The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-01-03
,oLOCKETT'S VICTORY. i !.
Captures al Mountain Stronghold,
Formerly imposed TO be}i9mo
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Washington, d. c., Dee 29.EThe ad-
ejtitantgeneral received cable message
from Gen. Otis this morning telling Of
the capture Of a mountain stronghold be-
yond Mont Alban, northeast of San Ma
teo, formerly supposed to be impregnable,,
fand the capture Of many prisoners and a
large quantity Of arms and ammunition
The dispatch s'as folloWs:ilG AGi GG 81!
q Manila, Dec. 29.-Adjutant- General, War
Department. Washington Col. .Lockett
With d regiment and two battalions Forty
sixth ((Gol. Schuyler), one Eorty-ffths (CoE
Dorst) and company of! TWenty7seyenth in
mountain stronghold beyond Mont Alban,
northeast of San, AIateo. :. Large number
killed and wounded; twenty four taken pris-
onels: Lockett captured one CANTON; forty
rifles, $4,000 rounds ammunition, 500 pounds
powder, arsenal Notifications, all food sup
plies and considerable other property. THIS
captured point is located on lnountain trail,
and formerly supposed to be impregnabe.
Our casualties Lieut. Enslow, Eleventh
cavalry and fiyegs enlisted men wounded,
mostly slight.li Private ,Matson,- Forty fifth
infantry, drowned. ~ .'''''t -" OTIS.
Terroriz IN 8 the Natives.
Manila Dec. %. -L.10:1O p. H. IN. The. III
surgents who evacuated the coast towns
between Dagupani and Wigan, fleeing to
the mountains before the advancing
to the towns the Americans do not oc
ctpy, terrorizing the natives and China
men who showed friendship for the
Americans. The natives and Cinnamon
are seeking the protection of, the Amer
lean garriSOnS.
Col. Wessel's cavalry while scouting
in the vicinity Of Trinidad, found ievis
dencee tof Filipino soldiers being i'll that
vicinity, but it was impossible to bring
about an enga cement. ss3>{'' ~ ~ y
The recent increase5in the garrison OF
Namacapan, against a threatened rebel
afFaciN2'4 SnHSf g day, ayerted trouble
Col; Luther II. Hare of the Thirty
third infantry who has beet following
a party OF. AmerieanEp prisoners, lost. track
for three days, about December 20 of,
such signs and evidences. Of their passage
that they customaritly left behind them.
1t is thought the prisoners were secured
ANY conveyed remote paftsi; OF. the
mountains Il thus INCREASING the difficult
tiles of:Gen. Young's troops to. effect a
rescue. y '4t5t}s' ''''t
Gen. Wheeler who was recently III
Manila, requesting ain appointments South
in the line ct, the. expected campaign, is
now at Panique ,..,..
Gen. Lawton's Funera1., -
G:MahiIa, Dec. q, Tlhe funeral of Mai,
Gen Henry w. LaWton will take place
OH Saturday. The escort viii consist Of
part of the Fourteenth infantry, two
troops Of the Fourth, cavalry. and Tay-
loPs battery, Gems. sMacArthur, Bates,
Schwan and Kobbd and Rear-Admiral
Watson will be the honorary pallbearers.
The 1customIis for sergeants to be the
actual pallbearers, but at this funeral
Gen. LawtOn's staff will act as such
h The members of the staff, who will
carry the coffin, are Coils. Starr and Ed
wards, Majs. Powell, bravo, knight and
Rogers, and Capts, King, Sewell and
Fuller. Chaplain Pierce Will conduct the
services at the wharf. He will also ac-
company the body on the transport
Thomas to the United States. "a fla X ~,
The guard of honor on. the transport.
will, be Sergt. Simon, colOr-bearer, who is
the only member of Gen. Lawton's orig
inal troop Of cavalry left; Trumpeter Ha-.
berkan who will blow taps over the
grave of Gen. Lawton at Arlington; Pri-
yatet Okum, the generals orderly, and
Mohrhusen, an orderly. @ki5 'tAst# ia6
Run over by a Train. Ih3iq H
Washington. d. c., Dec 29.--Gen. Otis
at Manila cabled the war department to-
day that First Lieut.. Edward Il. Taylor,
Twelfth Infantry Was run over by. 4
train crossing the. Agno river near Bau
tista on the 9th inst. and died in a few
hours. .9sUG JC3 bg1EH GifB Jll'fi4 I.
The acknowledgement received a dis
patch today saying that the transport
Logan. carrying the Forty first Nolunteer
infantry. arrived at Singapore today en-
route to Manila with all3well on board.i