The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-10-13
ARE ADVANCING.
Schwan's Column Took San Francisco
De Malabon, a Rebel Stronghold.
Fiiipinos Number 5000 Msn-An Espedi-
siea Leaves for the Pasig River for
the Purpose of Raising the sunk-
on spanish Guubo Ayat.

on spanish Guob boat Ayat.
MANILA. Oct. 1O.-At 1910 Tuesday
morning Gen. Schwan's column enter
I'd San Francisco de Malabon without
opposition.
MANILA, Oct 10. - Gen. Schwan's
column, consisting of the 18th infan'
try, a battalion of the 14th infantry,
two troops of cavalry, Capt. Riley's
battery of the 5th artillery, and Loves
scouts, continued the advance Monday
towards San Francisco de Malabon,
meeting with little resistance and
suffering no casualties. The enemy
fell back steadily. Monday evening
the column is resting between Santa
Cruz and san Francisco de Malabon.
Provisions are being conveyed to Ro-
sario between Noveleta and Santa
Cruz
The American camp Monday night
was within sight of san Francisco de
Malabon, the stronghold of the in
surgents in the province OF Cavite
where the Filipinos are said TO mum
Der 5000. During the march from
| Noveleta to Rosario only a few shot,
were fred. This large coast town wa,
literally filled with white flags. TIL,
Americans captured two or three hun
dred men, many of the Filipino
changing their clothing for white cos
tunes The bay of Rosario was filled
with hundreds of boats, in which tn,
people had spent an exciting night.
An expedition composed of tn
United States gunboats Callao and Ma
Mia with an armored fiat boat an,
steam pump has left Cavite for tn
river Pasig or Belts which empties in
to Manila bay on the norts'side with
view of raising the Spanish river gun
boat Ayat, purposely sunk in the rive
by the Spaniards which is reported t
be in good condition. The Unite
States gunboat Helfa with body O
marines from the baltimore, precede
the expedition to make soundings a
the mouth of the river.
Mai. Bell, with 1870 picked men O
the 36th regiment, made a reconnoi
sance Monday in the direction of Flor
ida Blanco. four miles out of Guagu;
and encountered a body of 100 il
surgents, whom they routed, captu
ing a lieutenant and three armed pr
Yates. Near Florida Blanco they m,
another body of insurgents and rout,
them, capturing another armed lie
tenant and one private. Returnin
with twenty scouts, Maj. Bell encou
tered the enemy third time. tt
round reconnaissance resulted in sea
tering the insurgents in that localit.
The last two days have Witness
considerable outpost firing oy sma
bands of insurgents on the northel
lines. simultaneously with the alta
near La Iona church Monday, Il
outposts of the American forces
Caloocan, Deposo ana Marquina we
fired upon. 1t appears that the insu
gents in the neigh borhood are opera
ing in bands of from five to 90, and
is rumored that attacks are to be mad
upon the hospitals. The uprising
Manila will result in eXtrSvigilanC
on the part of the United States troop
NovELETA, Island OF Luzon, Oct. 10.
Gen. Schwan's column, con sisting of til
18th infantry, a battalion of the 14tl
two troops of cavalry, Capt. Reilly
battery of the 5th artillery and Lowe
scouts advanced from Bacoor Sunda
morning and occupied Cavite Wei
and Noveleta.
The American loss was three officer
and nine privates wounded, one of I'll
officers being mortally hurt TT
loss of the enemy is unknown, bl
the bodies of three Filipinos wei
seen.
There were two sharp fights ne;
Noveleta. loves scouts first el
countered the enemy near Cavite vi
10 and soon put them to flight, contil
uing their advance.
Capt. Cowles' battalion of the 4,
infantry while reconnoitering Sunda
found body of several hundred il
surgents near San Nicolas Af,s
brisk fighting for three quarters of a
hour the enemy was driven off.
this engagement the American casua
ties were four men slightly wounde
Six of the enemy were killed, but IL
number of wounded is not known.
The bad condition of the roads m &C
the progress of the artillery slow.