Evening star., 1899-04-15
REBELS FIGHT FROM AMBUSH.
Several Of Our Sharpshooters Killed
and Wounded.

anu "OUnOeus
MANILA, April 10, $50 a.m.-Starting in
an easterly direction along the road to Pam
zanghan. a party of sixty sharpshooters,
under Lieut.. Southern of the Washington
regiment, came upon a trench across the
road about a mile out of Santa Cruz. Lieut.
Southern was wounded.
The Americans then advanced with the
mountain guns, and the 14th Infantry Bat
talions in the center, Linck's Battalion of
the 1st Idaho Infantry on the right, and
FRAMES Battalion of the 1st North Dakota
Infantry on the left, both fianking. The
trench was carried without loss to the
Americans. Pansanghan was found de-
serted
Four monuments on the border of the vii
lage celebrate the proclamation of Filipino
independence, issued last year, and glorify
Aguinaldo, the lit orator.
The troops on entering the abandoned
houses found them in perfect order. A
few guerrilla shots were exchanged and
one member of the 14th Regiment was shot
in the leg by his comrades, who were aim
ing at a CaribOo
One Filipino was killed and five were
wounded in the encounter beyond Longas.
This was an ambush. Eight men of the
North Dakota Regiment moving in single
file through the woods, received a voley
from a clump Of bushes about fifty feet
away. Only one got off unhurt. He drag
ged 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
We're easily scattered.
More Dead FiIipinOs.
Additional Filipino dead found north of
Santa Cruz swell the number of the enemy
killed on Monday to $50, including Paole
Aguirre, one of the leaders, and twelve off,
GERS.
According to the statement of some of
the prisoners, the Filipinos drove hun
NJ lyyn nT~inc 70
into Santa Cruz at the point of the bayo-
net on Sunday night. Four other priests
died of starvation. 1t appears that the
Filipino force at Santa Cruz consisted of
300 rifles and ,0tD bolos.
As he lacks sufficient troops for garrison
ing, General Lawton Will withdraw from
the towns entered. Not a house has been
burned, the only confScatiOn being of pigs
and chickens. 1t is hoped that this respect
for property will convince the natives of
the good intentions of the Americans.
AT Panzanghan a woman was found hid
den in a basket and a youth buried in mud
except as to his head. Both were given
food and money, to their great astonish-
ment.
All non-combatants are released. with
American proclamations, to be distributed
to their friends, and all church valuables
are forwarded to the archbishop.
Sickness Traced to Cuba.
Lieut.. Brooke has brought to Manua one
of the captured steamers, with five of the
American dead, ten of the wounded and
fifty who were sick. Most of the sick at
tribute their disorders to the Cuban cam
paign. Through the treachery or ignorance
of the Filipino pilot the steamer was
stranded a whole day, the provisions failed
and there was some suffering on that score.
Gen. Lawton is marching north, along
the road between the hills and the lake.
with the gunboats Napidan and Laguna de
BAY abreast of his trOODS. The en6my is
retreating northward.
On Wednesday the troops crossed the
Paghanjan and concentrated at Lambun
at the mouth of the river. After leaving
two companies of the 14th Regiment to
guard the entrance of the river, the troops
marched to LongaS and found 1t deserted
Furniture, which had been dropped in the
flight of the natives was scattered along
the trails leading into the hills.
Major Weisenberger's sharpshooters were
sent toward Pactos and Centonia in the
afternoon. They ran upon a nest of rebels
in some thick bushes which afforded a
splendid cover. Five men of the North Da-
kota regiment were killed and two were
wounded, two of the former dying after
having been brought to Longas church,
where Father McKinnon administered the
sacrament to them.
Support for the Advance.
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 lit
tie fight and many white coats running into
the hills. The Laguna de Bay at the be-
ginning of the fight shelled the hills max
ing them too hot for the enemy.
The Americans entered San Antonio at
sunset without meeting with any resist
ance- Twenty unarmed prisoners bearing
copies of the proclamation of the United
States Philippine commission, which they
mad somehow secured, were afterward re-
leased and sent outside our lines with bum
dies of proclamations to distribute
The 4th Cavalry is guarding Santa Cruz.
Two companies of the 18th Regiment are
at the mouth of the river two are at Pa
slhgham, two at Lambun and one of the
l4th regiment and four of the North Da-
kota regiment are at San Antonio.
The remainder of the troops are at Lon
gas. Gen. Lawton is on board the Laguna
de Bay. N'
Ihe country just occupied is thickly pop
ulated and produces much fruit
Mckenna of the signal corps is indefati-
sdoie. He ran a wire through the hostile
country without having a guard with him