The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-18
THE PLAN OF CAMPAIGN
LAWTON COVERS BULACAN PRO
VINCE WITH HIS TROOPS.
he BATTLES WITH THE FOE CONS STANTLY
They are Given no Time TO Reconcentrate Their
Scattered Forces. Ko BIS Expedition
Proceeds up the Rio Grande
From Calumpit.

Manila. May Ill: 40 a. m.-General
Lawton's advance guard under Col.
Sumner, of the Oregon troops. took San
Isdro. the insurgent capital, at $50
O'clock this morning. The expedition
under Major Kobb. of the Third ar
tillery, consisting of the Seventeenth in
fantry, battalion of the Ninth, and
one battery of the First artillery, left
Calumpit at daybreak to-day marching
up the Rio Grande to join General Law
tons division ut Arayat A f1otilla OF
cascoes loaded with supplies. also pro-
ceeded up the river. Both forces were
conveyed by the gunboats under com
nand of Captain Grant.
AgllinaIdo's Secretary Escammillo.
who was arrested here on February 23rd
is now employed as official interpreter
by the authorities.
FULLER STORY OF CAPTURE.
Manila, May 17.-6:15 =. M.-Colonel
Summers command consisting of the
Twenty-Second infantry on the left.
the Minnesota regiment in the center and
the Oregon and North Dakota regiments
on the right, preceded by scouts and
accompanied by Scott's Battery of ar
tillery, advanced from Baluarte at day
light. The troops first encountered the
enemy two miles from San IsidrO, the
rebels retiring when our artillery opened
fire. Just outside the town a rebel force
estimated to number two thousand men
wis eiltrenched. 1t made slight .resis
tance but evacuated its position when
our troops turned it's right flank
The enenly's loss was fifteen men
killed and twenty younded. Our troops
also captured three prisoners and many
rifles. On the American side. one sol
dier of the Oregon regiment and one
Of the Minnesota regiment were slightly
wounded.
After capturing the town. Colonel
Summers troops continued their advance,
pursuing the retreating rebels for several
miles,
ENEMY BREAK AND FLY.
Manila. May 17.-6:1O =. MI
though the rebels still threaten San Fer
nando in considerable force, large NUM-
bers Of natives, a majority OF them
being families with their household
goods, are returning daily TO the towns
inside the American lines, at Apalit es-
pecially
Many of the richer Filipinos are coming
to Manila and laborars are resumn2
work in the rice fields. The latter show
their respect for American sovereignty
by removing their hats 10 the passing
trains.
Owing to the bad condition Of the
wagon roads, the work of repairing the
railroad is being actively pushed. All
the broken bridges have been trestled
and only few excavations remain to
he filed up. Trains viii undoubted'. !.
be running through to San Fernando in
Il few days The Only natives there
are some Filipinos from Macabebe, WHO
are trading with our solllcrs.
At daylight today Lieutenant Hill
who. with twenty-five men of the Fourth
infantry. was concealed in the trenche
near Pasig. was attacked by foIcc
of rebels. who evidently imagined they
could capture one Ct or Ourrosts. hut
only Il few shots had ben tired by
the American force when the enemy
broke and fled, losing five men killed am!
Il number wounded.
The army gunboat Napidan has re-
turned here from the Lake. having been
disabled by cannon shot from IL rcbel
rosition. near Santa Cruz, which broke
her rudder post.
CONFIRMED BY GEN. OTIS.
Washington. May 17.-The followin.
dispatch has been received at the Wa
Department:
MANILA. May 18th.
".Adjutant General. Washington:
..Situation as follows:
"I.awton. with tact and ability has
covered Bulacan Province with hi
column and driven insurgents northwarC
into San Isidro. second insurgent capita
which he captured this morning: is now
driving enemy northward into noun
tains. He has constant fighting, intlict
ing heavy losses and suffering few cas-
uaIties: appearance of his troops oI
tanks of enemy behind entrenchment'
thrown up at every strategic point ant
town very demoralizing to insurgents
and has given them no opportunity to re
concentrate scattered troops. kobb's
column with. gunboats proceeding III
Rio irande
tSigned) OllS.
Portions of the dispatch which have
not been made public to future move
ments of the troops
FORCED BACK FIFTY-FINE MILES
Washington, May 17.-That the IN
surgents are disintegrated and de