The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-05-10
Gen. Luna's Army Il a Corner.
Must Surrender or Scatter to Escape
the Americans.

AhoSS
the Americans.
NJ Time TO Be Lost in Further Par
leys. Otis Pushing the Fighting
While Flipinos Seem to be Waiver
ing. No Surrender of Spanish
Prisoners. Food Supplies Csptur-
ed.
Manila, May 4, $50 p. m.-Maj.
Gen. Macarthur has carried San
Tomas, after encountering a strong
resistance.
Brig. Gen. Hale moved on the en-
emy's right and Big. Gen. Wheaton
attacked the left in a daring charge,
in which Col. Funston again dlstln-
guished himself. The Kansan was
wounded in the hand and several
other officers and enlisted men were
also wounded.
Col. Summers with a part of the
Oregon and Minnesota regiments
and a gun of the Utah battery, took
Moasim, on the hight, resting four
miles from San Fernando. The Fill
pinos are ~retreating toward San
Isidro and it is expected they will
make a stand at Arayat, at which
place the whole of the rebel forces in
the province of Psnpapga is concen-
trating.
It is reported that, impressed by
recent events, the Fllipinos are wav-
ering in their allegiance to the in
s~urrection and are likely to assume a
. neutral attitude.
1t seems as though Gen. Antonio
Luna's forces are destined TO destruc-
ton within a few days unless they
surrender or scatter.
The American army has been skill
fully posted at points of immense
strategic advantage.
The insurgents expected them to
advance on Balinag by way of
Quinga and had furrowed the entire
country beyond Quinga with the
strongest entertainments.
: Instead of taking this course Gen.
MacAathur swung toward San Tomas,
the route to which was almost un-
protected. Gen. Lawton brought
his brigade in against B4lsuam from
the southeast, covering the line of re-
treat of the rebels toward the noun
tains and depriving them of a refuge
upon which they bad always counted.
Gen. Lawton captured $4,000 bushels
of rice, an important part Of the
stores established by the rebels.
The Spanish commissioners have
made another futile attempt for the
relief of Spaniards held as prisoners
by the Filipinos. Their vessels
steamed to the port nearest Dagu,
pan. Fearing to land, they sent a
letter to Aguinaldo saying that they
were authorized to exchange $4,000
Filipinos now in the hands of the
Americans for the Spanish prisoners.
A reply was received from Ser or
Mabini, Aguinaldo's prime minister,
which was dated April Is, and which
stated that Asuinaldo was negotiat-
ing for peace, pending wich negotia-
tons he could not discuss the ques-
ton of the exchange of prisoners.
In spite CT the peaceful overtures
OF their commissioners, the Flllplnos
vigorously resisted the advance Of
Gen. MacArthur's division from
Apalit toward San Fernando, fight
ing desperately at long range, after
running from trench when driven
out by tie American artillery.
The movement commenced at half
past 5 in the morning. Gen. Hale's
brigade, consisting of FIVE Gatlings,
under the command of Maj. Young
OF the Sixth artillery, two battalions
of the Fifty-6rst Iowa regiment, the
First Nebraska regiment and the
First South Dakota regiment adj
vanced along the road a few miles
west of the railway line.
Gen. Wheaton, with Ho.chkiss
and Calling guns, under the com
mand of Lieut.. Taylor of the Utah
light artillery, mounted on hand
cars, pushed ahead, the Twentieth
Kansas and First Montana regiments
deploying to the right and left when
feasible.
The country traversed proved the
worst yet encountered, miles of
marshes and many unfordable
streams delaying the advance materi-
ally. Both brigades met with resist
ance simultaneously on approaching
the river near San Tomas, which is
about eight kilometres from Apalit.
The centre Span of the railroad