The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-12
DIDN'T CATCH THEM
The Natives Have Again tluded the
Invading Army.
FOUGHT HARD AND REITERATED
The Troops We're Materially Assisted
by the CunboatS.
1.-THE AMERICANS HAD NO WATER.
General Lawton Had Narrow Escape
from Death.
PARANAQuE AND LAS PlNAS OCCUPIED
The inhabitants Are Said to 30
GroyeIing before Their Goa
uucrors Now.
pARANAQuE AND LAS PlNAs ocCuPlEE
The inhabitants Are Said to DO
GroveIing Bctorc Their Con-
uucrors Now.

Manila June II, $40 p. m.--The Filipino
oecupation of the province of Neville has
been broken and as the result Of the pres
ent movement the Americans now control
the Important coast towns of Paranaqhe
and Las pinas while a long line OF IN
sursent trenches facing our south line has
been cleared,
The Insurgents have again proved their
facilities as dodgers, between 5000 and f"oo
warriors who seemed destined to he cap
Itured having disappeared, the majority
getting away under cover OF the night az
ter nghting the Americans AN day some
oilers came to meet our troops with pro-
tostatlons of friendship.
The Thirteenth infantry lost one man
killed aud six wounded. The Ninth IN
sssantry lost one man killed and hve wound
cd The Fourteenth infantry hao three
wounded, and the First Colorado volunteer
regiment eleven wounded.
: Yesterdays work was the heaviest ana
hardest our army has seen. inc oatue-
field stretched across the entire i'tnhus
from LaGuna de BAY to the harbor Whne
tbe troops were advancing the army Guh-
boat Rapidau in the river near taeule'
n shellod the enemy, killing feyeral 81 the',,
Tho monitor Monadnock and inc suitpoes
y Helena shclled Paranaquo ana haA 10
II NH dRv with the full power OF their pat
,arios The native sharpshootcrs kept III
hiding until the American lines hau passou'
IL and then attempted TO pot stras6lere lI ul
10 the trees. Thanks TO heir poor lh"t ms
re- manship this was without result lpo
., whole country proved Ga be spceess.pn
w of small hills with DOGGY ground oetwssi
re tho high thick grass and brushes III tue
IN bollows which greatly added 10 tne w
of Gculty OF the advance but g'Ve 'heitSr
thai saved many from the enemy wv
lote our men threw away their ,EahkSts,
yer coats and even haversacks, stripping ~
ed tbn waist trugting to luck tor iosd wafer
,re could MT he obtained and thore was mucu
oh discomfort after the cantcens were eU.p
tiCd At tho outset The Coioraaos' NV
tro Ninth infantry and tho twenty -Ht9' ~
NV fnntry forced the hrst me OF lns"a So
nd trenches. wheeled to the left ma droV'
~, Inc enemy towards the lake Durl1g thi
NV mnneuvcr the Filipinos IN conceaie'
- trenches on the right opened nu chui"ulu'
ire but the brigade, partly owing 80 Wv
biph grass had few bit The Nlnin ~
fantry crept around to nc rignl. ,.p ... ~
tho trenches. driving out the PliPiuoS "u
M killing many OF them =,
The Colorado regiment advanced 70 VI
.tes lake Two companies encountered uuhT(us
on top of q knoll where the flllplno
on stood waist high above a trench pouIln
INK. a volley upon he Advancing Nnlel ~" li
i'm The Colorado troops charged ana at?V
mon, nut Lieutenant Colonel Moss oeln
ave wounded in the arm az he jumped into u
trench In the meantime General VINE,
row toms column advanced one ana hal
Iard miles toward Faranaque, who're we Anle
100 leans fouad strong trench on fiuse; "
of which they drove The Filiplhos ny ma
'ne fighting. ,,..,,o,,,,t,
rats The enemy tried to ta1H the dismounl'
"a troona of tho Fourth cavalry ac2ompanyil
Major Lawtun and Il the same ilihe th
y" made their only advance, throwing our
and skirmish line to flank the Fourteehtn
)clal fantrv But they were easily repulsed, !
S he American artillery coming to the crest
long the hill and Smelling them,
About 3 O'Clock 10 the afternoon Ge
oral Wheatons brigade, headed by Ge
anal Lswton who, in his white ciothi
and helmet on big olacR hotse, W. W.
900; shining mark for the enemSs snarpsnoe
ors clrcIed to the south of Las Pinfs G
Roh- co,,ntprfng a large force or Fhlplnos
ra he shelter OF the trees, General LAW
had a narrow escape IN Inc AlSt w,
Sl2, ~ Tho enemy the horses Of THREE oi
that stan officers we're shot from under tne
by q'ba Colofadn regiment hore-the brunt
VIII ME attack and dispersed the tli'pin
ially' EnidIy had they finished on that
ROD whom large force appeared IN tne 70
~ which the Ninth lniapH4 ~ -.
cuoh he Colorado regiment drove away,
o IN his thT lime nearly the whole division
the ms tas pinas.
..oast' the The Americans camped for ne MI
hour south Of the town and IN the MUS Ism q
heavy rain. AT oeio5h ~ ~" anon
General Wheaton advances pp M.
p p,naa Win troop OF cavalry, the Iwen
s srnss infantry IAN the Colorado gegiNsni, ?
liza 10 Of i he Nin,h infantry and Two m snier
guns, crossing two sire streams , s sea ~
at the He then advances ot ,ipg aud. for d
eddie me VIM, any men remained in the 10,
OF S No houses we're destroyed ah'u tse w
omieal were torn by sns he Americans 70,
IS and ships. EveryNnotS
cessity w.dte hags Hsans yst be aseertained,
y beser Filipino losses are about ',e S prsau
land ~ and s5o wounded and twen,y inverted Nm, v
u '"u The whole country Is pss"''''