The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-05

mountainous country. having two engage
ments with the insurgents, one OF them
severe and keeping up an almost constant
IRE against scattered bands OF rebels for
nearly twehty-four hours. from o'clock
Saturday morning when the column left the
pumping station. The Filipinos were driven
in every direction and the country through
which General Hall passed was pretty
thoroughly cleared.
At 10 O'Clock this morning the column
reached point a few miles from Taytay,
where General Hall was met by General
Lawton, who had already entered the town
and found IL deserted.
General Halls objective point was Anti
polo, ten miles off. and there was desultory
firing all along the line of march. The gun
boats could be heard Smelling the hills in
advance of the column.
The column. after driving the rebels from
the foothills near Maria Chino about noon
yesterday, with loss Of but two or three
slightly wounded, proceeded with all pos
sible haste towards Laguna de Bay, the
Fourth Cavalry in the lead. the Oregon regi-
ment next and the Fourth Infantry last.
At O'Clock those three regiments fought
their last battle of the day. and IL resulted.
like the frs, Gin the complete rout OF a large
having every advantage OF position. In this
fight the American loss was four killed,
three OF the Fourth Cavalry, and one Ore
CONAN, and about fifteen wounded. The
Filipino loss could not be ascertained. but
the terrific fire which the Americans
poured into them for a half hour must have
inflicted severe punishment. In this engage
ment our troops made one Of the most gall
liant charges Of the war. and the enemy was
forced to flee I'm the greatest disorder.
1t was the intention to press on to Anti
POLO last night, but this was found impos-
sible. owing to the two fights and the con-
slant marching for more than twelve hours,
with nothing 10 eat since morning and no
supply train in sight. The troops, more
over, suffered from the intense heat.
many being Frustrated and all greatly ex-
hausted. consequently. they bivouacked for
the night on the second battlefield.
The cavalry, the Oregonians and two COM
panies of the Fourth Infantry had just
crossed a small creek about o'clock yester-
day afternoon and entered on a sunken road.
from which they were emerging on small
valley surrounded all sides by high and
heavily wooded hills. when the rebels. con-
cealed in the mountains on three sides of
the plain, openeI a hot fire and sent showers
of bullets into the ranks of the Americans.
The latter depIoyed Immediately in three
directions. Then followed a charge across
the rice fields and bitches and up the hill
sides. from which the shots came all the
time pouring in terrific hail, while the
air resounded with the constant rattle OF
musketry. The Fourth Cavalry, being in
front. suffered the severest loss when the
attack opened, two of their killed being SER
geants and the other a private. The Ore
CONAN killed was a private.
The natives were unable to stand long the
vigorous firing of the Americans, and at the
first sign of their wavering the cavalry, Or
egonians and Fourth Infantry men broke
into wild cheers and charged still faster up
the hillside. pouring in volley after voAey
until the enemy left the places, where they
were partially concealed by the thicket, fled
over the summit In the widest confusion and
disappeared in the surrounding valleys.
After the fight was over the firing was con-
tinued by the Americans for more than an
hour In clearing out the bush and driving
away struggling Fflipinos-
CAPTURE OF ANTIPOLO.
The troops, after camping for the night on
the battlefield. started at O'Clock this morn
ing for Antipolo, where 1t was expected a
strong resistance would be made. Antipolo
Is place far up in the mountains which the
Spaniards had said the Americans could
never capture 1t has cost Spain the lives
OF 90 troops. The progress of the column
was considerably delayed while passing UP
the steep moutain grade by a small band of
Insurgents, but these were effectually routed
by the Fourth Cavalry, which was in adj
vance. and the troops reached Antipolo in a
few hours. Our lines were Immediately
thrown around on three sides of the town,
and then the final advance was made. But
IL ~as found unnecessary TO fire a shot.
Tot rebel was visible, and the town was
entirely abandoned Two hours later, after a
conference between General Lawton and
General Hall. the column proceeded toward
Morong to drive away any rebels found in
that quarter. When the start was made for
Antipolo in the morning the oregon regi-
ment and the Ninth Infantry were left be-
hind as a rear guard, and there was consid-
cradle firing along their lines in clearing the
enemy from the high hills between their po-
eitfon and the lake