Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-10

Manila, October 9.-1:30 p. m.-Thiss
afternoon body Of insurgents was
seen near La Iona Church, four miles I
from the heart of the city OF Manila
They opened fire. the bullets falling
among the tents OF the Twenty fth In-3%
fantry. 81 III ~
The Americans manned the trenches
and replied ut range of 1900 yards. III
The insurgents volleyed and the
Americans used their artillery.
The fight lasted an hour, after which
the insurgents retreated. One American
was wounded.
A SUNKEN TUGBOAT.
An expedition composed OF the United
States gunboat Callao and Manila, with
an armored fiatboat and steam pump.
has left Cavite for tho river Pasig or
Belts, which empties into Manila bay,
OH the north side, with u view Of rails
ing the Spanish river gunboat Aynt,
purposely sunk in the river by the
| Spaniards, which is reported to be In
| good condition. 1ss
| The United States gunboat Helena,
with a body Of marines from the Bal-i
| 5timore, preceded the expedition to make
soundings Mt the mouth OF the river. i
GENERAL sCHwAN'S ADVANCE. ss
Manila, Oct. 9.-Evening - General
Schwans column, consisting Of thet
Thirteenth Infantry, o battalion eof the \
cavalry, Captain Reilly's battery Of tho;
Fifth Artillery and Loves scouts, con-
tlnued the advance to-day toward San.
Francisco de Malabon meeting, with 1lt-g
tie resistance and suffering no CASUAL
ties The enemy fell back steadily.
Provisions are being conveyed to Rosa
rio, between Noveleta and Santa Cruz.
1850 p. m.-The American camp to-
night Is within sight Of San Francisco
de Malabon. tho stronghold Of the in
surgents in the province of .Cavite,l
where the Fllipinos are said to number
five thousand.
WHITE FLAGS EVERYWHERE.
During the march from Noveleta to
Rosario only few shots We're fired
This large coast town was literally
filed with white flags. The Americans 4
captured two or three hundred n: en-
many of the Filipinos changing their
clothing for white costumes. ISL
Tho bay Of Rosario was filled with
hundreds of boats, In which tho people
mad spent an exciting night.
ONE KILLED; FOUR WOUNDED. q
Washington. D. c., Oct. 9.-General
Otis has made the following reporttto.
fighting: ~ 80
"schwan with column 172s men. Thir-
tieth Infantry, battalion FourteenthSIn-s
-
Bacoor yesterday morning and proceed
ed to Noveletn- Encountered heavy or.
position. old CaYite and beyond 4, butt
drove enemy, capturing two guns and
inflicting damage. His casualties Cap-
tain Stafford, Thirteenth Infantry kill
ed; Captain McGrath, Fourth Cavalry.
seriously wounded, ten enlisted men
wounded. Column entering Rosario this
morning meeting slight opposition
Navy vessels and marines at Cayites
made demonstration on Noveleta, while
Schwan advanced at same time. Troopa8
at linus attacked insurgents Mt Il San
Nicholas, two miles east of9the city and
drove them from the road intersection
there. -Four men slightly wounded. En-
envy left six bodies on field" ,5sy
IMPORTANT CAPTURES.
Washington, D. c., Oct. 9.-Mail a6l,
vices which have just reached the War
Department from the Philippines tell
of an important capture about a month
ago. The small gunboat CaNac. while
cruising in the bay Of Manila, noticed.
a banca with a number Of Chinese on
board going down the coast. The vessel
was challenged, and as the men did not
respond the gunboat Immediately seized
the banca. Upon aoverhaulins the boat
some s14, 600 in money was found and "a
number OF papers and documents bear.
insurgent generals signatures. with of
ments We're found to be instructions to
the men to proceed south and recruit
another regiment. r.
CONTRACTS WITH JAPANESE 81
The guard Of Binondo district made
raid on house that had been under
suspicion as a resort for insurgent 1
officers. The only persons found were
two Chinese. Upon searching the pre-
misses. however. a box containing Il q 4
number Of papers were found, the Z
papers conclusively proving the exis-S
tence of contracts with Japanese for I
the supply Of arms and anmunit lon byf
the latter to tho insurgents.
CAPTAIN Stafford. 81:
Washington, D. c., Oct. g. CAPTAIN
Marion 3. Stafford, Thirteenth Infantry,
who lost his life IN the attack on Now
eleta yesterday. was O. graduate of Jthat
Military Academy in the class OF 1915
He was born at Selrnn, "a la. saptefi 3:
Der i. 1856. He pnrticipat ted insths cam =
paign against the Apache Indians In
New Mexico and Arizona and took Al
jcreditable part IN the, campaign sagainst
Santa CO. In April last lie Went 20 tho
Philip pines.
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