Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-04-13
LAWTON'S CAMPAIGN.
An Expedition Starts to Capture
the Town of Santa Cruz,
OPINION ABOUT The EXPEDITION.
War Department Authorities Expect I'm.
portRnt News-AgulnAldo Issues
Decree Declaring spanish the
UGicial Language.

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Santa Cruz on the eastern shore OF the
lake, and then sweeping the country to
the south, consists of 300 picked sharp
shooters. chosen from various regi-
ments, Hawthorne's mountain bat
terry, Gales squadron, three troops OF
the Fourth cavalry, unmounted, with
bronchos and tappans, battalion OF the
Fourteenth infantry, Linck's battalion
Of the First Idaho infantry and
FRAMES battalion OF the First North
Dakota infantry, under Gen. King.
The 6otilla of 20 canoes, towed by tugs
and conveyed by the gun boats Laguna
de Bay, 0este and Rapidan and pre-
coded by the launch containing Gen.
Lawton and Gen. King, started from
San Pedro Macati, on the river Pasig,
moving toward the lake just as even.
ing was setting in. 1t was a truly
picturesque scene. The men we're all in
high spirits and carried rations for ten
days, with the lightest marching
equipment
Gen. Lawton's plan was to reach
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break, to capture or destroy any rebel
gunboats or shipping, or take the
town and then to scour the country TO
the south of the lake, district not
yet explored by the Americans The
tactics will be those of the old time
frontier fighting.
In Gen. Lawtons absence, the sec.
ond division is temporarily commanded
by Gen. 0venshine, whose lines ex-
tend from the beach near Malate,
south Of Manila, to the shore of La
guna de Bay, beyond Pasig, distance
of about seven miles.
The withdrawal of the 10 companies
constituting the expeditionary force
made gap in the line from the beach
to Culiculi, just southwest Of San PEI
dro Macati, which was subsequently
filled by the Fourth regular infantry.
The rebels on the extreme right had
evidently been informed Of the with
drawal of the troops and they at.
tempted to sneak through after night
fall, but they met with warm recep-
ton and fell back in disorder on dis
covering that the line was still intact
OPINION ABOUT THE EXPEDITION
Washington, April 10. The war de-
partment authorities look for impor.
tant news from Manila to-day announc-
ing in all probability the capture of
the city of Santa Cruz, a leading town
in country as yet untouched by the
American forces and now in the hands
of the Filipinos' force. No report of
the movement of Gen. Lawton's men
has been made to the war department,
but the Associated press announce.
ment occasioned no surprise, for the
move is looked upon as one of the nat
ural steps in Gen. Otis carefully laid
plan against the insurgents.
Santa Cruz is a place of considera-
BILE Importance in several respects. 1t
is the capital Of the province of La
guna and has population, according
to the best available information here,
of considerable more than Is, 900 per-
sons. 1t is regarded as likely that
Gen. Lawton already has gained pos
session of this stronghold, for it is
but short journey over the Bay La
COON, fresh water sea which comes
almost up to Manila itself, which is 4S
miles away from Santa Cruz
The details of the dispatch show
Gen. Lawton by essaying the forma-
tiou of squads of IL men each, will
make thorough reconnaissance of
the ground before making definite
attack upon the city. 1t is felt here
that there will be only a show of re-
sstance by the natives aud whether
they actually surrender the town or
abandon it to the southwark, the cam
paign against the place will serve as
an object lesson of the determined
policy of our forces in the islands.
Santa Cruz is apparently an opening
wedge for the country beyond. From
it lead highways in all directions, to
Manila by going around the shores of
Bay Lagoon, and to the important
point of Batangas and the we'll adj
vauced province of Tayabas, whose
capital city is located 81 miles from
Mdulld' beH' ldWI Ou, however, may
not contemplate any material advance
beyond Santa Cruz at this time, as the
region to the south is very broken
country, covered with mountains and
the rainy season is coming on, so that his
purpose may be merely to gain an adj
van tageous position for the future.
Among the casualties cabled yester-
day by Gen. Otis to the war depart
ment were: Wounded-Private Wes-
ley Mathews, company G, Twentieth
Kansas above eye, slight and George
Meyer, company X, of the same regi-
ment, abdomen, slight
AGuINALDo ISSUES A DECREE.
Madrid, April 10. The following dis
patch from Manila is published here:
"Aguinaldo has issued decree direct
ing that Spanish shall be the official
language throughout the archipelago
and protesting against the American
pretension to force the use of English
on the natives, who do not know it,"
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The New civil Service Order.
Washington, April 1O.-The president
was engaged yesterday in putting the
finishing teaches to the new civil serv-
| loo ordar He has ponSI1lted with coll