Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-05-11

the American commander has put
aside the insurgent temporizing over
peace and turned his attention to most
aggressive tactics. The wisdom Of
this course is fully approved by the
officials here, who have foreseen that
the rebels needed further chastise-
nent in order to bring them to a real
izing sense of their position. The
early dispatches from Gen. Otis clear
ly defined the general plan of the last
movement. He is moving two main
columns, that of Gen. Macarthur
pushing straight forward over the
nine-mile stretch of country between
Calunlpit and the latest rebel strong
hold, San Fernando, and Maj. Gen.
LaWton Getting a strong force under
Col. Sumner to prevent the insurgents
from retreating from San Fernando
into the mountains to the north. Later
dispatches showed that there had been
hot work in the execution of this
movement Of Gen. MacArthur's adj
vance on San Fernando. The defeat
# Gen. Luna at San Tomas and the
scattering of the insurgent forces,
leaves Gen. Macarthur four miles from
San Fernando with a clear road be-
fore him. He will take the city this
morning, according to Gen. Otis plans.
The taking of the town is not longer
looked upon by the authorities here
as the chief movement, the main con-
sidegation being the interrogation of the
insurgents.
Fighting Before San Fernando
Manila, May 5.-8:25 a. m. Friday
In spite of the peaceful oyertures of
their commissioners, the Filipinos
vigorously resisted the advance of Gen.
MacArthurs division from Apalit to-
ward San Fernando, fighting desperate
ly at long range, after running from
trench to trench when driven out by
the American artillery. The movement
commenced ia $50 in the morning
Gen. Hale's brigade, consisting of five
gattlings, under command of Maj.
Young of the 9Th artillery, two batta-
lions of the 51st Iowa regiment, LIST
Nebraska regiment and 1st South Da-
kota regiment, advanced along the road
a few miles west of the railway line.
Gen. Wheaton, with hotchkiss and gat-
Ting guns, under command of Lieut..
Taylor, Utah light artillery, mounted
on handcars, pushed ahead, the goth
Kansas and LIST Montana regiments de-
ploying to the right and left when
feasible.
The course to be traversed proved
the worst yet encountered, miles of
marsh and many unfOrdable streams
delaying the advance materially. Both
brigades met with resistance stimuli
taneously on approaching the river
near San Tomas, which is kilometers
from Apalit. The center span of the
railroad bridge and dropped into the
river, and the rebels had only left a
small force to check Gen. Wheaton,
their main body lying in the strong
trenches in front of Gen. Hale. AL
though the attacking force poured a
heavy artillery and musketry fire
across the river the enemy stubbornly
resisted for over an hour, ultimately
breaking when Maj. Young shelled
their left flank, and then retreating
along the river bank under cover.
Gen Wheaton, in the meantime,
tried Intellectually to draw the fire of
the Filipinos in the trenches east of
the track. So soon as they discovered
that the nature Of the country would
permit only a few skirmishes on the
east side of the embankment, the reb-
els regained their courage and des-
perately fought for three hours, in the
face Of the American voIleys
and rapid fire fusilade, until
fanked by the Montana regiment,
Then 4 general scramble ensued, most
of the enemy boarding trains that
were in readiness and others taking
the road to San Fernando, after burn
ing the villages of San Tomas and
Minalin.
About noon Gen. Wheaton crossed
the broken bridge, cleared the
stragglers out of the villages
and advanced toward San Fernando.
Gen. Hale made a crossing simultan-
eously, after a slight delay necessary
to repair the stone bridge. Our loss up
to that hour (noon) VISA two members
of the Nebraska regiment and one OF
the Montana killed, and Capt. Albrecht
and three members of the Kansas regi-
ment, two Of the Montana, four Of the
Nebraska and one of the South Dakota
wounded. The enemy's loss waS light
After a short rest the advance was
continued, Gen. Wheaton encounterinE
the firstseries of entertainments neal
San Fernando The rebels now opened
a hot fire Col. Funston of the 20tl
Kansas was wounded, one Lieutenant
killed and four were wounded while
leading the four companies Of the Kan
sas regiment to outf1ank the enemy
Gen. Hale pushed along, flanking tn
trenches.
More than 100 sick and wounded mel
from Gen. Lawton's brigade wer
brought to Manila from Malolos by las
nights train. The heat is unbearable
San Tomas Falls.
Manila, May 5.-Maj.-Gen. Mac
Arthur carried San Tomas after en-
countering strong resistance. Brig
Gen. Hall moved on the enemvs RICH
and Brig Gen. Wheaton attacked tn
left in daring charge in which Ger
Fred Funston of the goth Kansas agai
distinguished himself. The Kansa
was wounded in the hand and severe
other officers and enlisted men were a
so wounded.
Col. Sumner, with a part of the Or,
gon and Minnesota regiments and
gun Of the Utah battery, took Moasi
on the right, resting four miles fro
San Fernando