The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-06
gEBEL CAPITAL HAS FALLEN.
.,c,RTuUR's FORCES NOW OCCU-
Ply SAN FERNANDO.

qovvn Burning when the
,,ericnns Took POssessiOn-Reb-
~ south of Manila Tried to Rush
r,,rou.b ovenshine's Lines, With
- Success-LaVvtOn Had Some
uord Fighting-RebeIs Fired on a
White Flag.
Manila. May 5.-Maj. Gen. MacArthurs
.,;sion advanced to San Fernando to-
,.,, and found that the place had been
.,.acnated by the rebels, who left only
,.,u detachment to cover their retreat
hv train. Gen. Macarthur occupied the
Iburn,ng town without loss.
4 The rebels south of Manila attempted to
r,sb through Brig. Gen. Ovenshine's lines
las, night The attempt failed, but the
,ehals maintained fusilade of musketry
4 sra on the Fourth Infantry Regiment for
saveral hours. The demonstration was in
n efscual beyond soaring the inhabitants
h Of Malate
The outposts Of the Idaho and Califor-
MIA regiments beyond San Pedro Macati
were also attacked during the night.
Mai. Gen. Lawton is still quartered at
II Balinag.
Had Some Hard Fighting.
Detailed reports of the work of Mai
#Gen Lawton's expedition show that hard
er lighting took place during the early
Part oi this week than earlier accounts
Indicated In the attack upon San Ra-
Mae. the American forces were met with
#heavy fire from a large number of rebels,
h VINO were concealed in the jungle on all
ksides. Il was only the adoption of the tao
tics followed in Indian fighting in the
limited States. every man for himself, that
Esaved the division from great loss.
Gen. Lawton, as usual, was at the head
4 of his line with his staff.
Scott's battery demolished a stone-front-
ed drench at short range.
II The insurgent leaders Gregorio and Pho
He Pillar, who had 800 men In Bahnag. re-
#reated when Gen. Lawton approached the
own. Chief of Scouts Young, with eleven
#nen, entered Balinag ahead of the army
and rang the church bells TO announce
That they had possession of the city.
II Fired on Flag of Truce,
Gen. Lawton, when attacking in force
*outside Of Bahnag. saw women and chill
Edren in the rebel trenches and. sent Cant.
Case in advance with a white flag to warn
the insurgents to remove the non-combat-
ants.W When within 900 yards of the trenches
two volleys were fired at Capt. Cases
Eparty.
Chief Of Scouts Young. whose bravery at
Balinag was most notable, served as an
Indian scout under Maj. Gen. o. o. How
ard in his campaign in the northwest in
1876 The work of Young's scouts was a
feature of the expedition.
4 On Wednesday, twenty-three Of them
encountered a body of 300 Flipinos beyond
Baiinag, and drove them until out of the
l09 rounds of ammunition which the scouts
carried, they had only fifteen rounds left.
They were about TO retire when Lieut..
Boyd with troop of the Fourth Cavalry.
came up with them and chased the enemy
( into San Miguel
spanish Prisoners at Work.
iHeie are z,VO Spanish prisoners in the
hands OF the Filipinos at San Miguel. They
pare served with cents worth of rice daily,
ana are compelled to work hard on the
h 1feoel defenses. Several hundred of the
Filipino wounded are at San Miguel.
Inc Insurgents are sending their women
tahd children to the Biacnabatto noun
atains
A Bolo chief and 100 men were captured
IA Balinag.
Gen. Lawton has released many of his
sprisoners.