Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 May 1899 — SAN ISIDRO IS TAKEN. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

SAN ISIDRO IS TAKEN.

Con. lautra’i Advance Led by CoL Sanawsagp Captnre* the Town. Gen. Lawtea’s advance guard, under CW. Somaaere off the Oregon troops, took San Iridrev an insurgent capital. Wednesday aaeraing. Summers’ command, eaonirting of the Twenty-second infantry on the left, the Minnesota regiment in the center and the Oregon and North Dakota tegtetents on the right, preceded by scouts nnd aereoapanied by Scott’s battery of artaiery. advanced from Balnarte. The troops first encountered the enemy two oailes from San Isidro, the rebels retiring when ear artillery opened fire. Just outride the town a rebel force, estimated to nasalll 2,otX> men, was intrenched. It, naade a slight resistance, but left its po-

sottett when our troops turned its right flank. The enemy's loss was fifteen men killed and twenty wounded. On the American side one soldier of the Oregon regwaent and one of the Minnesota regiaamt were slightly wounded. After' capturing th* town Col. Summers' troops raatimsed their advance, pursuing the retreating rebels several miles. The expedition under Maj. Kebbe of the Third artillery, consisting of the Seventeenth infantry, a battalion of the Ninth and one battery of the First artillery, left Calumpit. ntarehing up the Rio Grande to Gen. Lawton's division at Arayal. A flotilla off cascoes loaded with supplies also prweeded up- the river. Roth forces were raavoyed by the “tinclad” army gunboats trader Captain Grant.

"TINCLAD" GUNBOAT LAGUNA DE BAY.