Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-04-22
|LAWTON CONTINUES
70 CHASE FIL|pINOS
Steady Pursuit Of the Rebels, the
Latter Retreating to the
N0rthward.
FIVE NORTH DAK0TANS kILLEI
Major Weisenberger's Sharpshooters
Run Onto a Nest Of Filipinos
and a Hot Fight
Ensdes.

n n Hot t1gnb
Bnsies.
Manila, April 17.-T:55 p. fh.-Gen-
eral Lawton is marching north, along
the road between the hills and the
lake; with the gunboats Napidan and
Laguna de Bay abreast of his troops.
The enemy is retreating northward.
On Wednesday the troops crossed
the Paghanjan and landed at Lambun,
at the mouth of the river. After leav-
ing two companies of the Fourteenth
regiment to guard the entrance of the
river, the troops marched to Longas
and found il deserted. Furniture
which had been dropped in the fight
Of the natives was scattered along the
trail leading into the hills.
Major Weisenberger's sharpshoot-
ers were sent toward Pactbs, Ancon-
tenoa, in the afternoon. They ran
upon a nest of rebels In some thick
bushes, which afforded splendid cover.
Five men Of the North Dakota regi-
ment were killed and two were wound
ed, two of the former dying after hay.
ing been brought to Longas church,
where Father McKinnon administered
the sacrament to them. The main
body of the American troops, while at
dinner in Longas, heard the firing and
advanced to the support of the sharp.
shooters. a scout, from a hill, saw
the little fight and many white coats
running into the hills. The Laguna de
Bay, at the beginning of the fight,
shelled the hills, making them too hot
for the enemy. The Americans en-
tered San Antonio at sunset without
meeting with any resistance. Twenty
unarmed prisoners, bearing copies Of
the proclamation of the United States
Philippine commission, which they
had somehow secured, were afterward
released and sent outside our lines
with bundles Of proclamations to dis,
tribute.
The Fourth cavalry is guarding San.
tn Cruz.
Two companies Of the Fourteenth
regiment are at the mouth of the riv.
er, two are at Pansanghan, two at Lam,
bun and one of the Fourteenth regi-
ment and four of the North Dakota
regiment are at San Antonio. The re.
mainder of the troops are at Longas,
General Lawton is on board the La
guna de Bay, and the Cascetes is of
San Antonio.
The country just occupied is thickly
populated and produces much fruit.
McKenna, Of the signal corps, is in
defatigable. He a a wire through
the hostile country without having q
guard with him.
Drive Rebels From a Trench.
Manila, April 17.-s:30 a. m.-Start.
ing in an easterly direction along the
road to Pansanghan, a party of sixty
sharpshooters under Lieutenant
Southern, of the Washington regiment,
came upon a trench across the road
about a mile out Of Santa Cruz. Lieu,
tenant Southern was wounded.
The Americans then advanced, with
the mounted guns and the Fourteenth
infantry battalions in the center,
Linck's battalions of the First Idaho
infantry on the right and FRAMES bat.
try on the left, both thanking. The
trench was carried without loss to the
Americans.
Pansanghan was found deserted.
Four monuments on the border OF
the village celebrate the proclamation
of Filipino independence, issued last
year, and glorify "Aguinaldo, the lib
orator"
The troops, on entering the aban'
doned houses, found them in perfect
order. A few guerrilla shots were
fired and a member of the Fourteenth
regiment was shot in the leg by his
comrades.
One Filipino was killed and five were
wounded in the encounter beyond Ton
gas. This was an ambush. Eight mer
of the North Dakota regiment moving
in single file through the woods, re
ceived a volley from a clump OF
bushes about fifty feet away. Only
one got off unhurt. He dragged
comrade with four bullets in his body
to the main force and then led the
troops back to the spot of attack. The
F%ilipinos were easily scattered. Add
tional Filipino dead found north OF
Santa Cruz swell the number of the
enemy killed on Monday to $50, in
GLIDING Paole Aguirro, one of the lead
ers and twelve officers.
According to the statement of some
of the prisoners, the Filipinos drove
100 Spanish prisoners and twelve
priests into Santa Cruz at the point Of
the bayonet on Sunday night. -Four
other priests died of starvation. II
appears that the Filipino force at San
ia Cruz consisted of 300 rifles and 1000
bolos.
AS he lacks sufficient troops for gar
rison, General Lawton will withdraw
from the towns entered. Not a house
has been burned, the only confiscatior
being of pigs and chickens. 1t is hoped
that this respect for property will con
vince the natives of the good inten
tons of the Americans.
At P~ansanghan a woman was found
hidden in a basket and a youth buried
in mud, except his head. Both were
given food and money to their great
establishment.
All noncombatants are released will
American proclamations to be distrib
uted to their friends and all church
valuables are forwarded to the arch,
bishop.
Lieutenant Brooke has brought t.
Manila ole of the captured steamers
with five of the American dead, ten o.
the wounded and fifty who were sick
Most of the sick attribute their dis
orders to the Cuban campaign
Through the treachery or ignorance o
the Filipino pilot the steamer was
stranded a whole day, the provisions
failed and there was sCme suffering or
that score.