Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-05-06
SAN FERNANDO OCCUPIED.
Rebels Evacuated and Fired the Place.
Fighting South of Manila Great
Work by Lawton's Men.

MANILA. May 6.-Major General Mac.
Arthur division advanced to San Fer
nando Friday and found that the place
had been evacuated by the rebels, who
lett only a small detachment to cover
their retreat by train. General Mac
Arthur occupied the burning town with
out loss
The rebels south OF Manila attempted
to rush through Brigadier General
Ovenshine's line Thursday night. The
attempt failed, but the rebels main
tanned fusillade of musketry on the
Fourth infantry regiment for several
hours. The demonstration was inef-
fectual beyond soaring the inhabitants
of Malate
The outposts of the idaho and Cali
fornia regiments beyond San Pedro
Macati We're also attacked during the
night. Major General Lawton was
quartered at Belinag.
New YORK, May 6.-Former mayor
w. l.. Strong received a cablegram from
his son, Major Putnam Bradlee Strong,
who is serving on the staff of General
Macarthur. The cablegram confirmed
the capture OF San Fernando, and said
that General Luna, the insurgent COM
mander-in- chief, had been wounded.
MANILA, May 6.-Detailed reports of
the work of Major General Lawton 8
expedition show that harder fighting
took place during the early part of this
week than earlier accounts Indicated.
In the attack upon San Rafael the
American forces were met with a heavy
fire from a large number of rebels who
We're concealed i'll the jungle on all
sides 1t was only the adoption of the
tactics followed III indian fighting in
the United States, every man for him
self, that saved the division from great
loss General Lawton, as usual, was at
the head Of his line with his staff.
SCOTS battery demolished stone
fronted trench at short range.
The ihsurgent leaders, Gregorio and
Pic del Pillar, who had 800 men in Bali
nag, reiterated when General Lawton
approached the town. Chief of Scouts
Young, with II men, entered Balinag
ahead Of the army, aud rang the church
bells to announce that they had posses
sion OF the city.
General Lawton, when attacking III
force outside CT Balinag, saw women
and children in the rebel trenches, and
sent Captain Case in advance with
white flag 70 warn the insurgents 60 re-
move the n-cOnbatants. When within
so wards OF the trenches two volleys
were fred at Captain Cases party.
Chief of Scouts Young, whose brav-
ery nj Balinag was most notable, served
as an Indian scout under Major General
o. o. Howard in his campaign in the
northwest in 1876 The work of 1oung's
scouts was feature of the expedition.
On Wednesday % Of them encountered
BODY of 800 Filipinos beyond Ballnag
and drove them until Of the $50 rounds
Of ammunition which the scouts carried
they had only about 10 rounds left.
They were about to retire when Lieu
tenant BOYD. with IA troop of the Fourth
cavalry. came up with them and chased
the enemy into San Miguel.
There were 1900 Spanish prisoners IN
the hands of the Filipinos at San MI
guel. They were served with 5 cents
worth of rice daily and We're compelled
to work hard Oh the rebel aeIenses.
Several hundred OF the FIlpinos
wounded were at San Miguel.
The insurgents were sending their
women and children to the Blaonabauo
mountains.
A chief and 100 men We're captured
at Balinag.
General Lawton released many OF his
prisoners.
OTIS REPORTED THE KILLED.
Also That Lawten Captured SI,ooo,oos
Worth of Stores.
WASHINGTON, May 6.-The war de-
Ilestnss received the following:
MANILA, May 5.
Adiutant General. Washington
Following casualties at San Tomas
yesterday: One officer. Lieutenant lag
CART, Twentieth Kansas, and Tour "a !,
listed men killed; three officers ana q
enlisted men wounded. Among the
wounded General Funston, hand, sngnl.
Lawton reports capture over l5o,ooo
bushels rice: 265 tons sugar at Bahnag.
Naiues Of subsistence captured at Malo-
los $1,000. 600 Large captures corn rice
ana corn belonging to enemy at other
points. Insurgents destroyed by lire
town Of San Tomas and last evening
nred city Of San Fernando. OTIs.
he name Of the man killed was