Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-11
General Advance Along American
Lines in Luzon is Begun.
HARD FIGHTING EXPECTED.


New York. oct ia special 60 the
Herald from Washington says.
general advance niuug the Amori-
can lines lu Luzun hua been begun aud
war department officials expect reports
o. some heavy lighting within the next
fuw Gays.
Omcial disultchea received and not
made public show that both Generals
i.aWton ana Macarthur are moving
nurthwurd with their forces the pure
pose being Co rat control of the railroad
ana tAe Important towns HH fur north
ns puHaiiiv. Eventually % g. intended Co
send 1u expedition by water o. Wing
nyen, near The northern terminus of
Toe railway. Hu CO.'S Co nuuk the enemy
This ,stpditiun, however. viii not start
ultl additional tfOuuH have arrived.
Meanwhile the divisions under both
laiwt TON hud Macarthur Will push 10 the
north na fur ar they can
According Co statements made ut the
war department this advance Dr. to De-
made permanent There arc 60 d. no
NOR. towns taken and then abandoned.
win tnp additional troops which have
arrived turinu the rainy sUtfual. aud
othcrH tu follow, Gen, Corhin says that
'horc Nlll De sufficient number ~
troops available Go garrison towns nH
fast nH thnf ere taken. and atill leave
formidable force Tor continuing the
onward fIuVfmvnt
~ ~ NNNNH NNI NNMMNN movement OF NMn
American :niCes that probably accounts
Tor thr recent great activity uf the In.
furUcnu south on Manila
WAS A HARD MARCH
san Francisco de- Mnlabon. oct 10
General sthWun'H column approaching
this town mufched through n country
Ho muddy that nll the mules CullupH d.
IT, occupied the town without nghtIug.
the insurgents retwatluE under cover
..H "a a D.. 0 10 d..
ln fortc rprthWurd. General sehwnn
came urou uCnchgH whyrH hidden In
HurgrufF . .iuftd several valipyH uuuu
the general nd his Hiaf. The rebels rH-
uht,d HtuhhOrnly The racuunoltor,rH.
cuuHlstinE uf capt Grary's battalion
of the . hftoeuth regiment and two
guns of Micy's battery, drove the ln-
surgcntt two miles, fighting al the
way They found 70 field piece and FHv.
Cul wounded ana sick FlllpinOs. lying
red ilaEs, and captured twenty-five ln.
surgeon including three officers. Many
Filipino dead wcru HtroWn along tho
feldA The American total loss was
ono officer and seven men wounded
General fChWun'a main column
started GO daylight this morning along
IL fearful road ON the len bank OF the
river. innlcru being thrown FAR out
and Major nudd'n battalion ON the
right bsnl, covering the flank rendering
tn ne from the insurgcnt trenches In
effective.
Major Judd returned to Santa cruz
efor. dafs
The natives seem 90 be generally sup
porters OF the insurroction. bur few
have arms There was much nr,ng al
American FOLDERS from the native
huts. General schwan spent the night
az Nrlubon.
OTIS REPORTS CASUALTIES.
Washington. oct. ii.-Gonrral Otis ca
bles the following casualties:
Wounded near Cuvitc Niolo; Firm
cavalry. Oct. s.. First Lieut.. Charles W
Fonton, ear. slight. Fourth cavalry
troop q, Corporal John Martin. Les.
moderate; Thirteenth Infantry. COM
pauy u. Mhuhall -. Bihbor head. SEE
we're. Geo, NJ Blyell, lcg. severe Four
teenth Infantry, company y, Geo. -.
snepp. groin, moderate. company n.
John T., Flood, arm, moderate. company
o. Corporal oJhn u. Mycr. lex. slight.
Frank Richard, knee, moderate. Goo.
MlWvCr forearm, moderate. Twenty
first Infantry, at Calnmba. oct .. COM
pany II, Ava T.. oliver, chest. slight.
company X. Sergeant Peter Kelly.
shoulder moderate, John Rrutchey, ear.
slight. company l., Ollle ID. Fields.
thigh, slight. Sixth Infantry. near Cpbu
Island, Sept %, company A. James
Conhe, leg, modernte James II. Morton,
arm, moderate. company G. George W.
Arthur, lex, severn, Nineteenth lnfuu-
Try, company X. Sergeant James
Convey, chest. severe.