The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-11
Disemb arkation of His Troops Cow
cred by warships, which RiddIed
the Sand Dunes with Shells.
SPECTACULAR as SANTIAGO
SCENE SIMILAR TO THE LANDING OF
GENERAL sHAFTER's ARMY.
Movements of Lawton and Macarthur
loo Filipinos Surprised-Bryan
One of the Rebels Gods.

MANILA, Nov. 10.-Military authorities
here hope that the present campaign
against the rebel FiIpinos will end the in
surrection, and 1t would not be surprising,
IL before another week Aguinaldo and the
remnant Of his army were prisoners. Gen.
eral Wheaton is now driving the insurgents
towards Lawton and Macarthur and the two
last named are closing in on the enemy.
There is possibility. however. that Aguin-
aldo. who seems to be badly frightened, may
endeavor to escape by sea. If. as reported,
he has fed to the hills inhabited by the
savage Negritos. he may fare badly, for the
1Segritos are his enemies.
The landing of General wheaton's troops
at San Fabian on Tuesday was the most
spectacular affair OF its kind since General
Skaters Decentralization at Daiquiri. The
complete The gunboats maintained ter
rifle bombardment for an hour. while the
troops rushed waist-deep through the surf.
under heavy but badly aimed rife fire
from the insurgent trenches. and charged
right and left, pouring volley after volley
1T the fleeing rebels. Forty Filipinos were
captured, mostly non-commissioned officers.
Several insurgent dead and five wounded
were found in a building which had suf-
fered considerable from the bombardment.
The town was well fortified. The sand dunes
were revetted with bamboo twenty feet
thick, which afforded a fine cover.
THE BOMBARDMENT.
When the transports arrived In the gulf
they found the gunboats Princeton. Ben
nington and others waiting. After consulta-
ton with General Wheaton. Commander
Knox, Of the Princeton, and Commander
Sheridan. Of the Bennington, anchored in
the shallow water two miles off shore.
The gunboats formed line inside. the
Helena, Callao and Manila close inshore
With the first gun OF the bombardment the
small boats were filed rapidly without con-
fusion by Major Cronite's battalion of the
Twenty-third Infantry. and Captain Bucks
battalion OF the Fifteenth Infantry.
While the lines Of boats moved shore
ward. the gunboats poured the full force
of their batteries into the trenches. soon
forcing the insurgents TO fee through the
burrows dug back OF the trenches. About
200 men held their places until the keels OF
the boats grated on the shore when the
Mauser bullets commenced to sing over
head.
The battalions formed in good order
Captain Buck. with Pierce's ard Patton's
companies. pursued the insurgents on the
left into the bamboo thickets. On the right
was a frail footbridge across the river.
leading TO the town. General Wheaton, per-
sonaIly commanding, ordered a charge
across the bridge. and Captain Rowland
Of bis staff. led Coleman's and EIliott's
companies Of the Thirteenth. and Shields's
company OF the Twenty-third, who behaved
splendicly under their first fire, into the
town. which was found TO be nearly de-
serted except by the aged and some Span
iarcs who had hidden in the buffalo wallows
and who came shouting delightedly toward
the Americans.
Two companies OF the Twenty-third had
skirmish along the Dagupan road with
the retreating Filipinos. Major Shields, of
the sta1. with his command, captured sew
eral insurgents.
night anc in the morning General Wheaton
established his headquarters in a church,
quartered his men In the houses and sent
the captured Filplnos beyond the outposts,
with orders not to return
The inhabitants describe all. the roads as
practically impossible, and say they be-
Iieve Aguinaldo has secreted a yacht in the
river Longapo. near Subig. for use In his
flight when he finds his capture is inevi-
table.
FIVE AMERICANS WOUNDED.
Wednesday was devoted to reconnois-
sances. Major Logan went northward 10
santo Tomas and burned the Filipino bar
racks Captain Bucks Thirteenth went to
San Jacinto and disposed OF a email band.
Marsh's Twenty-third went toward Mag
calena, on the Dagupan road and had sew
sral sharp fights with small parties. They
killed eight men and brought in some pris-
oners and had i've men wounded.
The Santo Tomas road seems to be the
oaiy possible means OF retreat for large