The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-29
THE TAKING
OF P0RAC
WAS EASY.
The Moyement oE Troops Undes
MasArthur and wheelerwas
g strateeical suesesss
FIVE AMERICANS. WOUNDED.
Insurgents Armed'witf Jhpanese
Rifles. .Dastardly 1'reachsry
Of Enemy at Paeto.

MANILA, Sept. 2s.-The movement
against Porac, about eight miles from
Bacolor, in Pampanga province. which
began at daybreak this morning, Is
conducted personally by General Mac
Arthur. General Wheeler. with the
Ninth regiment and battery. Is ad-
vanclng by two roads. while General
Wheaton, commanding the Twelfth and
Seventeenth regiments, Is moving. to-
block the insurgents from retreatlhg to
the north. The Thirty-sixth regiment
accompanied General Macarthur. Fir
ing has begun near Angeles.
General Macarthur entered Porac
after half an hours fighting. The
American loss was slight, and the In
surgent loss is not known. The enemy.
Aed northward. When the Americans
entered the town they found it entirely
deserted.
The attacking party moved on Porac!
In two columns. The Ninth infantry
with two guns from Santa Rita, was
commanded by General Wheeler, and
the Thlrty-slxth infantry, under Colonel
Bell, with one gun, accompanied Gen.
eral Macarthur from San Antonio.
Both columns struck the town at
o'clock. and opened UP a brisk fre.
which was replied to by the enemy for
half an hour. Then the insurgents fed.
and the Americans marched over their
trenches and took possession 1t the
place.
Just before the fight Smiths COM
mand, at Angeles, made demonstra-
tlon by firing artillery up the railroad
track.
Five, Americans Wounded.
Liacum reported, one casualty, ands
Bell reported four mensof his regiment
wounded, The artillery did not have
any mensiniured.
To.day's movement was a strategical,
success, and resulted In, the ppssessicu
of Porac and the clearing Of several
miles OF country thereabout
The two columns, one from SAINT
Rita and the other from San Antonio
unlted before Porac, according to the
programme, stretching around the place
for some mileB.
The insurgents are estimated to have
numbered 600 men. Ten dead FillplnoS
were found. and the captain and, come
mlssary qf Mascarno's command werp
taken prisoners.
Have Japanese Rifles
EngIlshmen from the insurgent llnes
report that the Fillplnos at Bamban
have 1000 new Japanese rhes.
Two Filipino majors came 10 tina
American lines last night with mes
sages regarding the American prisoners
who were to arrive this morning. They
also requested permission for General
Ale5andiao, one colonel and two lisu@
tenant colonels to visit General Otis.
They were refused entrance to- the
American lines until noon Friday, on
account Of to-dnys fight, and General
Alejandrino alone will be allowed to
visit General Otis.
The insurgents recently intrenehed
and. garrIsoned the town Of Paeto, on
Eaguna De Bay, In the province Of La
guns. subsequently Captain Larsen,
commanding the gunboat Naptdanl
landed for a conference with. the oitis
sens. AS he was proceeding up the
main street Of the town with squad
he was received with a volley from q
hidden trench. The party Tstreated to
their boat under cover OF the buildings
and regalned their vessel. The Napidan
.hen bombardet the trench for an
bonr, completely destroying It