The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-05
THE FIGHTING
STILL C0TINUES.
CONTINUED from First pasc)

they had always counted. General Law
ton captured 5000 bushels of rice. an in-
portaut part 0f The stores established ny
the insurgents.
ANOTHER MATTER ON HAND
The Snsri-h commissioners have mn de-
another futile attempt for the r'liei OF
spaniarls held as prisoners by the fli-
uiuos Their vessels steamed to me port
nearest Dagupan. Fearing to lama. ln'y
sent a letter % Aguinaldo saying tn.t
they were authorized to exchange 'i.r
Futpiuos now in tho hands of The Amri De-
cans for the Spanish prisoners. 4 iei.f
was received from Senior Manlni At"lN-
aldo's Prime Minister which was o'l''
April 2>th. and which stated thdt A-N'"-
aldo was negotiating for peace. pehilN-
which negotiations bee could not DISCUSS
the question of tfo cVDHrn" 1I PIP r'he.7.
VIGOROUS RESISTANCE
NAV 5.-S.g5 a. Mn spite of the peace
ful overtures OF their comm. -ioners. me
FUipiuos vigorously resisted the advance
OF General AiacArthur's division from
Apalit toward san Fernandino lighting
desperately az long range after running
from trench 90 trench when driven out
by the American artillery
The movement commenced az half past
in the morning.
General Hale's brigade. consisting on
Eve G8ungs. under the command or
Major Young OF the Sixth Artillery Two
hattalious of the Fifty-hrst Iowa kegi-
ment the First Nebraska Regiment and
the First South Dakota Regiment adj
Vanced along the road few miles west
of the railway.
General Wheaton. with HOtchkiss and
eating guns under the command OF
Lieutenant Nayl0r. Of the Utah Light Ar
uirry, mounted ON hand ears. pushed
ahead. the Twentieth Kansas and First
Montana Regiments depIOying 90 the
ri-ht and left when feasible. The cOuu-
try trayersed proved the worst yet enc
couEtered. miles Of marshes and many
unfordabie streams delaying the advance
materially.
Both hr.sades met Win resistance SIM
nitanelusIy on approaching che river near
san Tomas, which is about eight kilomc-
tres from Apslit. The centre span OF the
railroad bridge had dropped into the river
and the insurgents had only left d small
force 90 check General Wheaton. their
main body lining the strong trenches n
front of General Hale
COULDN'T STAND SHELLS
Although the attacking force 1oured a
very heavy artillery and muHetry fire
across the river the enemy stubbOrniy
resisted for over an hour. ultimately
breaking when Major Young sheUed their
lelt Hank. aud then retreatnp, along the
river bank under cover.
General Wheaton In the meantime tried
Intellectually 10 draw the fire of the Fill
uin0s in the trenches east of the track
So soon as they discovered that the ma
ture of the country would permit only a
f-W skirmishers GA each side OF tine en-
baukmenf. the Insurgents regained their
courage and fought desperately for three.
quarters III an hour In tte face OF Amer
lean yolley and a rapid ire fusilade until
nqnksd bv the Montana Regiment Then
ID general scramble ensued most Or The
enemy boarding trains thar were ia rvadl-
ness and the others taking the road 10
san FrrnaudlnO after burning the VII
l.a.s q san Tomas and Minalin.
About noon General Wheaton crossed
tb. hrokc1 bridge. cleared the stragglers
ouf ~ ne villages and advanced toward
san Fernandno General Hale effected
a crossing simultaneously aztec slight