The record-union., 1899-10-04
AT ROSTON
ATTEMPT AT MAsQUERADING
General Otis View of the Surren.
dering OF American Prisoners.

|, WASHINGTON, Oct. 3.-The follow
Ing is the dispatch Of General Otis re-
celved yesterday relative to the visit
of the insurgent officers:
MANILA, Oct. 2.-Adjutant General.
Washington: Three insurgent officers
permitted to enter our lines at Angeles
With twelve of our soldiers and two cit
liens whom they wish to present as re-
leased prisoners, yesterday II confer
ence endeavored to present communi-
cation from insurgent government
which was declined. Then presented
paper signed by ten of the soldiers, in
which soldiers gave parole; this re-
ceived and held in allegiance. The in
surgents then said that Aguinaldo de-
sired to end war and send civil COM
mission for conference and were in
formed that it would not be received.
They will be sent beyond lines to-mor-
/ row. The whole affair believed to be a
ruse to obtain some acknowledgment
by United States authorities Soldiers
returned We're stragglers from within
our lines captured by robbers They
were obliged to sign paroles to secure
release though two refused to sign.
| The whole affair of no significance:
viewed as attempt at masquerading.
LAWTON AT THE FRONT.
BACOOR (Lnzon), Oct 3-General
Lawton came to Bacoor this morning
and organized a general movement to
clear up the country between LINUS and
Bacoor, taking personal command.
General LaWton's force consist of all
the troops from Bacoor and Zapole,
five companies of the Fourteenth Regi-
ment, Colonel Baggett commanding:
Megrath's troop of Fourth Cavalry.
Reilly's battery of two guns and an
other battery of two guns.
General Fred. Grant is co-operating
with a force composed of three COM
panies of the Fourth Regiment, Major
Price commanding; Knabenshine's S
scouts and one gun. General Lawton's
force crossed the river south Of Bacoor.
a part of the troops using small boats.
A hundred marines from the fleet are
assisting.
The American losses yesterday in the
fighting at linus were Captain of the
Fourteenth Regiment and Corporal of
the regimental signal corps killed and
three men of the Fourteenth Regiment
| and three of the Fourth wounded.
BATTLE.
MANILA, Oct 3.-The insurgents cut
the telegraph line between Bacoor and
Manila at o'clock tonight, and this
message to Manila had to be sent by
water.
The rebels had made an attack upon
Bacoor at $50 this morning, and the
fight lasted almost till dark General
| Grant conducted the operations of the
American forces In person on the firing
line.
The Filipinos first cut the telegraph
wires running from Bacoor to linus and
ambushed an American party consist
ing of eight men. A Signal Sergeant
was killed and two other Americans
were wounded.
The little band was reinforced by a
company of the Fourteenth Infantry
and three companies of the Fourth.
which were hurriedly sent out from
linus and fought their way through
along the road to the relief.
The fight was practically ended at
O'clock, although the rebels kept up a
desultory fire until o'clock from
across a deep water fifty yards wide.
Eight men in all of the American
troops had been wounded up to that
| time and two had been killed. An ad-
vance will be made tomorrow ON the
insurgents
Another Illustration of the insurgent
policy of evading meeting Americans
in force was furnished by the fact
that when our lines went across several
miles of country, firing by volley and
cheering, the F'ilipinos melted before
them, and it was only occasionally
that glimpses of the enemy could be
obtained as they ran from their
trenches and lodged through the
bushes like rabbits.
One body of the men under a former
Mayor of linus retreated toward Perez
Das Marinas, and another in the di-
rection of San Francisco de Malabon.
Lieutenant Knabenshue, with party
of scouts, crossed the river last night
| and found twenty-eight dead Filipinos
in the trenches, fifteen of whom had
been killed by one she'll.
The first wagon train with provisions
to reach linus in three days has ar
rived, and two companies of the Four