Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-03-23

Manila. March 21.--SOme OF the reb-
els recently expelled from Cavite and
the small towns In the vicinity OF
Paslg, combined forces and attacked a
company of the Washington volun-
teers, n detached post AT Taguig, about
a mile and a half southeast Of pasig.
Gen. Wheaton Immediately reinforced
the Americans with two companies
each of the Washington and the Ore
gCn regiments. The post had held the
| enemy in check and the fire of the re-
inforcing companies rcpulSed them
driving them across to an island
formed by the estuary. ON discovering
that they We're entrapped the rebels
fought desperately, aided materially by
the jungle and the darkness. bur they
We're completely routed with heavy
, loss after two hours fighting. The
Americans lost two Killed aGd twenty
wounded, among the latter Lieut.
Frank Jones Gen. Wheaton de
. tCimilGd 10
Punish the Natives
ana Mt daybrcak his brigade started in
, the following order: The Sixth artiH-
cry holding the extreme right. the ore.
gon volunteers h0ldiI" the center, the
Washington regiment Keeping to the
edge of the lake. and the rweuty-sec-
ond regulars occupying the right Of the
line, which swept the Whole country
along the lake IN q sDuihoaStrrly direc,
tion toward Gen. 0yershuc's position.
| The line thus extended over two miles
Of country, rough and covered with
thick jungle, advanced eleven miles
| The enemy lied, the last Of them being
seen about 800 O'Clock in the after
noon At scarcely any time did the
Americans get within 200 yards of
them. The Oregon regiment had one
man killed and four wounded, and the
Twenty-sec0nd regulars one wounded
According To che official reports no
fewer than 200 Filipinos were killed.
Gen. OTIS says the American army and
gunbCats now commands the lake. He
estimates the property Of insurgents
valued at $500 0G0) has been de-
stroyed, while quantities Of rice and
sugar ana 400 tons Of coal. which is
| very valuable here, has been captured.
I Many prisoners represent that the
Eiiipinos Are Weakening,
The generous treatment that the AMER
leans administer TO the native prison.
ers and wounded seems 10 influence
the insurgcnt army powerfully, In the
opinion of Americans, however, the Fill
ipiuo leaders will continue to provoke
fighting Just as long as they can retain
their hold on their followers, because
they have everything to gain and
nothing to lose The armed tugs La
Guna de Bay and OeSte have returned
to San Pedro MaCar and reported the
result of their tour Of the lake On
Friday morning they shelled the town
of Morong, the rebels fleeing without
making any response to the fire. The
Americans landed party which de-
stroyed the stone buildings except the
church. The expedition then proceed
ed to Majayjay, where a sugar mill
and sawmill were destroyed. On arriv-
ing at Santa Cruz, town of Zoo in
habitants, ii was found that the enemy
was strongly intrcnched Hpd prepared
to defend the position, assisted by two
gunboatS and several launches. More
over, the mouth of the river is blocked
with rocks and bamboo A few shells
caused an exodus Of the citizens but
not Of the enemy's troops. The Ameri-
cans did not attempt a landing. Capt
Grant. who is In charge of the eXpedi-
ti0n, asks for endorsements, ana VIII
! probably take Santa Cruz to-day.
Omcinlly Reported by Otis.
Washington, March 20.-1'he war de-
partment has received the following
dispatch from Maj. Gen. Otis regard
ing operations against the insurgents
at Manila:
"Our improvised gunboats, under
Capt. Grant. Utah artillery, have full
possession of Laguna de Bay: troops,
inhabitants and property on shore at
our mercy. Wheaton's brigade on Pa
sig river line drove enemy northeast
into Province of Morong. Last even
ing enemy attacked portion Of his force
south of Pasig, killing two men and
wounding twenty. Wheaton moved
against these insurgents, driving them
to the south seventeen miles, expert
encing very slight loss. Enemy left
pnl IaoI nn tho Aalf 4"