The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1899-08-19
FIGHTING
AROUND MANILA
General Young's Troops Occupy
San Mateo After a Hot Brush
With F%iIipinos.
SIXTEEN KILLED AND WOUNDED
rwenty-Thrce OF the Enemy Left
Dead on the Field--Isebels
Take the Aggressive
at Caluunpit it.

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Manila, Aug. 15.-S:4O u. m.-The in
surgents have taken the aggressive in
the neighborhood Of the railway. On
saturday night they u~nsuccessfully at
tackled San Luis, on the Rio Grande,
near Calulnpit, which is g%arrisoned by
two companies of the Twenty-secontl
infantry. The Americans had one man,
A sergeant, killed and two privates
wounded.
Yesterday morning a similar affair
took place at Gringue, four miles west
OF Malolos, where another small garri-
son is stationed as Il safeguard against
possible attack on the railroad. A spc-
cial train took reinforcements to Ma
lolos and Guiguinto, just north of
Rulacan.
Americans Occupy San Matco.
Manila, Aug. 14.-3:10 p. ma re-
connoissance yesterday by troops of
General Samuel B. NJ. Young's brigade.
with the object of discovering the
whereabouts of the enemy near San
Mateo, northwest of San Juan reser-
voir, about ten miles from Manila, re-
suited in the occupation of San Mateo.
The American loss was three killed
and thirteen wounded, including n
lieutenant of the Tw%enty-frst infan-
try. Tho Americans approached San
Mateo i'll three columns. Major Cronin,
with fifteen men of the Twenty-tifth
infantry, advanced from Novaliches,
five miles west of San Muteo. Captain
Rivers, with 100 men of the Fifth i'll
fantry, and Captain Parker, formerly
lieutenant colonel of the Twelfth New
York volunteer regiment, with $50
men of the Twenty-first and Twenty
fourth infantry and the Fourth v
airy, approached in two column from
the south.
Major Cronin experienced many diff
rulties arising from the condition of
the country and failed to effect a juno
ton with Captain Rivers west of San
Mateo, as had been planned.
Captain Rivers, advancing, took an
outpost of the enemy two miles SOUTH
west of San Mateo. He then encoun-
tered strong resistance among the
hills, the enemy firing from excellent
positions. Having failed to connect
with Major Cronin, and seeing that the
town was already occupied by the
Americans, Captain Rivers withdrew,
covering his withdrawal by Il heavy
solley. He lost a sergeant killed. Cap
ain Parker, on advancing, found the
enemy strongly entrenched on the far
side of some rice fields, about a mile
wide and covered with deep mud.
Pushing forward rapidly; he routed
The Filipinos after forty minutes fight
ing, and then continued the march
upon San Mateo, which he entered
without serious resistance about 1880
In the afternoon.
Major Cronin entered the town
about 1870. The Americans still oc-
eupy the place. Our men were OK
hausted by the heavy marching.
ywenty-three of the enemy are
known to have been killed.
Colored Troops Fight Well.
This is the first action in which
Colonel Burt's colored troops partici-
pated. They behaved we'll. but their
leaders had difficulty in holding them
back.
General Young accompanied Captain
Parker's column and was under fire
throughout the engagement. 1t is es-
timated that the enemy numbered be-
tween 300 and 400 men.
While the Seventeenth infantry,
during last Tuesdays battle, was APP
preaching Calutut along the road the
troops saw a group of fifty Filipinos
outside the town under n flag of truce.
Some, who were in white clothing,
held up their hands to signify that
they were unarmed.
Captain Hart, with n detachrmnt,
advanced cautiously to o point within
200 yards of them, when the Flipinos
picked up their guns and fired a vol
ley. The Americans dropped into the
bushes unhurt on the first movement,
and returned the fire. At the first fire
the Filipinos ran of.
Word was received from Lieutenant
T. C. Gilmore, OF the United States
gunboat Yorktown, who with four
members of the crew of the gunboat
was captured by the insurgents last
April near Bacolor, on the east coast
of Luzon. The>message, which comes
through Spanish prisoners. is to the
effect that the officer and his men are
at Vigan, in the province Of South Ilo-
cos, on the west coast of Luzon. All
nut two are well. Lieutenant Gilmore
is allowed a house and a servant and is
fairly treated.