Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-23
American Loss -Four Killed and
Twenty-Five Wounded.
BATTLE IS IN PROGRESS.
Fighting Hegan on Tuesday - 1nsur-
gents Hetreatlng TO santa
barbara.

Manila, Nov. %, 1880 D. m,--severe
fighting to the north Of Ilollo began
Tuesday, Nov 2lst. Four Americans
were killed and twenty-five wounded,
including three officers
The insurgents are retreatlng to San
Ia Barbara, but the fighting continues
EVENTS IN LUzON.
Manila, Nov %, $3.50 p. m--General
Macarthur has returned to Tarlac and
has established his headquarters at
Aguinaldo's former residence,
During the entire movement from
Corona TO Dagupan not a shot was
fired. The inhabitants OF San Carlos
met the Americans with a band for
merly attached to the insurgent army,
and the mayor, with Gen, Macarthur
and Col. Bell in a carriage, headed a
procession through the town Gen.
Macarthur received an ovation. EX-
planning the American intentions he
announced they intended TO garrison
all the towns on the railroad, Hun
dreds Of men are In the field harva sting
rice along the railroad The foreigners
in the territory assert that Aguiflaldo
was not expecting the American adj
vance for a month. when the rains
would have finished. He had permi tied
a large part Of his army to scattel' TO
their homes and do the harvest ng
The soldiers had hidden their RI hes
about their homes.
II this is true many rifles are Xix ely
TO be brought in to secure the $50 Of
fered for each weapon seized
The f0rding OF Pampanga river above
Tarlac by the Thirty-sixth regiment
ana a battalion OF the Seventeenth
regiment was a noteworthy feat The
river is broad and swift Part Of the
command was ferried on RATS and the
remainder swan over holding onto a
life line strung across.
Gen Wheaton, when Gen. Macarthur
communicated with him, vas holding
San Fabian and two or three .neighbor-
mig towns.
Capt Leon Hauser's capture Of the
town Of O'Donnel was a remarkable
stroke. His command consi sted OF
three companies Of The Twin eyt-fifth
regiment Captain Albright and Lieuts,
Bates and Morton commanding
He started at o'clock at nil;ht and
marched fifteen miles In the mad The
only regular approach was along a
road and over a river whose bridge
was strongly fortified The entrance
Of the town was entrenched.
The soldiers left the road and fol.
lowed a cattle trail to the re mr. Of the
town. At daylight the comma nd separ-
ated, one company advancing on the
back OF the town ana the others flank
ing IL. The insurgent force was asleep,
except those az the outposts. who were
captured without shooting
One platoon ran down the main
street TO a trench and the other de-
tachments made a Quick sea rch of the
houses. An officer describing. the scene
said
The negro soldiers were pouring out
OF every house dragging sleepy fright
ened Filipino warriors by the collar and
kicking them into the street Ii was
race 10 see which company would
corral the most Filiunos The women
and children believing the stories told
that the negro soldiers We're cannibals,
shrieked frightfully After all the
rifles had been secured t.he Filipnos
were surprised by being old 70 20 10
their homes and attend TO work"
CHARLESTON A TOT AL LOSS.
Washington. Nov. "a The following
cablegram was received the navy de-
partment today from the commander OF
the United States naval station at Ca
vite. i. l..
"Cavite, Nov. 2S.-Chal'leston wrecked
Nov 2. Last seen Nov. 18th, under
water from stem 10 smo kestack Three
unsuccessful attempts - get near her
Heavy typhoon since. Expect Culgoa
with later news. Ofiic Rrs and men all
saved and well
(Signed) "LUETZE."
The Culgoa is the sapply ship which
sailed from Hongkong several days ago
with wreckers and divers to examine
the Charleston.
She has undoubtedly arrived at the
scene OF the wreck by this time. The
officers at the nav'S department look
upon this report from Captain Leutze
as Diminishing the last hope Of saving
the Charleston.