The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-05-12
REBEL s DIDN' I Wal i
GEN. Al'AnTHUR FINDS SAN FER.
NANDO EVACUATED. s8si
Rebels Left Small DetncI,ments to
Cover Their Retreat by Train
Gen. Macarthur Occupied the
Burning Town without Loss
Large stores Of Natives provis-
Ions Are Captured - Five Men
Killed and Twenty-Five Hurt In
the Fighting Mt san Tomas-Gen.
La,vton Has Some Hard Fighting.

Manila. May Maj. Gen. NIacAr-
thurs division advanced to San Fer
nando and found that the place had
been evacuated by the rebels, who left
only Il small detachment to cover their
retreat by train. Gen. Macarthur &C.
cEpied the. burning town without loss.
The rebels south of Manila attempt
ed to rush through Brig Gen. Oven
shines line last night The attempt
failed, but the rebels maintained
fusillade OF musketry on the Fourth
Infantry regiment for several hours
The demonstration was Intellectual be-
yond soaring the inhabitants of Mall
ate. The outposts of the Idaho and
California regiments beyond San Pc
dr0 Macati were also attacked during
the night. Maj. Jen. I4awton is still
auartered at Baliuag.
Gen. Lawton's Expedition.
Manila, May detailed reports of
the work Of Maj. Gen. Lawton's eX.
pedition show that harder fighting
took place during the early part of this
week than earlier accounts indicated.
In the attack on San Rafael the Amer.
lean forces were met with 4 heavy
fire from a large number of rebels
who were concealed in the jungle on
all sides. 1t was only the adoption of
the tactics followed in Indian fighting
in the United States. every man for
himself, that saved the division from
great loss. Gen. Lawton, as usual,
was at the head Of his line with his
staff. Scctts battery demolished u
stonc-frontcd trench at short range.
The insurgent leaders, Gregorico and
Pie del Pillar, who had 800 men in
Eal;nag, rctreated when Gen. Lawton
approached the town.
Chief of Scouts Young, with eleven
men, entered Balinag ahead of the
army and rang the church bells to an
nouncc that they had possession of the
city. Gen. LaWton. when attacking in
and children in the trenches and sent
Capt. Case in advance with Il white
flag to warn the insurgents to remove
the non-combattants. When within
500 yards Of the trenches two volleys
were fired an Capt. Cases party
Chief of Scouts Young, whose
bravery at Balinag was most notable
served as an Indian scout under Maj
Gen. O. o. Howard in his campaign in
the Northwest in 1876. The work of
Youngs scouts was feature Of the
expedition. On Wednesday twenty
three of them encountered a body OF
500 Filipinos beyond Balinag and
drove them off until of the $50 rounds
of ammunition (which the scouts car
RED they had only fifteen rounds left.
They were about to retire when Lieut..
Boyd, with troop of the Fourth cav
TRY, came up with them, and chased
the enemy into San Miguel.
There are 2.OC0 Spanish prisoners
i'll the hands of the Filipinos at San
Miguel. They are served with 5 cents
worth CT rice daily. and are compelled
to work hard Oh the rebel defenses.
Several hundred of the Filipino
wounded are at San Miguel. The in
.surgents are sending their women and
children to the mountains. A bolo
chief and 1G0 men were captured at
Bal;nag. Gen. Lawton has released
many of his prisoners.