Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-15
SLIPPERY FTLPINOS.
Nearly 1900 Rebels in a Corner
Manage to Get Away.
PARANAQUE AND LAS PINAS TAKEN.
The Whole Country Network of Trenches
Gen. Otis Reports tho American
Movement u Great Success In
Clearing Out tho Rebels.

Manila, June 12.-The Filipino occu-
patton OF the province of Cavite has
been broken and, as result of the pres
ent movement, the Americans now con-
troll the important coast towns OF Par
anaque and Las Pinas while long
line of insurgent trenches facing our
south line has been cleared. The i'm
surgents have again proved their fa-
cilities as dodgers, between 5000 and
1000 warriors, who seemed destined to
be captured, having disappeared, the
majority sliding away under cover of
the night, after fighting the Americans
all day. Some others came to meet our
troops, with protestations of friend
ship.
Saturdays work was the hardest our
army has seen. The battlefield
stretched out across the entire isthmus
from Laguna de Bay to the harbor,
While the troops were advancing, the
army lgunboat Napidan, in the river
near Taguig, shelled the enemy, kill
ing several of them. The monitor
Monadnock and the gunboat Helena
shelled Paranaque and Las Pinas all
day with the full power Of their bat
teries.
The whole country proved to be a
succession of small hills, with Doggy
ground between the high, thick grass,
and bushes in the hollows, which great
ly added to the difficulty of the adj
vance, but gave shelter that saved
many from the enemy's bullets. Our
men threw away their blankets,
coats and even haversacks, stripping
to the waist and trusting to luck for
food. Water could not be obtained
and there was much discomfort after
the canteens were emptied.
At the outset the Colorados, the Ninth
infantry and the Twenty-frst infantry
forced the line of insurgent trenches,
wheeled to the left and drove the enc
my toward the lake. During this
maneuver the Filipinos in concealed
trenches on the right opened an en-
tilading fire, but the brigade, partly
owing to the high grass, had few hit.
About three o'clock Sunday afternoon
Gen. Wheaton's brigade, headed by
Gen. Lawton, who, in his white cloth
ing and helmet, on big, black horse,
was a shining mark for the enemy's
sharpshooters, circled to the south of
Las Pinas encountering large force
of Filipinos in the shelter of the trees.
Gen. LawtOn had a narrow escape. In
the first vOlley of the enemy the horses
of three of his staff officers We're shot
from under them. The Colorado regi-
ment bore the brunt of this attack and
dispursed the Filipinos. Hardly had
they finished off that lot when a large
force appeared in the rear, which the
Ninth infantry and part of the Colo
RADIO regiment drove away. BY this
time nearly the whole division was
around Las PinaS
At six O'Clock yesterday morning
Gen. Wheaton advanced upon Las
Pinas with troop of cavalry, the
Twenty-frst infantry, the Colorado
regiment, part of the Ninth infantry
and two mountain guns, crossing two
streams and entering the town without
firing a shot. He then advanced upon
Paranague. So far as can yet be ascer.
tanned, the Filipino loss is about sc
killed, about $50 wounded and 30 taken
prisoners. The whole country is a net.
work of trenches and the enemy sour
ried from shelter to shelter
A REPORT FROM GEN. OTIS.
Washington, June 12.-The war de
partment. yesterday received report
from Maj. Gen. Otis, of the military
movement Saturday to the south Of
Manila for the purpose of clearing out
the rebels in that section. 1t shows
that the movement was a great sue
cess and that the enemy's loss was con
Siderably greater than stated in the
press dispatches. Gen. Otis cablegran
is as follows:
Manila, June li.-Terrihe heat yesterday die
not permit troops to reach positions at hour
designated and enabled majority Of insurgents
| to escape in scattered organizations south anC
westward, which they effected during the even
| ing and night. The movement was great sue
cess, however Inc enemy was ulSOrBanlZeC
and routed, suffering heavy loss. The troop
rested to-day at Las Pinas and Paranaque. TIT
navy did excellent execution along the shore o
the bay but many insurgent detachments re
tired in that direction and werS protected by
the presence Of women and children whom the,
drove along with them. Our loss was four killed
and some 30 wounded. Report OF casualties
later. A conservative estimate of enemy's los
is about 40O.-Otis.