The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-04-14
FURIOUS ATTACK
FilipinOs Defeated With Heavy Loss
Three Killed and 20 Wounded.
Gen LswtOn is Pushing the Enemy Into
the Mountains Beyond the City-His
Success at Santa Cruz Was
OVerw Ginning.

w WASHINGTON, April l2.-In ne war Qe-.
partment has received dispatch from
Gen. Otis announcing the success of
Gen. Lawton's campaign in the cap
ture of Santa Cruz. He says that Gen..
Lawton is pushing the rebels into the
mountains beyond the city. Gen. Otis
also informs the war department that
the insurgents made an attack upon
Gen. Wheaton's brigade, and that they
were repulsed with heavy losses.
WASHINGTON, April 12.-The follow
ing dispatch has been received from
Gen. Otis:
MANILA, April 11.-Adjutant Cen
eral, Washington: Insurgents attack
ed MacArthur's line of railway COM
municatiOn last night in considerable
force; repulsed by Wheaton, with
heavy loss. Wheaton's casualties,
killed, 90 wounded. Otis.
The attack of the insurgents upon
the railway north of Manila indicates
to the war department officials that
while Gen. Macarthur was pushing
north bodies of insurgents took to the
mountains and jungles to the right of
the railway, and have been watching
an opportunity to capture the road at
some point and thus cat off the main
body of the army to the northward. The
repulse of the natives shows that they
had not sufficient force to accomplish
their purpose.
MANILA, April 12.-At about mid.
night the rebels cut the telegraph line
at several places between here and
Malolos and signal fires were lighted
and rockets sent up along the foothills
to the right of the railroad. Later the
enemy attacked the Outposts of the
Minnesota regiment between Bigaa
and Bocavic, five miles south of Ma
lolos, killing two men and wound
ing IA.
simultaneously the outposts of the
Oregon regiment at Marilao, the next
station on the way to Manila, were at
tackled with the result that three Amer
leans were killed and two wounded.
The loss of the enemy was ten killed
and six wounded. The Americans also
captured two prisoners. Troops were
concentrated along the railroads as
thickly as possible and the rebels were
| driven back to the foothills.
The road bed of the railroad was
damaged but it was repaired immedi-
ately, and traffic was soon resumed to
Malolos.
MANILA, April 12.-It is supposed
that many of the rebels who attacked
Gen. MacArthur's line of communca-
ton and who were repulsed by the
troops commanded by Gen. Wheaton
were natives who entered the region
in the guise of friendlies. They had
seemingly secreted arms in several
places, and fired on the Americans
from the bushes at so close a range
that they could be heard talking. One
of the Filipinos yelled in English
eve will give you - Americans
enough of this before we are through y
The rebels undermined the railroad
at Marilao and unspized the rails il
an effort to wreck a train, while the
railroad gang participated in the fight
The work of the rebels was discov
cred and repaired before train ar
rived.
Gen. Wheaton is preparing to punish
the Filipinos.
The military gunboats Napidan anC
Laguna dc Bay have succeeded in en-
tering the Santa Cruz river and have
captured small unarmed Spanish
gunboat and three launches which
they discovered there.
The military gunboat Oeste ha.
brought 80 rebels wounded, one dead
Filipino and six wounded Americans
to the hospital. 1t is now known tina
SO insurgents were killed during tn,
capture of Santa Cruz
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