The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-03-22
NOTHING HALTS THE AMERICANS.
CONoUERING THE INSURGENTS.
Philippines Meet With Nothing Blu. Defeat
Enemy Attack Our Forces Near Pasig
and Are Badly Beaten.

The American soldiers in the Philip
pines are determined not to spend
more time than necessary on the ISL
ands If a cessation of hostilities with
the insurgents will secure their re-
lease. From Manila 60 Pasig their
march has been n victorious one.
From Jungle and stronghold the enc
my has been driven. growing weaker
every time he attempts to reorganize
his scattered and depleted numbers
Some of the rebels recently expelled
from Cavite and the small towns In
the vicinity of Pasig combined forces
and Sunday night attacked company
of the Washington Volunteers, at n
detached post at Taguig, about n mile
and half southeast of Pasig. Cen
eral Wheaton Immediately reinforced
the Americans with two companies
each of the Washington and oregon
Regiments. The post had held the
enemy I'm check, and the fire of the
reinforcing companies repulsed them.
driving them across to an island
formed by the estuary. They were
thus II. front of the Twenty-secon1
Regulars.
on discovering that they were en-
trapped the rebels fought desperately.
aided materially by the jungle and the
darkness, but they were completely
routed, with heavy loss, after two
hours fighting. The Americans lost
two killed and 20 wounded, among the
latter Lieutenant Frank Jones.
General Wheaton determined to
punish the natives, and at daybreak
Monday his brigade started in the fol-
lowing order:
The Sixth Artillery. holding the ex-
treme right: the Oregon Volunteers,
heading the center; the Washington
Regiment. keeping to the edge of the
lake, and the Twenty-second Regulars
occupying the right of the line. which
swept the whole country along the
lake, in southeasterly direction,
toward General Ovenshine's position.
Tht line, thus extended over two
miles of country, rough and covered
with thick jungle, advanced IL miles.
The enemy fled. At scarcely any time
did the Americans get within 1,2O0
yards of them.
Wednesday Gen. Wheatons column
encountered the enemy in such force
between Pateros ond Taguig as to
| necessltate a change in the original
plans. The cavalry attacked rebel
| stronghold in the jungle, driving the
| enemy into Pateros. The Americans
| had one man killed and three wound
scotts battery shelled the city and
| woods effectively.
| from Pasig. Two companies of the
| Second Oregon infantry cleared the
right bank after a sharp engagement,
and then retired with three wounded.
| In the meantime the Washington vol
unteers closed in. driving small bodies
of the rebels back upon Pateros. One
| man was killed. During the night
| the enemy burned the town of Pasig
Philippine insurgents were detected
| n few days ago smuggling guns into
the city packed in collins. The
| Americans captured 1900 guns conceal
| ed I'm this manner.
The Twentieth Infantry had an all
day fight at Pasig last Thursday
| Three thousand rebels were encounter
ed and defeated. They We're routed
with heavy loss. Our loss was small
Three hundred and fifty rebel soldiers
were made prisoners. Weaton's bri-
gade now holds the towns of Pasig
| Pateros and Taquig. This news is
based upon official information.
| The First battalion of the Twentieth
| infantry regiment advanced from
Pasig Friday. clearing the country to
| Cainti, a l-defended village of zoe
| inhabitants. five miles northwest OF
| the foothills.
| The strongly fortified village OF
| Cainti, northwest of Pasig. Philippine
Islands, was captured Friday after
desperate fighting. by the Twentieth
infantry. The Americans lost II
wounded, while the rebels loss was
| heavy.