Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-17
FIRST SHOCK OF BATTLE.

Americans.
FIRST SHOCK OF BATTLE.
The outposts of the Iowa Regiment
discovered the enemy and retired to
their lines. where the entire division
awaited in an cntrenched position. The
Iowa Regiment and the Kansas Regi-
ment received the first shock OF the
attack. Reserving their fire until the
enemy was within six hundred yards,
the first volley of the Americans hi;
the rebels. who returned the fire wildly.
the rest Of their line failing to advance.
The Americans. who thoroughly en-
= loved the novelty of the situation
awaiting an attack, sailed forth and
the insurgents thereupon turned and
fed into the jungle. Our loss was four
teen men wounded. and the ma jority
of them are only slightly hurt
General FunSton'S Brigade Of Kan
sans and Montanas. and General Hale's
Brigade. the Seventeenth Regiment
and the Iowa Regiment, constituted the
force engaged.
AGUINALDO IN COMMAND.
Aguinaldo is reported TO have per-
sonally conducted the attack, and pre-
parations were made for several days
to bring forward troops from Candaba
and others, from Dagupan, were trans
ported by rail-.
Along the front of the Kansas regi-
ment 80 rebel dead were counted.
The first news OF the Filipino advance
was reported by n telegraph operator,
who was sent to the bridge at Apaiit
to ascertain the cause of a break in
one of the wires. He was compelled to
beat hasty retreat under IRE.
WITNESS LUNAS ASSASSINATION
A Spanish officer, who has been n
-, Il
who was released by Aguinaldc. has
come through our lines to Manila He
claims to have been n witness of the
assassination OF General Luna.
According 10 his story, the elations
between the two Filipino leaders had
been strained TO the breaking point be-
cause of Lunn's attempts to assume
control of affairs, and the final rupture
was forced by Aguinaldo Issuing secret
orders to the provincial governments.
Luna thereupon notified Aguinaldo, de,
handing copies of the documents, and
Aguinaldo replied CURLY that Luna was
General Of the army, and that the
civil government did not concern him.
FATAL WORDS UTTERED.
Luna. on opening the reply at his
headquarters. in the presence of his Of
f1cers, exclaimed holly:
HE will be dead Tomorrow"
One officer, who was friendly to Agui-
naldo, fastened to warn him. and Agui-
naldo called together twenty trusted
soldiers, fellow townsmen Of his. and
stationed them around his house with
instructions to kill anyone attempting
to enter regardless of rank.
HOW LUNA WAS KILLED.
Luna appeared the next day and saw
Aguinaldo at the window. A member
of the guard said:
"Aguinaldo has gone to inspect
troops"
Luna then exclaimed, "You are n
liar" drew his revolver, struck the
guard and tried to force an entrance
into the house. Before he could use
his revolver one of the guards bayonet-
ted him. another shot him In the back
and others stabbed him. In all he had
twenty wounds. Luna's aide de camp
was killed in the same way.
DOUBTS NOT DISPELLED.
The Spaniards story has not en-
tirey dispelled the doubts of Luna IS
death and bets that he is alive are
freely made at the clubs Some people
think Aguinaldo has taken pains to
send the Spaniard here with his story
for the furtherance of some diplomatic
scheme, while others suspect Aguinaldo
has been assasslnated by Luna's men.
WREAK1NG VENGEANCE.
Since the Americans withdrew from
Candaba recently the rebels have re-
turned and have wreaked vengeance
upon those who befriended the Ameri-
cans. They slaughtered the natives
who surrendered the town and display
ed their heads on poles in the public
square.
The hostile natives of Cebu are more
menacing. Mail advices say hostilities
against the Americans have begun
there. Colonel Hamer. the American