The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-12
Three Times They Made Stand but Were
Unable 10 Hold Their GTuuad.
FINALLY FLED TOWARD LAKE TAAL.
Left Twsniy-fow 0ssd and SKY Prisoners On,
American Killed aad Two Officers Wounded.
Rebels Carried Houndsd With Them.

Manila. Jan. 12.-Col. Bullard with
the 39th Infantry, moving in three col
umns from Calamba, with TWO guns,
attacked 10 companies OF insurgents
strongly entrenched on the Santo Tom
as road.
They resisted stubbornly. making
three stands.
Twenty-four OF the rebels We're kill
cd and 60 prisoners were taken.
The Filipinos retreated, carrying
their wounded towards Lake Taal.
one American was killed and two
officers were slightly wounded.
DETAILS OF THE FIGHT.
rush OF the cavalry squadron from
Biang through Slang was a wonderful
performance. The men passed through
gorgcs where 70 Beers could stop an
army and struck the insurgents rear
guard i'm the hills near CarmOna. There
after the rebels made headlong rush
TO escape. scattering in all directions
and dropping their rifles as they ran.
They also abandoned one cannon. Sew
eral bull carts were overtaken.
The precipitate flight OF the rebels
prevented the destruction by them OF
bridges over gorges. IL these bridges
had been DESTROYED VI would have been
impossible for the troopers To cross. The
cavalrymen raced on through TO Slang
destroying the arsenal and capturing
several thousand rounds OF ammuni-
tion. The trail in this neighborhood Is
one OF the worst vet met and crosses
a number OF streams. There are four
American prisoners with the fleeing in
surgents.
The cavalrymen occupied the insur-
gent hospitals. where they found ZOO
pesoSin money.
4 BILLIARD SUCCESSFUL.
Col. Billiards. movement southwark
has been very successful. Last Tuesday
he started I'm pursuit OF the rebels and
struck several large forces. His men
captured the strongly fortified town OF
Santo Tomas, where the rebels left SO
dead In the trenches. Fifty-four insur-
gents with their Mausers were captured
and the enemy abandoned four smooth
bore cannon.
The movement was carried out In this
fashion: Maj. George T. Langhorne.
with a battalion OF Col. Billiards. regi-
ment. Ehe 39th Volunteer Infantry, and
one, Gatling and one Hotchkfss gun, ad-
vanced along the Santo Tomas road.
Col. Bullard with Ave more companies
W the regiment penetrated the Mount
Makilng foothills, while Capt Taylor
with the other three companies Of the
regiment made as detour to the right
and struck the rebel trenches three
miles out. The enemy made two desper-
ate stands and the Americans had one
man killed and two officers wounded
The rebels finally retreated i'm disor-
der and fell against Col. Bullard, who
had reached the road after weary
march. The deep gullies and woods en-
abled many of the insurgents TO escape
I'm the direction Of Slang. Santo Tom
as was deserted by the rebels and two
battalions of the 39th were left 10 gar
rson the town.
The country I'm this vicinity is quiet
and communication has been establish
ed with adjacent towns. The people Of
Santo Tomas say that Aguinaldo Is in
Cavite province.
Mai Boyd OF the 37th Volunteer In
fantry has captured the retired insur-
gent. Gen. Rial lie also found hand
son1ely carved caslSet containing the
bones OF tho Generals brother-thc
martyr, Rizal. as the Filipinos call him
at a village three miles from Los
Banos.