Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-25
FOUGHT THROUGH DAL|NAG
Signal Corpse Escorted From San Miguel
By Two Regiments

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ONE AMERICAN KILLED AND FIF'-
TEEN OTHERS WE'RE WOUND
ED DURING THE ADVANCE.
GEN. L4AWTON'S FORCE REST
ING AFTER A SUCCESSFUL CAM
PAIGN OF THIRTY DAYS-MEM-
BEERS. OF THE YORKTOWN'S
CREW CRUELTY TREATED BY
FILIPINOS
Manila, May 21.-6:25 p. m.-Two
companies of the Third infantry and
two companies of the TWenty-second
infantry, forming Gen. Lawton's rear
guard, returning from San Miguel TO
Balinag, yesterday, escorting a signal
party which was picking up wire laid
with Gen. Lawton's expedition, found
that the insurgents had occupied the
country and hard fighting followed
from daylight until the Americans
camped at night. But the troops COM
pleted their work, though harrassed by
the enemy. One American was killed
and Is were wounded The troops cap
tured 20 prisoners and 80 rifles.
1t developed to-day that five men, in
stead of one, were drowned by the sink
ing of raft, loaded with soldiers of
the Fourteenth regiment at the Pasig
ferry.
Twenty insurgents were killed and 40
wounded in the engagement with Major
Bell, a reconnoitering party, consisting
OF two companies of the Fourth cav
airy, in the vicinity of Santa Arita, yes
terday.
Gen. Lawton, with most of his troops,
has arrived at Malolos His expedition
marched 12O miles in 20 days, had %
fights, captured % towns, destroyed
100000 bushels of rice and only lost six
men killed and 81 wounded. On the
other hand, Gen. Lawton estimates
that his troops killed 400 insurgents
and wounded double that number.
The Oregon and Minnesota regiments
are returning to Manila. The Spanish
newspaper Oceania has been suppressed
for publishing seditious editorials.
The United States commissioners and
many American officers celebrated
Queen yictoria's birthday to-day on
board the British first class cruiser
Powerful.
Generals Macarthur and Funston,
with the Kansas and Montana regi-
ments and the Utah battery, have dis
persed 800 insurgents who were en-
trenching on the railroad beyond San
Fernando, near Santa Arita.
The American scouts were fired upon
from the trenches Unexpectedly and
withdrew. The firing was heard at San
Fernando, and Gen. Macarthur assem-
bled his troops and marched quickly
after the scouts. The Montana reSi-
ment fianked the trenches on the left
and the Kansas regiment attacked the
enemy's right flank, Gen. Funston lead
ing the charge at the double quick.
The insurgent loss was large, many
prisoners were captured and it is re-
ported that 20 Americans were
wounded.
New York, May PA dispatch to
the Herald from Manila says: Four
of the Filipino commissioners called
early upon Gen. Otis, but made on Off
cial propositions relative to surrender.
They met the American commission
later and held four hours confer
ence.
The commissioners have great dread
of the significance of future Congress
sional legislation. They will accept
not a single condition of those pro-
posed, but will return dissatisfied TO
Aguinaldo and report the results.
Major Zalicita, one of the Filipino
commissioners. said: 'As the ultimate
form of government rests in the hands
of the American Congress, the present
proposals are merely provisional The
result of the present plan would be
that the Americans would be at the
head of every department of govern
ment, as the Filipino tenure of Office
would depend upon the will of the
Americans. We think we can get bet
ter terms"
leading banker of Manila says:
"The present proposals are only
repetition of the propositions Of the
commissions proclamation. That
means that this is an American col
ony. You have adopted the imperialis-
tic policy; then why talk over matters
with the ENJOYS of a hostile force
which must be crushed before such a
government as is proposed can be es-
tablished?"
The opinion of military officials here
Is that the negotiations merely encour-
age the insurgents to hold out for bet
ter terms, especially since the com
handing American general is not con-
suited in the negotiations. Gen. Luna
is bound to continue the fight for indie
pendence. Negotiations which encour-
age the natives to hope to obtain great
concessions may cost the lives of many
American soldiers.
A dispatch to the Journal from Ma
Mia says: Gen. Lawton is resting
with 5000 men at Candaba, after 80
days Of successful campaigning. He
said to the Journal correspondent: 1T
panied me when we got ir+- 90 Tsidro