Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-15
FILIPINOs ON THE RUN.
But They Find Time to Stop Occasionally
and Kill Some Gallant Bluecoats.

Manila. April 15.-General Lawton is
marching north. along the road between
the hills and the lake. with the gum
boats Napidan and Laguna de Bay
abreast of his troops. The enemy is re-
treating northward. On Wednesday the
troops crossed the Paghanjan and con-
centrated at Lambun, at the mouth of
the river. After leaving two companies
of the Fourteenth regiment to guard
the entrance of the river the troops
marched to Longas and found it de-
serted. Furniture which had been
dropped in the flight of the natives was
Dcattered along the trails leading into
the hills.
Ambushed and Lost Five Men.
Matcr Weisenberger's sharpshoOters
were sent toward Pactos Ancontenca in
the afternoon. They ran up on a nest
of rebels in some thick bushes which
afforded a splendid cover. Five men of
the North Dakota regiment were killed
and two We're wounded, two of the
former dying after having been brought
to Longas church, where Father Nc
Kinnon 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 sharpshooters. a scout from q
hill saw the little fight and many white
coats running into the hills. The La
guna de Bay at the beginning Of the
fight shelled the hills. making them
too hot for the enemy.
Embraced AN Opportunity.
The Americans entered San Antonio
Mt sunset without meeting with any
resistance. Twenty unarmed prisoners
bearing copies of the proclamation OF
the United States Philippine commits
zion which they had somehow secured
were afterwards released and sent out
side our lines with bundles OF procla-
nations to distribute.
Carried a Trench without Loss.
Manila. April Is. $3.50 a. m.-Starting
In ea5terly direction along the road to
Pansanghan, a party of sixty sharp
shooters under Lieutenant Southern OF
the Washington regiment, came upon
n trench across the road about a mile
out of Santa Cruz. Lieutenant Southern
was wounded. The Americans then ad-
vanced. and the trench was carried
without loss to the Americans. Pan
sanghan was found deserted. Four
monuments on the border OF the village
celebrate the proclamation of Filipino
independence issuing last year and
glorify "Aguinaldo. the Liberator" The
troops on entering the abandoned houses
found them in perfect order. One Fill
pino was killed and five were wounded
tionaI Filipino dead found north of
Santa Cruz swell the number of the
enemy killed on Monday 20 15O includ-
ing Paole Aguirre. one OF the leaders
and twelve officers.
ITI-Treatment of Priests and spanIards.
According to the statement of some
of the prisoners the Filipinos drove leo
Spanish prisoners and twelve priests
into Santa Cruz at the point of the
bayonet on Sunday night. Four priests
died OF starvation. 1t appears that the
Filipino force at Santa Cruz consisted
of 800 rifles and 1000 bOlos. AS he lacks
sufficient troops for garrisoning General
Lawton will withdraw from the towns
entered Not a house has been burned
the only confiScstion being of pigs and
chickens. II is hoped that this respect
for property will convince the natives
of the good Intentions OF the Americans
At Pansanghan a woman was found
hidden in a basket and a youth buried
I'm mud, except as to his head. Both
We're given food and money to their
great astonishment.