The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-03-23
DETAILS OF THE FIGHT.
Filipinos Fought Desperately ut Taguig
but Were Repulsed.


WASHINGTON, March 21.-The war
department has received the following
dispatch from Major General Otis re-
garding operations against the insur-
gents:
sour improvised gunboats under Cap
tain Grant, Utah artillery, have full
possession of Laguna de Bay; troops,
inhabitants and property on shore at
our mercy. Wheaton brigade on Pasig
river line drove enemy northeast into
province of Morong. Enemy attacked
portion of his force south of Pasig, kill
ing two men and wounding twenty of
the Twenty-second infantry. Wheaton
later moved against this insurgent
force, driving it to the south II miles,
experiencing very slight loss. Enemy
left 200 dead on field"
MANILA, March 2O.-Some of the reb-
els recently expelled from Cavite and
the small towns in the vicinity of Pasig
combined forces and attacked a COM
pany of the Washington volunteers at a
detached post at Taguig, about a mile
and half southeast of Pasig.
! General Wheaton Immediately rein
forced the Americans with two COM
panies each of the Washington and the
Oregon regiments. The post had held
the enemy in check and the fire of the
reinforcing companies repulsed them,
driving them across to an island formed
by the estuary. They were thus in
front of the Twenty-second regulars.
On discovering that they were en-
trapped the rebels fought desperately,
aided materially by the jungle and the
darkness, but they were completely
routed with heavy loss after two hours
fighting.
The Americans lost two killed and
twenty wounded, among the latter
Lieutenant Frank Jones.
Rebels Pursued for Miles.
General Wheaton determined to pun
fish the natives and at daybreak his
brigade started in the following order:
The Sixth artillery holding the ex-
treme right, the Oregon volunteers
holding the center, the Washington
regiment keeping to the edge of the
lake and the Twenty-second regulars
occupying the right of the line which
swept the whole country along the lake
in southeasterly direction towards
General Ovenshine's position. The
line thus extending over two miles of
country, rough and covered with thick
jungle, advanced II miles. The enemy
fed, the last of them being seen about
$3.50 o'clock. At scarcely any time did
the Americans get within 1900 yards of
them.
The troops are returning to Pasig ex-
hausted by the hard work under hot
sun. The Oregon regiment had one
man killed and four wounded and the
Twenty-second regulars one wounded.
According to the official reports no
fewer than 200 Filipinos were killed.
Filipino Soldiers Weakening.
/ General Otis says the American army
and gunboats now command the lake.
He estimated that property Of insur-
gents valued at 100000 has been de-
stroyed, while quantities of rice and
sugar and 400 tons of coal, which is
very valuable here, has been captured.
Many prisoners represent that the Fill
Pine soldiers are weakening. In the
opinion of Americans, however, the
Filipino leaders will continue to pro-
woke fighting just as long as they can
retain their hold on their followers, be-
cause they have everything to gain and
nothing to lose.
The armed tugs La Guna de Bay and
Oeste have returned to San Pedro Ma,
Gait and reported the results of their.
tour of the lake. On Friday morning;
last they shelled the town of More1lg,
the rebels fleeing without making any
response to the fire. The expedition
then proceeded to Majayjay, where a
kugar mill and saw mill We're destroyed.
On arriving at Santa Cruz it was found
that the enemy was strongly eiss
trenched A few shells caused an exc
dus Of the citizens, but nut u Ia
enemy's troops. The Ali.e 4.s;.l.s ti,ss