The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-08-12
THE BA4TLE WAS HOT
Details of the Engagement Near
San Fernando
FiIipinos Were Not Expecting the At
tack. Hut onered strong Resist
ance--soon Driven from Their
Trenches, However.

Manila, Aug. 10.-Details OF Gen Mac
Arthur's advance beyond San Fernan-
do showed that the Americans covered
five miles at the first five hours and
at two o'clock had advanced six
miles along the railway, stretching on
each side of IL for two miles and rest
ing at night three miles from AN
geles. which will be made the northern
base of operations instead of San Fer
nando, where garrison of 600 men
has been left. The casualties are be-
tween 80 and 40. The Filipinos were
surprised, expecting the American
forces to move against Tico. They fol-
lowed their usual tactics of holding
their trenches until they became too
warm and then retreating in disorder.
They are now falling back westward
toward Porte.
The Twelfth and Seventeenth regi-
ments had the sharpest engagements.
The country our troops passed over
Is covered with rice fields and bamboo
thickets, the hardest possible ground
for marching. The mud in places was
knee deep.
Rich Town.
Angeles Is one of the richest towns
north of Manila and Is considered 10 be
better base of operations than San
Fernando. The forces at san Fernan-
do consisted of the Iowa regiment, the
Seventeenth regiment, the Ninth regi-
ment. the Twelfth regiment, Pell's new
Thirty-sixth regiment, a battalion OF
the Sixteenth regiment, Troop +, of
the Fourth cavalry, and Is guns.
The movement had been planned for
some time, but was delayed by rains.
Finally two days of sunshine dried the
rice fields sufficiently to permit of the
attempt.
The American position had long been
unpleasant. The rebels almost sur
rounded the town and fired nearly
nightly into IL, the Americans not re-
plying except on extreme provocation.
II was necessary TO keep 500 10 GOO men
on outpost duty constantly.
Capture One Thousand Dollars.
! Capt. Deems, with provost guard,
| captured a noted Filipino fakir with
several aliases, who by means OF VEN
triloquism has persuaded the natives
! that he has supernatural powers. He
raised much money, ostensibly for the
! insurrection, which he kept for him
self. Our soldiers surrounded his
house and corraled 80 Filipinos. Many
others escaped. The troops also cap
tured $1,000.
Emmanuel, as the fakir is generally
/ known, has been predicting the fall of
Manila. His prophecies have created
excitement among the natives, who be-
lieved them.
Reports from rebel sources say $50
Fiipinos were killed in Gen. Halls en-
sequent skirmishes.
The American loss in the fighting
about San Fernando at three o'clock
was known to he eight men killed and
90 wounded. The loss may possibly
exceed these figures as the line is five
miles long and IL is impossible. at this
hour, to hear from every point.
More About stcnmrr satsrnus.
Manila, Aug. 10.-1he steamer Sat-
urnus, of the Compania Martina.
coasting under the American flag, was
fuiHNhNViIh -NhE hNA ~ Ail' 1AiANh
States gunboat Pampanga beached at
San Fernando. under the insurgent
trenches there. The steamer was
boarded by an armed boats crew and
the passengers were taken off. The
cargo, consisting of general merchan-
disc and 100000 in specie. had been
sacked. Several attempts TO tow the
Saturnus OIL were unsuccessful. The
Pampanga then left San Fernando in
search of further assistance, where
upon the insurgents returned and set
fire 10 the vessel.
The United States gunboat Yorktown
arrived here Tuesday, after lombard
ing San Fernando. The Saturnus. she
reported. was still smoldering and the
steamer was a total wreck.
Total Eniistments.
Washington, Aug. 10. ~ The number
OF enlistments Tuesday for the Philip
pine regiments was $50, against total
Of 1897. The regiments which have
their full quota have begun the ''weed-
ing out" process. In the orders pub
lished Wednesday the discharges OF
nearly 100 recruits have been ordered.