The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-04
&IM|SHEs NEAR linus.
-. LAwToN DRIVES TnE GySUn-
Ryrs TO THE WESTWARD.
1900 FsSnisheA ~ AADsTal Wet.
- n Considerable Service, Aea-
80 with Land Fssces-laween
namseaf II the Target for shets.

rn1rsa Txuzon, Oct 3-The statement
800 lehf Price asked Admiral Watson ~
- 9,fnboats to his support In the recent
enGneeasent Of his regiment In the vicinity
= linus y Incorrect
- rAwfon today dispefsed the insur-
ssnazL driving them b t;ss westward Tbs
rnrnnoe Of the rebels was 70 cut the COM
@u11cafion maintained between BAcoor
~ Inrs by means Of the road between
- places, al q point between Linus
- tie eags hank OF the river, Tho In
-ennfs had trenches along the we0t bank.
- uand1ng the open spacas- A force 81
o. rsbsis attached linus yesterday and
AQucsedsd aaaina BAcoof with detach-
aecs along the river.
10 nOgning Col Dagget;'e force spread
49, Ne road from BAcoor toward linus.
~ three companies Of the Fourth rexi-
1at under CAot Hollis werc thrown ont
. fri Imus. tho two command forming
tuat4tou. The entire line crossed the river
apf drove the FJlfp4nos from thsir trenches
% Ne westward. through rice fields and
thtekets The marines whose services were
tsn1sred by Admiral Watson crossed the
nysr usar the hay. forming = part Of the
me- ~ advance.
Dofore the forward movement was be-
Uae the American artillery sheaIed the
snoony's position. The only American cas-
ua1V was the woundin9 OF a lieutenant Of
arsillery. Several wounded Fiiiplnos were
atfeuded By Surgeon Mai Penrose And
mGanbes az the ambulance corps n mum.
bsss IL prisoners were taken.
Gen LAwton, while riding up the road to
LINUS. was the target for many shots.
he telegraph line Was cut yesterday at
. ind In the road commanded BY she ene-
ms trenches. = hundred yards distant,
an when Lieut.. Cunningham, with a re-
pair party. appeared 10 restore the wires,
emo men and L1sut. cunningham's horse
WsCe shot. Lieut. MoCioskey then brought
. IN Of Riley's battery into the open, and,
tra1ning II on sher trsnchss dispersed the
TIllpfnos with two wsil-2insed shots.
Cnpa Poore and the sixth infantry At
tas1sd the insurgents Sunday In . new
tssaeA whtsh thsy had constructed near
zAnnaa island Of NegTos. and shattered
lhoA The Americans took ono prisoner
AM captured twelve rifles. 900 cartridges
an; quantity of rice and hospital sup
1nssrsent Fsree Melts Away.
- ,. m.-The fight was practically end
"a ~ ! O'Clock. Another illustration OF
the tnsurgent policy Of evading meeting
the Americans In force was furntshed BY
The fact that when our lire swept across
se14Pai miles Of country. f,rins by voliey
an4s cheering. the Yillpinos melted before
eitspses Of the enemy cou1a be obtained
- they ran from their trenches and
do4ged through the bushes like rabbits
Ope body Of the enemy under former
nsyor Of linus refreshed toward Perez
a. Nartnas. and another in the direction
e Dan Franctsco de AatAbon.
Lteut xHabenshine, with a party CT
scents. crsWsed the river later and found
twenty- eight dead Filipinos In the
trsaches. nfteen OF whom had been killed
hy enc shnl.
.1srtnes Ass Co@U1ine1ssa.
Nhes. tina marines marched into linus
tho Roidiers chesssd than. and Gen Law
ton eomplimented them upon their work.
On detachment fram eCavtte was COM
maadcd by Capt. Haines, ana another
froQ the Baltimore by Capt Myers.
The FIRST wagon train with provisions
to reasA linus In three days has arrived.
andtwo companies OF the Fourteenth reg
imsnt 1om towns along the bay marched
In today TO relieve the Fourth regiment.
whose members have been kept awake In
ths trenches day and night for q week
undo Ahe annoyfHG intermittent fire from
the sinsurgents outside the town.