The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-08-15
ATTACKS MADE
BY REBELS.
Opened Fire on Two American
Garrisons.
DRIVEN OFF AT BOTH PLACES.
One American Killed and Two Wounded.
San Mateo Occupied After Fight.
Our Loss Three Killed aud 13 Wounded.
Known Rebel Dead 80.

MANILA, Aug. 14.-(8:30 p. m.)-The
insurgents have taken the aggressive in
the neighborhood of the railroad They
unsuccessfully attacked San Luis, on
the Rio Grande, near Oalumpit, which
is garrisoned by two companies of the
Twenty-second infantry. The Ameri-
cans had one man, a sergeant, killed,
and two privates wounded.
A similar affair took place at Grin
qua, four miles west of Mololos, where
another small garrison is stationed as
safeguard against a possible attack upon
the railway. A special train took rein
forcements to Malolos and Guiguinta,
Just north Of Bulecan.
MANILA, Aug. IA reconnaissance
by troops of General Samuel B. M.
Young's brigade, with the object of
discov vering the whereabouts of the
enemy near San Mateo, northeast of the
from Manila, resulted in the occupation
of San Mateo. ~- .-
The American loss was three killed
and IL wounded, including lieutenant
Of the Twenty first infantry.
The Americans approached San
Mateo in three columns. Major Cronin,
with 10 men of the Twenty. fifth infan.
try, advanced from Noveliches, five
miles west of San Mateo, Captain
Rivers, with 100 men of the Fourth
cavalry, and Captain Parker, formerly
lieutenant colonel of the Twelfth New
York volunteer regiment, with 29O men
Of the Twenty-first and Twenty fourth
g., 81,
preached in two columns from the
south.
Major Cronin experienced many diff.
culties arising from the condition of
the country and failed to effect a juno.
ton with Captain Rivers west of San
Mateo, as had been planned.
Captain Rivers, advancing, took an
outpost Of the enemy two miles south.
west Of San Mateo. He then encoun.
tered strong resistance among the hills,
the enemy firing from excellent posi-.
tions. Having failed to connect with
Major Cronin, and seeing that the town
was already occupied by the Americans,
Captain Rivers withdrew, covering his
withdrawal by heavy volley. He lost
a sergeant killed.
Captain Parker, on advancing, found
the enemy strongly entrenched on the
far side of some rice fields, about a mile
wide and covered with deep mud.
Pushing forward rapidly he routed the
Filipinos after about 40 minutes fight
ing and then continued the march upon
San Mateo, which he entered without
serious resistance.
Major CrOnin entered the town later,
Our men were exhausted by the heavy
marching.
Twenty-three of the enemy were
known to have been killed.
This is the first action in which
Colonel Burt's colored troops partici-
pated. They behaved WELL their leaders
having difficulty in holding them back.
General Yoang accompanied Captain
Parker's column and was under fire
throughout the engagement. 1t is esti-
mated that the enemy numbered be-
tween 300 and 400 men.
While the Seventeenth infantry, dur
ing last Tuesday battle, was approach
ing Calulut along the road, the troops
saw group Of 90 Fiipinos outside the
town under flag of truce. Some, who
were in white clothing, held up their
hands to signify that they were un-
armed.
Captain Hart, with detachment, ad-
vanced cautiously to point within 200
yards of them when the Filipinos
picked up their guns and fired volley.
The Americans dropped into the
bushes unhurt on the first movement
and returned the fire. At this the Fill
pinos ran off.
Word has been received from Lieu
tenant j. O. Gilmore of the United
States gunboat Yorktown, who, with IA
members of the crew of the gunboat.
was captured by the insurgents last
April near Baler on the east coast of
Luzon. The message, which comes
through Spanish prisoners, is to the ef-
feet that the officer and his men are at
Vigan, in the province of South nocos,
on the west coast of Luzon. All but two
are well. Lieutenant Gilmore is al.
lowed house and q servant and is
fairly treated.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-General Otis
reported the following additional casu-
alties:
MANILA, Aug. 10.
Additional casualties, killed, Aug. 9,
Thirty sixth infantry, near San Fer
nando: Corporals Louis ]. Wagner; M,
Andrew Wilson. Wounded, Seven
teenth infantry, -, Nicholas M.
Nolan, chest, very severe; G.,
John Hammel, arm, severe; H, Ed.
ward Woods, thigh, severe; John
w. Raymond, thigh, slight; Twelfth
infantry, H, Corporal Albert Beryow,
shoulder, slight; Fifty-first Iowa infan-
try, O, Peter j. Hariff, chest, severe;
Thirty sixth infantry, Major John Hugh
A. Braden, knee, slight; Captain Robert
+. Abernethy, forearm, slight; O, Nat
thew Il. Ham, arm. severe; D, James
+. Higgins, thigh, slight; M, Michael
Mccarthy, knee, slight; John Ray knee,
slight; Twenty-fourth infantry, at De-
posito, E, Corporal l.. B. Price, foot,
llth, Fourth infantry, near
Novelata, B, Clem Woughtel, leg,