Hutchinson gazette., 1899-03-30
FIERCE FIGHTING.
A Three Days Battle With the
Rebels Near Manila.
FUNSTON and HIS MEN ENGAGED.
They Swim u River In the Face OF
tho Enemy, Who Are Driven Back
with Heavy Loss - rho
Killed and WOundcJ.


Manila, March 28,--A thousand Fill
pinos, composing the rear guard OF
the rebel army which Is rctreatlng on
Malolos, Agunaldos headquarters
made a stand Monday in some strong
intrenchments about Marlo, across
the Marllo river. In the engagement,
six Americans were killed. Including
three officers, and forty were wound.
ed.
The American forces advanced from
Meyauyan, the brigade commanded by
General Harrison Gray Otis being on
the left OF the railroad and General
Hale's ON the right They eventually
dlscerned white roofs and steeples
among the green trees by the river,
locking not unlike Massachusetts
village.
The rebels had an unfordable river
IN front OF them, and they poured q
Tire so effective that 1t showed that
they were veterans, probably mem.
pers OF the native militia which the
Spaniards organized
The American artillery put a dra.
matte end to the battle. Approaching
under cover OF the bushes to about
sixty yards from the trenches, the ar.
tillerymen emerged upon an open
space commanding the town. When
the Americans appeared they gave q
great yell, and the Filipinos were
panlc.strlcken, about a hundred seek.
Ing safety in flight, while n white flag
was raised by those who were in the
trenches, who also shouted amigos"
(friends).
Colonel Funston, with twenty Of the
Kansas regiment, swan across the
river to the left Of the railroad bridge
and captured eighty prisoners with all
their arms.
The Pennsylvania regiment cap.
tured forty prisoners, BY this time,
the right OF the Fllipinos was demor.
allied.
The Americans refrained from burn.
ing the town and are resting there to.
night.
General Otis brigade is crossing
the framework bridge, General Hale's
brigade remaining on the south bank
Of the river.
The United States Philippine com
mission proposes to issue a proclama'
tion Immediately after the rebel gov.
ernment at Malolos is dispersed, be.
lieving that the most effective mo-
ment to secure the allegiance Of the
natives will be after they have recciv'
ed an objective lesson OF the Amerl.
cans power.
General MacArthur's division spent
the night and morning at Mayauyan,
the next station beyond Polo After
reconnoitering his front, he pushed
along the railroad this afternoon to-
ward Malolos. II the statement Of the
thirty!fve prisoners captured Monday
is true, the main body Of the enemy
has retreated to Malolos.
The Washington regiment had an
exciting experience and displayed
much gallantry. The soldiers found
q band OF insurgents concealed in n
stone house, over which the French
flag was flying, A private volunteered
TO set fire to the building. lie did so
and the troops approached while 1t
'yas burning and the Flllpinos had APP
parently fed, but they were greeted
with sudden volley from the balcony
of the house, resulting in the building
being cleared of the enemy in short
order.
Garnett, Kan, March 2S.-Three
Kansans were killed and eleven
wounded in the sanguinary and de
cisive battle Of Manila Saturday. All
were members of the Twentieth Kan
sas and were with Colonel Fred Fun
ston, when he led one Of the most gal
liant charges yet recorded by Amer
lean troops in the Philippines. In two
Garnett homes mourning has taken
possession because of it, and the JOY
manifested in others has been tine
tured with sadness because of the fate
OF Hiram S. Plummer and Curran G.
Craig, Of Company Il.
Plummer enlisted at Leroy at the
first call for volunteers and was well
known and popular in the farming
community in this vicinity. He was
a farmer and made his home with his
uncle, II. Plummer, Of Lincoln town
ship, Anderson county, both of his pa
rents being dead. His father, Leyan'
tine Plummer, was well known Kan.
san who died in 1894. He was civil
war veteran and distinguished him
self as a member OF the Second cav
airy.
Curran G. Craig, the second OF the
dead Kansas heroes, lived here all his
life, and his fate has plunged the town
Into sadness. His mother, Jane Craig,
10 Frustrated. She gave three sons to
the American army, Dave being first
lieutenant Of Company Il, and another
son, like Curran, a private.
An effort will be made to have the
bodies returned here for burial.
Guthrie, o. r., March 28.-Among
the men killed in Mondays engage
ment In the Philippines, appears the
name Of Sergeant Morris J. Cohen, Of
Comwany B, Twentieth Kansas vOlun'
feer iufautry. Cohen excited consiA: