The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-20
Gen. Wheaton ReneWs Advance
on Enemy's Position
From Which He Was Forced to
Retreat Yesterday
BY ATTACK IN REAR.
Detailed Account Of Mondays
Battle
Shows Americans Were Sur
rounded by Superior Force.

Manila, June 2O-9. a m.-Gen.
Wheaton's command has renewed the
attack upon Peres Das Marinas. Early
this morning they moved on the town,
hoping to reach there by noon unless
very strong opposition was encountered.
The latest list of the American cas-
ualties in yesterdays fighting shows
that five were killed and tweHty-three
wounded. The list includes no officers
The wounded were brought to Manila
from Bacoor IL cascoes.
WHEATON TAKES MARINAS.
Manila, June 2O-S p. m.-The troops
commanded by Gen. Wheaton entered
Peres das Marinas today without op-
position except upon the part of small
bodies of rebels who inflicted no losses
upon the Americans. The town Is an
unimportant place surrounded by
swamps and Gen. Wheaton will prob
a bly, return to linus.
WATSON HOSTS HIS FLAG.
Manila. June 2O.-S p. m.-Rear Ad-
miral John c. Watson arrived here to-
day on board the United States trans
port Zafro, from Hong Kong, and
raised his flag on the cruiser Baltimore.
The commanders of all the warships
called upon the admiral during the
course of the day.
OTIS PRAISES WHEATON.
Washington. June 2O.-Gener1 Otis
forwards the following:
Manila. June 2O-Adjutant General.
Observation-Disclosures at linus, Cavite
province with four guns, four battal-
ions. Fourth and Fourteenth infantry,
Nevada troop cavalry; sent battalion
south on reconnaissance direction of
Das Marinas yesterday morning. where
enemy reported concentrating scattered
forces; battalion encountered enemy's
force two thousand, marching to attack
linus: successful impeding its progress
Wheaton with two guns and two bait
talions hurried forward; repulsed enc
my with heavy loss; enemy leaving
over one hundred dead on the field; our
loss five killed. 23 wounded. Wheaton
reinforced last night by battalion Ninth
infantry. is driving enemy beyond Das
Marinas now in his possession. Casual
ties today not reported. Wheaton's
qualities for bold and successful attack
unsurpassed OTIS.
MONDAYS FIGHTING.
New York, June 2O-The Herald's
Manila correspondent in describing the
battles near Peres das Marinas says:
While the American troops were in a
sunken road a force of insurgents at
tackled. them on the left flank. The
Americans retreated in good order for
several miles.
Finally being reinforced by Robin
sons battalion of the Fourth infantry,
they advanced upon the foe
Our loss during the day may amount
20 a total of forty killed and wounded.
Surrounded by a thousand of the enc
my six miles from reinforcements and
with a thousand more insurgents NOV
ing rapidly down on their left to make
their annihilation complete the first bat
Or
Rudd commanding in all 300 Americans
fought their way back from Peres das
Marinas. three miles toward their mill
tary base at linus, where the rest of
the Fourth came to their support
Reports were received that Das Mar
snaS had been deserted by the inSur-
gents The alcalde of the place came
10 linus and formally surrendered the
town.
The houses along the roadside were
filed with amigos and the battalion ad-
vance confidently until within three
fourths of a mile of Das Marinas when
they discovered the enemy paralleling
the road at a long distance on both
sides and practically surrounding the
little force.
Natives began firing from the houses
in the rear and natives with white
clothes were captured with guns in
hand. The whole scheme was to wipe
out the small body of American troops
and might have succeeded but for the
lnaFNetOuS courage OF the troops and
officers
The fight began at noon and the
enemy's fire was silenced in one hour
The Americans retiring discovered
that they were surrounded.
The skirmish lines crowded the Fill
pinos back toward linus while Outfiank-
ers were on the right and left.
Under a fanking fire the rear guard
Was desperately holding the enemy's
fire poured upon the main road and men
were falling everywhere. The ambu-
lance was filled and carts were pressed
into service loaded with the wounded
and dragged by hand by the prisoners
Two of our dead were left behind.
MILES SAYS IT'S SERIOUS.
New York. June 20.-.'The situation in
the Philippines is very serious" said
Gen Nelson a. Miles, at the Waldorf
Astoria last night. Il know nothing
concerning the story that the war de-
partment is suppressing the news from
Manila But everybody knows that
things are very serious there The ques-
tiOn of issuing a call for volunteers has
not. l believe been decided. 1 do not
care TO discuss the Philippine matter
am here on private business"