The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-05
SAN FERNANDO
HAS FALLEN:
MacArthur's Victorious Army
Takes Another Capital.
FilipinOs Apply the Torch Be-
fore Retreating.
M'TAGGART KILLED.
Second Lieutenant of Co. u,
Twentieth Kansas.
LawtOn Captures 100000
Bushels of Rice.
M'TAGGART KILLED,

New York May 5-A special cable
gram to the Journal from Hong Kong
says the American army has captured
San Fernando.
LIEUT. McTAGGART KILLED.
Washington, May 5.-The war depart
ment has received the following:
Manila, May 5.-Adjutant General,
Washington: Following casualties at
San Tomas yesterday: One officer,
Lieut. w. A. McTaggart, Company q,
Twentieth Kansas, and four enlisted
men killed; three officers and % enlisted
men wounded. Among wounded Gen.
Funston. hand. slight. Lawton reports
capture over 100000 bushels rice; 265
tons sugar at Baluag. Value of sub
sistance captured at Malolos one and
one-haIf million dollars. Large captures
rice and corn belonging to enemy at
other points Insurgents destroyed by
fire yesterday town Of San Tomas and
last evening fired city of San Fernando.
OTIS.
I4AWTON'S HARD FIGHT.
Manila May Detailed reports of
the work of Maj. Gen. Lawton's expedi-
ton show that harder fighting took
place during the early part of this week
than earlier accounts indicated. In the
attack upon San Rafael the American
forces were met with heavy fire from
a large number of rebels who were con-
cealed in the jungle on all sides. 1t was
only the adoption of the tactics follow
ed 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. ScOtt's battery de-
mOIished d stone fronted trench at short
range.
The insurgent leaders, Gregorio and
Pho del Pillar, who had 500 men In
Balinga, retreated when Gen. LawtOn
approached the town. n.------------ 49,
Chief of Scouts Young with eleven |
men entered Balinga ahead of the army
and rang the church bells to announce
that they had possession of the city
Gen. Lawton when attacking in force
outside of Balinga saw women and chill
dren in the rebel trenches and sent
Capt. Case in advance with white flag
to warn the insurgents to remove the |
non-combatants. When within five hun
dred yards of the trenches two VOlleyS
were fired at Capt. Cases party. Chief |
of Scouts Young. whose bravery at
Balinga was most notable. served as an |
Indian scout under Gen. O. o. Howard |
in his campaign in the Northwest in j
1876. The work of YOung's scouts was |
a feature of the expedition. On We'd |
nesday % of them encountered a body |
of 300 FilipinOs beyond Balinga and |
drove them until of the $50 rounds of |
ammunition which the scouts carried,
they had only fifteen rounds left. They
We're about to retire when Lieut.. Boyd |
with a troop of the Fourth cavalry came |
up with them and chased the enemy in |
to San Miguel.
There are two thousand Spanish pris- |
oners in the hands of the Filipinos at |
San Miguel. They are served with five |
cents worth of rice daily and are COM |
PEELED to work hard on the rebel de- |
fenses. Several hundred of the Fill |
pinOs wounded are at San Miguel |
The insurgents are sending their women |
and children to the Bianaonabatto |
mountains
A Bolo chief and one hundred men |
were captured at Ballnag
Gen Lawton has released many of ]
his prisoners.
CABLE INTERRUPTED.
New York, May 5.-The Commercial /
Cable company issued the following no
tice today:
We are advised that the cable be-
tween Iloilo and BacaIoa philippine /
islands) is Interrupted
A RUSH ON OVENSHINE.
Manila, May 5.-4:55 p. m.-Major |
General MacArthur's division advanced !
TO SAN Fernando today and found that |
rebels, who left only a small detach-
ment to cover their retreat by train
Gen Macarthur occupied the burning |
town without loss.
The rebels south of Manila attempted
to rush through Brig. Gen. Ovenshine's |
line last night The attempt failed but |
musketry on the fourth infantry regi-
ment for several hours The demon
strat1on was Intellectual beyond soaring
the inhabitants of Malate
The outpOsts of the Idaho and Cali
fornia regiments beyond San Pedro Ma
cati were also attacked during the
night Major General Lawton is stiu |
quartered at Balinag.
GEN LUNA WOUNDED
New York, May 5.-A Manila dis
patch to the Journal says:
General Luna was wounded in the
fighting near San Tomas yesterday The
dispatch also says that a monitor is to-
day shelling ParanaQue south of Ma
Mia.