Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-03-17

flight from all the country around the
town OF Pasig, while Pasig itself and the
smaller towns OF Guadcloupe and san
Nicolas are in the hands o: the United
States troops.
The fighting was severe at times. but
she rebels were steadily driven from
every positiln in which they sought pro-
tection. Their loss must be heavy
though what it is cannot be stated def
ntely. In the lighting around Fasis tits
thought that over 30 Of them We're Kill d
and fully 100 wounded.
The Americans escaped with very little
boss. Only one man has been reported
kAled 50 far. and the number If wUun1-
ed Will not exceed 10 or u.
The fighting yesterday was done b..
| General Wheaton's brigade, assisted ~
a light draught gunboat Hhich moved
up the Pasig river in touch with the
movements OF the troops.
General Wheaton started oal cary
and moved towards GuadaloUpe. Hers
the enemy made hut feeble assistance
and the shells Of the guuboat from the
river created CONSERVATION among them.
They were soon in rul flight and our
troops promptly occupied Guada!oupe
and all the positions adjoining It,
The troops then swung, took the r.gLt..
and swept down on san Nicolas. The
.haIg p. Mt f.r
for some time, but the fire of the troops
was too hot for them and they quickly
broke and fed, leaving several wounded
and about half dozen dead behind them.
General Wheaton gave them no rest,
but followed up their lvtrsating forces
relentlessly. Al Pasig they evidently
calculated on making a stand. and some
of their positions had been quite well
| fortified. But wnen Scotts battery took
a position on the heights opposite the
town and began to throw shells into the
| Filipino entertainments the situation be-
| came extremely uncomfortable for them.
/ Soon. too. the gunbuat had got into posi-
/ ton, the range being s!gnalled from Cen
! eral Wheatun's headquarters, and the
/ double bombardment soon made the en-
. trenchments too hot for the enemy.
/ After less than an hours fighting they
| began to break and flee. Some of the
| Oregon companies, which had advanced
on the right flank We're in position to
partly head them off, and to their marks
| manShlp is due many of the fatalities on
/ the Filipino side In the trenches around
J 4 al Il -(,1 4
/ a large number of wounded. over
score We're captured.
General Wheaton is now in absolute
| possession of the ground between the two
main wings of the rebel army.
The rebels are in full retreat. but tha
pursuit is continuing, as ii is part Of
General Wheatons strategy to deliver
such a blow upon the wing he is now en-
! gaging that there will be no recovery
from it,
Reinforcements cannot be sent to the
insurgents, for General Wheaton's men
have closed all the roads and avenues
between the north and south.
This is only the beginning Of the drastic
measures that are to be taken in future
dealings with the Filpinos.
General Otis is determined to open the
country from Manila to MaIolos, the So
called capital Of the insurgents. and to
restore order there. The American
troops are to be advanced day after day,
haI u.i1 ha
treat.
Havana March l4.-There were cheers
last night for General Gomez in Central
park, and cries were raised against the
Cuban military assembly. In the even
ing, at the theatre, the public voclfer-
ously applauded General Gomez and
Cuba. The feeling against the assembly
is growing.
A public manifestation Of the different
patriotic clubs in which the general pub
lie was to assist, was called for O'Clock
yesterday afternoon, Those who were
to take part were to march, with music
and banners, to Quinta, where they were
J to express to General Gomez their ad-
herence to himself and their disapproVal
of the action OF the assembly in remov-
/ ing him from his command as general
in-Chief
When Senior Mora, civil governor of
; Havana. learned of the preparations for
the outpouring of the people in honor
of General Gomez, he directed the police
to prevent the parade. The committee
having the demonstration in charge
, asked General Ludlow to revoke Senor
Mora's orders. General Ludlow replied
that he would not do so. General Brooke
was then called upon and asked by the
: committee for permission to parade. He
sent message to General Ludlow say
ing that, if the procession were orderly,
g he could see no objection.
Meanwhile the police tried to prevent
= the demonstration Chief Of Police
Menocal, with his mounted inspectors
] and policemen by twos ard threes, at
tempted to turn back the various So
1 rieties that were marching toward
/ Ouinta de Los Molinas, the residence of
Gomez. At first little attention was paid
to these efforts. When a policeman
seized a flag or made an individual ar
{ rest. the others in the line would simply
march on, jeering and yelling Down