Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-04-12
NEED MORE TROOPS
Lawton Captures Two More Vii
lagos, But Meets with
Resistance.
FIGHTING HAS JUST BEGUN
As Usual the Filipinos Use Church As a
Fort, But Are Driven Out By An
American Rush.

New York, April IA dispatch tc
the Herald from Manila says
Lawton's command captured the vii
lagos of Pagsajan and Lumbar yester-
day, after some resistance. The mouth
of the river commanded by Lumbar
was effectually blocked against the en-.
trance of gunboats. Shells from the
Laguna de Bay drove most of the in.
surgents up the mountain side. A small
force remained in the old church, offer.
troops. About fifty were captured and
several killed. There was one casualty
among the Americans. Six launches
and two boats were captured on the
river. The insurgents attacked the real
of McArthur's division between Mari
lao and Bocave at o'clock this morn
ing. The telegraph line was cut. Our
loss was five killed, fourteen wounded
all in company M, Second Oregon regi-
ment and companies G and D, Thir-
teenth Minnesota. The insurgents loos-
ened some rails on the railroad track
but the damage was quickly repaired
More troops are needed here. Fighting
has only just begun.
OTIS GIVES AN ACCOUNT
Washington April 12.-The following
cablegram has been received from Cen
eral Otis:
Manila, April 12.-Yesterday in the
lake region Lawton pursued the insur-
gents eastward from Santa Cruz, dis
persing them. He captured all the
larger vessels used in the lake trade and
a Spanish gunboat. He is now endeav-
oring to press them from the river,
where concealed, into the lake. Wheat
on drove the enemy ten miles to the
eastward of the railway line of commu-
nication with Malolos. Lawton's and
Wheaton's casualties were few, as the
enemy made no stand. Spain gives no.
tice that she will evacuate Mindora and
Polo soon.
CASUALTIES IN LUZON.
Washington, April 12.-General Otis
has forwarded the additional casualty
list from Manila: Killed-Fourteenth
infantry, Private ]. w. Pitts, Second
Oregon, Privates Henry Payne, Edward
Hoffman and Joseph Boddey; Thir-
teenth Minnesota, Privates Amosso Cole
and Morris P. Beatty; wounded, 81.
THEY FLEE TO THE MOUNTAINS.
Manila, April 12.-General Wheaton
started at daylight with the Tenth
Pennsylvania and Second Oregon regi-
ments and two guns to drive the rebels
from the American right between the
railroad and foothills. He met with
slight resistance near Santa Maria, and
had one man wounded, but the enemy
bolted when shelled by artillery, and
burned and abandoned the town of
Santa Maria where a thousand rebels
We're reported concentrated. During
the rest of the day the enemy was in
full retreat toward the mountains,
burning villages behind the retreating
force. Occasionally few rebels drop
ped to the rear and fired at the ad-
vancing American troops from the jun
gle, apparently with the idea that this
would check the advance and cover the
retreat of the Filipinos, but finding
these tactics Intellectual the rebels
scrambled after the main body. The
American guard along the railroad has
been materially strengthened. It is not
likely that the rebels will succeed in
getting into as close quarters in the fu-
ture as they did yesterday, even if they
return from the mountains.
FILIPINOS WOULD NOT WAIT.
Manila, April 12.-General Wheaton
General OTIS "They would
not wait to be killed" General Lawton
is securing the vicinity Of Santa Cruz
He finds the rebels decamped. He Sc
cured gunboat, six launches and two
cascoes, comprising the Filipino fleet
The vessels were stuck in the mud