Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-05
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Manila, May $3.50 p. m.-Major
General Macarthur has carried San
Tomas, after encountering strong re-
sistance.
Brlgadier General Hale moved on the
enemy's right, and Brgadier General
Wheaton attacked the left in dash
lng charge, in which Colonel Funston
again distinguished himself. The Kan
san was wounded in the hand, and sew
eral other officers and enlisted men
were also wounded.
Colonel Summers with part of the
Oregon and Minnesota regiments and a
gun of the Utah Battery. took MoaSim,
on the right, resting four miles from
San Fernandno.
FILIPINOS RETREATING.
The Filipinos are retrcating toward
San Isidro, and 1t is expected that they
will make q stand at Arayat, Mt which
place the whole of the rebel forces in
the province of Panpanga is concen-
trating.
1t is reported that, impressed by re-
cent events, the Filpinos are wavering
in their allegiance to the insurrection,
and are likely to assume q neutral at
titude
LUNA OUTGENJRALED.
IT seems MS though General Antonio
Luna's forces are destined to destruc-
ton within II few days unless they sur
render or scatter.
The American army has been skill
fully posted at points of immense stra-
tegic advantage.
Tho insurgents expected them to adj
vance on Balinag by way OF Quingua,
and had furrowcd the entire country
hnVOnn Oninrrttn y, he CT,
trenchments.
LAWTON CAPTURES RICE.
Instead Of taking this course General
Macarthur swung toward San Tomas
the route to which was almost un-
protected. General Lawton brought his
brigade in against Balsuuam from the
southeast. covering the line of retreat
OF the rebels toward the mountains and
deDriving them OF IL refuge upon which
they had always counted.
General Lawton captured $4,000 BUSH
els of rice, an important part of the
stores established by the rebels.
AGUINALDO'S SPANISH PRISON
ERS.
The Spanish commissioners have
made another futile attempt for the re-
lief of Spaniards held as prisoners by
Filipinos. Their vessels steamed 10 the
port nearest Dagupan. Fearing to
fA'Nt eiiNS sum- a. itllcr 10 ABulnalQO,
saying that they were authorized to eX-
change fifteen thousand Filipinos. now
in the hands of Americans. for the
Spanish prisoners. a reply was re-
ceived from Senior Mabini, Agunaldo's
prime minister, which was dated April
rs. and which stated that Aguinaldo
was negotiating for peace. pendinc
4 which negotiations he could not discuss
the question of the exchange OF pris-
oners.
WAR DEPARTMENT SATISFIED.
Washington. D. c.. May 4-The War
Department is satisfied from the dis
patches received from General Otis to-
day that the American commander ha :
put aside the insurgent temporiZing
over peace, and has turned his atten-
ton to most aggressive tactics The
wisdom of this course was fully an
proved by officials here, who have fore
seen that the rebels needed further
chastisement in order to bring them TO
& realizing sense of their position.
PLAN OF LATEST MOVEMENT.
The early dispatches from General
Otis clearly defined the general plan of
his latest movement. He is moving in
two main columns. Major General Mac
Arthur pushing straight forward over
@. nine mile stretch of country between
Oalumpit and the latest rebel strong
hold, San Fernando, and Major General
der Colonel Sumner to prevent the in
eurGents from retreating from San
Fernando into the mountains TO the
north. The later dispatches show there
has been hot work in the execution of
this movement particularly in General
MacArthur's advance on San Fernando
The defeat OF Luna at San Tomas and
the scattering of tho nsurgent forces.
leaves Macarthur four miles from San
fernando. with n clear road before him.
He Will take the city tomorrow morn
Ing, according to General Otis plans
The taking Of towns is no longer look
ed upon by the authorities here as of
chief moment. the main consideration
being to intercept the insurgents.
LAWTON'S MOVEMENT.
General Lawton's movement north
ward to-day TO Maasin is designed to
keep body of American troops to the
north of the rebels, and between them
and their line Of retreat to the noun
tains. The successful execution of this
move Will leave the insurgents we'll
nigh surrounded on the north, though
there is stretch of about seven miles
from Maasin to the Rio Grande river.
along which the rebels are retiring. If
the rebels succeed in getting into the
mountains War Department officials
believe they cannot continue organized
resistance, as the mountain localities