Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-14
ATTACKED BY REBELS.
FiIipinos Go on the Aggressive
and Assault American
Carrisons.
THEIR FIGHT Is UNSUCCESSFUL,

Young's Force Takes San Mateo with a
Loss of Three Killed and Thirteen
wounded-Rebels known to Have Had
Twenty-Three Killed-Colored Troops
DO Themselves Credit-Croker Changes
His Views.
Manila, Aug. IA, $40 a. m.-The in
surgents have taken the aggressive in
| the neighborhood of the railroad. On
Saturday night they unsuccessfully at
tackled San Luis, on the Rio Grande
near Calumpit, which is garrisoned by
two companies of the Twenty-second
infantry. The Americans had a SER
geant killed and two privates wounded.
Yesterday morning a similar affair
took place at Gringua, four miles west
of Malolos, where another small gar
rison is stationed as a safeguard
against a possible attack upon the rail-
way. A special train took reinforce
ments to Malolos and Guiguinto, just
north of Bulacan.
Capture OF San Mateo.
Manila, Aug. IL, 8: 10 p. ma recon-
noisance yesterday by troops of Cen
ereal Samuel B. Nj. Young's brigade
with the object of discovering the
whereabouts of the enemy near San
Mateo, about ten miles from Manila,
resulted in the occupation of San
Mateo. The American loss was three
killed and thirteen wounded, including
a lieutenant of the Twepty-first infan-
try. The Americans approached San
Mateo in three columns. Major Cronin
with fifteen men of the Twenty-fifth
infantry advanced from Novaliches.
five miles west of San Mateo. Captain
Rivers, with 100 men of the Fourth
cavalry, and Captain Parker, with $50
men of the Twenty-first and Twenty
fourth infantry and the Fourth cav
airy, approached in two columns from
the south.
Forty Minutes of Fighting.
Captain Rivers took an outpost of
the enemy two miles southwest of San
Mateo. He then encountered strong
resistance among the hills, the enemy
firing from excellent positions. Having
failed to connect with Major Cronin,
and seeing that the town was already
occupied by the Americans. Captain
Rivers withdrew, covering his with
drawal by a heavy volley. He lost a
sergeant killed. Captain Parker found
the enemy strongly entrenched on the
far side of some rice fields about a mile
wide and covered with deepmud. Pushing
forward rapidly he routed the Filipinos
after forty minutes fighting. and then
continued the march upon San Mateo.
which he entered without serious re-
sistance.
Twenty-Three Rebels Bite the Dust.
Twenty-three of the enemy are
known OF have been killed. This is the
first action in which Colonel Burt's
co;ored troops participated They be-
haved well, their leaders having diff
Guilty in holding them back General
Young accompanied Captain Parker's
column and was under fire throughout
the engagement. 1t is estimated that
the enemy numbered between 300 and
400 men.
Evidence of Filipino Barbarian.
While the Seventeenth infantry dur
ing last Tuesdays battle was approach
ing Calulut along the road, the troops
saw a group of fifty Filipinos outside
the town under n flag of truce. Some.
who were in white clothing, held up
their hands to signify that they were
unarmed. Captain Hart with detach-
ment advanced cautiously to a point
within 200 yards of them, when the
Filipinos picked up their guns and fired
a volley The Americans dropped into
the bushes unhurt on the first move |
ment, and returned the fire. At this |
the Filipinos ran of.
News from Lieut.. Gilmore.
Word has been received from Lieu
tenant ]. c. Gilmore. of the United |
States gunboat Yorktown, who with |
fourteen members of the crew of the |
gunboat was captured by the insur- |
gents last April near Baler, on the east |
coast of Luzon. The message WHICH |
comes through Spanish prisoners, is to |
the effect that the officer and his men |
are at Vigan, in the province of South |
Ilocos, on the west coast of Luzon. |
All but two are well. Lieutenant Gil |
more is allowed house and a servant |
and is fairly treated