The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-05
RESISTED BY NATIVES.

Desperate Fighting by FIIipinos
During Advance ON San Fernando.
MANILA, May 5-In spite of the peace
ful overtures of their commissioners, the
natives vigorously resisted the advance
of Gen. MacArthur's division from Apalit
toward San Fernando, fighting at long
range, after running from trench to
trench when driven out by the American
artillery. The movement commenced at
$3.50 in the morning. Gen. Hale's brigade,
consisting of five Gatlings, under COM
mand of Maj. Young. Of the Sixth artiI-
iery; two battalions of the Fifty-flrst
Iowa regiment, the First Nebraska regi-
ment and the First South Dakota regi-
ment, advanced along the road a few
miles west of the railroad line. Gen.
Wheaton, with a few Hotchkiss guns, un-
der command of Col. Naylor, of the Utah
light battery, mounted on hand cars,
pushed ahead, the Twentieth Kansas and
Montana regiments deploying to the right
and left when feasible.
The country to be traversed proved to
be the worst yet encountered, miles of
marshes and many unfordable streams
delaying the advance materially.
Both brigades met with resistance
simultaneously on approaching the river
near San Tomas, which is about eight
kilometers from Apalit. The center spali
Of the railroad bridge had dropped into
the river, and the rebels had only left
small force to check Gen. Wheaton, their
main body lining the strong trenches in
front of Gen. Hale.
STUBBORN RESISTANCE.
Although the attacking force poured a
very heavy artillery and musketry fire
across the river, the enemy stubbornly
resisted for over an hour, ultimately
breaking when Maj. Young shelled their
left flank, and retreating along the river
bank under cover.
Gen. Wheaton In the meantime tried in
effectually to draw the fire Of the Filt-
pinos in the trenches east Of the track
So soon as they discovered that the ma
ture of the country would permit only a
few skirmishers on each side Of the en-
bankment, the rebels regained their cour-
age, and fought desperately for three
quarters of an hour in the face of the
American forces, and a CALLING fire was
poured In. Then general scuttling oc-
CURED, retreating towards San Fernan-
do, burning the villages Of San Tomas
and Minalon.
About noon Gen. Wheaton crossed the
broken bridge, cleared the stragglers out
Of the villages and advanced toward San
Fernando. Gen. Hale effected a crossing
simultaneously, after a slight delay nee
essary to repair q stone bridge.
Our loss UP to this hour (pcon1 was
Two IaSnpSiS ol lile NeprdSNd ieSinieiil
and one of the Montana killed, and Capt.
Albrecht, three members of the Kansas
regiment, two of the Montana, one of the
Nebraska and one of the South Dakota
wounded. The enemy,s loss was very
slight.
After short rest the advance was con-
tinued Gen. Wheaton encountering the
first series of entertainments near San
Fernando. The rebels now opened hot
fire.
Col Funston, of the Twentieth Kansas,
was wounded, one lieutenant was killed
and four were wounded while leading four
companies of the Kansas regiment to out
flank the enemy. Gen. Hale pushed along
the road, fianking the trenches.
More than hundred sick and wounded
men from Gen. Lawton's brigade were
brought to Manila from Malolos by last
nights train. The heat is unbearable.