The Topeka state journal., 1900-01-10
FIGHTING HIS WAY.
Advance Of General SchWan In
to the Enemy's Country.

New York, Jan 1O.-A special to the
Herald from Manila says:
After a long and tiresome march from
San Pedro Macate, General Schwan's
brigade reached Muntinlupa on Friday
evening.
The enemy left a half hour prior to
the arrival of the Macabebe scouts.
They were then retrealing to the south.
A cavalry scouting party was sent
southwark and reported that the insur-
gents were a short distance OIL The
insurgents opened fire and the cavalry
returned to camp, having had orders
not to engage the enemy.
General SchWan early on the morning
of January 6, divided his command,
sending two battalions of the Thir-
teenth regiment and Forty-sixth reg1-
ment with a wagon train along the
coast toward Binang. The general him
self proceeded along with the Macabebe
scouts and Steele battalion of the
Twentieth regiment, Colonel Hayes
cavalry and three mountain guns. He
took the trail inland toward Binang.
When a short distance from the town
the Macabebe scouts and Hayes h1ty
cavalry scouts encountered the enemy.
The insurgents were soon routed. Two
Americans were wounded. The enemy
retreated across the mountain region to
SLAM. Major Nolan'S squadron of the
Eleventh cavalry went several miles to
the westward, but failed to develop
anything.
San Pedro Tunacan was deserte5 and
three gun carriages found in the cane
field were evidence that the guns had
been recently removed. After our
troops had reached the broad rice field
near Benan the enemy We're discovered
calmly watching the advancing troops.
They then occupied a position with the
protection of a low stone wall along
the creek a quarter of a mile long.
H1,o 1.A1, 1f- dHY1nUad
lowed by Steele's battalion of the
Thirtieth regiment.
The enemy were in plain view. A
formation was effected and the Ameri-
cans were soon within range. When
they were about 100 yards distant the
enemy opened fire, killing Corporal
Johnson, company z, and wounding two
men of company F, of the Thirtieth
regiment.
The men were never before under
fire, but advanced cheering. The in
surgents retreated to the town When
our troops reached the outskirts they
observed the enemy drawn up in the
| plaza Hayes fifty cavalry scouts
charged and were received with only a
few shots. The enemy disappeared but
the presence of many amigos indicated
that they were resorting to the old tao
tics
Several natives who had discarded
their uniforms were found and arrest
ed. The natives here say that the in
surgents had six companies of five hun
dred men, under General Noriel. They
occupied the town yesterday and sent
a wagon train toward Silin or Car
mono. When they heard of General
Schwan's advance they left approx
mately 200 men as a rear guard. The
| insurgents loss today is unknown
Four bodies were found and also one
wounded man. Several rifles were cap
tured.
Colonel Bullard, of the Thirty ninth
regiment, entered the town of Raiding
three days ago and drove out the in
surgents. The latter returned subse-
| quently. A scouting party reports that
! the enemy is two miles outside on the
Silin road. It is Believed that the Am
erican advance will be hotly contetstek