Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-04-11
Natives Make Strong Resistance But
Our Boys Advance Is Resist|ess.
At Least 68 Fi|ipinos Dead and 40
Wounded---Our Loss, s Wounded.

inland and with its left sweeping the
shore 1t moved north. while the 4th
Cavalrymen on the point advanced To-
ward the city pouring yolleys upon the
trenches. simultaneously the gunboats
lowered along the shore, Smelling the
woods ahead Of the troops and driv-
ing the Filipinos inland. The Gatlings
cleared several trenches.
The whole brigade was divided into
squads of l. and the fighting was car
ried on in the old time frontier fashion
from behind trees, crawling through
bushes or rushing across the open. The
trenches that were not cleared by the
Sunboats gave considerable resistance
when the line was nearing the city
and the Laguna de Bay and Oesto
bombarded for an hour in the hope of
making them too warm for occupancy,
but did not succeed in wholly clearing
them.
Gen. I.awton with the 18th Infantry
battllions. approached a narrow iron
bridge across a creek on the south boz
der Of the town. Here a company u
Fllipinus was intrenched across the
stream ana behind a stone barricadc at
the entrance To the bridge. The Amer
cans rushed forward in single file. in the
face Or A Eallin;; fire demolishing the
blrricade with their hands. and drove
the enemy from the trenches, killing ?
dozen.
The Filipino soldiers ID the town. Sc
crcted in various buildings and firing
from the windows, gave the invaders an
Interesting hour. There was q regular
nest Of them in the stone jail which j.
wcdgcd in by a wall. This was a verb
table pepper pot.
The Americans singly and in pairs en-
tered the houses and many warriors were
taken prisoners. \ considerable body of
Filipinos fed northward. crossing the
open marshes. bat the Gatlings poured
upon them a deadly fire until they dis
appeared in the woods. staying dozens.
Major Weisenbergcr deployed the
sharpshooters along the shore and they
crept steadily forward. aiding the Cat
Iings. Finally a large body was sent
against the enemy in the woods. driving
them toward the mountains.
Gen. Lawton established headquarters
AT the elegant palace Of the governor ana
a guard was Immediately placed in the
church. as the sacred editices are always
The first objective Of hooters. Within an
hour the town was patrolled ana all loot
ing risdly prevented.
Almost all the inhabitants had fed dur
ing the TWO preceding nights ana only q
few Chinese shopkeepers have emerged
from hiding and resumed business.
on the marshes north Of the town We're
found A. dead Filipinos, some terribly
torn by shells and many others wounded,
to whom the Americans offered their can
teens. az though they We're comrades. 4
surgeon who traversed the field counted
50 killed and Gen. Lawton will report At
least IS
one Filipino, attempting to make his
escape, slashed viciously at Major Wei
senberSer. who shot and killed him.
Yesterday, the insurgents captured two
men Of the 18th Infantry. while unarmed,
but the Americans stole the guns o: their
captors. dubbed them, hid in the trees
over night and returned this morning.
The gunboats, this afternoon. have
been searching the Santa Cruz river for
shipping.
Tomorrow. the expedition will push for
ward the Americans having DESTROYED
iiii'S " ttitEIdpH lines. cutting on
surgcnt communication cast ana west.
The rebels along the railroad fired at a |
scouting party near Malolos, todav, |
woundinG two members Of the Kansas |
regiment.
It is considered significant that the |
Oceania Espanola, formerly rabdly in !
favor of the Filipino government, ~ now |
counselling disarmament, advising the |
lilipnos to accept the inevitable 1t has |
carefully anaiyZed the proclamation IF !
the United States Philippine commission.
pointing out the advantages Of the def
mite policy determined upon.
The steamer Brutus. believed to belong
TO the Manila Maritime Co, and to have
been enormously reported as being the
United States supply steamer Brutus, has
arrived at Balabac, 20 miles south of Pit
awan. with her shaft broken. Assistance
has been sent to her.