The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-05

0ughiy cleared up. AT l0 CLOCK tnlS
morning the column reached a. point a
few miles from Taytay, where General
Hall was met by General Lawton, VINO
had already entered the town and found
it deserted.
General Halls objective point was
Antipolo, 10 miles off, and there was de-
sultory firing all along the line of
march. The gunboats could be heard
shelling the hills in advance of the col
umn.
The column, after driving the rebels
from the foothills near Mariachino,
about noon yesterday, with a loss of
but two or three slightly wounded, pro-
ceeded with all possible haste toward
Laguna de Bay, the 4th cavalry in the
lead, the Oregon regiment next and the
4th infantry last. At o'clock these
regiments fought their second battle Of
the day and it resulted, like the first, in
the complete rout of a large Filipino
force located in the mountains and hav-
ing every advantage of position. In
this fight the American loss was four
killed, three of the 4th cavalry and one
Oregonian, and about Is wounded. The
Filipino loss could not be ascertained,
but the terrific fire which the Ameri-
cans poured into them for half an hour
must have inflicted severe loss. In this
engagement our troops made one of the
the enemy was forced to flee in the
greatest disorder.
1t was the intention to charge on An
tipolo last night, but this was found
impossible owing to the two fights and
the constant marching for more than
II hours with nothing to eat since
morning and no supply train in sight.
The troops moreover, suffered from the
intense heat, many being prostrated
oil lIro bof
ly they bivouacked for the night on the
second battlefield.
The cavalry, the Oregonians and two
companies of the 4th infantry had just
crossed small creek about o'clock
yesterday afternoon and entered upon
a sunken road from which they were
emerging upon a small valley surround
ed on all sides by high and heavy
wooded hills, when the rebels concealed
in the mountains on the three sides of
the plain opened a hot fire and sent
showers of bullets into the ranks of
the Americans. The latter deployed
Immediately in three directions.
Then followed a charge across the rice
fields and bitches and up the hillsides
from which the shots came, all the
time pouring in terrific hail, while the
air resounded with the constant rattle
of musketry. The 4th cavalry, being in
front, suffered the severest loss when
the attack opened two of their killed
being sergeants and the other a private.
The Oregonian killed was a private.
The natives We're unable to stand the
vigorous fire of the Americans long and
at the first sign of their wavering the
cavalry, Oregonians and 4th infantry
men broke into wild cheers and charged
still faster up the hilsides, pouring vol
ley after volley until the enemy left the
places where they We're partially con-
cealed by the thicket, fled over the sum-
NIT in the widest confusion and disap-
peared in the surrounding valleys.
After the fight was over the firing was
continued by the Americans for more
than an hour in clearing out the bush
and driving away struggling Filipinos.
The troops, after camping for the
night on the battlefield, started at 5
o'clock this morning for Antipolo, where
it was expected a strong resistance
would be made .Antipolo is a place far
up the mountains. which the SpaniardS
had said the Americans could never
capture. 1t has cost Spain the lives of
300 troops.
The progress of the column was con-
siderably delayed while passing up the
steep mountain grade by a small band
of insurgents, but these We're effectual-
ly routed by the 4th cavalry, which
was in advance, and the troops reached
Antipolo in a few hours.
Our lines We're Immediately thrown
around on three sides of the town and
then the final advance was made. Bus
it was found unnecessary to fire shot
Not rebel was visible and the town
was entirely abandoned.
Two hours later, after conference
between General Lawton and General
Hall, the column proceeded toward
Morong to drive away any rebels found
in that quarter When the start was
made for Antipolo in the morning the
Oregon regiment and the 4th infantry
were left as a rear guard, and there
was considerable firing along their lines
in clearing the enemy from the high hill
| between their position and the lake.