The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-06-07
TO TRAP FILIPINOS.

Concerted Action Against General del
rila by . Largo Force Of Americans.
MANILA, June 6.-The position of the
American troops indicates that they in
tend to attack the peninsula of Morong,
the land projecting to the south into
Laguna de Bay, where the insurgents
are supposed to have a large force, near
the town Of Morong, as we'll as the bat
terry on the western shore ( the PENN
sula, which recently smashed the pro-
peller Of the gunboat Napidan.
General Hall is marching from Anti.
polo, about six and a half miles north
west of Morong. toward the peninsula,
with his forces spread out to cover a
large section.
Colonel Truman, with the First North
Dakota regiment and the Twelfth in
fantry, is advancing along the coast of
the lake from Taytay, incidentally
clearing several small towns. Colonel
Wholley, with the First Washington
regiment, has landed on the peninsula
above the town of Morong. The army
gunboats Rapidan, Covadonga and
Ceste are in a position to cooperate.
Original Plan Not Successful.
The original plan was to surround the
forces Of General del Pillar SO that he
must retrea: to the Morong peninsula,
where capture would have been inevita-
BILE. This was not a complete success
because General Halls column found
the country full Of handicaps to march
ing. Most of General Pho del Pillars
followers are supposed to have escaped
northward, probably reaching Bozobozo,
a stronghold in the mountains. Colonel
Wholley, having successfully completed
his share Of the movement, brought the
Washington regiment to the Pasig
| river where, about midnight, the men
embarked upon cascoes and started for
| the island under the cover of the gun
boats. They encountered q portion of
the experience undergone by almost
every expedition on attempting to enter
Laguna de Bay as the boats went
aground in the shadows at the mouth
| of the river and were detained there
several hours.
Major General Lawton, in the near.
time, was indefatigable, riding from
one force to the other and supervising
the landing Of the cascoes, without
! sleep for two nights.
General Halls column, in the move.
ment on the Morong peninsula, com.
| pleted a circuit of 20 miles over rough
and mountainous country, having two
engagements with the insurgents, one
of them severe, and kept up with scat
tered bands of insurgents for nearly "a
hours. The Filipinos were driven in
every direction and the country through
which General Hall passed was pretty
well cleared. At 10 o'clock Sunday
morning the column reached a point q
few miles from Taytay, where General
Hall was met by General Lawton, who
had already entered the town and found
it deserted.
General Halls objective point was
Antipolo, 10 miles of, and there wa
desultory firing all along the line Of
march. The gunboats could be heard
Smelling the hills in advance Of the
column.
The column, after driving the rebels
from the foothills near Maria Chino
about noon with q loss Of but two or
three slightly wounded, proceeded with
all possible haste toward Laguna de
Bay, the Fourth cavalry in the lead, the
Oregon regiment next and the Fourth
Infantry last.
Second Battle Of the Day.
At s o'clock those three regiments
fought their second battle OF the day
and il resulted like the frat in the com.
plete rout Of a large Filipino force To-
Gated in the mountains and having
every advantage Of position. In this
fight the American losses were four
killed, three of the Fourth cavalry and
one Oregonian-and about Is wounded.
The Filipino loss could not be ascer.
tanned, but the terrific fire which the
Americans poured into them for half an
hour must have inflicted severe punish.
ment. In this engagement our troops
made q Of the most gallant charges