The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-10-13
MARINES ARE HEROIC
They Waded Through Water and
SWamps to Fight the Rebels.
Fighting at NOTeIeta and Cavite vIe5O ln
Which FIllpinOs Were ROutsd-lLsny
Soldiers Are DrOWnrd while
FordInE Streams.

I FOrdInE Streams
Noveleta, Luzon, Oct. IO-Gen.
Sehwan's column and loves scouts
advanced from BacoOr yesterday and
occupied Ca7ite Viejo and Noveleta-
The American loss was three officers
and nine privates wounded, one Of the
officers being MORALLY hurt. There
were two sharp fights near NOveleta-
loves scouts first encountered the
enemy near Cavite Viejo and soon put
them to fight, continuing their adj
vance. Capt. Saffold's battalion Of the
Thirteenth regiment, with two cOmpa-
MES Of the Fourteenth and q number
Of TagalO scouts, Capt. McGrath com
handing the troops from the Fourth
cavalry and Capt. Reilly's battery,
came upon the enemy in strongly en-
trenched position on the road between
Cavite ViejO and NOveleta. A fight
lasting half an hour followed, resulting
in the enemy being driven back. The
American forces sustained considerable
losses in this engagement, the men be-
ing shot from trenches and shaclzs
along the road. The column then
pressed on to NOveleta, which they
found deserted, and remained there at
night
The marines and naval forces CO
operated with the troops The gun
boats Wheeling, Petrol and CaIlaO lay
OF the shore near Noveleta and threw
shells into that town and Santa Cruz
for an hour preparing the way for the
marines to land Two battaliOns, con-
sisting Of $50 marines, advanced along
the peninsula from Cavite to NOveleta-
The only way was by a narrow road
through swamps. A mile beyond the
marines outpost the column was sud-
denly received with a vOlley from
trenches across the road A flank move
ment was executed and the insurgents
were driven from the trenches, the
marines wading through rice fields in
turning the flank Of the enemy, who
retreated TO strong sand forts across
the creek dividing the peninsula, de-
stroying the bridge across the stream
The marines waded through more
rice fields, forded the river IN water to
their shoulder and carried the forts,
meeting with feeble resistance, the first
encounter having disheartened the en-
envy. Squads were sent to NOveleta
and burned the town and huts all along
the road from which the enemy COM
menced the firing.
Many Soldiers Drowned.
Manila, Sept. 4, via San Francisco,
Oct. 1.-THE army in LuzOn has lost
more men during the past fortnight
by drowning than by bullets. All the
little streams, which in dry weather
were mere creeks, have become swift,
wide rivers with unexpected and
treacherous currents and eddies. Ten
cOlored soldiers Of the Twenty-fOurth
infantry were drowned at the Mari
quina river on the 22d Of August in a
drift exactly duplicating the loss Of
five soldiers in the Pasig river three
months ago. Soldiers are conveyed
across streams on bamboo RATS, whose
motive power is a rope stretched be
tween the banks. In both cases the
ropes broke, the RATS were overturned
and part Of the soldiers, weighted down
with guns, haversacks and heavy am
munition belts, were unable to reach
the shore. Private J. E Poole, Of the
Twenty-eighth, lost his life in attempt
ing to rescue his comrades The last
Of the bodies Of the ten soldiers were
recovered from the river this week and
all have been buried with military
hOnors-
Camping In sight OF Malabons
Manila, Oct. 11--Gen. Schwan's col
umn, consisting OF the Thirteenth in
fantry, a battalion Of the Fourteenth
infantry, two troops Of cavalry, Capt
R1ey's battery Of the Fifth artillery
and loves scouts continued their ad-
vance toward San Francisco de Mala-
bon, meeting with little resistance and
suffering no casualties The enemy
III l. b.
ing conveyed to Rosario, between
NOveleta and Santa Cruz The Ameri-
can camp is within sight OF San Fran
cisco de MalabOn, the stronghold Of
the insurgents In the province Of Cavite,
where the FilipinOs are said to number
Otis Pardons . Good Filipino.
New York, Oct. 1O.-A dispatch TO
the Herald from Washington says: For
saving the life Of an American soldier
Maj Gen. Otis has GRANTED full par
don to Domingo Alagnos q Filipino
prisoner, who was sentenced by a
Spanish court in 1877 to penal servi-
tude for six years for robbery.
city Govsrnmsuts In Luzons
Washington, Oct. 1O.-Maj. Gen. Otis
has informed the way department Of
his adoption Of a scheme Of local gov
eminent for all cities and towns In
LuzOn occupied by American troops
In each town there VIII be municipal
council, composed Of q president and
as many representatives. or head men
as there may be wards IN the town.
which shall be charged with the main
tenance Of public order and regulation
Of municipal affairs 1t VIII, BY
majority vote, administer the munici-
pal government, but no ordinance OF
decree shall be enforced until approved
by the commanding officer Of the
troops