Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1900-01-16
TIE PHILIPPINES.

MANILA. II 1---i-i'uttHdnl a. ~
Gilmore OF the United States gunboai
Yorktown. y-.io was captured by the in
surgents last April near Baler, ON the
coast of Luzon, and rescued a few days
ago by Colonel Luther r. Hare of the
rhirty-third Volunteer company, ar
rived in Manila to-day, and told re-
variable story of his eight months in
faptiyity, ending with his dramatic de.
lverance from death that seemed
inevitable.
The steamer Venus came into the har.
Dor last evening from Vigon, province
Of South Ilocos, with Lieutenant Gill
more and 10 other American prisoners,
Including seven of his sailors from the
Yorktown. Lieutenant Gilmore after
reporting, came ashore and hobbled
along with the aid of cane, to the Ho-
tel Oriente. Although tanned and rud-
dy from exposure, he is weak, and ner-
yous, showing the result of long hard
ships. He speaks warmly of Aguinaldo
and bitterly against General Tino, declar.
ing that while in the formers jurisdic-
tion he was treated splendidly, but that
after he fell into Tino's he suffered
everything,
Colonel Hare and Lieutenant-Oo Colonel
Howse, the latter of the Thirty-fourth
volunteer infantry, rescued Gilmore's
party on December IS, near the head.
waters of the Abalut river, after they
had been abandoned by the Filipinos,
and We're expecting death from the saw
age tribes around them. When the
rescuing force reached them they were
nearly starved, but were building RATS
in the hope of getting down the river to
the coast.
MANILA, January 7.---Reconnoisances
out OF linus, Cavite province. this morn
ing resulted in the loss of three Ameri-
cans killed and 20 wounded, The ene-
mys loss il estimated at 40 killed and
80 wounded,
Colonel Birkheimer, with battalion
or the Twenty volunteer infan-
try, advanced toward Noveleta Major
Taggart, with two battalions of the
same regiment, moved toward Perez
Das Marinas. A party of the Fourth
infantry was engaged south of linus.
The war department has received the
following from General Otis:
MANILA, January s.--Bates is pursu
ing the enemy in the south with vigor
Schwan's column, moving along III
shores OF Laguna de Bay, struck 50
tnsurrectionists under General Noriel a
he IL
westward on Slang, captured the place.
from which point the cavalry pushed
through to Indang Schwan captured
three of Noriels six pieces of artillery
aud will take the remainder, also hi>
transportation, with records and larg,
quantity of ammunition.
1.-TWO battalions of the Twenty
eighth. part of Wheaton's column.
siIuch the enemy near linus yesterday
killing and wounding l40
Birkheimer, with battalion of the
Twenty eighth, struck the enemy in
trenched west of Baeoor yesterday
morning, The enemy left on the field
80 in dead, 40 wounded and 32 rifles
Our loss thus far is Lieutenant Cheney,
Fourth infantry, four enlisted neil
killed, "a enlisted men wounded. 1t is
expected that Schwan's troops will cut
of the retreat OF the enemy's Cavitc
army. Wheaton is moving today on
Das Marinas. Boyd, Thirty seventh
infantry, moved east from Las Banos,
surrounded General Risal and consider.
able property. 1t is expected that Cav.
ite and Santangus provinces will bs
cleared up soon.
In the north Leonhauser, with three
companies of the Twenty fifth, attack
ed robber bands in the Arayat noun
tains, dispersed them, destroyed their
barracks and subsistence, found thert
five of our prisoners, whom they had
picked up ON the railroad. Three men
killed, two seriously wounded. Thest
northern robber bands will be pursued
"OTIS."