Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-05-06
LEAVE SAN FERNANDO AFTER FIR
ING THE TOWN.
GEN. LAWT0N's HARD FIGHTING
HE HAD A MORE SERIOUS TIME
THAN WAS REPORTED.
Insurgents south of Manila Attempt
Intellectually TO Break Through
General Ovenshine's Line
Gen. FuRston-s Wound
Is Slight.

MANILA, May 5-Major General Mac
Arthur's division advanced to San Fernan-
do to-day, and found that the place had
been evacuated by the rebels, who left only
a small detachment to cover their retreat
by train General Macarthur occupied the
burning town without loss. The rebels
south of Manila attempted to rush through
Brigadier General Ovenshine's line last
night The attempt failed, but the rebels
maintained fusillade of musketry on the
Fourth infantry regiment for several hours.
The demonstration was ireffectual beyond
soaring the Inhabitants of Maiate.
The outposts of the Idaho and California
regiments, beyond San Pedro Macati, were
also attacked during the night. Major Cen
cral Lawton is still quartered at Balinas.
Detailed reports of the work of Major
General Lawton's expedition show that
harder fighting took place during the early
part of the week than earlier accounts in
dicated. In the attack upon San Rafael,
the American forces were met with heavy
fire from a large number of rebels who
were concealed in the jungle on all sides.
1t was only the adoption of the tactics
followed in Indian fighting in the United
States-every man for himself-that saved
the division from great loss. General Law
ton, as usual was at the head of his line
with his staff Scott's battery demolished a
stone fronted trench at short range.
The insurgent leaders, Gregori and Pho
del Pillar, who had 800 men in Balinag, re-
treated when General Lawton approached
the town.
Chief of Scouts Young, with ten men, en-
tered Balinag at the head of the army and
rang the churchbells to announce that he
had possession of the city.
General Lawton, attacking in force out
side Of Balinag, saw women and children
in the rebel trenches and sent Captain Case
in advance with a white flag to warn the
insurgents to remove the non-combatants.
When within 800 yards of the trenches, two
volleys were fired at Captain Cases party.
Chief of Scouts Young. whose bravery at
Balinag was most notable. served as an
Indian scout under Major General o. o.
Howard in his campaign in the Northwest
in 1876 The work of Young's scouts was a
feature of the expedition. On Wednesday
twenty-three OF them encountered body
OF 800 Filipinos. beyond Balinag and drove
them t Until, until q the lS9 rounds ;o OF ann ammqni
only fifteen rounds left. They were about
20 retire when Lieutenant Boyd. with a
troop of the Fourth cavalry, came up with
them and chased the enemy into San Mi
guel.
There are 1000 Spanish prisoners in the
hands of the Fflipinos at San Miguel.
They are served with cents worth of rice
daily, and are compelled to work hard on
the rebel defenses. Several hundred of the
Filipino wounded are at San Miguel.
and children to the Bianaonabatto noun
tains.
A BoIo chief and 100 men we're captured
at Balinag. General Lawton has released
many of his prisoners.
WASHINGTON, May 5.-The continued
rebel demonstrations south of Manila are
causing no apprehension to war department
officials. as the brigades of ovenshine and
Hall are said to be ample for every
Loo men. besides the Ninth and Twelfth
regular infantry. which have Just arrived
at Manila. Ovenshine's brigade consists
Of the Fourth and Fourteenth infantries
First Washington, two battaiions of the
First Idaho. one battalion of the First Cal
ffornia and Dyer's and Hawthorn's batter
les. Halls brigade consists of the Seventh
infantry and the First Wyoming.
In view of these sharp demonstrations
TO the south, the work done by Lawton or
his expedition to Laguna de Bay is recciv-
ing credit not heretofore accorded to II
One of the main results of the expedition
was to destroy the small craft by which
the rebels might have crossed the lake and
moved north on the rear OF Macarthur
forces. Now they are hemmed in on a mar.
row strip of land between the lake and the
ocean. unable 20 cross the lake. while the
march IS too long to circle the lake to the
south Thus the work of Lawton is holding
the rebels, some 5000 in number to the
south, leaving Macarthur free from dan.
ger of an attack in force from the rear
The report that the Filipinos were trying
10 break through the American lines is evf.
dence to the war department that this force
is becoming short of supplies 1t is eyi.
IDENTIFY General Otis intention TO remain
on the defensive so long as he can kecr
This force separate from the main body al
Agufnaldo. 1t is said that General Otis
believes he can starve this southern arm,
into submission.