Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-06-08
HENS IN THE NATIVES
LAWTON SURROUNDS FILIPINO
REBELS At MORONG
Town Ts Captured by Washington Men
After Sharp Battle-AntiDo1e, Cain
ia, Mariquina and Taytay Also Taken
Several Americans Killed.

Gen. Halls campaign against the Phih
ippine insurgents under Gen. del Pillar at
the north of Laguna de Bay continues
vigorously. The American lines across
the Morong peninsula, extending six miles
from Morong on the east to Antipolo and
Taytay on the west, began gradually clos
ing in Monday morning, and the advance
down the peninsula begun.
The operations begun by the Americans
Saturday morning with a view to entrap-
ping and crushing Del Pillars forces about
Antipolo were distinguished by heroic
marches and brilliant attacks. The plan
was to have Gen. Hall attack the insur-
gents at Antipolo and drive them down
toward Laguna de Bay, while Col. Whal-
ley, with a strong force, should advance
from Pasig and attack the rebels in front,
thus crushing them. The plan as original
" conceived could not be carried out ow-
ing to the adverse conditions under which
Gen. Hall advanced on AntipOlO. What
he expected to do in two hours took seven.
His troops had to swim unfordable rivers
and wade through swamps to their waists
all under a scorching sun. 1t was early
afternoon before Halls troops, who had
left the pumping station at in the morn
ing, reached the valley of Antipolo to the
northwest and in the rear Of the insur-
gents at Taytay and Cainta.
Seeing that Hall could not get to his
position for a combined attack on the enc
my on time, Gen. Lawton ordered Col.
Whalley to advance on Cainta and Taytay
| and engage the enemy moderately until
| Gen. Hall, coming down the Antipolo val
ley in the rear, could cooperate.
Col. Whalley's advance on Cainta was
| brilliant. His troops swept across the four
| miles Of open country at rapid pace, with
| swift moving skirmish line IN front.
| The Twelfth regulars were on the left or
northern flank, and the North Dakotas
| stretched along between Cainta and the
shore of Laguna de Bay. battery held
| the central position in the North Dakota
| line, and began Smelling the town at four
mile range. Meanwhile Gen. Hall was
coming down the valley toward Taytay,
which is only a few miles east of Cainta,
on the shore. He had had running fight
with Filipinos all day. the first encounter
| being at Monte in the San Mateo foothills.
| The insurgents were driven out Of Monte
and surrounded on three sides by the Ore
gon regiment a sharp fight following, and
before the enemy was repulsed the Ore
CONS last three men killed and six wound
| ed.
Gen. Hall entered Taytay meeting little
resistance, the insurgents fleeing to Mo-
rong on the southeast. Shortly afterward
his forces collected on the shore with the
North Dakotas, composing Col. Whalley's
right advance line. Gen. Hall occupied
Antipolo, and Col. Whalley's forces came
through Cainta and united with them, the
combined force then advancing on Mo-
rong, which was captured after a sharp
battle.
During the night Gen. Lawton had
brought troops to Morong by water, and
these advanced and connected with Halls
troops, forming a chain across the PENN
sula. A few Filipinos slipped through the
| American lines and escaped northward.
The heat is terrific and frequent showers
cause a deadly humidity. Hospital boats
returning to Manila Monday morning
brought 200 soldiers, who were suffering
from heat prostration. The country be-
tween Manila and the field of operations
| offers insurmountable obstacles to the
transportation of supplies, and the wagon
| communication from Manila through the
San Mateo valley has been abandoned.
Provisions and ammunition are being sent
| via the Pasig river.