New-York tribune., 1899-12-17
NIGHT FIGHTS AT ANGELES.
AMERICAN GARRISON FREQUENTLY
HARASSED
crxrp.r. WHEELER ALWAYS TO THE FRONT
AHEAD OF HIS CoMMAND-sIDE LIGHTS
ON TIE OCCUPATION.

GENERAL. WHEELER ALWAYS TO THE FRONT
AHEAD OF HIS coMMAND-sIDE LIGHTS
ON THE OCCUPATION.
General Wheeers Headquarters. Angeles
Iuzon. Philippine Islands, oct. ~ tSpeciap'-
For seven nights In succession the insurgents
have made demonstrations aTainst the force
stationed in this town. and iJr seven nights
have we turned out and formed our commands
in the darkness only to see day dawn ana nnu
our opponents withdrawn to safe distance
Knowing the exact location OF the town, ns
stree,s and principal buildings it is not difficult
for the enemy seriously to harass us with their
FIRE. while they. widely dispersed and lying Sc
cure behind far away rice dikes or hioueh
safeIv IN sheltering bamboo thickets. pour In
,ho,r ragged volleys with but little danger of
loss TO themselves Our own losses have been
insignificant In number If measured by Datte
standards: and yet the 9th Infantry has had
nine casualties in the last three mornings. Ihe
chief result of these affairs that nightly occur
IS the broken rest and sudden alarms that worry
and null down our men. Not always has the
enemy made the attack with determination;
freouently Il Is but few score OF rifles that
omen on lis The effect is. however none the
less serious No one can say when the Dall
opens that a general attack is not at hand. On
the nth the fire came from an arc about one
mile in length and, being concentrated on the
upper end of the town, the affair took on lively
manner for about half an hour.
II was at 2:3O o'clock on the morning or the
10th however that we thought we would get
eood chance at our Malay friends. Starting at
noint near the centre OF our north line, the fire
swent quickly to both hanks, and soon, from
line over two miles long, the Mausers and Rem
ingtons were popping and booming, while at In
tervals we could catch the tack! tack. tack
NJ two machine guns with an occasional heavier
discharge that located the S-centimetre Krupp.
II the town bullets came from every direction
excent from the south II did not require good
craftsmanship to drop them in some part or our
Ines and there was much scurrying around cor
ners and across lots done by the nOn-combatant
mart of the command. Near the great sugar
warehouse. now stocked high with subsistence
stores two OF the Krupp shells burst with
sharp crash. and from out OF the darkness came
q rush OF bare feet as a gang of Chinese ana
Macabebe laborers with much jabberng tore for
safer quarters. - 81" f-;.z
GENERAL, WHEELER FIRST TO MOUNT.
As this Incident occurred well to the rear OF
our advanced posts, General wheeler dld not see
IT, He had gone to the railroad bridge on the
extreme front, not only In advance or all OF the
long. dark columns OF reinforcements for the
outposts but we'll ahead of most OF his staH'
Such surprising rapldity In dressing is seldom
seen. Now we contemplate hiding part or MS
equipment each night that we may mold MIN
back until at least one Of us be ready TO ride
with him. once at the bridge he listened Tor
sounds that would indicate any attempt on the
part OF the enemy to advance hoping, as ala all
OF US that they would try It, and growing dis
gusted as the enemy's firing grew less frequent
distant ragged volleys markinT a gradual Win
drawal of the force In our fkr
General Wheeler believes VAoroughiy IN the
value Of these islands, In the sincerity OF lhese
people and in the benefit that will accrue to the