The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-29
FIVE OF WOODS MEN KILLED.
FOUR OTHERS ARE HELD PRIsON-
ERS by THE INSURGENTS.


Movement Against Pornc was En-
tIreIy successfuI-Gen. MacArthur
Entered the Town After Half an
Hours FightIng-Gen. wheeIer
Led the Ninth Infantry and Bat-
terY-AmericRn Loss Was Fiva
Wounded.
Manila. Sept 2a.-rt IS reported by
person who has Just arrived from Turdac,
that Naval Cadet Welborn c. Wood. who
was in command OF the United States
gunboat Urdaneta, recently captured and
destroyed by the insurgents in the Orant
river on the northwest side Of Manila
bay where she was patrollng. and fve
OF the nine enlisted men forming the crew
were Killed during the fighting previous to
the destruction OF the vessel.
The four other men and the captured
cannon-a one-pounder. a rapld-dre gun.
a Colt machine gun and a Nordenfeldt 25-
millimeter gun-wore conveyed to Maiac.
Movement Against POrae.
Manila, Sept. % The movement against
Porac, about eight miles from Bacolor, in
Pampdnga province. which began at day
ally by Gen. Macarthur.
Gen. Wheeler, with the Ninth Regiments
oud battery. Is advancing by Two roads.
while Gen. Wheaton commanding the
Twelfth and Seventeenth Regiments. is
moving TO block the insurgents retreat
from the north. The Thirty-sixth Regi-
ment accompanies Gen. MacAurthur.
U1Irtug hoo baott, na.r Apgafaa
Two Filipino majors came TO the Amerl-
can lines last night with a message re-
garding the American prisoners, who were
10 arrive this morning. They also re-
quested permission for Gen. Alejandrino,
one colonel and two leutenants colonels
to visit Gen. Ous. They were refused enc
trance 20 the American lines until noon
Friday, on account of to-day's fight, and
Gcn. Alejandrno alone Will be allowed to
visit Gen. OTIS.
The insurgents recently intrenched and
garrisoned the town of Pact on Laguna
de Bay In the province of Laguna. Subse-
quenOy Capt Larsen, commanding the
gunboat Napidan, landed for a conference
with the citizens. As he was proceeding
up the main street of the town with a
squad he was received with a vofley from
hidden trench. The party retreated to
their boat under cover OF the buildings aud
regained their vessel. The Napidan then
bombarded the trench for an hour, COM
pletely destroying IT,
Fought Only Half mn Hour.
Gen. Macarthur entered Porac after half
an hours lighting The American loss IL
not known. The enemy fed northward.
When the Americans entered the town
they found II entirely deserted
The attacking party moved on Porac in
two columns. The Ninth Infantry with
two guns, from Santa RITA, was command
ed by Gen. Wheeler and the Thlriy-sixth
Infantry, under Col. Bell, with one gun.
accompanied Gen Macarthur from San
Antonio. Both columns struck the town
at o'clock and opened a brisk fire, which
was replied to by the enemy for half an
hour Then the insurgents fled and the
Americans marched over their trenches
and took possession Of the place.
Just before the fight Smiths command
at Angeles made a demonstration by firing
artillery up the railroad track
| Liscum reported one casualty and Bell
reported four men of his regiment wound
ed The artillery did not have any men
injured.
strategIcaI Success.
To-days movement was strategical
! success and resulted in the possession OF
Porac and the clearing OF several miles of
country thereabouts.
| The two columns, one from Santa Rita
and the other from San Antonio. united
| before Porac according to programme,
stretching around the place for somo
miles.
The insurgents are estimated 10 have
numbered 600 men. Ten dead Filipinos
were found, and a captain and commis-
sary of Masearno's command were taken
| prisoners.
The Americana loss Is five wounded,
but there are many prostrations from the
| heat
Englishmen from the insurgent lines re-
| port that the Filipnos at Bamban have
| 1000 new japanese rifles.
| rrnnr rrunnI pIfsIl LNa cnIINTY .