Iron County register., 1899-03-23
FILIPINOS AGAIN REPULSED.
Driven BACK Fifteen Miles with
Heavy Losses by GEN. Wheat
0n's Victorious Men.

= Heavy Losses Dy ten. WhG8t-
On's Victorious Men.
Manila, March 2O-Some of the reb-
els recently expelled from Cavite aud
the small towns in the vicinity OF
Pasig combined forces, and Saturday
night-as already cabled, attacked \
company of the Washington volunteers.
detached post at Taguig, about .
mile and a half southeast of Pasig.
/ Gen. Wheaton Immediately reinforced
the Americans with two companies
each of the Washington and the Ore
| gon regiments. The post had held the
enemy in check, and the fire of the re
.nforcing companies repulsed them.
/ driving them across to an island
formed by the estuary. They were
thus in front of the TwenJy-second
| regulars.
The Rebels Fought Desperately
| On discovering that they were en-
trapped, the rebels fought desperately,
| aided materially by the Jungle and the
darkness, but they were completely
routed, with heavy loss. after two
hours fighting. The Americans lost
two killed and 20 wounded, among the
latter being Lieut.. Frank jones.
| Determined to Punish the Enemy.
| Gen. Wheaton determined to punish
the natives, and at daybreak yesterday
his brigade started in the following or
| der: The Sixth artillery holding the
| extreme right, the Oregon volunteers
| heading the center, the Washington
regiment keeping to the cage of the
| lake, and the Twenty-secopd regulars
occupying the right of the line. which
swept the whole country along the
| lake, in southeasterly direction, to-
| ward Gen. Overshine's position.
The line thus extended over two miles
Of country, rough and covered with
thick jungle, advanced II miles. The
enemy fled, the last of them being
seen about half-past three yesterday
afternoon. At scarcely any time did
the Americans get within 1900 yards
Of them.
Troops Returned Exhausted.
The troops returned to pasig last
night, exhausted by the hard work un-
der hot sun. The Oregon regiment
had one man killed and four wounded.
and the Twenty-second regulars onc
wounded. According to the official re-
ports no fewer than 200 Filipinos were
killed
Now Command the Lake.
Gen. Otis says the American army
and gunboats now command the lake.
He estimates that property of the in
surgents valued at $500,000 has been
destroyed, while quantities of rice and
sugar and 400 tons of coal, which is
very valuable here, was captured.
The Filipinos Are Weakening.
Many prisoners represent that the
Filipino soldiers are weakening. Thc
generous treatment that the Ameri-
cans administer to the native prisoners
and wounded seems to influence the
insurgent army powerfully. In the
opinion of the Americans, however, the
Filipino leaders will continue to pro-
woke fighting just as long rs they can
retain their hold upon their followers,
because they have everything to gain
and nothing to lose.
More Men Than Arms.
The enemy has twice as many men
on their firing lines as they have arms,
and the fact that so few arms are cap
tured by the Americans is because the
guns of the wounded Filipinos and
many of those who surrender are spir-
ite6 away.
The Tour of the Lake by Armed Tugn.
The armed tugs Laguna lie Bay and
Oeste have returned to San Macati, and
reported the results of theic tour ON
the lake. On Friday morning last they
shelled the town of Morony, the rebels
fleeing without making any response
to the fire. The Americans landed "a
party, which destroyed quantity of
stores and all the stone buildings, eX-
cept the church.
The expedition then proceeded to
Maiaygay, where sugar mill and a
sawmill were destroyed.
Santa Cruz Strongly Intrenched-
On arriving at Santa Cruz, town of
1900 inhabitants, it was found that the
enemy was strongly intrenched ana
prepared to defend the position as
sisted by two gunboats ard several
launches. Moreover the mouth of the
river was blocked with rocks and bam-
boo
Exodus of Citizens.
A few shells caused the exodus of the
citizens, but not of the eneluy's troops.
The Americans did not attempt land
ing.
Capt. Grant, who is in charge of the
expedition, asked for reinforcements,
and will probably take Santa Cruz to-
day.
Arrivals mt Manila.
The United States disriIling ship Iris.
which left Honolulu, for Manila, with
the United States battleship Oregon, on
February 20, arrived yesterday.
Yesterday morning also arrived the
San Joaquin, the last of the overdue
English steamers sailing under Ameri-
can registers, that were detained i:y
the insurgents on the northwest coast
of Luzon.
Gen. Otis Omcial Report.
Washington, March 2U.-Tbe war de-
partment yesterday received the fo'-
lowing dispatch from Maj.-Gen. Otis
operations against the m-
Manila, March 10.
Adjutant General, Washington-Our
gunboats under Capt. Grant,