The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-04-19
4 NiGHT ATTACK.
F;lipinos Fire on the Americans
at Midnight.
THE EMEMY Is ROUTED,
Gen. Wheaton IS Now Preparing
to Punish Them. Lawson's
Hx.-
Success az Santa Cruz
More Complete.

More CCmpteCe.
The following dispatch has been re,
ceive6 from Gen OTIS:
Manila. April II.
Adiutant Genera. Washington.
Insurgents attacked Macarthur S line
of railway Communication last night IN
considerable force: CepulSed by W hea-
ton with heavy loss Wheaton casual
ties three killed. 20 wounded. Otis.
THE SANTA CRUZ FIGHT.
The following dispatch gives add
tional information concerning the light
OF Santa Cruz
Manila, April i.
Adiusant General, Washington.
Lawtop success at Santa Cruz more
complete than reported yesterday: En-,
envy left So uniformed dead on field and
numbers seriously wounded. L2wton
captured The city without destruction
of property. His loss ten wounded.
slight, except TWO: one since cled.
Lieut.. Elliag only officer wounded,
slight in hand. Enemy retired east,
ward; Lawton in pursuit early this
morning. ot!s.
pREC 9ScEaTED ATTACK.
Manila, April H-At about mid
night the rebels cut the telegraph line
at several places between here aud
Malolos and signal fires were lighted
and rockets sent I'D aIorg the foothills
to the right Of the railroad. Later the
enemy attacked the outposts OF the
Minnesota regiment between Bigaa anc
Bocave, five miles south Of Malolos,
killing Two men and wounaiDg II.
simultaneously the outposts OF the
Oregon regiment at Marilao, tue next
station on the way to Manila, was az
tackled, with the result that three
Americans were killed and two wound
ed. The loss Of the enemy was 10 men
killed and six wounded. The Ameri-
Cans also captured TWO prisoners.
Troops were concentrated along the
railroan as thickly as possible and the
rebels driven back to the foothills.
The roadbed cf the railroad was
damaged, but it was repaired almost
Immediately and traffic was soon re-
sumed through to Malclos.
EILIpINos WILL BE Punished.
Manila, April lit Is supposed
that many of the rebels who attacked
Gen. Macarthur lire of communication
and who were repulsed By he troops
commanded By Gen. Wheaton, were
natives. who entered that region IN the
guise Of fgiendlies. They had SEEM
ingly secreated arms in several places,
and fred on the Americans from the
bushes at so close a range that they
could be heard talking. One Of tbs
Filipinos yelled IL English:
I'VE will give you damned Amerl-
cans enough Of this before We are
through.
The rebels undermined the railroad
at Marilao and unspiked the rails IL an
effort 10 wreck train while the railroad
gang participated iii the fight. The
work of the rebels was discovered and
repaired before the train arrived.
Gen. Wheaton is preparing 20 pual>h
the Filiriuos.
The military gunboats Nap;dan and
Langua de Bay have succeeded IN en-
teriug the Santa Cruz river and have
captured small unarned Spanish gun
boat and three launches which they dis
covered there.
The military gunboat Oesse has
brought 80 rebels wounded: one dead
Filipiso and six wounded Americans to
the hospital. II is now known that 95
insurgents We're killed during the cap
ture of Santa Cruz.
The following cabiegram has been re-
ceive6 at the war department:
Manila, April y.
Adiutant General, Washington.
Yesterday in the Lake region Law
ton pursued insurgents eastward from
Santa Cruz, dispensing them. Captured
all the larger vessels used in the lake
trade and Spanish guuboat. He is
now endeavoriDg to pass them from
the river where they are concealed into
the lake. Wheaton drove the enemy
ten miles to the eastward Of railway
line Of communication with MaloloS.
Lawtons and Wheaton casualties
are few and slight, as eaemy made no
stand. Notified by Spain that she will
evacuate MinGoroand Pole soon. Otis.
a New Cotton Plant.