The Owosso times., 1899-06-23

on the Las Minas road, last evening,
and the insurgents were chased back
to Perez Las Minas. The Americans
bivouacked near the town, preparatory
to attacking this morning.
Washington, June 20.-The news from
Manila yesterday was not great in
quantity. but it was significant in quail
ity and showed that the Filipino is fruit
ful in ways that are dark and tricks
that are mot alwaysl vain." Nothing
official was received, but the press dis
patches said-dated Manila June 10, S:2O
p. m.-that a battalion of the Fourth
infantry. which left linus yesterday
morning to reconnoiter, was attacked in
the rear by apparently friendly natives.
This brought on a sharp engagement,
lasting several hours, resulting in FIVE
Americans being killed and about
twenty-five being wounded. The loss of
the rebels was very heavy.
Filipinos Fire on Gen. Wheaton.
The dispatch said further that the
battalion soon exhausted it's ammuni-
ton. and at 2S0 p. m. Wheaton and his
staff, with the Second battalion, two
mountain guns and one field piece, went
to re-enforce' the troops attacked. Gen.
Wheaton was fired on in a road and had
narrow escape. Later the Third bat
talon was ordered to the front and
formed on the Las Minas road. Heavy
firing on both sides followed, the artil-
lery being freely used. The dispatch
said that the fighting was still in pro-
gress at o'clock, at which time the
Americans had secured a quantity of
Filipino arms. which had been aban-
doned In the woods The scene of the
fight is over twenty miles from Manila.
New Experience for Our Boys.
Manila, June 16, 5:45 p. m.-After cut
ting the railroad and telegraph at Apa-
lit, seven miles south. for the purpose
Of severing connection, the rebels at
tackled General MacArthur's lines at
San Fernando at 4:30 this morning.
They met with an unexpectedly warm
reception and were repulsed with a loss
Of seventy-five killed, thirty prisoners
and many wounded. The rebel force,
estimated to have numbered 5000 men,
advanced stealthily from the jungle
north of the city, and then divided with
the evident purpose of surrounding the
Americans. The outposts of the Iowa
regiment discovered the enemy and re-
tired to their lines, where the entire
division awaited in an entrenched posi-
tion. The Iowa regiment and the Kan
sas regiment received the first shock of
the attack.
Reserying their fire until the enemy
was within GOO yards the first volley Of
the Americans hit the rebels, who re-
turned the fire wildly, the rest of their
line falling to advance. The Americans,
who thoroughly enjoyed the novelty of
the situStion-awaiting an attack-sal-
lied forth and the insurgents thereupon
turned and fled into the jungle. Our
loss was fourteen men wounded and the
majority Of them are only slightly hurt.
General Funston's brigade of Kansas
and Montana troops and General Hale's
brigade, the Seventeenth regulars and
the Iowa regiment, constituted the force
engaged. Aguinaldo is reported to have
personally conducted the attack, and
preparationswere made for several days
to bring forward troops from Candaba,
dhu otuciS iioih Ld8d WSIe tTduS-
ported by rail.
Telegraph Operator Gave the Alarm.
Along the front Of the Kansas regi-
ment thirty mine rebel dead were
counted. The first news Of the Filipino
advance was reported by a telegraph
operator who was sent to the bridge at
Apalit to ascertain the cause of break
in one of the wires. He was compelled
to beat hasty retreat under fire.
Since the Americans withdrew from
Candaba recently the rebels have re-
turned and have wreaked vengeance
upon those who befriended the Amer
leans. They slaughtered the natives
who surrendered the town and dis
played their heads on poles in the pub
lie square. The hostile natives Of Cebu
are more menacing. Mail advices say
that hostilities against the Americans
have begun there. Colonel Hamer, the
American commander, has asked for re-
Inducements and four companies Of the
Tennessee regiment have been sent to
him from Iloilo.
Jeffries and Sharkey Matched.
New York, June ia match was ar
ranged Saturday for a twenty five
round bout between Jim Jeffries and
Tom Sharkey, to take place In the latter
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