The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-06-16
SLIPPERY FILIPINOS.
Nearly 1900 Rebels in a Corner
Manage to Get Away.
PARANAQUE AND LAS PlNAS TAKEN.
The Whole Country n Network OF Trenches
Gen. Otis Reports the American
Movement "a Great Success In
Clearing Out the Rebels.

Clearing Out the Rebels.
Manila, June IL. The Filipino Occur
patton of the province of Cavite has
been broken and, as a result of the pres
ent movement, the Americans now con-
troll the important coast towns of Par
anaque and Las Pinas. while a long
line OF insurgent trenches facing our
south line has been cleared. The in
surgents have again proved their ia
cilities as dodgers, between 5000 and
a,OOO warriors, who seemed destined TO
be captured, having disappeared, the
majority sliding away under cover of
The night, after fighting the Americans
all day. Some Others came to meet our
troops, with protestations of friend
ship.
Saturdays work was the hardest our
army has seen. The battlefield
stretched out across the entire isthmus
from Laguna de Bay to the harbor.
While the troops were advancing. the
army Runboat Napidan, IN the river
near Taguig, shelled the enemy, kill
ing several of them. The monitor
Monadnock and the gunLudt Helena
shelled Paranaque and Las Pinas all
day with the full power of their bat
ferries.
The whole country proved to be a
succession of small hills, with Doggy
ground between the high, thick grass,
and bushes in the hollOws, which great
ly added to the difficulty of the adj
vance, but gave shelter that saved
many from the enemy's bullets. Our
men threw away their blankets,
coats and even haversacks, stripping
to the waist and trusting to luck for
food. Water could not be obtained
and there was much discomfort after
the canteens were emptied.
AT the outset the Colorados, the Ninth
infantry and the Twentv-hrst infantry
forced the line of insurgent trenches.
wheeled TO the left and drove the enc
my toward the lake. During this |
maneuver the Filipinos in concealed
trenches on the right opened an en-
tlading fire, but the brigade, partly
owing to the high grass, had few hit !
About three o o'clock Sunday afternoon
Gen. Wheatons brigade, headed by
Gen. Lawton. who, in his white cloth !
ing and helmet, on IA big, black horse.
was shining mark for the enemy's
sharpshooters, circled to the south OF
Las Pinas, encountering a large force
of Filipinos in the shelter of the trees.
Gen. Lawton had a narrow escape. In
the first vollCy of the enemy the horses
of three OF his star officers were shot
from under them. The Colorado repi-
ment bore the brunt of thi, attacl, and
dispursed the F,lipiuos. Hardly had
they finished OF that lot whrl a large
force appc cred ig ~ rear Which the |
Ninth int@lry lad part of the Colo
SS&do regiu 1T drove away. ~ this /
time nearly tine hole division was
around Las Pinas. -;ssTN.GT-Ssy. ,
:, At six O'Clock yesterday morning !
Gen. Wheaton advance upon Las
Pinas with a troop of cavalry, the ,
Twenty-first infantry, the Colorado |
regiment, part of the Ninth infantry |
and two mountain guns, crossing two |
streams ana entering the town without
firing a shot He then advanced upon .
Paranaque. SO far as can vet be ascer-
tanned, the Filipino loss is about so
killed, about $50 wounded and 20 taken
prisoners. The whole country is net
work of trenches and the enemy sour
ried from shelter to shelter.
A REPORT FROM GEN. OTIS.
Washington, June 12.-'rhe war de-
partment yesterday receive a report
from Maj. Gen. Otis, of the military
movement Saturday to the south of |
Manila for the purpose of clearing ont
the rebels in that section. II shows
that the movement was great sue
cess and that the enemy's loss was con-
siderably greater than stated in the
press dispatches. Gen. Otis cablegram
is as follows:
Manila June ll.-Terrihc heat Yesterday did
not permit troops 20 reach positions at hours
designated and enabled majority Of Insurgents
TO escape in scattered organizations south and
westward which they effected during the even
Ing and night The movement was n great sue.
cess, however, The enemy was diSorganzed
and routed, suffering heavy loss. The troops
rested to-day nj Las PinaS and Paranaque The
navy did excellent execution along the shore OF
the bay, but many insurEent detachments re-
tired in that direction and were protected by
the presence OF women and children, whom they
drove along with them. Our loss was four killed
and some 30 wounded. Report OF casualties
later, A conservative estimate of enemy S loss
IS about i00.-Otis