The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-14
SAN MATE0 IS OCCUPIED
F'Ilipinos Were Driven Out by
American Advance.
BURPS COLORED TROOPS
Given Their First Taste OF Flghting-Hard
to Hold Them Back-Flag Of Truce
Disguise for Insurgent
Treachery.

Manila, Aug. 10, 3:15 p. ma recon-
noisance yesterday by the troops of
Gen. S. B. M. Young's brigade with the
object of discovering the whereabouts
of the enemy near San Mateo, north
east of the San Juan reservoir, about 10
miles from Manila. resulted in the occu-
patton of San Mateo. The American
loss was three killed and Is wounded,
including lieutenant of the 21st in
fantry.
The Americans approached San Ma
teo in three columns. Major Cronin,
with Is men of the 25th infantry, ad-
vanced from Novoliches, five miles west
of San Mateo. Captain Rivers. with 100
men of the 4th cavalry and Captain
Parker, formerly lieutenant colonel Of
tn 18th New York volunteer regiment,
with $50 men of the 21st and cath in
fantry approached in two columns
from the south.
Major Cronin experienced many diff
ficulties arising from the condition of
the country and failed to effect juno
ton with Captain Rivers west of San
Mateo, as had been planned.
Captain Rivers, advancing. took an
outpost Of the enemy two miles south
west of San Mateo. He then encoun-
| tered strong resistance among the
| hills, the enemy firing from excellent
| positions. Having failed to connect
with Major Cronin and seeing that the
| town was already occupied by the
| Americans. Captain Rivers withdrew.
| covering his withdrawal by a heavy
| volley. He lost sergeant killed.
Captain Parker, on advancing, found
| the enemy strongly entrenched on the
| far side of some rice fields, about a mile
| wide and covered with deep mud
Pushing forward rapidly, he routed the
| Fflipinos after 40 minutes fighting and
| then continued the march upon San
! Mateo, which he entered without seri-
Gus resistance about half past l o'clock
| in the afternoon.
| Major Cronin entered the town about
/ half past 4 o'clock. The Americans
still occupy the place. Our men were
exhausted by the heavy marching
| Twenty-three of the enemy are known
to have been killed.
| This is the first action in which Colo
mel Burts Colored troops have partici-
pated. They behaved well, their lead
ers having difficulty in holding them
! back.
| General Young accompanied Captain
throughout the engagement. 1t is esti-
mated that the enemy numbered be-
tween 300 and 400 men.
$40 a. m.-While the nth infantry
during last Tuesdays battle, was ap-
| preaching Calulut along the road, the
troops saw a group of so Filipinos out,
| side the town under a flag of truce
Some of them We're in white clothing
and held up their hands to signify tina
they were unarmed. Captain Hart, witt
a detachment, advanced cautiously t
a point within 200 yards of them, wher
the Filipinos picked up their guns ant
fired a volley. The Americans dropped
into the bushes unhurt on the frs
movement and returned the fire. At this
the Filipinos ran off.
Word has been received from Lieu.
tenant J. C. Gilmore of the United
States gunboat Yorktown, who, with /
members of the crew of the gunboat
was captured by the insurgents las
April near Baler, on the east coast o.
Luzon. The message, which comes
through Spanish prisoners, is to the
effect that the officer and his men ar
at Nigan, in the province of SOutl
IlocOs, on the west coast of LuZon. AL
but two are well. Lieutenant Gilmore
is allowed a house and a servant and i.
fairly treated.