The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-12-16
SAN MIGUEL AIKEN
OCCUPIED BY GEN. I4AWTON WITH
OUT A FIGHT.
h vubnhitnnt. Petition for a
strong Garrison Del l
Force Relieved to Have Been d.
vided Into Scattered Bands-Gen.
Grant,s Forces Occupy Olangapo
After Slight Resistance Enemy
in Grants Advance Fled to n
Mountains and Scattered.

Manila, Dec. 12.-Gen. Lawton, with
the T%hirty-ffth infantry and four
troops Of the Third cavalry has occu-
pied San Miguel without a fight. The
insurgent commander, Gen. Pho del
Pillar, who made his headquarters
there with supposedly the largest force
of insurgents north of Manlla IS De-
lieved to have divided his command
into scattered bands. The inhaDltants
have petitioned for a strong garrison.
Col. Hayes, with cavalry, had Two
brushes with the insurgents, the
Americans having two wounded. Sew
enty insurgents attacked a commlssary
bull train returning from Capes o
Tarlac. The drivers escaped with the
loss of their rations and effects.
Capt. Sturgis, with a troop of the
Eleventh cavalry, surprised forty IN
surgents under Gen. Pando near Nor
segarda. The insurgents had a major
and two privates killed, a lieutenant
and three %privates wounded and a lieu
tenant and thirteen men with rifles
captured.
Olangapo Occupied by Grnt.
The advance guard of Gen. Grants
command, under Maj. Spence, arrived
at Olangapo, Subig bay, during the
night of Saturday, Dec. 8, which place
was occupied with little resistance, the
enemy fleeing. Maj. Spence had an
arduous march over the mountain
trails from Dinalusian.
Yesterday morning the Baltimore.
Oregon and Il chartered transport ar
rived at Olangapo from Manila. The
navy was disappointed to find the
army in possession of the place. which
they had hoped to capture. A detach-
ment of marines under Capt. Myers
occupied the navy yard at Olangapo,
and will hold and occupy it as a naval
station. The yard consists OF seven
new large buildings and some repair
ing and machinery shops. all damaged
by the bcmbardment of Sept. %.
During the morning of Sept. 10 the
navy transported Maj. Spence's COM
mand from Olangapo to the town Of
Subig, five miles distant. The enemy
was seen DESERVING Subig rs the troops
landed and the latter occupied it with
out resistance. They found the place
abandoned by the %retreating enemy,
who fired a few shots. The Americans
deployed to the right and left of the
town and killed II of the enemy.
Gen. Grant and the remainder of his
command arrived at Olangapo yester-
day afternoon. He will proceed to
Subig and join Maj. Spence. Gen.
Grant will move north along the coast
and will effect a juncture with the
Twenty-fifth infantry under Col. w. S.
Burt, who was reported eight miles
from Iba, Dec. Z. The enemy encoun-
tered in Gen. Grants advance fled to
the mountains and scattered. Gen.
Grant is not garrisoning the towns he
occupies. No casualties are reported
in his command.
Olangapo Taken.
Washington, Dec. 13.-The following
cablegram has been received at the
navy department from Admiral Wat
son, telling of the part the navy played
in the occupation Of Subig Bay:
ION the morning Of the 9tn, about IL
o'clock, l received a telegram from
Schwan, asking for Macarthur II CO.
operation with Grants forces scat
tered toward Olangapo, Subig bay. l
suspended the Charleston court Of in
curry and started the same evening for
Subig with the Baltimore, the Oregon
and a company of Marines from the
barracks. We arrived at daylight on
the 10th, with landing parties organ
lied. Found Maj. Stevens in posses
sion Of Olangapo. having arrived at
dark the 9th. Relieved the army
forces by 100 marines, Myers COM
manding. Transported the army de-
tachment to Subig. The town was
abandoned on our arrival. Grant ar
rived in the afternoon. We left the
Oregon, the Gardoqui and the Mindoro
and returned to Cavite on the 18th.
The Olangapo navy yard machinery is
in fair condition. the shops damaged
onlr hu tho nInNinllS attack