Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-06

Gen. MacArthur's division advanced to
San Fernando to-day, and found that
the place had been evacuated by the
rebels, who left small detachment to
cover their retreat by train. Gen.
Macarthur occupied the burning town
without loss.
The rebels south of Manila attempted
to rush through Brig. Gen. Ovenshine's
lines last night The attempt failed,
but the rebels maintained fusillade
of musketry on the fourth infantry reg
iment for several hours. The demon
stration was ineffectual beyond soaring
the inhabitants of Malate.
The outposts of the Idaho and Cali
fornia regiments beyond San Pedro
Macati were also attacked during the
night. Maj Gen. Lawton is still quar-
tered at Balinag.
Manila. MAY 5.-12:25 p. m.-Detail-
ed reports of the work of Major Cen
eral Iawton's expedition show that
harder fighting took place during the
early part of this week than earlier
accounts indicated In the attack upon
San Rafael the American forces were
met with a heavy fire from large
number of rebels who were concealed
in the jungle on all sides. 1t was only
the adoption of the tactics followed IN
Indian fighting in the United States,
every man for himself, that saved the
division from great loss. Gen. Lawton,
as usual, was at the head of his line
with his staff SCOTS battery demol-
ished a stone-fronted trench at short
range
The insurgent leaders Gregorio and
Pho del Pillar, who had eight hundred
men in Balinag, retrected when Gen
Lawton approached the town. Chief
of Scouts Young, with eleven men,
entered Balinag ahead of the army and
rang the church bells to announce that
they had possession of the city.
General Lawton when attacking in force
dren IN the rebe. trenches and sent Cap
tain Case in advance with white flag to
warn the insurgents to remove the nom
combatants When within five hundred
yards of the trenches two voileys were
fired at Captain Cases party. Chief of
Scouts Young, whose bravery at Balinag
was most notable, served as an Indian
scout under Major General o. o. Howard
I,;,- he In,
The work of Young's scouts was a fea-
ture of the expedition. On Wednesday
twenty-three of them encountered a body
of three hundred Fi4ipnos beyond Bal
nag and drove them until, of the $50
rounds of ammunition which the scouts
carried, they had only fifteen rounds LETT.
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.
There are 1900 Spanish prisoners in the
hands of the Fslipinos at San Miguel.
They are served with five cents worth of
rice daily and are compelled to work hard
on the rebel defenses. Several hundred of
the Filipino wounded are at San Miguel.
The insurgents are sending their women
and children to the Biacnabato noun
ta.ns.
A chief and 100 men were captured at
Balignag. Generals Lawton has released
many of his prisoners.
New York, May 5.-Former Mayor
W. L. Strong to-day received a cable
gram from his son, Major Putnam
Bradlee Strong, who is serving on the
eyfo ,f Artl
gram confirmed the capture of San
Fernando and said that Gen. Luna, the
insurgent commander in chief, had
been wounded.
Washington, May 5.-The war de-
partment has received the following:
Manila, May 5.
Adjutant General, Washington.
Following casualties at San Tomas
yesterday: One officer, Lieut. Toggart,
10th Kansas, and four enlisted men
killed; three officers, twenty-five en-
listed men wounded. Among wounded
Gen. Funston, hand, slight Lawton
reports capture of over 10000 bushels
rice; 265 tons sugar at Baluag. Values
of subsistence captured at Malolos. one
and one half Million dollars. Large
captures of rice and corn belonging to
enemy at other points Insurgents de-
stroyed by fire yesterday town of San
Tomas, and last evening fired city of
San Fernando. OTIS.
The records of the war department do
not contain the name of Lieut.. Tog-
CART. The dead officer is probably
William H. McTaggart.
Coffeyville. Kas., May 5.-Second
Lieut.. w. A. McTaggart, of Company
G, goth Kansas, killed Thursday in
the Philippines, was son of the late
State Senator Daniel McTaggart He
enlisted at independence, May 8, 1898,
and was chosen second lieutenant I'M
animously. Prior to his enlistment he
was a principal in the Coffeyyille
schools. He was about "a years old
and was exceptionally popular. His
mother lives on farm near Liberty.
six miles north of here, and received
the news OF her sons death by cable
gram this morning.