Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-08-19
LIVELY FIGHTING
AROUND MANILA
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General Yedng's Troops Occupy
San Mateo After a Hot Brush
With FiIipinos.
SIXTEEN KILLED AND WOUNDED
Twrhty-Ihfcc OF the EIcmy Left
Dead ON the Eicid---Itrbcls
rake lie Agsr $ i've
1T Caiump IL.

Manila, Aug. 1J.-S:40 a. The in
ourgeEts have taken the aggressive in
he neighborhoOd of the railway. On
saturday night theN unsuccessfilly at
lacked San LuiS. on the Rio Grandr,
near Calhmpit. which Is g%arrisoned by
two companies Of the Twenty-Second
infantry! The americans had one man.
a sergeant, killed and two priyates
wounded.
Yesterday morning a similar affair
took place AT Gringuc. our miles west
og Malolos, where another smdlI garri-
son is stationed as "A safeguard against
possible attack ON the railroad. \ spc-
cial train took achievements to Ma
lolos and Guiguinto, just north of
liulacani
Americans Occupy san Matco.
Manila, Aug 14.--3:10 p. MA re-
connoissance yesterday by troops of
General Samuel Il. NJ. Ioung's brigade,
with the object of discovering the
whereabouts of the enemy near San
Mateo, northwest Of San Juan reser-
Noir. about ten miles from Manila, re.
suited in the occupation of San Mateo.
The American loss was three killed
and thirteen wounded, including II
lieutenant Of the Twenty-tirst infan-
try. The Americans approached San
Mateo in three columns. Major Cronin,
with fifteen men of tho Twenty-tifih
infantry, advanced from NovalicheS,
five miles west of san Mateo. Captain
Rivers, with 100 men of the Fifth in
fantry, and Captain Parker, formerly
lieutenant colonel of the Twelfth New
York volunteer regiment, with $50
men of the Twenty-first and Twenty
fourth infantry and the Fourth cav
airy. approached ia two column from
the south.
Major Crohin experienced many diff
cultics arising from the condition of
the country and failed to effect Il june
ton with Captain Rivers west of San
Mateo. as had been planned.
Captain Rivers, advancing. took an
outpost of the enemy two miles south
west of San Mateo. He then
tered strong resistance among the
hills. the enemy firing from excellent
positions. Having failed to connect
with Major Cronin, and seeing that the
town was alrady occupied by the
Americans, Captain Rivers Withdrew,
covering his withdrawal by a heavy
volley. He lost a sergeant killed. Cap
tain Parker, on advancing. found the
enemy strongly entrenched on the far
side of some rice fields. about a mile
wide and covered with deep mud.
Pushing forward rapidly. he routed
the FilipinoS after forty minutes fight
ing. and then continued the march
upon San Mateo, which he entered
without serious resistance about 1880
In the afternoon.
s 49, .ss go .ns s'sa
hausted by the heavy marching.
Tw~enty-three of the enemy are
known 10 have been killed.
Coiorcd Troops Fight Well.
This is the first action in which
Colonel Burt's colored troops partici-
pated. They behaved well. but their
leaders had difficulty in holding them
back.
General Young accompanied Captain
Parker's column and was under fire
throughout the engagement. 1t is es-
timated hat the enemy numbered be-
tween 800 and 800 men.
While the seventeenth infantry,
during last Tuesdays battle, was APP
preaching Calutut along the road the
troops saw a group of fifty Filipinos
outside the town under a flag Of truce.
Some. who were in white clothing.
held up their hands TO signify that
they were unarmed. &.
Captain Hart, with a detachment,
advanced cautiously TO n point within
200 yards of them, when the Filipinos
picked up their guns and fired a vol
ley. The Americans dropped into the
bushes unhurt on the first movement.
and returned the fire. At the first fire
the Filipinos ran off.
Word was received from Lieutenant
T. c. Gilmore. of the United States
gunboat Yorktown, who with four
members of the crew of the gunboat
was captured by the insurgents last
April near Bacolor. on the east coast
of Luzon. The message, which comes
through Spanish prisoners. is to the
effect that the officer and his men are
at Nigan. in the province of South Ilo-
COS. on the west coast of Luzon. All
but two are well. Lieutenant Gilmore
is allowed a house and n servant and is
fairly treated.