Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-04-12
STILL SNIRMIShINC.
Philippine Rebels Keep Amori.
can Army Busy
Gen. Lawion Captures Everything
in Sight Near Santa Cruz.
Gsu. wheaton Cleans Out the Philippine
Reb.ls 10 Hls Fofni.
REB is RETREAT TO THE MOUNTAINS.

New York. April ~ A dispatch to The
Herald from Manila says: Lawton's
c mmand captured the villages OF Pag
saj N aud Lumbar yesterday after some
re- i-tsnce. Ihs mouth OF tue river com
manded by Lumbar was effectnslly
blacked against the eutra0ce OF the gun
0oats. Shells from the Laguna de Bay
drove most Of the insurgents up the
mountain side. A small force remained
In an Old church. Offering resistance un.
IL II was rushed by the troops About
dtty were captured and several killed.
There was one casualty among the
Americans, Six launches and two ca
noes were captured on the river.
INSURGENTS ATTACK.
Insurgents attacked the rear of Mac.
Arthur's division between MarilaO and
B0caye, at o'clock this morning The
telegraph line was cut Our loss, five
killed and fourteen wounded. all In com
pany NJ, Second Oregon regiment, and
companies G and ID. Thirteenth Mime.
sofa The insurgents lOosened some
rails on the railroad track, but the
damage was quickly repaired. More
troops are needed here. Fighting has
only just begun.
LAwrON CAPTURES VESSELS.
Washington. April ~ The following
cabegram was received from Gen. Otis:
Manila, April IL. - Yesterday, In the
lake region, Lawton pursued the insur-
gents eastward from santa Cruz, dis
persing them. lie captured all the
larger vessels used in the lake trade and
u Spanish gunboat. He Is now endeayor-
ing TO pass them from the river where
they we're concealed into the lake.
Wheaton drove the enemy ten miles
10 the eastward OF the railway line COM
municstiOns with MalolOs. Lawton's s
aud Wheaton's casualties are few and
slight ~ the enemy made no stand. No
tiaed by Spain that she will eyasuate
hindora and Polo soon."
WHEATON CAPTURES A TOWN.
Manila, ApIil l2.-6eneral Wheaton
started at daylight with the Tenth Penn
sylyania and Second Oregon regiments
and two guns TO drive the rebels from
the Americans right 1ink between the
railroad and foothills lie met slight
resistance near Santa Maria and had one
man wounded, but the enemy bolted
when shelled by artillery, and burned
and abandoned the town OF Santa Maria,
where thousand rebels were reported
concentrated. During the rest OF the day
the enemy was In full retreat toward :
the mountains, burning the vii.
lagos behind the retreating force.
Occasionally q few rebels dropped
to the rear and fired at the ad-
ysncing American troops from the jan
gle. apparently with the idea that this
would check our advance and cover the
retreat OF the Filipinos. But finding
these tactics Intellectual, these rebels
scrambled after the main body. The
American guard along the railroad has
been materially strengthened. IL IL not
likely that the rebels will succeed In get
ting in the future to as close quarters as
they did yesterday, even II they return
from the mountains.
DISPATCH FROM WHEATON.
Manila. April l2.-General Wheaton
telegraphed Major General Otis: "They
would not wait TO be killed. General
LswtOn ia securing the vicinity OF Santa
Cruz. He 1nds the rebels decsmped. lie
secured a gunboat, six launches and two
causes, comprising the Filipino fleet
The vessels were stuck In the mud.
KILLED AND WOUNDED.
Washington, April 12.-Gen. Otis tele
graphs the following additional list
Killed: Fourteenth infsntry-Privste
J ". Pitts; Second Oregon - Privates
Henry Payne, Edward Hoffman, Joseph
Boddey; Thirteenth Minnesot tl-Privates
AmessO Coles, Morris Y. Beatty.
WOunded-Twenty.