Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-20
WuENTON's RRtGNDE PURSUED
THEM ALL DAY YESTERDAY.
TWO HUNDRED OF THEM KILLED
AMERICANS I.OST NJ MAN KILLED
AND FIVE NOl NDED.
Prisoners Say That the Filipln" SOL
diers Are Weakening. but They
DO Not Quit Fighting
Santa Cruz to- he
Taken To-day.

WASHINGTON. March 19.-The wal de-
partme,t to-day received the following dis
patch from Major General Otis regarding
operations against the insurgents:
Manila. March 10.
To .Adiutant General. Neutrality-suspicious.
improvised Sunboats under Captain Grant.
Utah artillery. have full possession of La
Guna de lay: troops. inhabitants and prop
crty on shore of lake at our mercy. Whea-
ton brigade on Pasig river line drove enemy
northeast into Province Morong. Last even-
ing enemy attacked portion of his force
south of Pasig. killing two men and wound
ing twenty Of the Twcrty-second infantry.
This morning Wheaton, moved against this
insurSent force. driving il 10 the south
fifteen miles. experiencing very slight loss.
Enemy left ao dead on field. OTIS
MANILA. March II. Ga p. m.-Some of
the rebels recently expelled from Cavite
and the small towns i'll the vicinity of Pa
sig combined forces and last night-as al
ready cabled-attacked Il company OF the
Washington volunteers at a detached post
at TaguiG about a mile and a half SOUTH
east OF Pasig. General Wheaton Immediate
ly reinforced the Americans with two COM
panies each of the Washington and the
Oregon regiments. The post had held the
enemy in check and the fire of the rein
forcing companies repulsed them. driving
them across to AN island formed by the
estuary. They were thus in front of the
Twenty-second regulars.
On discovering that they were entrapped,
the rebels fought desperately, aided mate
rally by the jungle and the darkness. but
they were completely routed. with heavy
loss, after two hours fighting. The Amer
leans lost two killed and twenty wounded.
among the latter Lieutenant Frank Jones.
General Wheaton determined to punish
the natives and at daybreak to-day his
brigade started in the following order: The
Sixth artillery, holding the extreme right:
the Oregon volunteers heading the center
the Washington regiment keeping to the
edge of the lake. and the Twenty-second
regulars occupying the right of the line.
which swept the whole country along the
lake. in a southeasterly direction. toward
General Ovenshine's position. The line thus
extended over two miles of country. rough
and covered with thick jungle. advanced
eleven miles. TIL enemy fed, the last OF
them being see about $50 this afternoon.
AT scarcely any time did the Americans get
within LOO yards of them.
The troops are returning to Pasig to-
night. exhausted by the hard work under
Il hot sun. The Oregon regiment had one
man killed and four wounded, and the
TWanty-cerOph rapularS npa u-o,pIa1 A..
cording to the official reports. no fewer
than 10 Filipinos were killed.
General Otis says the American army
and gunboats now ommand the lake. He
estimates that property of the insurgents
valued at $4,000 has been destroyed, while
quantities of rice and sugar and no tons
Of coal, which Is very valuable here, have
been captured.
Many prisoners represent that the Fill
ipiro soldiers are weakening. The generous
treatment that the Americans administer
&c the native prisoners and wounded seems
to influence the insurgent army powerfully.
In the opinion oflthe Americans. however,
the Filipino leaders will continue to pro-
woke lighting just as long as they can re-
tain their hold upon their followers, be-
cause they have everything to gain and
nothing to lose.
The enemy have twice as many men on
| their firing lines as they have arms. and
the fact that SO few arms are captured by
the Americans Is because the guns of the
wounded FilipinOs and many of those who
surrender are spirited away.
The armed tugs. Lasuna de Bay and
Oestc. have returned to San Pedro Macati
and reported the results of their tour of
the lake. On Friday morning last they
shelled the town of Moreng. the rebels flee
ing without making any response to the
fire. The Americans landed Il party, which
destroyed a quantity OF stores and all the
| stone buildings. except the church.
The expedition then proceeded to Maja-
| Jay. where 4 sugar mill ard sawmill were
destroyed.
On arriving at Santa Cruz. q town of 200
Inhabitants. il was found that the enemy
was strongly intrenched and prepared TO
defend the position. assisted by two gun
| boats and several launches. Moreover. the
| mouth OF the river was blocked with rocks
and bamboo.
A few shells caused an exodus of the
| citizens. but not Of the enemy's troops.
The Americans did not attempt a landing.
Captain Grant. who is in charge of the
! expedition. asks for endorsements and will
| probably take Santa Cruz Tomorrow.
SPAIN WILL PROTEST.