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Show I THREE BATTLES FOUGHT. A Rather Lively Day For the Boj In the Philippines. New York, May fi. The following cablegram from Manila is printed here: Manila, May 4, 8:30 p. m. Three fierce battles at as many different points were fought today by the troops under General Otis. In one of them Ceneral Funston, the gallant commander com-mander of the Kansas volunteers, was wounded in the head while leading his men in a charge. Colonel Summers, in command of six battalions of Lawton's division, moved northward toward San Fernando and charged upon the enemy in strong in-trenchments, in-trenchments, driving them before hint with considerable loss. In Colonel Summers' division was included in-cluded three guns of the Utah battery and portions of the Minnesota and Oregon regiments. The fire of the Utah guns was unusually effective. Maasin was taken in short order, and the rebels were driven toward San Isidro. There were but few casualties on the American side. At the same time MacArthur"s division divis-ion moved forward, capturing San Tomas, and driving the rebels to within with-in four miles of San Fernando. General Gener-al Wheaton, leading the left column, made a brilliant charge, but with a loss of several officers and men wounded. In this charge General Funston received his wound. The most peculiarly and surprising battle, of the day, however, was fought in the unexpected quarter of Malate, south of Manila. The insurgents have been gathering there in force, and a round 2,000 of their number have been increasing in the last few days, until they now have 9,000 men southeast of Manila. |