The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-17
An Expedition Moves Forward
From Calumpit
UP THE RIO GRANDE.
Gunboats and Transports Load
ed With Supplies.
AguinaIdo's Move Was "Strat-
egg" and Not Flight.

the Oregon troops took San IsadrO, the
insurgent capital, at $50 o'clock TINS
morning.
The expedition under Major Kobbe of
the Third artillery, consisting of the
Seventeenth infantry, a battalion of the
Ninth and one battery of the First ar
tiIlery, left CaIumpit at daybreak to-
day marching up the Rio Grande to
Gen. Lawton's division at Aratai- A
ffotiIla of cascoes loaded with supplies,
also proceeded up the river. Both forces
were conveyed by the ''tin-clad" army
gunboats under Capt. Grant.
Aguinaldo's eX-secretary, Escamillo,
who was arrested here on February %,
is employed as official interpreter
by the authorities
ONLY A BIT OF "STRATEGY.'
London, May 1.-THE Filipino junta
here informs the Associated Press that
on receipt of the news stating that all
foreigners had been ordered from the
Philippines, a cable message of inquiry
was sent to Aguinaldo, who replied that
the announcement was due to the state
lnents of Mr.. Higgins, the manager of
the railroad on his return to Manila
after several months residence in the
Philippine lines. The Ffipinos, 1t is
AguinaldO is a fugitive and declare his
retirement to the CarDOlloS mountains
is part of his strategic plans, the
mountains are almost in accessible and
are inhabited by savages who use pois-
Oned arrows and that it is absolutely
impossible for the Americans to follow
him there.
CYCLONE LAWTON
Washington. May 1.-THE following
dispatch has been received at the war
department:
Manila. Nav 17-Adiutant General
ington.-Situation follows:
LawtOn with tact and ability has COW
cred Bulacan province with his column
and driven insurgent troops northward
into San 1sadro, second inSurgent cap1-
tai which he captured this morning; is
now driving enemy nOrthward into
mountain. He has constant fighting.
infiicting heavy losses and suffering.
few casualties "a appearance of his troops
on fianks of enemy behind entrench-
mentS thrown up at every strategic
point and town very demOraliZing to
the insurgents and has given them no
opportunity to reconcentrate scattered
troops. Kobbe's column with gunboats
proceeding up Rio Grande. OTIS.
Portions of the dispatch which have
not been made public relate to future
movements of troops
CASUALTY LIST.
Washington, May 17.-Gen. Otis at
Manila under today's date has sent to
the war department the following list
of casualties:
Adjutant General, Washington.
Killed:
Utah artiIlery-May IA, company A,
Sergeant Ford Fisher.
Second Oregon-May 16, company C,
Private James Harrington.
Wounded:
First North Dakota-May 13, COM
pany c, VIM. r. Trulock thigh, severe;
Civilian VIM. H. Young, chief of scouts,
died.
Thirteenth Minnesota-May 16. COM
pany H, Private Albert Erickson. chest.
moderate; May Is. company K, First
Sergeant Harry Howard, wrist, slight.
Missing-First California, company
K, Private Ralph Coates, since April 6.
REFUGEES RETURNING.
Manila, May 17.-AIthough the rebels
Still threaten San FpTDa in IL
cradle force. large numbers of natives
a majority of them being families with
their household goods, are returning
daily to the towns inside the American
lines at Apalit especially.
Many of the richer Filipinos are COM
ing to Manila and laborers are resum-
ing work in the rice fields. The latter
show their respect for American So
Vereignty by removing their hats to
the passing trains.
Owing to the bad condition of the
wagon roads. the work of repairing the
railroad is being actively pushed. All
the broken bridges have been trestled
ana only few excavations remain to
De hlled up. Trains will undoubtedly be
running through to San Fernando in a
rev days. The only natives there are
some Filipinos from Macabebe who are
trading with our soldiers.
At daylight today Lieut. Hill who
with p men of the Fourth infantry Was
concealed in the trenches near Pasig.
was attacked by a force of rebels who
evidently imagined they could capture
one OF our outpoSts, because only a few |
shots had been fired by the American |
force a few VOlleyS put the enemy to |
night, the rebels losing five men killed |
and number of wounded
The army gunbOat Napingdan has
returned here from the lake having
been disabled by a cannon shot from a |
rebel position near Santa Cruz, which |
broke her rudder post
THE MARCH ON SAN ISADRO'
Manila, May 17.-Colonel Summers |
command consisting of the Twenty
second infantry on the left and the |
Minnesota regiment in the center and |
the Oregon and North Dakota regi-
ments on the right preceded by scouts |
and accompanied by Scotts battery of |
artillery advanced from Baluarte at |
daylight. The troops encountered the |
enemy 20 miles from San Isadro the
reDels retiring when our artillery OPEN
ed hre- Just outside the town a rebel |
force estimated to number > 900 men I
was entrenched. It made slight resist /
ance and quilted it's position when our
troops turned its right flank The en- |
eII1y'S loss was 10 men killed and 20 /
wounded
Our troops also captured three pris- |
onefs ana many rifles. On the American
slde one soldier of the Oregon regiment |
ana one of the Minnesota regiment |
were slightly wounded
After capturing the town Col Sum
merS troops continued their advance
pursuing the retreating rebels for sew
eral miles.
PUSHED BACK SIS MILES
1NashE $tona May 17.-That the insur-