The record-union., 1899-04-28

Advances On Ape|ii, Completely Routing
the Flower Of the Rebel Army.
Three Thousand Filipinos Under
Command of General Luna, Who
Advanced at Double Quick to
Reinforce Rebels Engaged With
the Nebraskans, Break and Run
When General Wheaton's Com
mand Opens Fire.

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When General Wheaton's Conn
mand Opens Fire.
MANILA, April 27.-General Mac
Arthur's division crossed the Rio
Grande to-day and advanced on Apelit,
completely routing the flower of the
rebel army. Most of the rebels fled 10
Apelit Station, where trains We're wait
ing them. They left hurriedly, pre-
sunnably for San Fernandino.
The towns of San Vicente and Apelit
were evacuated by the natives Twenty
prisoners We're captured, including j
Spaniard
The American troops also captured A
brass cannon and a quantity of arms
and ammunition. In the same evening
they captured a machine gun.
The fighting lasted from noon until
O'Clock. The American loss is one
man of the Montana regiment killed
and three officers and six men wounded
The enemy We're very strongly in
trenched on the river bank, near both
sides of the bridge General Wheaton
sent Colonel Funston across with two
a couple of privates swimming the swift
stream with rope, under calling fire.
for the purpose of guiding the raft The
men crossed in squads of twenty, and
attacked the left flank of the rebels,
who scutted like rabbits into covered
ways and trenches.
The rest of the regiment was compell-
ed to cross the bridge in single file along
!
much of the ironwork had been remov-
ed. The First Montana followed the
Kansans across the bridge. The First
Montana, acting ais a reserve, attacked
the rebels in three lines of trenches,
driving them out, killing sixteen and
wounding many.
In the meantime a large body of Fill
ipinos, estimated at no fewer than g.
coo, led by General Antonio Luna on
black charger, that was evidently com
ing to reinforce the rebels who We're en-
gagged with the Nebraskans, appeared
in the open field about two miles to
the left. Emerging from the jungle,
the enemy formed an open skirmish line
nearly two miles in length, with very
thick reserves behind Then they ad-
vanced at double quick, until they were
about 1000 yards from the American
line, when General Wheaton ordered his
troops to fire.
The rebels, who were evidently I'M
aware that the Americans had crossed
the river, broke and ran in the direction
of McAbet. The Filipinos fled toward
Apelit.
The heat in the early of the day was
terrific, but a deafening thunderstorm
which came later greatly refreshed the
Americans.
LAWTON'S ADVANCE.
General Lawton's advance has been
a remarkable demonstration of the
restless energy which characterizes all
his undertakings. The last troops form
ing his column only reached Norsekaray
to-day. The men were badly played
out. as during the past two days they
have dragged bullock carts over road
less jungles and through swamps. cut
ting their own way for miles. They will
rest three days, and then with Colonel
Summers command, consisting of the
Oregon and California Regiments the
troops will resume the march west
ward, cooperating with Generals Mac
Arthur's force in the enterprises.
The ambulances to-day, with a strong
escort, are bringing General Lawton s
wounded and a few of those who have
been Frustrated by the heat across the
country to the railroad
A report has gained wide current
among the volunteers that the Govern
ment intends to ask that there be no
fighting after Calumpit is captured, and
that it is the intention to replace them
at the front with regulars, which are
being brought here on board transports.
The committee of Filipinos organized
TO mediate between the Americans and
Aguinaldo fear to approach the rebels
after the refusal of the latter to re-
ceive the Spanish Commissioners who
were bearing a white flag. The COM
mittee, after consulting with the COM
mission, propose to tell Aguinaldo that
while no terms except uncondition ii
surrender could be offered at the
lengths to which the war has been car
ried, they could assure the rebels that
they would be treated according to the
American traditions of leniency to the
conquered, and that there would be no
punishment or confiscation of property
if they laid down their arms.
The committee told United States
he would accompany them, believing
the rebels trusted Mr. Williams. The
latter, however, refused. having no au-
thority in the matter. He said: IT do
not believe the Filipnos would harm
me, but they might detain me for
months.
The American Commission is ham
pered in it's work of enlisting the sup
port of friendly Filipinos by the fear
expressed by many of them, that the
''anti-expansionists' may obtain con-
troll Of the American Government, and
cause the withdrawal of the American
troops from the Philippines, thus, they
claim, leaving the natives who have
assisted the Americans to the mercy of
Aguinaldo's followers. Under these
circumstances men of property are re-
luctant to risk the results of becom-
ing identified with the American regime
NO NEWS FROM OTIS OF CALUM-
PIT CAMPAIGN.
WASHINGTON, April 27.-The War
Department did not receive any infor-
nation from General Otis to-day re-
specting the campaign about Calumpit.
1t is said now that while it is part of
the plan for Lawton, moving westward
from Norazagaray to take the rebels