The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-10

I.awton, started last night with the in
tention of crossing Laguna de Bay, cap
turing the town of Santa Cruz, on the
eastern shore of the lake, and then
sweeping the country to the south, con-
siSts of 200 picked sharpshOOterS chosen
from the various regiments, HaW-
thorne's mountain battery, Gales squad
ron, three troops of the Fourth cavalry
unmounted, with bronkos and tappans,
a battalion of the Fourteenth infantry,
Iinck'S battalion of the First Idaho in
fantry and FRAMES battalion of the
First North Dakota infantry under Gen.
King. The fiotilla of twenty canoes,
tOwed by tugs, and conveyed by the
gunboats Laguna de Bay, Oeste and
Rapidan, and preceded by the launch
containing Gen. LawtOn and Gen. King.
started from San Pedro Macati. on the
River Pasig, moving toward the lake
just as evening was setting in. 1t was
a truly picturesque scene.
The men were all in high spirits and
carried rations for ten days, with the
lightest marching equipment.
General Lawton's plan was to reach
Santa Cruz this morning at daybreak.
to capture or destroy any rebel gun
boats or shipping, or take the town and
then to scour the country to the south
of the lake. a district not yet explored
by the Americans. The tactics will be
those of the old time frontier fighting,
and it is probable that the command
will be divided into squads of u under
non-commissioned officers.
In Gen. Lawton's absence. the second
division is temporarily commanded by
Gen. OVenshine, whose lines extend
from the beach near MaIate, south of
Manila, to the shore of Laguna de Bay,
beyond Pasig, distance of about seven
miles.
constituting the eXpeditiOnary force
made a gap in the line from the beach
to Culiculi, just southwest of San Pc
drO Macati, which was subsequently
filed by the Fourth regular infantry.
The insurgents on the extreme right
had evidently been informed of the
withdrawal of the troops and they at
tempted to sneak through after night
fall, but they met with a warm recep-
ton and fell back in disorder or dis
covering that the line was still intact.
ADDITIONAL CASUALTIES.
Washington, April 1O.-The following
cabegrams from Gen. Otis at Manila
were received by the war department
today:
Manila, April 1O.-Adjutant General,
Washington, D. C.-Casualties not here
tofOre reported; March 25-Killed:
Third infantry, company G, .Privates
John Ongham Nelson; company H,
Thomas F. Morris.
WOunded
D, Private Lionel Sturman, arm slight.
Third infantry, company F, PriVateS
Jack Hamilton, leg, slight; company NJ.
Joseph Slack, arm, slight; John Nc
rott. foot, Slight; Joseph d. Sweet, heel,
severe.
Twentieth Kansas, company c. -Pri-
vate Wesley Mathews, above eye, slight;
company K, George Myer, abdomen,
slight
Twenty-seventh, company B, Law
renee Page, foot, slight.
Twenty-ninth. band, Cortland Flem-
ing. abdomen, severe.
First Montana, Twenty fifth company
G, Private John T. McLaughling, hand
slight.
First Washington, Twenty COM
pany K, Private Thomas L. Monroe,
scalp and hand, slight.
Tenth Pennsylvania, Twenty-eighth,
company K, Private Thomas L. Monroe,
scalp and hand, slight.
Tenth Pennsylvania, Twenty eighth.
company K, Sergeant Frank Sharp, alb
domen. severe.
Twenty ninth, company D. Private
Charles Basenrekel, leg, slight.
First South Dakota, Twenty-eighth
company c, Private Guy P. Davis. hand,
Slight.
Twenty-ninth, company L, Private
John Rogers, back, semi-severe.
Utah artillery, Thirty-first, company
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