The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-08
Forced to EEacuate by the
Army GunbOatS.
LANDING PARTIES
Entered Both Places But Did
Not Remain.
Captured the Outfit of a Brass
Band at SOsmOan.
Marched on Board Playing on
the instruments.

Manila, May S.-2:15 p. m.-The
army's gunboats, Laguna de Bay and
Cavadonga, under command of Capt.
Grant, which started up the San Fer
nando river from Guagua yesterday, as
was presumed, to establish there a base
of supplies for the troops engaged in
the northern campaign, returned today
Mai Gen. Macarthur failed to connect
with the expedition.
The gunboats found rebels entrenched
at Sosmoan and Guagua on the water
fronts of the towns. The vessels
steamed past the works, shelllng the
occupants and driving them out. Land
ing parties from the boats entered both
towns. capturing at SosmOan Spanish
captain in uniform, who was ostenslbly
a prisoner in the hands of the rebels,
and also a native officer. Arriving at
Guagua the town and small guhpoat
were found to be burning ana the nd
tiVes were evacuating the place IN con-
sequence of the bombardment.
At Sosmoan the landing party cap
tured a number of Filipino flags and
quantity of arms, chiefly bolOs and bows
and arrows, besides a lot of band in
struments which the men played as
they marched back to the boats
Capt Grants expedition will prob
ably return up the San Fernando river
after having been reinforced with re
Gently purchased light draft Spanish
steamers
Washington, May S.-Gen. Otis re-
ports the following deaths: Variola,
May 3. Edward Vaughn, private, Com
pany C, F'ifty-first Iowa; May 4, John
V. Smith, private. Company L. Four
teenth infantry; drowned, April 29, VIM.
L. Higgins. corporal, Company B. Ninth
infantry; Harris w. Mallory. private.
Company B. Ninth infantry; septicOmia
from phiegmen, April so, Myron
Stearns, sergeant. Company B, First
Nebraska; gunshot wound, accidental,
May 1. James s Lynch. private Com
pany G, Ninth infantry; wounds in ac-
ton, May 4, John c. Hoover, private
Company F, First Nebraska; typhoid
fever, May 5. Guy NeybergalO, private,
Company l. Twentieth Kansas; John A.
Moore, sergeant, Company K, Fourth
infantry.
TO CLEAR OUT BACOLOR.
Manila, May S.-To clear the Filipinos
out of Bacolor. about five miles south
west of San Fernando, will be the next
task of the Americans. The rebel gen
eral, MascardO, has a force of 5000 men
there well armed and possessed of plen-
ty of ammunition. His troops have
never met American soldiers, and they
think. according to reports carried to
San Fernando, that they can whip the
whole lot
Bacolor is well entrenched. and thous-
andS of natives are working like
beavers, digging trenches and carrying
the dirt in baskets The enemy uses his
riflemen for fighting only, but compels
women, to labor incessantly.
The rebel outpost is about a mile
beyond San Fernando with a trench
that holds between 200 and 300 men,
From that point several vOlleys were
fired last night upon the camp of the
Twentieth Kansas regiment.
Neither Maj. Gen. Macarthur nor
Maj Gen. Lawton moved yesterday.
although each recOnnOitered in the
country in his vicinity for some miles
from Headquarters. developing the pres
ence of small forces of the enemy.
In the vicinity of Laguna de Bay the
rebels are extremely active. but the
lines of Gen. Ovenshine and Gen Who'll
ley, who are commanding Gen. Kings
brigade during the latter's illness, have
been materially strengthened and there
is no danger in that direction.
FILIPINOS RETURNING HOME.
Washington, MayS.-The war depart
ment has received from General Otis a
dispatch giving the situation in the
Philippines, some parts of which have
been omitted by the war department in
making it public. The dispatch is as
follows:
Manila, May S.-Adjutant General,
Washington: Situation as follows:
Lawton at Maasin and Balinag. Scout
ing parties to the north and east Mac
Arthur at San Fernando. Popula-
tion of country between Manila and
northern points held by troops return
ing home: Appear cheerful and con-
tented. Army gunbOats operating in
rivers. Have cleared country west of
Macarthur of insurgents. = Signs
OF insurgents weakness more apparent
daily. OTTS
ARTHUR K MOORE WOUNDED
Washington, May S-The war depart
nent today received the following ca
blegram from Gen. Otis:
h1lIed-Thirteenth Minnesota Nav A.
company L, Private Fred Buckendof
Wounced company H, Private James
Barrett, shoulder moderate
second Oregon-COmpany A, Captain
h l. Heath, leg, slight
Sixth artillery, COMPANY n Private
VIM. Betzold. arm. slight
Fifty-first Iowa-Mav ( oornnar1- r,
Private George Shannon, hip. light
twentieth Kansas-Compan n Pri
vate Arthur K. Moore. hand severe
First Washington-April 27 connapv
II, Private VIM. Schermerhorn. arm.
slight. a. A4i'
A FILIPINO TRICK
Mania, May S.-The Filipinos sur
prised the United States forces at San
> Fernando with a daring trick on yes
terday. A railroad train with an on
gine at each end was run almost 70 tbe
American outposts and in DIain siebt
of the town. Before they could he
reached a gang of natives sprane off
the train, tore up several lengths of the
rails, boarded the train again and
steamed away so quickly that there
was no opportunity to capture the raid
@rS.
The Nebraska. regiment is asking for
a temporary relief from duty Only 375
men of this regiment are left at the
front