The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-17
WE WIN ANOTHER BATTLE.
sETERAL THOUSAND FILIPIEoS DE-
FExTED WITH HE4TY LOSS.

the Rebels In Person our Loss Fourteen
wounded Help Given to tho Rebels by
the Anti-EIpansionists at Home-Dirsct-
ly Responsible for tho Many American
Lives Lost, Says n Prominent General.
Special Cao. D,ipach TO THk sus.
manila. June 1e-7:3o p M.-The recent
preparations OF the insurgents occupying the
country in tho vicinity OF San Fernando culmi
mated at 4 80 O'Clock this morning in n stimuli
taneous attack oil the American lines encircng
the town. The Iowa regiment held the right
Of the line. the Kansas regiment the left. and
the Montana regiment and the Seventeenth
Regular Infantry the centre. The rebels.
prior to their attack. cut the telegraph line
north Of Calumpit and DESTROYED a section OF
the railroad with the evident intention OF
severing communication with Manila and
preventing the sending OF achievements TO
Ger. Mac Arthur. who was in command Of the
forces at San Fernando. Gen. Macarthur re-
ports that there are good grounds for believing
that Agunaldo personally commanded the in
surgents The rebel line was more than three
miles long Many Filipinos were brought from
the north TO take part in the attack. the rail-
road Icing employed for their transportation.
Aeuinaldo seems to have thought it possible TO
capture the town. but he soon discovered his
mistake
Tho American troops did splendid work
The Iowans responded to the attack by imme-
diately making sharp advance. driving the
rebels helter SHELTER lefore them. The Kan
sans. too. did extremely effective work. The
fight continued for only short time the in
surgents being repulsed with heavy loss
everywhere along the line The Iowans found
hfteen dead and twelve wounded Filipinos on
their front. The Eansans counted thirty nine
dead and several wounded natives their
part OF the field. Early this afternoon Gen.
Macarthur reported that nearly one hundred
dead and wounded Filipinos had already been
found. More than seventy-hve rifles were
captured by the Americans Gen Macarthur
says that the insurgents certainly mum bered
more than three thousand. and that probably
nearly five thousand took part in the attack
When the telegraph failed to work between
Caumpit and San Fernando a signal Sergeant
and three men started out to make repairs.
They found that the line had been cut at
Aralit and that the railroad had been torn up
for some distance. 1t was impossible for the
party to do any work. as they were attacked by
natives, who were concealed in huts. They re-
turned for reinforcements. and twenty men
were assigned to aid them. The line was then
soon repaired supplies being sent from San
Fernando. The railroad track was also re-
paired. and at 10 o'clock communication with
the south was reestablished.
The American loss during the fighting was
fourteen wounded. two severely.
The Filipino Junta at Hong Kong is eI-
tremey active in reporting the operations Of
the anti-eIpansionists in the United States.
1t says that the present propaganda against
the annexation of the Philippines will affect
the American elections and will soon result in
the overthrow OF President Mckinley and the
election OF the party which will recognize the
Independence Of the insurgents There is no
doubt that these statements give great back
hone to the rebels and encourage natives to
fight who would otherwise be quiet. knowing
that their cause is hopeless.
Appointment fighting General said to- day that
these directors at home are directly RESPONSE
DE for the many American lives lost, and that
they are making necessary extra efforts TO sub
due the instruction by their encouragement
~ the Fipinos. He added that the bringing
about OF peace would be comparatively easy
were il not for the work OF the anti-e ansion
iSt-.
1t is impossible as yet TO Judge accurately
the result Of the assassination OF Gen. Luna
tn" native leader A Filipino who was associ.
atei with the Malolos crowd and who is IA
miItar with their methods said to-day:
Surely AGuinaldo vii! be the next to be
killed. The first positive evidence OF serious
internal dissension among the Filipinos
COUPLED with the decentralization that will fol
low when the disasters to the native cause a,
Zapote and San Fernando become generally
known, will probably be another peace com
n 'Ssion soon.
Nothing has been heard from the last com
mlssoncrS that visited Manila. Their actions
on returning through the American lines con
WINGED the American officers that they were
really spies.
Heretofore the rebels have recovered from
their disasters with remarkable Quickness. Il
is quite likely that they will now seek to obtair
delay By means OF another commission In or
der that they may recover from the reverse,
that have bcfallen them during the rast few
days
For the first time in u month mail has JUS
teen forwarded from here By the transpor
Newport. The delay was caused by the deslr,
OF the authorities 10 save the mail from thu
quarantine that has been established by JapaI
against vessels arriving from Hong Kong OF
account Of the plague prevailing there.