The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-06-07
ESCAPED TO THE HILLS
FilipanOs Flee From Their
Trenches as the Americans
Approach.

Manila, June $50 a. m.-rhe Ameri-
can forces have occupied the peninsula
and General Hairs column is encamped
at Merong Major Truman marching
across the Blnangogan. found IL imprac-
ticable to form Gordon. and the insur-
| gents, with the exception of a hundred
or two who escaped through the m ,tin
tains after General Dio Del Pillar drag
ging their batteries by buffalos at night
Few, however may be trapped
The Washington troops have returned
20 Pasig, but the program OF the other
troops is uncertain
The present expedition shows the dif
hculty which Is encountered by an arby
my which must depend upon wagon trains
IN catching barefooted bandits I'm their
own mountains. and also gives proof that
the rebels do not intend 10 fight battles.
General Hall left Santa Teresa yes.,r-
day morning ana marchd twelve miles to
Morong, pu ana down rocky hills and
through woods and swamps. Scores Of
his men fell out owing to the extreme
heat and were left to follow as best they
could. The head OF the army arrived at
Morong at noon. having exchanged ony
a few shots with lnsurgent sklrmishers
ed him All day, but the force was small
er by 200 than when It started. The men
were almost thlrty-slx hours without
rtions and It was considerable OF an
achievement FOR them 10 cover the ground
as they ala.
En- route TO Morong the Americans
net hocks OF Filipinos with flags OF truce
many Of them young men. with the hear.
HaN a ~
were found In the houses apparently
those OF soldiers VIII had ESCAPED by
changing their costumes from "lnsurrec-
to- to Amigo" and walking boldly past
the army which had expected 10 corral
them Few were found about Morong.
one member Of the Washington regiment
was Killed and two were wounded IN the
encounter with the outposts.
General Lawton, on hoard aunboat
searching the coast for Major Truman
stopped at Binangonan, opposite Mor1ng.
The natives Immediately ran up n nag OF
truce. but a delegation Of natives put on
In canoes and greeted the Americans with
the usual protestations OF friendship.
Washington. June G-The war DEPART
ment has received the following addlt-
ional casualty list from General ousi
KILLED
Twenty-nfth infantry June &C rAri-
vate David Goldschmidt; fth-G. Pr1vsts
Converse r. Warner: Second Oregon. NJ
Private William McElwaln: Fourth Cav
airy c. Sergeant Seth Torch; I Sergeant
Benjamin Craig.
WOUNDED.
Second Oregon April o5-Major Surgeon
NJ. II. Ellis, leg slight; June 3-B. Privates
Henry NJ Wagner Ilias rerion severe:
NJ Austin j. Salisbury. exllliary region.
severe; 4th--C. Privates Elmer l.. Doc
little, arm moderate; X, William r.. smith
arm, severe: Fourth cavalry 3rd-G
Private Earl b. Miles. head. severe; 4th
g. Privates Branlgau, leg. severe: q
Nelson f. Daily, chest severe; T. Maurice
coffield. chest moderate.
First Colorado 3rd-A, Private Chsrles-
Hickman foot. moderate; First VI. Mon
tana. G. Private Theodare Schultz back
sight Fourth artillery 4th-Priva.e Jas
Mccarthy. thigh. slight
New York June "a dispatch 20 the
Herald from Manila says.
General Hail encountered no resistenoe
In his march from Antpole 10 Morong
through Teresa
The inhabitants did not leave the lat
ter town but met the Americans. repre-
senting themselves as friends A large
number OF the natives passed through
the American lines. returning 10 Anti
pole. Hairs march Was very difficult and
there were many cases OF prostrati0n or
American soldiers by the heat
The brigade arrived In MOrong al II
O'Clock yesterday and found that General
Wholley with the First washinston had
captured the town the day before kill
ing l22 natives
The Napadian ana coyadonga. TIN
clads. shelled the place ana we're answer
ed By the artillery fire One shell was put
through the Covadonga.
An attachment Of the Washington rsgg-
ment while on a scouting expedition lost
one man killed and one wounded and will
ed one officer and four men OF the In
surgents -
Halls regiment remains in MOrcnga "
be ratiOned. Wholly returns 10 Fss.s