Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-05-22

Manila, May 18.-11:25 a. M. Thurs
day-Maior Kobbe's column reached
San Luis, eight miles up the RIO
Grande yesterday, meeting with but
slight opposition. One man was
wounded during the brush with the
rebels. At daybreak today the Ameri-
cans began a further advance toward
Candaby, six miles up the river beyond
San Luis. The insurgents along Mac
Arthur's front evacuated their posi-
tons during the night time, presum-
ably moving further up the railroad.
The 23d infantry sailed on transport
for Jolo island to believe the Spanish
garrison there.
San Isidro Taken.
Manila, May 18.-Gen. Lawton's ad-
vance guard, under Col. Summers OF
the Oregon troops, took San Isidro, the
insurgent capital at $3.50 o'clock yes
terday morning.
Col. Summers command, consisting
of the 22d infantry on the
left, the Minnesota regiment in the
center and the Oregon and North Da-..
kota regiments on the right, preceded
by scouts and accompanied by SCOTS
battery of artillery, advanced from
Balurate at daylight. The troops first
encountered the enemy two miles from
San Isidro, the rebels retiring when
our artillery opened fire. Just outside
the town, a rebel force, estimated to
number 1000 men, was entrenched. 1t
made a slight resistance, but quilted
it's position when our troops turned its
right flank.
The enemy's loss was Is killed and
20 wounded Our troops also captured
three prisoners and many rifles. On
the American side, one soldier Of the
Oregon regiment and one Of the Min
nesota regiment were slightly wound
ed.
After capturing the town Col. Sum-
mers' troops continued their advance,
pursuing the retreating rebels for sew
eral miles.
The expedition under Maj. Kebbe of
the Bird artillery, consisting of the 18th
infantry, a battalion of the 9th and
one battery of the LIST artillery, left
Calumpit at daybreak yesterday
marching up the Rio Grande to Gen.
Lawton's division at Arayal A flo
tilIa of canoes loaded with supplies
also proceeded up the river Both
forces were conveyed by the ''tin clad"
army gunboats under Capt. Grant
Aguinaldo's ex-secretary Escamillo
who was arrested here on Feb. %, is
now employed as official interpreter by
the authorities.
Although the rebels threaten San
Fernando in considerable force, large
numbers of natives, a majority of
them being families with their house
hold goods, are returning daily to the
towns inside the American lines, at
Apalit especially. Many of the richer
Filipinos are coming to Manila and la
borers are resuming work in the rice
fields. The latter show their respect
for American sovereignty by removing
their hats to the passing trains.
Owing to the bad condition Of the
wagon roads, the work of repairing the
railroad is being actively pushed All
the broken bridges have been tested
and only a few excavations remain to
be filled up. Trains will undoubtedly
be running through to San Fernando
in few days. The only natives
there are some Filipinos from Maca
bebe, who are trading with our sold
iers.
At daylight yesterday Lieut.. Hill,
who, with 25 men of the 4th infantry,
was concealed in the trenches near
Pasig, was attacked by force of reb
els, who evidently imagined they
could capture one of our outposts, be-
cause only a few shots had been fired
by the American force. A few volleys
put the enemy to flight, the rebels los
ing five men killed and number
wounded.
The army gunboat Napingdan has
returned here from the lake, having
been disabled by a cannon shot from a
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