Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-11
BY AMERICAN TROOPS
And After Burning the Town They
Fled With Our Boys in Close Pur-
suit-OtiS Will Not be Relieved Of
His Command in the Islands.


troops remained last night at Caluet. The
rebels had evidently fled far beyond rifle
range, for the American outposts were
not disturbed, and not a shot was fired
during the night. At daybreak this morn
ing accommodating party consisting Of a
battalion of the Seventeenth infantry with
one field piece started up the railroad
track towards Angeles, four miles north
The party approached within 1900 yards .
Of the town, and opened fire with the field
gum The Americans were received with
badly directed rifle fire, which the bat !
talon of the Seventeenth returned with a
few volleys.
The strength of the insurgents not be- |,
ing known, the situation was reported to
General Macarthur, who did not desire to
send reinforcements, and directed the re
connoitering party to return until the !
rebels abandoned the town. Soon after
the receipt of these orders it became evil
dent that the rebels had set fire to the
town and fled, leaving the place to be oc-
cuped by the Americans.
A battalion Of the Twelfth infantry was
sent on a reconnoiterng expedition to the
north, but up to noon no firing had been
heard in their direction, and no word had
been received from them at MacArthurs
! headquarters, and it is believed they en-
countered nothing. Everything indica tes
| that all the rebels have scattered for miles
in eXery direction around Caluet.
The insurgents lost heavily in the fight
| ing around Caluet. 1t is believed that 100
were killed and 800 or 400 wounded The
Iowa regiment killed 80 in one place, and
one company Of the Seventeenth suddenly
encountered party of rebels in a trench
and killed 12. The American loss was five
! killed and 81 wounded, including three
| officers.
The attack was complete surprise to
the insurgents, who had no idea that
movement was intended until the armor-
ed car opened deadly fire with two Cat
!, lings, a revolving cannon and six
FOUNDER. The heavy artillery opened on
both flanks a moment later A majority
of the Filipnos We're asleep when the at
; tack was made. Men with large bells
We're heard running among the shacks
arousing the soldiers. The Americans
maintained almost perfect line four
miles through a canebreak, where they
could see nothing ahead. The mud in
places was knee deep in the rice fields
i and jungles, and through the bitches
flowed small rivers several feet deep The
Flipinos tried to ambush the Americans
several times, the country in the neigh
borhood being we'll adapted to these tao
: ties. but the troops stopper for nothing
, forcing their way through or over obsta-
i tics, but the troops stopped for nothing
cate the fleeing enemy.
, The officers highly commend the re-
cruts of the various regiments. There is
. reason to believe the reports recently re-
ceved that the insurgents are short Of
ammunition, as we'll informed natives Of
rounds of ammunition and five rounds
} extra were issued just before the fight.
Since the American occupation Of San
Fernando the rebels have torn UP six
miles of railroad between there and CAL
uet, and it is impossible to get the arm
ored car more than two miles beyond San
Fernando.
10 p. m.-Reconnoitering by small par
ties continued today. Unavailing at
tempts We're made to get in contact with
the enemy. American troops occupied
Caluleta, Santa Rima, Bacolor and Qua
qua. No further engagements have
taken place. Rains have recommended
The wounded are being brought into
Manila. The transport Para from San
Francisco has arrived.