Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-09

thtlr advance
Capt snffold'a battalion OF the Thlr-
tenth regiment. with two companies
0f tho Fourteenth and number Of
Tugalus scouts Capt, Mc0rath COM
handing the troops Of the Fourth cnN-
airy. and capt ilcilly'H battery. came
upon the enemy In strongly I'M
trcnchcd position on the road between
Cayite Vicio and Noyolcta.
A light lasting half nn hour followed,
resulting In the enemy being driven
back The American forces sustained
considerable losses In this engagement,
the men being shot from the trenches
ana HhackH along the road. The column
then pressed on to Noycleta, which ,iey
found deserted, and ~ni remain there
tonight.
operated with the troops. The gun-
lao lay on the shore near Noyeleta,
and threw shells Into that town and
Santa Cruz Tor an hour, preparing the
way FOR the marines 60 land, Two bat
tnliona, consisting Of 40 marines, un-
der Col Elliott. advanced along the
peninsula from Cayitc TO Noyeleta. The
only way was By narrow road
through Hwnmpa.
A mile beyond the marines outpost,
the column was suddenly encountered
with a volley from trenches across the
road, A Hank movement was executed
and the Insurgents were driven from
the trenches the marines wudiug
through rice fields In turning the hank
of the enemy who rctreutcd 60 strong
sand forts across the creek dividing the
peninsula, destroying the bridge across
the stream.
The marines wadcd through more rice
fields. fordcd the river Ia water 20 their
shoulders and carried tho forts. meet
Ink with feeble resistance, the first en-
counter having dIahonrtcnod the en-
nm 10 aNH.NH
and burned the town and huts all along
the road from which the enemy COM
monced frlng, There a junction was
formed with the scouts who had been
sweeping the swampa and thlckets,
Thence the marines returned 10 Cavito
thoroughly exhausted.
Lieut. Wynn, with a threo.p FOUNDER.
did good execution during the advance.
Gen. Lawton was not IN personal COM
mnnd Of today'H movements,
Capt Cowlrs's battalion ~ the
Fourth Infantry, while accommodating
today. found body " several hundred
insurgents near san Nicolas. After a
brisk fight lasting thrco-quartcrs OF an
hour. the enemy was driven IN, In
this cngament the American casual
ties were four men slightly wounded
Six ~ the enemy were Killed. but the
number of wounded IN not known.
The bad condition OF the roads made
the progress Of the artillery slow
Arctic Explorer weiiman Arrives.
New York. oct. s.-walter wenman.
the Arctic explorer. who recently re-
turned from a Journey OF exploration on
the Franz Joseph Land, arrived In this
city ON the steamship Umbrin He
was accompanied from England by hls
wife. This afternoon Mr.. ana Mrs. Welt
mos. toll . t,.,t, Too tt,.t. -. l.
Washington. The severe injuries tho cx-
ploror received from fan In an Tee
orcvaHse SIN kept him upon crutches
and he had to be assisted from the ship
by his wife and a friend.
Mr. wcllman LETT Tromsoe. Norway.
In June OF last year for the purpose ~
exploring Franz Joseph Land. His
progress was arrested BY the accident la
which his right leg was injured.
Dr. Wellman was asked II he had any
hope or expectation that Prof. Andrce'B
attempt to reach the Pole In a balloon
had been successful
1T h my conviction he said. that
Prof Andree'a airship, shortly after H.
ascent. was driven 10 the eastward and
HOuthward'and destroyed In It's decent
By contact with Ice, when falling into
harcntz sea, which N to the eastward
OF Spitzbergen, FOR there was plenty on
Ice in that sea In July two years ago.
Two days after his ascent Prof An
drec released two huming pigeons with
a message 60 the eiteot that his balloon
was going eastward and southwark
which would bring him over BarentE
sea. II the lift from the power OF his
gas had become exhausted and he was
forced TO descend, his car would drag
and his buoya, stores and supplies
would be scattered broadcast, his air
ship demolished and he and his two
companions destroyed. | have no hope
OF hearing Of them AKA b"