The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-05-09
Macarthur Finds Fer
nandO Evacuated.
LARGE SUPPLIES CAPTURED
hmm -nse Quantities Of Rice and >ayar
Fall Into the Hands. OF Our Forces.
Importance Of she Movement OF Law.
tons pivision-The Hard Fighting
His Men Have ExpeFteneed-Phiips
pinos Attack Our. Line. south Of
Manila.

Fernando today, found, that the place
had been evacuated by n rebels. who
LEFT only a small detachment 20 cover
their retreat by train Genera NJ
Arthur occua.=d the burning to~a
without losS.
The rebels sozta Of Manila attempted
TO rush through Brigaiier General
OvenShine's Lines last night The at
tempt fanled, but the ebeas maintained
a fuSillade of musketry fire On he
Fourth infantry regiment for several
hours. The demonstration was inef-
fectuaI beyond soaring the inhabitants
Of Nalate
The outposts of he Idaho and Cali
fornia regiments beyond San Pedro
Macati were also attacked during the
night
Major General LaUton is still quar-
tered a. Balinag.
LAWTO\'S HEADQUARTERS.
Detailed reports OF the work Of Ma
jor General Lawton's expedition show
that harder fighting took place during
the early part Of this week than earlier
accounts indicated. Ia, the attack upon
San Raffaal~ the American forces We're
me- with a, heavy fire from a large
number Of rebels who were concealed
in the jungle on all sides. IL was only
the adoption Of the tactics followed in
ndian fighting in the United Soates-
every man for himself-that saved the
division from great loss. General Law
ton, as usual, was at the head of his
line with his staff. SCOTS battery de-
mOliSht1 a SrOna-fronred trench Al
short range.
The insurgent leaders Gregorio and
Pho del Pillar, who had SOC men in Ba-
linag, retreatad when General LAYTON
approached the town. Chief Of Scouts
Young, with eleven men, entered Ba-
linag ahead of the army. and rang the
church bells to that they
had possession Of the city.
, General Lawton, when attacking in.
force outside Of Balinag. saw women
n children in the rebel trenches and
sent Captain Case in advance With a
| whiet flag to warn the insurgents u
remove the non-combaLantS. When
within 500 yards of the trenches two
volleys were fired at Captain Cases
party.
Chief of Scouts Young, whose BRAY
cry at Balinag was most notable, serv-
ed as an Indian scout under Major Gen
eral o. o. Howard in his campaign in
the northwest in 1876. TIL ework Of
Young's scouts was a feature Of the
expedition. On Wednesday twenty
three of them encountered a body or
300 Philippines beyond BaIinag and
drove them until of the $50 rounds Of
ammunition which the couts carried
they had only fifteen rounds left. They
were about TO retire when Lieutenant
Boyd, with a troop Of the Fourth cav
airy. came up with them and chased
the enemy into San Miguel.
g There ara . 0nn SDaniSh prisoners. IL
the hands Of the Philippines at SdE
Miguel. They are served with fTe
cents worth Of rice daily. and are
compelled to work hard on the rebel
defences. Several hundred Of the
Philippine wounded are al San Miguel
The insurgents are sending their We
men and children to the Biacabatto
mountains.
\ bolo chief and 100 men We're cap
tured at Balinag.
General Lawkon has released many Of
New York, May 5.-Former Mayor
". L. Strong. today received a cable
gram from his son, Major putnam
Strong, who is serving on the staff OF
General Macarthur. The cabIegram
confirmed the capture Of san Fernan-
do, and said that General luna, Ihe
insurg4nt commander-in-chief, had
been wounded
RA Run o4l-'
Washington. May 5.-The war depart
mert has received the following:
Manila, May >.
"Adiurant General. Washington:
: Following casualties at Santo To-
mas Yesterday: One officer, Lieuten-
!. ant Toggart Twentieth Kansas, ana
: four enlisted men killed; three officers
twenty-five enlisted men wounded
Among the wounded General Funston
ha I'd -7:~I- 7 ou--nv ~--.1- he CaT-
ture Of over 80. 900 bushels OF rice anC
265 tons of sugar at Balnag. Values ..
n subsistence captured at Malolos SloO,'
600. Large captures OF rice and corr
belonging 10 enemy al other points. IN
: surgents destroyed by fire yesterda!
town % Santo Tomas and las evening
fired city Of San Fernando. OTIS.
The continued rebel demonstration
south Of Manila are causing No appFe
. hensiOr to the wa department oflcla4s
( as the brigades Of Ovensh+n= ma.
> srt aid TO b. ample for every eme~gen
cy. Together they ave about 400
men. besides two regiments Or egL4a
q who have just arrived a. Manila an.
are available 70 reinforce these DR.
!. gades.
In view OF these sharp demonstra
tions % the south the work done D.
LaW5on on his expedition % L 4sun
Il de Bay i receiving credit nO- hereto
fore accorded 70 II. One o. me ma
results u the expedition was - d~s.To
4 the small craft by which the rebel
= might haye crossed the axe ana HnpE
ed north on the rear OF Macarthur
8 forces. Now they are LA1mvd IN .
3 q low strip Of land between n
l~1i I'D the ocean, unable u eros
u IN LA lille the march IS too Lon
B (, the lax 10 the south. ThL
Z Tn syrk Of Lawton Is holding n
E rel some 1900 in number, 20 u
4 SouL ling Macarthur free troI
danger - u attack in force from y
rear
10 The report chat the Philippines wei
d. trying 10 break through the Amer
le can lines IS evidence TO rhe war depa-
III menJ that this force is becoming sno
&c Of supplies.
- 1t is : evidently General Otis int
r ion % remain On the defensive 50 lor
- RI : can keep this force separate fro
the main body % A~guinaldo. II IS sa
\ General Otis believes hat he can star
- his southern army Into submfss.o
! N1lara IL q SazE4Trrn nf NJ rsk1 NEAR Z