Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-03-17
FORCING THE Fighting.
The United States Troops Make an
Advance and the Filipinos
Retreat.
The CITY OF pAsIG is CAPTURED.
Fire from Her Gatiing Guns into the
Brush-The FiIipinos Loss Was so Killed
and rs Captured-List of the Killed and
Wounded Americans.

Manila, March 14--At daylight to-
| day Brig. Gen. Lloyd Wheaton's divi-
sional brigade, consisting of the Twen-
tieth United States infantry, the TWEEN
/ ty-second infantry, eight companies
of the Washington volunteers, seven
companies of the Oregon volunteers,
three troops of the Fourth United
Sta ties cavalry and a mounted battery
| of the Sixth artillery, was drawn up
on a ridge behind San Pedro Macati, a
mile south of the town.
The advance was sounded at $50
o'clock. The cavalry led the column
at a smart trot across the open to the
right, eventually reaching a clump of
trees commanding the rear at Guada-
| loupe. Supported by the Oregon vol
unteers, the advance force opened a
heavy fire on the rebels. The response
was feeble and desultory, apparently
coming from handsful of men in every
covert.
While the right column was swing
ing towards the town of Pasig, the
left advanced, pouring volleys into
the brush. A small body of rebels
made a determined stand at Guada-
loupe church, but was unable to with
stand the assault At seven o'clock,
an hour after the first charge, a river
gunboat started toward Pasig.
The rebels were first encountered by
this vessel in the jungle near Guada-
loupe. Steaming slowly. the gun boat
poured a terrific fire from her Calling
guns into the brush. For all of an
hour the whirring of the rapid fire
guns alternated with the booming OF
the heavier pieces on board.
hof
ashore was Smelling the trenches and
driving the enemy back. The artil-
lery then advanced to a ridge of bam-
boo and drove a few of the enemy's
sharpshooters away with volleys from
their carbines. The artillery then ad-
vanced and met with little opposition.
In the meantime the infantry had
been sent forward in splendid order.
the Washington regiment resting on
the bank of the river, each regiment
deploying, on reaching its station,
and furnishing its own supports The
entire column then wheeled toward
the river driving the enemy toward
his supports and advanced on Gaud-
aloupe.
The artillery moved to a ridge COM
handing Pasig and Parteros By this
time the Fi1ipinos were in full fight
along a line over a mile long and the
firing was discont inued temporarily,
in order to give the troops rest be-
fore making the attack on Pasig. At
this stage of the engagement it was
raining heavily.
It was nearly noon and, after the
men had been rested, Gen. Wheaton
ordered the advance. The city of
Pasig, east OF Manila, was captured.
The enemy made stand for an hour.
but at the end of that time were
forced to retreat
The loss of the Filipin os was 80 killed
and g captured; of the United States
forces, six were wounded.
Killed and Wounded Americans.
New York, March IA Manila spe-
cial to the journal gives the following
list of casualties sustained by the
United States forces in the advance
upon the capture of Pasig: Killed
James S. Kline, private, Twentieth
Kansas. Observation-Disclosures. L. E.
Alger, Thomas Miller, Charles Davis,
Twentieth United States infantry, and
Corporal Charles Easley, of the TWEEN
ty-second infantry.
|. AguinaIdo'. Figures Too High.
Madrid, March i4.-The position OF
the Spanish prisoners IN the Philip
pine islands, it is announced here, is a
question which must remain in abey-
ance. as the ransom demanded by
Aguinaldo is so enormous that the gov
eminent cannot come to a decision.
More Kansas Casualties.
Washington, March 14.-Gen. Otis
cables that on the 18th, near Caloocan,
Private Oscar 6. Thorne, company E,
Twentieth Kansas, was killed and
Private Arthur C. Howe, company G.
was SEVERELY wounded