The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-10
.LAWTON DASHES
AT FILIPINOS.
Cleans Up Large Scope of
Country
In Course of a Half Days Hard
Fighting.
TWO OFFICERS KILLED
TWenty-one Soldiers Wounded
Many PrOstrations.
Fifty Insurgent Dead Left In
the Trenches.

Manila, June 1O.-4:3O p. mat day
break today a force of 4,5OO men under
Generals Lawton, Wheaton and Oven
shine advanced from San Pedro Macati,
sweeping the country between the bay
Of Manila and Bay Lake south of Ma
nila- By noon the country had been
cleared almost to Paranaque.
The Americans lost two officers killed
and 81 soldiers wounded.
The rebels resisted desperately at the
stronger of their positions and left fifty
dead in the trenches. Many more
wounded were left behind by the rebels
in their retreat. The heat during the
day was overpowering and there were
many prostrations of American soldiers
from that cause.
Gen. Lawton's force consisted of two
battalions each of the Twenty-first and
Ninth infantry, six companies of the
Colorado volunteers and a detachment
of artillery. The Nevada cavalry was
under Gen. Wheaton and the Thir-
teenth and Fourteenth infantry, the
Fourth cavalry and a detachment of
light artillery were under General OV-
enshine.
1t was scarcely dawn when the troops
in a long silent procession wound up
the hillside behind the American
trenches and formed a, skirnish line.
Concealed in the jungle the advance
being seen.
The opposing forces occupied two
ranges of crescent shaped hills.
The artillery, the Colorado infantry
and the Nevada cavalry swung around
the hill top of the left and opened the
battle at $50. The rebels made no re-
sponse from the hills and the Colorado
men cautiously advanced through the
thick grass until they were confronted
by trench from which a few weak
volleys were fired spirited response
followed and a charge into the trench
found it to be deserted.
In the meantime a part of the Thir-
teenth and Fourteenth regiments form
ed in skirmish line extending mile to
the right, and supported by the rest of
the regiments, swept down the valley
and up the hillside toward another
trench. Approaching through the
mOrass seriously hampered the Four
teenth, and the rebels taking advant-
age of this poured a calling fire upon
them for 30 minutes. The Fourteenth
was twice compelled to withdraw for
the purpose of finding a safe crossing
in the swamp. Finally the trench was
enfiladed on both fianks. The rebels
fled to the woods and sustained severe
loss.
Gen. Lawton then pushed his entire
command south through the center of
the isthmuS until a few miles south of
Paranaque when he swung around and
halted on account of the heat.
During the march Americans were
prOSC1aIeQ on all SlU6S OWING 10 IdCR
of water and exposure to the sun 1t
is estimated that 40 per cent of the
troops were exhausted.
The double turreted monitor Monad-
mock and three other vessels shelled
ParanaQue this morning and the rebels
promptly evacuated the place.
AGONCILLO BLAMES M'KINLEY-
New York June 1O.-A World dis
patch from Paris gives the following
signed statement from Agoncillo:
THE report that there are differences
of opinion between President Aguinal-
do Gen. Luna and other subalterns is
entirely false.
1t is more false that they refuse to
have any dealing with the United
States.
"Aguinaldo, the supreme chief, is
obeyed by all. The only obstacle in the
way of an amicable arrangement with
the Americans is the unyielding spirit
of Gen. Otis and his inspirer, President
Mckinley, who refuse to fulfill the
solemn promise given by the American