Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-11-16
AGU|NALDO ESCAPES
FILIPINO CHIEF OUT OF PRESENT
REACH OF AMERICANS.
SHARP BATTLE SATURDAY
Position Gained Deserted on Account
of Bad Roads-Aguinaldo in the
Northwest Cruiser Charleston
Hopeless Wreck-No Prospect of
Saving Her Engines and Stores.

Manila, Nov 15.-The 3Sd infantry,
in one OF the sharpest two hours en-
gagements of the war with an equal
force of insurgents, five miles from San
Fabian, Saturday, lost one officer and
men killed and one officer and II
men wounded. The Americans cap
tured 20 Filipinos and 100 rifles and
found 81 insurgents dead lying in the
trenches and rice fields. Many more
t'ilipinos, doubtless, We're killed and
wounded. Gen. Wheaton was in
formed that the enemy was gathering
at San Jacinto for the purpose of pre-
venting the Americans from controll-
ing the road from Dagupan north,
whereby Aguinaldo might retreat, The
33d, Col. Howe commanding, and de-
tachment of the 18TH with a Calling
gun, Rowland commanding, were sent
to dispense them. The troops encount-
cred the worst road found on the
island of Luzon. The insurgents
opened the fight two miles from San
Jacinto. Knee deep in mud, the Fill
ipiuo sharpshoOters hidden in trees
and houses and small trench across
the road, held their fire UNI
til the Americans were close
to them. When they began firing other
Filipinos opened fire from the thickets
at the right and left, further away.
The insurgent sharpshooters picked off
the officers first Five Americans who
fell wore shoulder straps or chevrons
A3ut the 33d never wavered. It's crack
marksmen knocked the Filipinos from
the trees like squirrels and the Ameri-
cans rushed the trench leaving four
dead insurgents there. The regiment
returned to San Fabian Sunday, it be-
ing impossible to get supplies over the
roads. The officers who are returning
say it is impossible for Gen. Wheaton
to attempt junction with Gen.
Young on account of the roads. The
prisoners say it is reported that Agui-
naldo, with an army estimated at 10000
(probably great eXaggeration) passed
toward Dagupan, intending to leave by
the railroad for the northwest they
said they believed the Filipino army
had passed the line intended by Gems.
Wheaton and Young to be covered en-
Aguinaldo's rear and that he passed
San Fabian going northwest, fort
night ago.
Charleston is Hopeless.
Manila, Nov. 15.-Further details re-
garding the grounding of the United
States cruiser Charleston show that
she struck an uncharted coral reef 10
miles east of Kaminguin island. Her
stern was almost submerged and her
bow almost out of water. A heavy sea
was on and the cruiser began rolling
violently. The water-tight doors
quickly closed but were stove in under
the engine compartment, the largest Of
the ship. After the first efforts to
right her, the officers feared she might
slide off because Of the heavy sea and,
therefore, abandoned the attempt to
save her. In naval circles, the acct
dent is considered quite unavoidable.
The only wonder is that there are 10
more such disasters in Philippine wa
ters, which are most indifferently
charted. The Charleston lies practi
cally in the open sea and there is no
hope of saving her or her valuable
paraphernalia and contents.