Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-05-29
A Sharp Engagement.

A SHARP EuSdSSuSAC.
Manila May 25.-Gens. Macarthur
and Funston, with the Kansas and
Montana regiments and the Utah bat
terry. have dispersed 800 insurgents
who were intrenched on the railroad
beyond San Fernando, near Santa Ar1-
ia. The American scouts were fired
upon from the trenches unexpectedly
and withdrew. The firing was heard
at San Fernando and Gen. Macarthur
assembled his troops and marched
quickly after the scouts. The Montana
regiment f1anked the trenches on the
left and the Kansas regiment attacked
the enemy's right flank, Gen. Funston
| leading the charge at double quick.
The insurgent loss was large, many
prisoners were captured and it is re-
ported that 20 Americans were wound
ed.
Two companies of the Sd infantry
and two companies of the 22d infant
ry, forming Gen. LaWton's rear guard,
returning from San Miguel to Balinag
| Wednesday, escorting' a signal party
which was picking up wire laid with
Gen. Lawton's expedition, found that
the insurgents had reOccupied the
country and hard fighting followed
from daylight until the Americans
camped at night. But the troops COM
pleted their work, though harassed by
the enemy. One American was killed
and IA were wounded. The troops cap
tured 20 prisoners and 80 rifles.
It developed yesterday that five men,
instead Of one, were drowned by the
sinking Of raft, loaded with soldiers
of the 14th regiment, at the Pasig
ferry.
/ Twenty insurgents were killed and
forty wounded in the engagement with
Mai. Bells accommodating party, con-
sisting of two companies Of the 4th
cavalry, in the vicinity Of Santa Arita.
Gen. Lawton, with most of his
! troops, has arrived at Malolos. His
expedition marched 12O miles in 20
days, had % fights, captured % towns,
destroyed 100000 bushels of rice
and only lost six men killed and
81 wounded On the other hand, Gen.
Lawton estimates that his troops killed
400 insurgents and wounded double
that number.
The Oregon and Minnesota regi-
ments are returning to Manila. The
Spanish newspaper Oceana has been
suppressed for publishing seditioIs
editorials.
The United States commissioners
AYoooyioon off corc cn1Qhra nd
Queen Victoria's birthday yesterday on
board the British first-class cruiser
Powerful.
The first information about the man
ner in which the men from the York
town have been treated by their Fill
Pine captors is furnished in an inter
view with Gen. LaWton. ut panied
me-" he said, when we got into San
.Isidro to see on the walls Of the prison
there the names Of the Is Americans
from the Yorktown. From Col. Ray,
| the Spanish officer whom we rescued, |
| learned that one Of the American pri-
soners escaped from his captors. His
freedom was short-lived, for he Was
afterWard recaptured. He was
stretched on the ground before his fell
low prisoners and 20 lashes were given
to him. We found a letter near San
Isidro, written by one Of the York
towns crew, saying that they were be-
ing kicked, that their hair was being
pulled, and that they were cruelty
treated in various other ways, and
praying their fellow-countrymen 10
hurry their release. The insurgents
make a practice Of numbering China
men who fall into their hands, and our
men, suppose, should consider them
selves fortunate that they have not
been similarly treated, though the