Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-05-25
SAN ISIDRO IS TAKEN
After Capturing the filipino Capital
the Americans Still Advanced.
AMERICANS PRESS The ENEMY BACK
Our Troops sustain Few Losses In Their
Onward MOvement-The Filipinos De-
moralized and Disheartened-
Report on the situation.

S.lI threaten san Fernando Ill cOnSlu-
cradle force. large numbers Of natives,
a majority Of them families with their
household goods, are returning daily
to the towns inside the American lines.
This is the case in the vicinity of Apalit
especially. Many Of the richer Filipi-
nos are coming to Manila and laborers
are resumng work in the rice fields.
The latter show their respect for Amer
ican soldiery by removing their hats to
the passing trains.
Owing to the bad condition Of the
wagon roads the work of repairing the
railroad is actively pushed. All the
bfohen bridges have been trestled and
only few excavations remain to be
filed The trains will undoubtedly be
running through to San Fernando in
few days. N
\, daylight Lieut.. Hill. who. with 25
mon of the Fourth infantry, was con-
coalcd in the trenches near Pasig, was
i,tacked by a force of rebels. The
lglipinos evidently imagined they
could capture one Of our outposts, be-
cause only few shots had been fired
lv the American force. A few volleys
put the enemy to flight, the rebels
los,ng five men killed and a number OF
wounded.
Col. Summers command, consisting
of the Twcnty-second infantry upon
the left. the Minnesota regiment in the
center. and the Oregon and North Da-
kota regiments upon the right, pre-
coded by scouts and accompanied by
SCOTS battery of artillery, advanced
from Buluartc at daylight. The troops
first. encountered the enemy two miles
from San lsidro. midway between Cal
umpit and Narzagarav, The rebels re-
tired when our artillery opened fire.
Just outside the town rebel force,
estimated to number 1000 men, was
intrenched. 1t made slight resistance
and quilted its position when our
troops turned its right flank
The enemy's loss was Is men killed
and 20 wounded Our troops captured
three prisoners and many rifles. On
the American side one soldier of the
Oregon regiment and one of the Mime
sofa regiment We're slightly wounded
After capturing the town. Col. Sum
mers' troops continued their advance,
pursuing the retrcating rebels for sew
eral miles.
Mai. Kobbe's column reached San
Luis, eight miles up the Rio Grande,
yesterday, meeting with but slight OPP
position. One man was wounded dur
ing brush with the Filipinos. AT
day break to-day the Americans began
a further advance TOWARD Candaba,
about six miles up the river beyond
San Luis. The insurgents along Gen.
MacArthur's front evacuated their po-
stions during the nighttime, presum-
ably moving further up the railroad.
The Twenty-third infantry has sailed
on the transport Leon NH. for Jolo
island, to relieve the Spanish garrison
there.
AMERICANS PRESS TIE ENEMY BACK.
Washington, May ls.-That the in
surgents are disintegrated and demon
allied is perfectly manifest from the
press dispatches and the cable received
from Gen. Otis yesterday. Gen. Lawton,
who was pushing the line of the rebel
retreat along the Rio Grande, has flung
his advance, which, at last advices, was
restingat San Miguel, northward about
Il miles, has taken San lsidro the see
ond insurgent capital, and when Gen
Otis dispatch was sent, was still press
ing the enemy northward. The fact that
he is sustaining few losses in his forward
movement. although in almost con
tinual contact with the enemy, is
another proof of their utter demoraliza
ton. According to Gen. Otis cable
they still continue to throw up in
trenchments, but Gen. Lawton''
strategy outHanks each position ir
turn, keeping them IN full retreat anc
giving them no opportunity to recon
struct their scattered forces, 1t viii
soon be the mountains or the set
for the Insurgents. As our troop
could be transported by SET
to the mouth of the Agno and a new
base of operations established there, /
would be folly for them to take tina
course. Scattered, demoralized AM
disheartened, it is almost certain tina
the rebels in desperation will retrea
into the Businesses of the mountain
where they would be safe from pur
suit and where they could keep up
guerrilla warfare indefinitely, or unit
/, their leaders came to their senses.
OTIS REPORT ON THE SITUATION.
Washington, May S.-Ihe followh
, dispatch has been received at the wa
;, department;
Manila, May l7,-Admtant General Washing
ton: Situation as follows; Lawton with ta'
and ability has covered Bulacan province vii
his column,and driven nsurgent troops nortl
ward into San lsidro second insurgent capita
which he captured this morning; is now dryir
enemy northward into mountains. He hi
1 constant fighting, inticting heavy losses an
j. suffering; few casualties; appearance Of h
:, troops on TANKS Of enemy behind intrencl
ments thrown up ut every strategic point ~
town very demoralizng to the insurgents al
0 has given them no opportunity to reconcentra
d scattered troops Hobbies column with gul
boats proceeding up Rio Grande, Otis.
Portions of the dispatch not mac