Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-22
WHEATON MAKES IT
HOT FOR THE REBELS
Attacks and Routs the FiIipinos in
the Vicinity of Das Marinas
This Morning.
GEN. MILES ON THE SITUATION
Conditions in the Philippines Criti-
cal, the Commanding Gem
eral Thinks--EOrst Iowa
Boy Falls.

| Manila, June 21.-9 a. m.-General
| Wheaton's command has renewed the
attack upon Perez das Marinas. Early
| this morning they moved on the town,
| hoping to reach there by noon unless
very strong opposition was encoun-
| tered.
The latest list of American casual
ties in yesterdays fighting shows that
five were killed and twcnty-three
wounded The list includes no officers
The wounded were brought to Manila
from Bacoor in cascoes.
General Otis Report.
Washington, June 2l.-General Otis
cables this morning:
General Wheaton is at linus, Csvite
province, with four guns, four battal-
ions of the Fourth and Fourteenth in
fantry and the Nevada troop of cav
airy; sent battalion south on recon-
noisancc in the direction of Das Mari
mas yesterday morning, where the en-
envy has reached, concentrating scat
tered forces. The battalion enco,lnt-
cred the enemy's force of 1000 march
ing TO attack linus and was successful
in impeding its progress. General
Wheaton with two guns and two bat
talions hurried forward and repulsed
the enemy with heavy loss, the enemy
leaving over 100 dead on the field. Our
lpss ffy,o
wounded. Wheaton was reinforced last
night by battalion of the Ninth in
fantry. lie is driving the enemy. Das
Mnrinas is now in his possession. Cas-
ualtics today are not reported. Whea-
tons qualities for a bold and success
full attack are unsurpassed
"details OF Mondays Fight
New York, June 2l.-The New York
Herald correspondent at Manila cables
The following account of Yesterdays
battles
Surrounded by 1000 of the enemy.
six miles from achievements and
with 1000 more insurgents moving
rapidly down ON their left to make the
annihllation completes, the First bat
TALON of the Fourth infantry. Major
Rabb commanding, i'm all 800 Ameri-
cans. fought their way back from Pc
rcz das Marinas. three miles toward
their military base at linus. where the
rest of the Fourth came to their sup
port.
Reports were received that Das
Marinas had been deserted by the in
surgents The alcalde of the place
came to linus and formally surren-
dcred his town. The houses along
the roadside were filled with amigos
and the battalion advanced confidently
till within threc-fourths of mile OF
Das Marinas, when it discovered the
enemy paralleling the road at a long
distance on both sides and practically
surrounding the little force. Natives
began firing from houses and in the
rear, and natives i'm white clothes were
captured with guns in hand. The
whole scheme was to wipe out the
small body of American troops and
might have succeeded but fer the
marvellous courage of the troops and
officers.
The fight began a noon and silenced
the cnemy's fire in one hour. The
Americans on retiring discovered that
they were surrounded The skirlnish
lines crowded the l'ilipinos back to-
n,,
the right and left. Under hanlling
fire the rear guard was desperately
holding The encmy's PUSHES in check.
An inccssant and CALLING fire poured
falling everywhere. The ambulance
was filled and carts were pressed into
service loaded with the wounded and
dragged by the hand by the prisoners.
Two of our dead were left behind.
ATS O'Clock ii looked as il nothing
could save the battalion. At o'clock
they had pressed the enemy off and on
the right they We're at least behind
them. Fifteen minutes later Hazard.
the aide of General Wheaton, pushed
through alone with the news that
Wheaton was coming to the relief. The
men with Il cheer wildly went for the
l'ilipinos. Then General Wheaton
found a force of the enemy 1000 strons,
moving to intercept the battalion
along a road where il runs at right
angles. He opened with shrapnel fire
nd n h1 H.,
then cleared our left and advanced
,apidly. AT 1870 he had the enemy in
full rout and gained mile and half
of The lost ground.
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