The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-08
REBELS DRIVEN BACK
WITHGREAT LOSSES
Sixth Artillery Battery In a Hot
Position.
sharpshooters Keep Up a Constant
Fire-Treacherous Attempt to
Assassinate American Under a
Flag of Truce-Many Men Pros
trated By the Intense Heat-In-
surgents Busy Strengthening
Their Defenses.

Manila, March IA detachment of
General Hale's and General Wheaton's
prigades was engaged for two hours
this morning clearing the country in
front of their lines on both sides of the
river, the enemy concentrating. with
the apparent purpose of cutting off the
garrison at the waterworks. The reb-
els bolted at the first sign of the ad-
vance, but they separated into small
| bodies whenever the covert afforded
opportunity, and kept up a running
fire. BY a series of rapid advances
followed by flank movements. the en-
emy was completely routed as far out
as Guadalupe on the right and almost
to Mariquini on the left.
The casualties reported are Captain
! O'Br1en of company F, First Wyoming
| volunteers, and two men, slightly
| wounded The rebel loss was heavy.
No rebels were visible at noon.
| This afternoon General Hale's brigade
continued the work of driving out the
! rebels from the country between the
reservoir and the waterworks, a dis
| tance of about three miles. The coun-
try is now clear on the left of the river,
but the enemy is still in front of Cen
eral Wheaton'S line.
Near San Petro Macati they have
Of the Sixth artillery. on the hills, un-
tenable, their sharpshooters keeping up
constant fire all day.
Private LOvejOy, company G, Wash
1ngton volunteers, was killed by a stray
bullet. Major Bell, Seventh United
States cavalry; Private Young, COM
pany NJ, Twentieth infantry: Private
Curran, company H. Twentieth infan-
try, and Private Parks. company I,
First Wyoming volunteers, we're
wounded today.
TREACHERY OF REBELS.
This morning the enemy in front OF
General OvenshineS division displayed
q. flag of truse, but retired when Lieu
tenant Koehler with two men advanced
to meet it. This afternoon they again
showed a white flag and again two Off
GERS and an interpreter advanced. When
the Americans were within about 200
yards of the rebels the latter dragged
rifles from behind their backs and op-
ened fire upon them, but fortunately,
without effect
Hawthorne's battery fired two shells.
killing several of the enemy.
In accordance with instructions to
the land and naval forces, a. general or
der was issued today instructing the
troops to give particular attention to
the lives and property of all German,
AuSlIIdu, OulCu, Italian ana GOrJG-
guese residents, and, with the Coop
GRAFTON of the resident German consul
to give aid and assistance wherever
necessary.
At O'clock this afternoon the tenn
perature was 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
and the heat was intense. especially on
the lines, where twenty-five men were
temporarily prostrated during the day
Manila, March S-The rebels are bus
lily preparing their defenses at various
points and are most aggressive near
San Pedro Macati where their sharp
shooters maintain a persistent annoy
ance. ScOtt's battery on the hilltop is
the center of fire from both sides of
the river.
General Hale withdrew his outposts
from the left bank of the stream, and is
now occupying his original poslCion-
Further trouble is probable in the vi
cinity of the waterworks when the reb-
els rally, but it would be almost an i'm
possibility for them to interfere with
the water supply. owing to the strength
Of our position. The weather is several
degrees hotter today.