Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-06-26

Washington, June 21.-Gen. Otis
Yesterday sent the following cable
gram:
Manila, June 0.-Adjutant General,
Washington: Wheaton at linus, Ca
vite province, with four guns, four bat
talions, 4th and 18th infantry, Nevada
troop cavalry; sent battalion south on
reconnaissance, direction of Das Mari
mas yesterday morning where enemy
reported concentrating; scattered
forces; battalion encountered enemy's
force, 1000, marching to attack linus;
successfully impeding it's progress.
Wheaton with two guns and two bat
talions hurried forward, repulsed enc
my with heavy loss; enemy leaving
over 100 dead on field; our loss 5
killed, % wounded. Wheaton rein
forced last night by battalion of 9th
infantry; is driving enemy beyond Das
Marinas, now in his possession. Cas-
ualties today not reported. Wheat
on's qualities for bold and successful
attack unsurpassed. Otis"
Gallant Fight Of Americans.
New York, June 21.-The Herald's
Manila correspondent in describing the
battle near Perez Das Marinas says:
''While the American troops were in a
sunken road, a force of insurgents at
tackled them on the left flank. The
Americans retreated in good order for
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forced by Robinson's battalion of the
14th infantry, they advanced upon the
| foe. Surrounded by a thousand of the
enemy, six miles from achievements
and with a thousand more insurgents
moving rapidly down on their left to
make their humiliation complete, the
first battalion of the 4th infantry, Maj.
Budd commanding, in all 300 Ameri-
cans, fought their way back from Perez
Das Marinas, three miles toward their
military base at linus, where the rest
of the 18th came to their support. Re-
ports were received that Das MarinaS
had been deserted by the insurgents.
/ The alcade of the place came to linus
and formally surrendered the town.
|
filled with Amigos and the battalion
advanced confidently until with three
fourths of mile of Das Marinas, when
they discovered the enemy, paralleling
the road at a long distance on both
sides and practically surrounding the
little force Natives began firing from
houses in the rear and natives with
white clothes were captured with guns
in hand The whole scheme was to
wipe out the small body of American
troops and might have succeeded but
for the marvellous courage of the
troops and officers. The fight began at
noon and the enemy's fire was silenced
in one hour. The Americans on retir-
| ing discovered that they were sur
rounded. The skirmish lines crowded
the F'ilipinos back toward linus, while
out-fankers we're on the right and left.
Under a f1anking fire the rear guard
was desperately holding the enemy's
fire poured upon the main road and
men were falling everywhere. The
ambulance was filled and carts we're
pressed into service, loaded with the
wounded and dragged by hand by pri-
soners Two of our dead were left
behind
Watson at Manila.
Manila, June 21.-Read Admiral
John G. Watson arrived here Tuesday
from Hong Kong, and raised his flag
on the United States cruiser Baltimore.
The commanders of all the Warships
called upon him.
The troops commanded by Gen.
Wheaton entered Perez Das Marinas
Tuesday without opposition except up
on the part of small bodies of rebels,
who inflicted no losses upon the Amer
leans The town is an unimportant
place surrounded by swamps, and Gen.
Wheaton will probably return to linus.
The latest list of the American cas-
ualties in Mondays fighting shows that
five were killed and % wounded. The
list includes no officers. The wounded
were brought to Manila from Bacoor in
cascoes. The murder of wounded
American soldiers and mutilation Of
the dead by the Filipino rebels has
been reported on several occasions.
An absolutely authenticated instance
of such murder and mutilation oc-
Cured Monday. Two privates of the
4th infantry, who we're wounded dur
ing the reconnaissance toward Perez
Das Marinas, were left temporarily on
the roadside, owing to the lack of
transportation facilities. Later when
men went to bring them in it was
found that they were dead. Their
right ears had been cut off by the ma
tives. The throat of one of them was
cut, and the face of the other had been
! slashed with a knife.