The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-02-22
DRIVEN INTO THE OPEN.
Rebels Around IIoilo Unable to Re-
sist American Troops.
MADE ONE SHARP STAND.
Advance OF Uncle san's Doys Met by q
Heavy Fire, but the Insurgents
Were FINALLY Routed With
ssVore Losses.

Manila. FeE. 15,-Colonel Potter mr..
lived from Ilollo with dispatches from
Brigadier General MA0er to General
Otis, giving details of an engagement
with the rebels after the investment of
lloilo by the American troops.
On Sunday afternoon General Miller
ordered u reconnaissance in force to
ascertain the enemy's position. Major
Cheatham's battalion, of Tennessee vol
unteer regiment marched beyond Molo
without finding the enemy and return
ed to lloilo.
Kellar's battalion of the Eighteenth
United States infantry, with two
Hotchkiss guns and one Gatling gun,
marched toward Jaro. Midway between
lloilo ana JArO this battalion Cncoun-
tered large body of the enemy occu-
pying both sides of the road who met
the advance of the American troops
with a severe and well directed fire
The Americans deployed and returned
the fire with number of volleys. The
troops advanced steadily, supported by
the Hotchkiss and Gatling guns, and
drove the enemy through Jaro to the
open country beyond. The town of
Jaro was found to be deserted. and all
portable property had been removed.
When the Americans entered the place
there were only few Chinese there.
AT 4:10 o'clock p. m. Captain Grlhiths
raised the American flag over the pres
idencia.
During the fighting outside the town
Lieutenant Frank Bowles, of the ThIr-
tcenth infantry, while working the
light battery, was shot In the leg. In
addition. one private was slightly
In1 MI oil la
jured. The rebel loss was severe. All
was quiet on Monday when Colonel
Potter left Iloilo.
Two natives attempted to slip past
the United States cruiser Olympia dur
ing the night in II boat, They failed to
respond when hailed. but kept padding
along. After warning shot, sentry
fired at the the boat and killed one of
the occupants and wounded the other.
CLEANING OUT THE ENEMY.
Several Sharp sktrmIshes BreAk tho
MOnotOny Along Manila bay.
Manila, Feb. 15.--Several rebels hav-
Ing fired from houses bearing white
flags on the American outposts. Col
onel Smith, with companies l., ID and
NJ of the California volunteers pro-
ceeded to clean out the enemy along
MS front. Inc reDeIS opposed MIN
from the brush and several sklrmishes
occurred, during which nine of the Cal
ifornians were slightly wounded, be-
fore the rebels were driven out.
The work proceeded in systematic
manner. gunboat Smelling the villages
and working her rapid-fire guns very
effectively on the jung.e. The entire,
California regiment with the exception
of two companies, four companies of
the Washington regiment, two com
panies OF the Idaho regiment and
battery of the Sixth artillery were en-
gagged. The rebels were driven toward
Lake Laguna de Bayo. The rebels held
their fire, apparently being short of
ammunition, but they fought desper.
ately.
The American outposts in this direc-
tion are now fully IL miles out. All is
quite along the rest of the line, with
the exception that an OCCASIONAL ex-
change of shots between the sharp
shooters break the monotony of the
uay