Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-06-09
TO TRAP FILIPINOS.

Concerted Action Against General del
Pillar by a Large Force of Americans.
MANILA, June G.-The position of the
American troops indicates that they in
tend to attack the peninsula of Morong,
the land projecting to the south into
Laguna de Bay, where the insurgents
are supposed to have a large force, near
the town of Morong, as we'll as the bat
terry on the western shore of the PENN
sula, which recently smashed the pro-
peller of the gunboat Napidan.
General Hall is marching from Anti.
polo, about six and a half miles north
west of Morong, toward the peninsula,
with his forces spread out to cover a
large section.
Colonel Truman, with the First North
Dakota regiment and the Twelfth in
fantry, is advancing along ii . coast of
the lake from Taytay, incidentally
clearing several small towns. Colonel
Wholley, with the First Washington
regiment, has landed on the peninsula
above tho town of Morong. The army
gunboats Rapidan, Covadonga and
Ceste are in a position to cooperate.
Original Plan Not Successful.
The original plan was to surround the
forces Of General del Pillar SO that he
must retreat to the Morong peninsula,
where capture would have been inevita-
BILE. This was not a complete success
because General Halls column found
the country full of handicaps to march
ing. Most Of General Pho del Pillars
followers are supposed to have escaped
northward, probablyreaching Bozobozo,
a stronghold in the mountains. Colonel
Wholley, having successfully completed
his share of the movement, brought the
Washington regiment to the Pasig
river where, about midnight, the men
embarked upon cascoes and started for
the island under the cover of the gun
boats. They encountered a portion of
the experience undergone by almost
every expedition on attempting to enter
Laguna de Bay as the boats went
aground in the shadows at the mouth
of the river and were detained there
several hours.
Major General Lawton, in the mean-
time, was indefatigable, riding from
one force to the other and supervising
the landing Of the cascoes, without
sleep for two nights.
General Halls column, in the move.
ment on the Morong peninsula, com
pleted a circuit Of 20 miles over rough
and mountainous country, having two
engagements with the insurgents, one
of them severe, and kept up with scat
tered bands Of insurgents for nearly "a
hours. The Filipinos were driven in
every direction and the country through
which General Hall passed was pretty
well cleared. At 10 o'clock Sunday
morning the column reached a point a
few miles from Taytay, where General
Hall was met by General Lawton, who
had already entered the town and found
it deserted.
General Halls objective point was
Antipolo, 10 miles off, and there was
desultory firing all along the line of
march. The gunboats could be heard
Smelling the hills in advance of the
column.
The column, after driving the rebels
from the foothills near Maria Chino
"c'Ao AAoOA VAN a. AOSo VI UUU TWO O1
three slightly wounded, proceeded with
all possible haste toward Laguna dc
Bay, the Fourth cavalry in the lead, the
Oregon regiment next and the Fourth
--"-o1y i"eV.
Second Battle of the Day.
At 3 o'clock those three regiments
fought their second battle of the day
and it resulted like the first in the com
plete rout Of a large Filipino force 10.
Gated in the mountains and having
every advantage of position. In this
fight the American losses were fou,
killed, three of the Fourth cavalry and
one Oregonian-and about Is wounded,
The Filipino loss could not be ascer.
tanned, but the terrific fire which the
Americans poured into them for half an
hour must have inflicted severe punish,
ment. In this engagement our troops
made n Of the most gallant charges