The record-union., 1899-10-05
INSURGENTS
REOCCUPY PORAC.
Filipino Rebels Again in Possession
of the Town
Which Was Captured BY the Americans and
Later Evacuated.
Insurgents Make Two Attacks Upon
Calamba, But Meet With Re-
pulses, With a Loss of Sixty
Killed and Many Wounded-The
President Orders the Immediate
Dispatch OF Number of War
ships to the Philippines.


ships to the Philippines.
MANILA, Oct. 4-Several hundred
insurgents have reoccupied Porac,
which was captured by General Mac
Arthur on September Goth, and evacu-
ated by the Americans the following
day. The insurgent forces are report
ed moving toward Mexico, southeast
of Angeles. The object of the double
movement is apparently to get behind
the American garrison on both sides
of the Manila-Dagupan Railway
Reconnaissance from Mexico by the
Fourth Cavalry toward Santa Ana,
northeast of Mexico and toward Ara
yat, due north of Santa Ana, developed
the fact that the insurgents are in po-
sition at both points
An American private was killed in
the skirmish at Santa Ana
The Arayat party learned that Scott
and Edwards of the Twenty-fifth In
fantry, who are missing, are prisoners
at Magayalene.
The insurgents made two attacks on
Calamba, in which the commanding Of
ficer reports sixty Filipinos killed and
many wounded. Two companies of the
Twenty first Regiment repelled each at
tack, losing two men killed and seven
wounded.
Bolomen surprised an outpost near
Guagua, killing two privates The
other two escaped
While four sailors of the cruiser Bal
timore were entering the Bacoor River
in a boat yesterday after the fight they
received a volley, wounding three It
is understood that the volley came from
United States soldiers, who, having
been ordered to prevent the passage Of
boats, fired by mistake on the Balti-
mores men,
Rear Admiral Watson announces the
recovery of the United States gunboat
Urdaneta, which was captured and
beached by the insurgents near Orani
on the Orani River, where she had been
blookading. The expedition was en-
tirely successful The Americans suf.
fered no casualties
REBELS AGAIN REPULsED.
MANILA, Oct. 5.-An attack upon
Paranique was made by the insurgents
last night, and rebel sympathizers in
the town set fire to a number of build
4HSSs 1OlOuSl DdS6Sll TGpulSGU the at
tack, and declined offers of assistance
from Bacoor. The extent of the dam,
age done by the incendiary fires has
not yet been learned
OTIS REPORTS ON RECENT EN-
GAGEMENTS.
WASHINGTON, Oct General Otis
has cabled the War Department the
following account Of the recent engage
ments with the insurgents:
Manila, Oct 4th.
Captain Poore, Sixth Infantry, at
tackled an entrenched robber band in
Western Negros on the 1st inst. Lieu
tenant Grubbs of the Sixth Infantry.
was killed, DR.. Shillock and three en-
listed men slightly wounded. and twen-
ty Of the enemy killed, including two
leading robbers. Twelve rifles and a
large supply of ammunition and stores
were captured. Poore's action is high
ly commended.
''The insurgents west of Bacoor and
linus, LuZon, attacked the line of COM
munication. Captain Eldredge of the
Fourteenth Infantry, was killed, and
Lieutenant Burgess of the Fifth Artil-
lery wounded. The number of enlisted
men killed and wounded were ten or
twelve. The enemy was driven west
and south, with a reported heavy loss.
Yesterday the enemy attacked Ca
lamba, but were driven off some dis
tance into the country. Our casualties
were two enlisted men killed and seven
wounded. Sixty insurgents were killed.
The number of wounded is unknown.
THE Fourth Cavalry made a recon-
naiSsance yesterday at San Fernando. in
the direction of Santa Ana and Arayat.
One man was killed. No other casual
ties. The insurgents were driven back
with considerable loss An advance
picket post of three men out from San
Antonio and Santa Rita west of San
Fernando were killed yesterday by
Bolomen. It was the result of care
lessness and over confidence in the ma
tives. OTIS.''
THE URDANETA RAISED.
WASHINGTON, Oct 4.-The Navy
Department has received the following
from Rear Admiral Watson:
Manila, Oct. 4.-Cornwall with the
Callao, Mindoro, Gandohui, Bacco and
an armed fighter, landed force Of
marines from Cavite, blue Jackets from
the Baltimore, Petrol and Helena and
CulClCo oloiii iAiNCl MOuuay morning.
raised the Urdaneta, the gunboats
protecting the working party. Two
hundred men under Cornwall landed
and secured the neighborhood and
town. The insurgents fled. firing
scattering shots. The town was
abandoned partially burned by shells.
No casualties. Brought the Urdaneta
to Cavite to-day. The propeller and
shaft are in place The smokestack
was recovered, and will be refitted.
WATSON"
MORE WARSHIPS ORDERED TO
THE PHILIPPINES.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-The Presi-
dent to-day directed the immediate
dispatch to the Philippines of num-
ber of vessels of the navy. including
the cruiser Brooklyn and the gunboat is
Marietta and Machias. The action is
the result of Admiral Dewey's inter
view to-day, in which he went over the
Philippines situation with the Presi-
dent
The orders given are in line with the
expressed determination of the Presi-
dent to furnish the army and navy