Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-04-13
AMERICANS TAKE ANOTHER FILL
PINO STRONGHOLD.
OUR CASUALTIES LIGHT
But over so Rebels Killed and Many
More Wounde0--Lawton Estah-
fishes Headquarters in Elegant
Palace of Governor-Amerlcan
Show No Fear in Assault on City.


on Lake Laguna de Bay, fell into the
hands of Gen. Lawton's expedition
after sharp, quick hghling, forming
! one of the most interesting and inn
portant battles of the war The plans
OF the American commanders worked
perfectly, with the exception that the
progress of the expedition was some
| what delayed by the difficult uaviga-
ton OF the Nyer. About 800 picked
| men composed the expedition, under
| the personal command of Gen. Law
ton, on account of the Illness of Gen.
King. These troops partly surround
ed the city while the gunboats Laguna
de Bay, Napidan and Ooste, under
command of Captain Grant, and the
!. Utah battery she}lcd- th9 city aud
trenches. Gen Lawton aud staff
accompanied the troops, sometimes
leading the charges in Indian
! fighting tactics, which eventually re-
suited in the complete route of the
rebels, with the smallest amount OF
damage to the city and a slight loss to
| the Americans. The expedition start
ed from San Pedro Macati at dusk on
Saturday. intending to capture Santa
| Cruz by assault at daybreak. but in
navigating the shallow, tortuous Pasig
| river several boats were grounded and
it was nearly dawn when the troops
reached the lake The expedition
! then steamed cautiously forward, the
Napdan and Ooste mile ahead.
the Laguna de Bay guarding the rear
Rebel signal fires, however, lighted the
mountain tops, giving the alarm of the
approach of the troops. Il was noon
before the white church towers Of the
city appeared in the shadow of the
great volcanic mountains on the
marshy plain dotted with occasional
palm groves,
The Casco, with a force Of 200 picked
sharpshooters, under Major Weisen
berger belonging to the LIST Washing
ton regiment, ran into shallow inlet
five miles south of the city. A few
shells were sent toward the entrench-
ments of the rebels at the edge of the
woods, the enemy scampering inland.
A number Of Americans jumped into
the water, and wauing about a hun
dred yards, crept forward ana formed
in line. covering the landing of the re-
mainder which was finished about !
O'Clock. Three troops of cavalry,
unmounted, were sent ashore at dan
gerons marshy point, directly south Of
the city, under the fire of the enemy's
trenches. Meanwhile in the town IL
self there was utter silence and not a
sign of life
Gen Lawton desiring to make an in
spection and give the inhabitants an
opportunity to surrender, went OF
board the Laguna ue Bay and accom-
panied by the Associated Press launch,
steamed to the dock, the whole feet
watching anXiously. Then it was dis
covered by glasses that the trenches
and stone buildings were swarming
with White-clad soldiers and the two
boats withdrew, receiving volleys from
the trenches on the marshy plain
north OF the city. The hotilla
anchored in compact fornia-
sist any surprises from the rebels gun
boats supposed to be in the lake
At sunrise today (Monday), the as
saut commenced. rhe American out
lines south of the city stretched two
miles inland, with the left sweeping
the shore and moved north. while the
4th cavalry on the point advanced to-
ward the city pouring voleys upon the
trenches simultaneously the gun
boats lowered along the shore. she'll
ing the woods ahead of the troops and
driving the Filipinos inland. The Cat
lings cleared several trenches The
whole brigade divided into squads Of
IL and fighting was carried on in old
time frontier fashion. behind trees.
crawling through bushes or rushing
across the open. The trenches that
were not cleared by the gunboats gave
considerable resistance when the line
was nearing the city and the Lagunda
trenches for an hour in the
hope Of driving the enemy
out but did not succeed IN clearing
them entirely Gen. LaWton, with the
ith infantry battalion approached
from the narrow bridge across the
creek south of the border Of the
town Here company of Filipinos
was intrenohed across the stream be
hind "A stone barricade at the
entrance Of the bridge The
Americans rushed forward In
single Ale. faced a CALLING fire, and de-
mo.ished the barricade with their hands
and drove the enemy from the
trenches killing a dozen The Filipino
soldiers in the town were secreted In
various buildings and firing from win
dows, gave the invaders an interesting
hour There was a regular nest o.
them in the stone Jail which was edged
In by a wall This was yeritable
pepper pot The Americans. singly Or
in pairs. entered the houses and many
warriors were taken prisoners A
considerable body Of Fllipinos fed
northward. crossing the open marshes.
but the Gatlings poured upon them a
I deadly hail until they disappeared IN