Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-18
THE CAPITAL FALLS.
Colonel Summers Command
Captures San |sidro.
1000 FiIipinos Just Outside Town Make
Slight Resistance to Advance.
Americans Turn Flank and Rebels FIee-Cur
Loss, Two Wounded

Manila, May 17.-l1.40 A. M.-Gen.
LaWton's advance guard. under Col.
Summe'' Of the Oregon troops, took
san lsiIrD, the insurgent capital. at
so O'Clock This morning The expedi-
ton undo Maj. Kobbe of the 3rd Ar
ttllery consisting of the 18th Infantry.
a battalion Of the 9Th ana one battery
Of the ist Artillery. left Calumpit at
daybreak, today, marching up the Rio
Grande TO join Gen LaWtOns division
at Arayat. A hOtlla of canoes loaded
with supplies also proceeded up the
river. Both forces We're conveyed bv
the "tinciad' army gunboats. under
capt Grant. AguinaldO's ex-secre-
tary. Escamilla. who was arrested
here, FEB. %. is now employed AZ Of
fetal Interpreter by the authorities.
Although the rebels still threaten
San Fernando in considerable force.
large numbers Of natives, a majority
Of them being families with their
household goods are daily returning
to the towns inside the American lines.
especially a Apalit. Many Of the rich
or Filipinos are coming ID Manila and
laborers are resuming work in the rice
fields. The latter show their respect
for American sovereignty by Iemov-
ing their hats to the passing trains.
Owing to the bad condition Of the
roads. the work Of repairing the rail-
road is being actively pushed. All the
broken bridges have been trestled and
only few excavations remain to be
filed up. Trains will undoubtedly BE-
running through TO san Fernando in
a few days. The only natives there
are some Filipinos from MacAbe who
are trading with our soldiers.
AT daylight. today, Lieut. Hill. who.
with p men Of the 4th Infantry.
in the trenches near Pasig.
was attacked by a force of rebels. who
evidently imagined they could capture
one Of our outpOsts. because only
few shots had been fired by the Amer
lean force. A few volleys put the en-
envy to flight the rebels losing five
men killed and quite a number Of
wounded.
The army gunboat Napingosen has
returned here from the lake. having
been disabled by cannon shot from a
rebel position near Santa Cruise. which
broke her rudder post.
6.55 p. M.-Col. Summers command. |
consisting Of the 22nd Infantry on the |
left the Minnesota Regiment in The |
center. and the Oregon ana North Ia |
kota Regiments on the right preceded |
by scouts and accompanied by SCOTS |
Battery Of Artillery, advanced from |
Baluarte at daylight. The troops first
encountered the enemy two miles from
san lsidro, the rebels retiring when
our artillery opened fire. Just outside
the town a rebel force estimated TO
number 20O0 men, was entrenched. It
made slight resistance but evacuated
its position when our troops turned
its right flank
The enemy's loss was 10 men killed
and 20 wounded. Our troops also cap
tured three prisoners and many rifles
one the American side, one soldier of
the Oregon Regiment and one of the
Regiment We're slightly
wounded. After capturing the town.
Col. summers troops continued thei.
advance. pursuing the retreating rebels
for several miles.