The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-10-04
LAn TOS TARGET
Nang Sbots Are Fired at Him
On the RoaG 60 linus

linus, LuGon, oct. 2-~The atatement
that Major Price asked Admiral Wat
son to send the gunboats to his support
in the recent engagement OF his regi-
ment in the vicinity of linus is incoE-
irect
General Lawton today dispersed the
insurgents, driving them to the west
ward. The purpose Of the rebels was
to cut the communication maintained
by Bacoor and linus by means OF ths
road between those places at O point
between linus ana the east pont Of
the river. The insurgents had their
trenches along the west bank OF The
river commanding the open spaces. A
force Of 1000 rebels attacked linus yes.
terday and 600 proceeded against lIa-
coor with detachments along the river
/ This morning Col. Daggetts force
spread along the road from Bacoor to-
ward linus and three companies Of the
| Lourth regiment under Capt. Hollia
were thrown out from linus the two
commands forming a junction. The
entire line crossed the river and drove
| the Ft1linos from their trenches to the
westward through rice nelds and thlSk-
cts. The marines whose services were
rendered by Admiral Watson crosfed
the river near the bay, forming a rsrtI
Of the line Of advance.
Before the forward movement waa
begun, the American art Iery shelled
the enemy's position The only Am
etican casualty was the wounding OF
q lieutenant OF artillery. Several OF thief
wounded Fuipinos We're attended by
Surgeon Bajor Penrose and members
Of the ambulance corps. \ number tfl
prisoners were taken.
General Lawton, while riding lin the
road to linus was target for many !
shots.
The telegraph line was cut YESTERDAY
at bend In the road commanded bv
the enemy's trenches. a hundred Yards
distant. and Lieut.. Cunningham. with
a repair party, appeared to restore the
wires two men and Lieut. Cunning
ham were shot Lieut. McCloskey
then brought a gun of Rley's battery
into the open and training It on the
trench dispersed the Fllipinos with two
well aimed shots.
Capt Poore and the sixth infantry
the insurgents Sunday In a
trench which they had constructed n IN,
island of Negros and scatter
ed them. The Americans took one
prisoner and captured u rifles. 5000
cartridges and a quantity OF hospital
supplies and rice
The dght was pra actically ended at
z o'clock Another Illustration of the
insurgent policy in avoiding meeting
the Americans In force was furnished
by the fact that when our line swept
across Sc Jeral miles of country. firing
oy VoIley and cheering. the Filipnos
melted before them and 1t was only
occasionally that glmpses OF the ens-
my could be obtained as they ran from
their trenches and dodeed through ,ha
bushes like rabbits. One body OF IN.
enemy under a former mayor OF linus
retreated towards Perez Das Marinas
ad another In the direction Of San
Francisco
When the marines marched INTO linus
the soldiers cheered them AMI Geneia al
Lawton complmented them upon ,hei~
work. One detachment OF cavalry
was commanded by Capt. Hatnes anJ
another by Capt. Meyers
The first wagon train with pr1visons
to reach linus in three days has ar
rived and two companies Of the four
teenth regiment from towns along the
bay marched in today to relieve the
fourth regiment whose members have
been kept awake In the trenches day
and night for a week under the annoy
ng intermittent fire Of the Insurgents
outside OF the town