Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-03-28
The Philippines.

on's brigade continues the work of clear
ing out the rebels around Pasig. The
Washington volunteers have captured
and burned Pateros, meeting with a
sharp fire from across the river.
Today's fighting was like that of last
week, the insurgents occasionally max
ing = stand. but eventually fleeing. The
progress Of the Americans is slow.
Late yesterday afternoon General
Wheaton's 8 column encountered the en-
emy in such force between Pateros and
Taguig as to necessitate change in the
original plans. The cavalry attacked
rebel stronghold in the jungle, driving
the enemy into Pateros. The Ameri-
cans had one killed and two wounded.
Later the enemy crossed the river
from Pasig. Two companies Of the Sec
ond Oregon cleared the right bank after
a sharp engagement and then retired,
with three wounded. In the meantime
the Washington volunteers closed in,
driving small bodies of the rebels back
upon Pateros. Ono man was killed.
Then came the final attack on the town
and it fell. During the night the enemy
burned the town of Pasig.
A delayed dispatch from Manila says:
Last Tuesday, night there was some
firing along the front of General Otis
lines north of the city. Harry Beecher
of the Montana regiment was killed
Wheatons forces remained in the posi-
tions occupied by them yesterday. In
Pasig alone there were 1000 rebels. In
today's fighting they lost 400 men, and
in addition the Americans took 36t
prisoners. Speaking of today's engage
ment, General Otis said that General
Wheaton, IS victory was the greatest the
Americans had achieved since February
8, wheu an attack on Manila by the in
surgents was repulsed.
The American forces under General
Wheaton are now In possession of the
town of Pasig, one Of the objectives OF
their forward movement from San Pedro
Macati, but the place was not captured
until after seven hours of desperate
fighting, In which the rebels lost heavily
In killed, wounded and prisoners. Dur.
ing the past few days the enemy had
been concentrating in Pasig and thu
country In that neighborhood. Yester-
day General Wheatons provisional bri-
gade twice drove the Filipinos out of the
town, but as soon as the American firt
from the opposite side of the Pasig rive,
and from the improvised gunboats
slackened they returned, depending OF
the river as an obstacle to prevent any
further advance by the Americans OIL
the town itself.
MANILA, March 19.-Private B. Young
of the Twenty second Infantry wa
wounded during the fighting yesterday
evening, and fell into the hands of the
PHILIPPINES, who threatened to roast him
alive. 1t is likely they would have car
ried their threat into execution had they
not been too busy this morning in at
tempting fruitlessly to check the ad-
vance of the Americans. When they
were driven from their positions they
were in such hurry to leave that they
forgot Young, who was subsequently
found and cared for by his ow-soldiers.
In the fighting today our losses were
supposedly about seven killed and 30
wounded. The large extent of territory
over which the operations were conduct
ed makes it difficult, however, to give a
full and accurate list of our casualties.
MANILA, March l9.-The Filipinos in
force attacked company of Washing
ton volunteers at Taguig last night.
Two companies of the Washington and
Oregon regiments were sent to the as
sistance of their comrades and drove the
rebels back i'll front of the Twenty-sec-
ond regulars, who also nngaged the en-
emy. Two American soldiers were kill
ed and officer and ID privates wound
ed.
MANILA, March l9.-There We're many
thrilling incidents during the fighting
today. An entire rebel regiment marched
into the village of Taguig, not knowing
there were any Americans present One
company of Washington volunteers
opened on them and routed them. Three
eompanies of the Twenty second ran
out of an nunition and had to clear an
ambush with bayonets. The reconnoit
ering pal ty had to resort to the same
process. Two Americans We're taken
prisoners; one was beaten to death and
the other shot his captors and escaped