Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-08-18
MANY FILIPIN0S KILLED
In the Engagements Fought
Near Angeles.
The Fighting Renewed wednesday,
when the Americans Lost Two Ruled
and IL WOunded---Rn Advance from
CaImIet ThmrsdRY.

CaluIet Thursday.
1t is believed that 100 Filipinos were killed anc
300 or 400 wouude In the engagement near IN
gees last week The Iowa re imeni killed 30 IL
one place, and one company Of the 1Nh regiment
suddenly encountered party of rebe in a trencl
and killed IL The American loss was FIVE killed
and 81 wounded. including three officers.
The attack was complete surprise to the insur
gents, who had no idea that movement was In
tended until the armOred car opened dea1lJ
fire with two Gattlings, a revolving cannon and
six pounder The heavy artillery opened on both
TANKS a moment later. majority Of the Filipi
nos were asleep when the attack was made. Men
with large bells were heard running among the
shacks arousing the soldiers
The Americans maintained almost a perfect
line four miles long. through cane brakes, where
they could see nothing ahead The mud il
places was knee deep in the rice fields and junges
and through the bitches flowed small rivers sever
al feet deep.
The Filipinos tried to ambush the Americana
several times, the country ia the neighborhood
being we'll adapted to these tactics; but the troop
stopped for nothing, forcing their way through
or over obstacles, and firing whenever they could
locate the fleeing enemy The officers highly
commend the recruits Of the various regiments.
Accommodating by small parties continued Fri
day Unavailing attempts were made to get ia
contact with the enemy The American troops
occupy Calulet. Santa Rita, Bacoler and ,Guagua
The United States transport City of Para ar
rived at Manila Friday nth two companies OF
the Fourth cavalry, four companies OF the cath
infantry and company Of engineers, under CON
mand Of Gen Schwan.
A report mas reached Mania from Southern
Luzon that an American officer is held there
prisoner. The description indicates that il may
be Major Rockefeller who disappeared myster-
iously several months ago.
reconnaissance on SATURDAY. by a force from
Gen. Young's brigade resulted m a sharp conf ct
with 500 or 400 insurg nts, and the subsequent
occupation Of San MateO, about II miles north.
east by east of Ma lila. Twenty three Of the Fiji
pinos are known TO have been killed. The Amer.
leans lost one killed Gen. Young accompanied
one Of the columns, and was under fire through
engagement
Col milford, Of the Nebraska regiment, wh1
has just returned from the Philippines, has ac
cepted a captains commission In one of the vol.
unteer r. giments, and will return to the Philip
pines.
A despatch from Mania Wednesday reports
that the Filipi os have been concentrating for
two days about Angeles Col. Smith and 10 com
panies Of the 18th regiment and two guns of bat
terry OF the LIST artillery, under Lieut.. Kemley,
attacked $500 strongly entrenched natives at the
southern approach TO Angeles Wednesday and
drove them back after sharp fight. The Amer
lean troops lost two men killed and ~ wounded
The Filipino loss was estimated at 200 men. Our
force will hold Angeles About natives ap-
peared Wednesday morning in front Of Dolores
a short distance north Of Porac. but they were
driven of by one company OF the 18th regiment
One American was wounded
The l2th Infantry left Caluet at SUM- Use Thurs
day and advanced up the railway. Two com
panies remained the track with the artil cry
The Filipinos were found we'll nt-enched in front
Of the town, their trenches having been due
within a few days and since the occupation Of
Calulet AT distance OF 1000 ards the Filipino:
opened fire. Their force was estimated by Col
Smith at 1900. They concentrated their heaviest
fire down the track upon the artillery. Col
Smith kept the whole line moving rapidly, will
frequent PUSHES. The Filipinos attempted Il
flank Capt. Evans. and. therefore. two compan
les were sent to the right and drove them back.
Unable TO stand our continuous yolleys, the
Filipinos abandoned the trenches aud re reateC
through the town norihward II appears tina
they had only just received their supply Of am
munition. Had they been attack sooner thel
could have made little resistance. The intens
heat caused much suffering among the Ameri
cans. reporter for the Mania Times, who wa
accompanying Col. Smith, was shot in the head
| probably fatally.