Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-05-11
THE new CAPITALFALLS
Rebels Fire San Fernando Be-
fore Retirement.
TOWN OCCUPIED WITHOUT LOSS.
Lawton's Column Meets More Fighting
Than Was Earlier Reported - Insur-
gents Occupy the Jungle on All Sides
Adoption of Indian Tactics Saves the
Division From Severe Loss.

MANILA, May 6.-Major General
MacArthur's division advanced to San
Farnado yesterday and found that the
place had been evacuated by the rebels,
who left only small detachment to
cover their retreat by train. General
Macarthur has occupied the burning
towns without loss.
The rebels south of Manila attempt
ed to rush through Brigadier General
Ovenshine's line last night. The at
tempt failed, but the rebels maintained
fusillade of musketry on the Fourth
infantry regiment for several hours.
The demonstration was Intellectual, be-
yond soaring the inhabitants of Ma
late.
The outpost of the Idaho and Cali
fornia regiments beyond San Pedro
Macat were also attacked during the
night.
Detailed reports of the work of Major
General Lawtons expedition show that
harder fighting took place during the
early part of this week than earlier &C
counts indicated. In the attack upon
San Rafael the American forces were
met with heavy fire from a large
number of rebels, who were concealed
in the jungle on all sides. It was only
the adoption of the tactics followed
in Indian fighting in the United States,
every man for himself, that saved the
division from great loss. General
Lawton, as usual, was at the head Of
his line with his staff. SCOTS battery
demolished a stone-fronted trench at
short range.
The insurgent leaders, Gregonio and
PA Del Pillar, who had 500 men in Bal
mag, retreated when General Lawton
approached the town. Chief of Scouts
Young, with eleven men, entered Bal
mag ahead of the army and rang the
church bells to announce that they had
possession of the city.
General Lawton, when attacking in
force outside Of Balinag, saw women
and children in the rebel trenches and
sent Captain Case in advance with
white flag to warn the insurgents to
remove the non-combatants. When
within 500 yards of the trenches two
volley's were fired at Captain cases
party.
Chief of Scouts Young, whose brav-
cry at Balinag was most notable, served
as an Indian scout under Major Ten
eral o. o. Howard in his campaign IN
the northwest in 1876. The work OF
Youngs scouts was feature or the
expedition. On Wednesday twenty
three of them encountered a CODY OF
300 Filipinos beyond Balinag and drove
them until of the $50 rounds OF am
munition which the scouts carried they
had only fifteen rounds left. Ihey
were about to retire when Lieutenant
BOYD, with troop of the Fourth cav
airy, came up with them and chased
the enemy into San Miguel.
There are 1000 Spanish prisoners IN
the hands of the Filipnos at San MI
guel. They are served with hVe cents
worth of rice daily and are compelled
to work on the rebel defenses. Several
hundred of the Filipinos wounded are
at San Miguel.
WASHINGTON, May 6.-Adjutant
General, Washington: Following cas-
uaIties at San Tomas yesterday:
One officer. Lieutenant Toggart, TWen-
tieth Kansas and four enlisted men
killed. three officers, twenty-five en-
listed men wounded. Among the
wounded is General Funston, hand.
slight. Lawton reports the capture OF
15O 90 bushels of rice and 265 tons Oh
sugar at Baluag. Value of subsistence
captured at Malolos, s1,5Oo,OOO Large
captures rice and corn belonging 10
the enemy at other points. Insurgents
DESTROYED by fire Yesterday the town
OF San Tomas and last evening hred
the city of San Fernando. OTIS.
The records of the War department
do not contain the name of Lieutenant
Toggart. The dead officer probably IS
William H. McTaggart.