The Mena star., 1899-08-17
SAN MATED IS TAKEN
Gen. Young's Brigade Captures tn e
 Town After a Fight.
ENSIGN CAPTURED THIRTEEN SHIPS.
Good Work of the Gunboat Samaryoy- age ot the Transport CentenniaI-Fili- pinos Make Attacks on San Luis
 and Gringua.

M YoAng's brigade with the object of discovering the whereabouts of the enemy near San Mateo, northeast of the San Juan reservoir, about ten miles from Manila, resulted in the occupation of San Mateo The American loss was three killed and 13 wounded, including q lieutenant of the Twenty-first in- fantry. The Americans approached San Matco in three columns. Maj. Cronin, with 15O men of the Twenty-fifth infantry advanced from Novaliches, five miles west of San Mateo. Capt. Rivers, with 100 men of the Fourth cavalry, and Capt. Parker, formerly lieutenant colonel of the Twelfth New York volunteer regi- ment, with 2S0 men of the Twenty-frst and Twenty-fourth infantry and the Fourth cavalry, approached in two col umns from the south. Maj. Cronin ex- perienced many difficulties arising from the condition of the country and failed to effect junction with Capt. Rivers west of San Mateo, as had been planned.
 Capt. Rivers, advancing, took an out post of the enemy two miles southwest of San Mateo He then encountered strong resistance among the hills, the enemy firing from excellent positions. Having failed to connect with Maj. Cro- min, and seeing that the town was al- ready occupied by the Americans, Capt. Rivers withdrew, covering his with drawal by a heavy volley. He had lost B sergeant killed.
 Capt. Parker, on advancing, found the enemy strongly intrenched on the far side of some rice fields, about mile wide and covered with deep mud. Pushing forward rapidly he routed the Filipinos after 40 minutes fighting, and then continued the march upon San Mateo, which he entered without resistance about 1:30 in the afternoon. Maj. Cronin entered the town about 4:30. The Americans still occupy the place. Our men were exhausted by the heavy marching. Twenty-three of the enemy are known to have been killed.
 Gen. Young accompanied Capt. Parlxer's column and was under fire throughout the engagement. It is estimated that the enemy numbered between 300 and 400 men.
 Word has been received from Lieut.. ]. C. Gilmore, of the United States gun boat Yorktown. who with II mem- bers of the crew of the gunboat was captured by the insurgents last April near Baler, 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 Ilocos, on the west coast of Luzon. All but two are well. Lieut.. Gilmore is allowed house and a servant and is fairly treated.
 AN ENSIGN CAPTURED THIRTEEN SHIPS.
 Washington, Aug. IA. Following is the text of Commander Sperry's report, reciting the exploits of Ensign II. c. Mcfarland in the vicinity of Manila:
 U. S s. Yorktown, noilo. P l.. June r. Sir: Tue gunboat Samar Ensign H. G. MacFarand, n. S N commanding, which sailed from this port on the 3d inst, returned on the 9th, passed along the west coast of Panay three times, wis fted CataloF. on the Island Tablas, once, Rom blon three times, the north coast of Sibuyan once, Capiz and Panay twice, passed along the north coast of Panay and returned to Iloilo from the north having made q complete circuit of panay close along shore Inelosed herewith is a copy of the commanding officers report of the capture of l3 vessels. all but one of which were destroyed. However active the trade may have been on the west coast of Panay formerly I am of the opinion that the insurgents are mainly occupied in throwing troops into Negros and Leyte from southwest Luzon and Panay and Gen. Hughes is of the same opinion.
 VOYAGE OF TIE TRANSPORT CENTENNIAL
 San Francisco. Aug. i4.-The United States transport Centennial arrived here yesterday after most exciting round trip. She narrowly missed a couple of typhoons, was ashore on a coral reef, where the entire crew bare ly escaped capture at the hands of the Filipinos; one of the sailors was killed by parting hawser and one of the quartermasters was stabbed by col ored cook. During the Tightening pro- cess necessary to get the Centennial off the reef near Manila on her outward trip, a quantity of government stores to the value of SIS, GOO had to be jet tisonized and were eagerly appropri- atcd by the F'ilipinos. who swarmed about the reef and made more than one attack for the purpose of capturing the vessel and her crew. Upon her re- fnrn trip to this port the Centennial brought number of invalided officers and men from various regiments.
 FILIPINO INSURGENTS MAKE ATTACKS
 Manila. Aug. l4.-The insurgents have taken the aggressive in the neigh borhood of the railroad. On Saturday night they successfully attacked San Luis. on the Rio Grande. near Calum .t..1. t.4