The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-04-14
THE FILIPINOSA ALERT
They Cut Telegraph Wires and
Damage the Railroad.
DISPATCHES RECEIVED FROM OTIS.
The General Tells About the Attack on
BIacArthur's Line or Rsilway COmmu-
nIcatIOn and LawtOo's Success at
Santa Cruz-AEOneIIIo's Statement

Manila, April 12-At about mid
night the rebels cut the telegraph
line at several places between here
and MalOlos and signal fires were
lighted and rockets sent up along the
foothills to the right Of the railroad.
Later the enemy attacked the out
posts Of the Minnesota regiment be-
tween Rigaa and BOcave, five miles
south Of MalOlOs, killing two men and
wounding a simultaneously, the
OutpOsts of the Oregon regi-
ment at MarilaO, the next sta
ton on the way to Manila, were
attacked with the result that three
Americans were killed and two were
wounded The loss Of the enemy was
ten men killed and six wounded. The
Americans also captured two prison
ers Troops were concentrated along
the railroads as thickly as possible
and the rebels were driven back 10 the
foothills The road bed Of the railroad
was damaged, but 1t was repaired al
most Immediately and traffic was re-
sumed through to MalOlOs-
It is supposed that many Of the reb-
els who attacked Gen MacArthur's
line Of communication were natives
who entered the region In the guise of
friendlies. They had seemingly Sc
GREETED arms in several places and fred
on the Americans from the bushes at
so close a range that they could be
heard talking. One Of the FilipinOs
yelled in English: 1--WE viii give YOU
damned Americans enough Of this be-
fore we are through The rebels IN
dermined the railroad at MarilaO and
unspized the rails in an effort to wreck
a train, while the railroad gang par
ticipated In the fight The work Of
the rebels was discovered and repaired
before a train arrived.
Gen. Wheaton IS preparing to punish
the Filipinos. The military gunbO
NaUidan and Laguna de Bay have sue
ceeded in entering the Santa Cruz river
and have captured a small unarmed
Spanish gunboat and three launches
which they discovered there. The
military gun boat Ossta has brought 50
wounded rebels, one dead Filipino and
six wounded Americans to the hos
pital. 1t is now known that 90 insur-
gents were killed during the capture
Of Santa Cruz
DISPATCHES RECEIVED FROM OTIS
Washington, April I2-The follow
ing dispatch has been received from
Gen. Otis:
Manila. April IL-Adjutant General Wash
ingtOn: Insurgents attacked NacArthur's
line Of railway communication last night in
considerable force; repulsed BY Wheaton with
heavy loss WheatOn's casualties. three killed,
% wOUnded--OtiS
War department officials hold that
the attack of the insurgents north of
Manila indicates that while Gen. Mac
Arthur was pushing north, before the
capture Of MalOlOs, bodies of insur-
gents took to the mountains and
iungles TO the right Of the railway
and have been watching an oppOrtu-
nity to capture the road at some point
and thus cut of the main body of the
American army to the nOrthward.
The repulse of the natives shows that
they had not sufficient force to accom-
plish their purpose
The war department has received a
dispatch from Gen. Otis announcing
the success of Gen. LawtOn's campaign
in the capture of Santa Cruz. He saws
that Gen. LawtOn Is pushing the rebels
into the mountains beyond the city.
The following is Gen. Otis dispatch:
Manila. April 1L-Adjutsnt General. Wash
ington: LawtOn's success at Santa Cruz more
complete than reported yesterday Elemy left
90 uniformed dead on the field and number Sc
riOusiy wounded Lawton captured city with
wounded slight except two one since died.
Lieut. Filing only oficer wounded slight in
hand Enemy retired eastward LawtOn in
pursuit this morning Oils