Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-20

Manila, April 1880 a. m. Sat
urday Starting in an easterly
direction along the road to
Pansanghan, a party of 60 sharp
shooters under Lieut.. Southern of the
Washington regiment, came upon
trench across the road about a mile
out of Santa Cruz. Lieut.. Southern
was wounded. The Americans then
advanced with mounted guns and the
14th infantry battalion in the center
Linck's battalion of the LIST Idaho in
fantry on the right and FRAMES bat
talon of 1st North Dakota infantry
on the left, both f1anking. The trench
was carried without loss to the Amer
leans. Pansanghan was found desert
ed. Four monuments on the border of
the village celebrate the proclamation
of Filipino independence, issued last
year, and glorify "Aguinaldo, the lib
orator" The troops on entering the
abandoned houses found them
in perfect order. One Fill
ipino was killed and five
wounded in an encounter beyond Ton
men of the North Dakota regiment,
moving in single file through the
woods, received a volley from clump
of bushes so feet away. Only one got
off unhurt He dragged a comrade
with four bullets in his body to the
main force and then led the troops
back to the spot of attack The Fill
pinos were easily scattered.
Additional Filipino dead found north
of Santa Cruz swell the number of the
enemy killed on Monday to $50, includ
ing Paole Aguirro, one of the leaders
and u officers. According to the
statement of some Of the prisoners,
the Filipinos drove 100 Spanish pri-
soners and II priets into Santa Cruz at
the point of the bayonet Sunday night.
Four other priests died of starvation.
1t appears that the Filipino force at
Santa Cruz consisted of 300 rifles and
1000 bolos.
AS he lacks sufficient troops for garri-
soning, Gen. LaWton will withdraw
from the towns entered. Not house
has been burned, the only confiscation
being pigs and chickens. 1t is hoped
that this respect of property will con-
vince the natives of the good inten-
tons of the Americans. At Pansang
han woman was found hidden in a
basket and youth buried in the mud,
except as to his head. Both were CIV
en- food and money, to their great es-
constituent. All non-combatants re-
leased with the American proclamation
are to be distributed to their friends
and all church valuables forwarded to
the archbishop.
Lieut. Brooke brought to Manila one
of the captured steamers, with five
American dead, 10 wounded and so
who are sick. Most of the sick attri-
butte their disorders to the Cuban cam
paign. Through treachery or ignor-
ance or a Filipino plot, the supply
steamer was stranded a whole day, ana
the provisions failing there was some
suffering.
Lawton Marching North.
Manila, April 15.-7:55 p. m.
Friday-Genera Lawton is march
ing north, with gunboats Ma
padian and Laguna de Bay on the
lake abreast Of the troops The en-
envy is retreating to the nOrthWard
Wednesday the troops marched to
Longas, which was found deserted
Furniture dropped in the flight of the
natives showed scattered trails lead
ing to the hills Major Weisenberger's
sharpshooters were sent toward Pac-
tos Ancontenca in the afternoon. They
ran on a nest of rebels in the thick
bushes which afforded splendid
cover. Five men of the North Dakota
regiment were killed and two wound
ed. The main body of American
troops, as long as they heard firing
advanced to the support of the sharp
shooters. The insurgents fed to the
hills, and the Laguna de Bay shelled
the hills, making it too hot for the
enemy. Americans entered San An
tonic without meeting with resistance
The Fourth cavalry is guarding Santa
Cruz. Two companies of the 14th reg
iment are at the mouth of the river,
two at Pasingham, two at Lambun
and one of the 14th regiment and four
of the North Dakota regiment at San
Antonio. The remainder of the troops
are at Longas. Lawton is on board
Laguna de Bay and Casetes off San
Antonio. The country occupied is
thickly populated and produces much
fruit. McKenna. of the signal corps,
is indefatigable. He ran wire
through the hostile country without
having guard with him.