Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-11-11
FIRED Upon BAL|NAG.
Rebels Attacked Town, Doing
No Serious Harm.
REBELS HELD A CELEBRATION.
Arrangements Made For British ship
to Garry supplies to Spanish Prisoners.
Operations of Wheaton-Brsve Work
by Lieutenant Hawkins

has been made by the insurgents or
Balinag, the rebels firing into the towr
for about four hours, but doing no dam
age. Ine insurgents held celebration
Ut Tarlac on Oct. 90 in honor of the
snti-imperialists. The demonstration
included procession, religious service.
and speeches by Aguinaldo and othel
officials
The IndependeDcia, il an editoria
eugoiizlng Mr.. W. j. Bryan, says: Nj
BRYAN should be pictured in Filipino
history with equal glory with DR.. Rial
who, with Bryan and Aguinaido, are
the glorious trinity of our political re-
demption.
General Ous and the Spanish and
British consuls made arrangements in
accordance with which the British
cruiser Peacock is to take 10000 rations
and clothing to the Spanish prisoners III
the Albay and Camarines provinces.
General Young, with his cavalry
took San Jose on Wednesday. A small
lnsurgenu force stationed there re-
treated. The troops were ferried across
the river TO Cabanatuan on taft.
During the passage an accident occurred
by which i private OF the Iwenty-sec-
Ond regiment was drowned
The landing OF the American troops
at San Fabian Tuesday was the most
spectacular affair of the kind since
General Shutters disembargation at
Daiquiri The cooperation OF the
troops and the navy WAS complete.
The gunboats maintained a terrific bonn
barlment for an hour, while the troops
rushed waist-deep through the surf,
under o heavy but badly directed rifle
fire from the insurgent trenches, and
charged right and left. pouring volley
after volley at the fleeing rebels. Forty
Filipines were captured, mostly non
commissioned officers Several iDsur-
gent dead and five wounded were found
in building which had suffered con-
siderahly from the bombardment. The
town was well fortified.
Captain Buck, with Pierce's and Pat
ton s companies, pursued the insurgents
on the left into the bamboo thicket. On
the right was frail foot brldge across
the river, leading to the town. Gen.
eral Wheaton, personally commanding,
ordered charge across the bridge and
Captain Rowland of his staff led Cole
man and Eliiott's companies Of the
Thirteenth aud Shields company of the
Twenty third, who behaved splendidly
under their first fire, into the town,
which was found to be nearly deserted,
except by the aged and some Spaniards.
who had hidden in the buffalo wallows
and vino came shouting dehghtedly to-
ward the Americans.
The troops camped in the rain during
the night, and i'll the morning General
Wheaton established his headquarters
in a church, quartered his men III the
houses and sent the captured Fihplnos
beyond the outposts, with orders not to
return.
The iuhabitents describe all the roads
AS practically impossible, and say they
believe Aguinaldo has secreted yacht
in the river Longapo, near Subig for use
in his fight when he finds his capture is
inevitable.
Wednesday was devoted to reconnais-
sances. Major Logan went northward
to Santo Tomas and burned the Filipino
barracks Captain Bucks Thirteenth
went to San Jacinto and disposed Of
small bands. Marsh's Twenty-third
went toward Magdalen, on the Dagu.
pan road, and had several sharp fights
with small parties. They killed-eight
men, brought i'll 20 prisoners and had
five men wounded.
The Santo Tomas road seems to be
the only possible means of retreat for a
large body north of Tarlac, and General
Wheaton commands it. The insur-
gents of this section are going to rein
force Tarlac. The battleship Oregon
has arrived here from HongBong.
Captain Chenoweth and Lieutenants
Davis, Van Horne and Bradford, with
two companies of the Seventeenth regi-
ment, accommodating northeast of Ma
baiacal, attacked and routed battalion
of insurgents, killing 20 of them,
Three Americans were wounded.
General Wheaton reported by. the
Bennington that when the landing was
made at San Fabian the insurgents en-
countered were 300 recruits, who were
on their way to Dagupan. where they
expected the expedition TO land. They
retreated to the mountains. Twenty
eight Spanish were rescued.
1t has been raining hard throughout
the week, handicapping Generals Law.
ton and Macarthur. The transporta.
tion is the chief difficulty. In the ad-
vance General Lawton depended upon
the river to get his supplies. The San
Jsldro river Is fed by mountain streams,
and is alternately too shallow for navi.
cation or too swift.
Two and three launches were neces.
sary to pull the casco moving the sup
plies from San Isidro, and the mule
over tine muddy roads, made only two
,,,il.o lox Tho
on short rations much Of the time. The
only provisions the country yields are
rice, few chickens and buffalo. The
officers carry supply Of cash to pay the
natives hberally for all they take.
The highlands are cool and the health
of the troops is good.
General Young has captured another
large share of insurgent ammunition
and munitions of war which they were
obliged to leave in their hurried retreat.
General Macarthur is bringing sup.
plies from Angeles by the use Of mule
and cariboo teams
Reconnalssances along the front have
discovered the insurgents strongly en-
trenceed before Bamban, with several
cannon and a rapidfire gun, but they
are short of ammunition.
Major Bell has besn engaged in an
other daring exploit. While scouting
with five officers and two men of the
Thirty sixth infantry and Lieutenant
Hawkins and ten men of the Fourth
cavalry he crept behind trench con-
tanning 100 Filipinos, rode them down
and killed and wounded 20 men and
captured six. He also brought back 30
Mausers.