Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-08-24
CAPTURE ANOTHER CITY,
After IA Sharp Engagement AmerI-
cans Take AugeIes-FilipinOs
Lose Heavily.

Washington, Aug. 17.-Another sharp
engagement between MacArthur's COM
mand and the insurgents was reported
to the var department, in the following
dispatch from Gen. Otis:
Manila Aug. 16. - Adjutant General.
Washington: MacArthur's troops occupy
country from Candalia, to point near An
geles, thence toward Porac, taking within
his line Santa Arita, Guagua, Bacolor;
Col Smith, with ten companies TWelfth
infantry and two guns First artillery, at
tackled to-day enemy entertainments at
outskirts of Angeles. estimated at $500.
driving them north, and infiicting upon
them reported loss of 200 killed and wound
ed: our loss two killed and Il wounded.
On 1lth inst Gen. Young's troops, consist
ing of detachments Fourth cavalry, TWen-
ty-first Twenty-fourth and Twenty-ffth
infantry drove insurgents northeast of
Mania through Maraquna, San Mateo into
the mountains, returning following DAY;
a column Of insurgents 800 strong descend
ing the road east of Baliuag for the pur-
pose of taking railway; driven by our
Baliuag and Quinga troops and routed
yesterday: this force in full retreat north
ward. carrying a number of their officers.
Angeles will be permanently occupied at
once OTIS"
New York, Aug. IA Journal dis
patch from Manila says: The Filipinos
sustained severe defeat before An
geles Wednesday. Ten companies of
the Twelfth infantry, with two cannon,
attacked $500 insurgents who were in
trenched near the town.
A fierce fight followed in which the
Filipinos were worsted and driven away
in disorder Their loss was 200 men.
wounded.
The Twelfth occupied Angeles and is
holding the town.
Mai. Kirkman, on entering Santa
Maria and Depanay with a reconnoiter-
| ing party, learned that, after the fight
with Gen. Pho del Pillars men near Bus
tos, about $50 insurgents retreated
northward, carrying many wounded,
| including five officers.
Mania, Aug. 17.-Our force will hold
! Angeles. About 200 insurgents APP
peared Wednesday morning in front of
Dolores, a short distance north of
! Porac, but they were driven off by
one company of the Twelfth regiment,
under command of Capt. Anglum. One
American was wounded.
Manila, Aug. II, s a. m.-The Twelfth
infantry left Calulet ate sunrise and
advanced up the railway. Capt.
Evans battalion deployed to the
| right of the track and Capt. Woods tc
the left. Two companies remained on
| the track with artillery. The insur-
gents were found well intrenched in
| front of the town, the trenches having
| been dug within a few days and since
| the occupation of Calulet. At dis.
tance of 500 yards the Filipinos opened
| fire. Their force was estimated by Col
| Smith at 1,500, although the residents
afterward said it exceeded those fig
ures by a thousand. The enemy sent
heavy volleys against the whole Amer
| lean line. Most of their shooting, as
usual, was high, but they concentrated
| their heaviest fire down the track upon
the artillery. Col. Smith kept the whole
line moving rapidly, with frequent
rushes. The insurgents attempted to
| flank Capt. Evar and therefore two
companies We're mt to the right and
drove them bac Unable to stand our
continuous vol S. the Filipinos aban-
| doned the nches and retreated
| through the ,wn northward. 1t ap
pears that they had only received their
supply of ammunition this morning
Washington, Aug. IL Secretary
Root has been in consultation with the
officers of the quartermaster's depart
ment. with view to eXpediting the
movement of the Philippine reinforce
ments. and as result he has directed
| that four additional transports be
| chartered. They are the Pueblo, Bel
| gian King. Columbia and Charles F.
| Nelson. These four ships have a capac-
| ity of 1850 men. The Pueblo is now at
| San Francisco and the Columbia at
| Portland, Ore. The other two vessels
| are expected to arrive at San Francisco
in about ten days, and it is expected
| that all of them will be ready to sail for
| Manila by September 10. 1t is Secre-
| tarv Roots desire that the entire body
of reenforcemcnts for Gen. Otis army
may reach the Philippines for service
during the month of October at the
latest and to that end he has been
quietly negotiating for additional ships.
1t is now believed that all of the ten
regiments will have landed at Manila
by the time the dry season opens. A
short and successful campaign by this
new army would of course obviate the
necessity for sending any additional
volunteers to the Philippines and the
plans under consideration at the war
department are said to be predicated
on that idea, it being the intention that
whatever additional troops may be re-
cruited will be held in reserve for pos
sible contingencies.
Disaster in Mine.
Ironwood, Mich, Aug. II. John