The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-05-20
REBELS DIsHEARTENED.
Aguinaido's Army I'm n BadIy Demor-
allied Condition-Advance
of Americans.

washington, May 1o.-The follow
ing dispatch has been received at the
war department.:
Manila, May II. Adjutant General,
Washington: Situation as follows: Law
ton with tact and ability has covered
Bulacan province with his column and
driven insurgent troops northward into
San lsidro. second insurgent capital, which
he captured this morning: Is now driving
enemy northward into mountains He has
constant lighting. inficting heavy losses
and suffering few casualties. appearance
OF his troops on TANKS OF enemy behind en-
trenchments thrown up at every strategic
point and town very demoralizing 10 In
surgents and has given them no opportun-
lily to reconcentrate scattered troops.
Hobbies column with gunboats proceeding
up Rio Grande.
(SignedD Otis"
Portions of the dispatch which have
not been made public relate To future
movements of the troops.
Washington, May 1s.-That the in
surgents are disintegrated and demon
allied is perfectly manifest from the
press dispatches and the cable received
from Gen. Otis Wednesday. Gen. Law
ton, who was pushing the line of the
rebel retreat along the Rio Grande, has
flung his advance, which. at last adj
vices, was resting M San Miguel, north
ward about IL miles, has taken San
lsidro, the second insurgent capital.
and when Otis dispatch was sent was
still pressing the enemy northward.
The fact that he is sustaining few
losses in his forward movement, al
though in an almost continual contact
with the enemy, is another proof of
their utter decentralization. According
TO Gen. Otis cable. they still continue
10 throw up intrenchments. but Gen.
Lawton's strategy outflanks each posi-
ton in turn, keeping them in full re-
treat and giving them no opportunity
10 reconstruct their scattered forces.
II will soon be the mountains or the
sea for the insurgents. As our troops
could be transported by sea 20 the
mouth of the Agno and a new base of
operations established there, il would
be folly for them TO take that course.
Scattered, demoralized and dishcart-
ened, il is almost certain that the rebels
i'm desperation will retreat into the
Businesses OF the mountains. where they
would he safe from pursuit. and where
they could keep up guerrilla warfare
indefinitely. or until their leaders came
10 their senses.
Although all the past efforts OF our
troops TO get into the rear of the in
surgents have failed up TO this time,
by sheer force of the battering ram the
enemy has been driven back step by
step into the pocket where nothing will
be left for them but surrender or the
mountains. Over So miles. as the crow
flies. the rebels have been forced back.
Manila. May 1s.-Col. Summers com
mand, consisting OF the 1'wenty-second
infantry. on the left. the Minnesota
regiment in the center and the Oregon
and North Dakota regiments on the
right, preceded by scouts and accom-
panied by SCOTS battery of artillery.
advanced from Baluarte at daylight.
The troops first encountered the en-.
envy two miles from San Isidro, the
rebels retiring when our artillery
opened fire. Just outside the town,
a rebel force, estimated to number 1000
men, was entrenched. 1t made n
slight resistance, but quilted its posi-
ton when our troops turned its right
flank.
The enemy's loss was IS men killed
and 20 wounded. Our troops also cap
tured three prisoners and many rifles.