had in
view tearing up the railway at Bocaye
and Bigaa. about three miles north
east Of Bulacan.
A battalion Of the Twenty-flrst in
fantry will be sent to those points this
afternoon to strengthen the railroad
guard and to recOnnoitre the country
in the direction OF Norzagaray and on
the Bustos road.
General Wheaton. with the troops Mt
Calulut, made reconnaissance on An
geles. about four miles to the north
west, where he found 500 Of the
enemy. He silenced their fire and then
returned to Calulut.