The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-17
RIGHT IN THE
THICK OF It
The Montana Boys Have an EARLY
Morning Fight With
the Rebels.
ATTACKED BY THE. ENEMY
Aguinaldo, It Is Thought, Led His
Forces in Person.
OUR LOSS Ia WOUNDED
Aguinaldo, It Is Thought, Led His
Forces in Person.
OUR LOSS IA WOUNDED
No Montanans Reported Hurt-At Least
rs or the Enemy Were Killed, 80
Were Taken Prisoners and Many
Were Wounded-A Spaniard's Story
OF Luna's Assassination.
;pecial Dispatch to the Standard.

New York, June II, 2 a. m.-The fol-
lowing are the latest advfces of Fri
days fighting at Manila:
The recent preparations of the in
surgents occupying the country in the
vicinity Of San Fernando eliminated at
80 O'Clock this morning in stimuli
taneous attack on the American lines
encircling the town. The Iowa regi-
ment held the right of the line the
Kansas regiment the left and the
Montana regiment and 1Tth regular
infantry the center. The rebels, prior
to their attack. cut the telegraph line
north Of Calumpit and destroyed
section of the railroad with the evil
dent intention of severing communica-
tion with Manila and preventing the
sending of renforcements to MacAr-
thur, who was in command of the
forces at San Fernando Macarthur
reports that there are good grounds for
believing that Aguinaldo personally
commanded the insurgents. The rebel
line was more than three miles in di-
ameter. Many Filipinos were brought
+ Il
tack, the railroad being employed for
their transportation.
Aguinaldo seems to have thought it
possible to capture the town. but he
was soon taught differently. The
American troops did splendid work.
The Iowa and Montana troops re-
sponded to the attack by Immediately
making a sharp advance, driving the
rebels helter skelter before them. The
Kansas, too did effective work. The
fight continued for only a short time,
the insurgents being repulsed with
heavy loss everywhere along the line.
The Iowans and Montanans found Is
dead and IL wounded Filipinos in their
front. The Kansans counted 80 dead
and several wounded natives on their
part of the field.
Early this afternoon Macarthur re-
ported that nearly 100 dead and wound
ed Filipinos had already been found.
More than IS rifles We're captured by
the Americans. Macarthur says the
insurgents certainly numbered more
than 5000, and more probably nearly
5000 took part in the attack.
When the telegraph failed to work
between Calumpit and San Fernando
the signal sergeant and three men
found the line had been cut at Apalit
and that the railroad had been torn
up for some distance. 1t was impos-
sible for the party to do any work. as
they were attacked by natives, who
We're concealed in huts. They return
ed for reinforcements, and 20 men We're
assigned to aid them. The line was
then soon repaired. supplies being sent
from San Fernando. The railroad
track was also repaired. and at 10
o'clock communication was re-estab-
lished. The American loss during the
fighting was IA wounded, two severely.
The Montana troops, though in the
thickest of it, suffered no losses, at
least none was reported.
1t is impossible as yet to judge ac-
curately of the result of the assassin
alton of Luna, the native leader. A
Filipino who was associated with the
Malolos crowd and who is familiar
| with their methods said to-day:
Surely Aguinaldo will be the next to
be killed"
The first positive evidence of serious
! internal dissension among the Fill
| pions, coupled with the decentralization
| that will follow when disasters to ma
| tive cause al Zapote and San Fernando
| become generally known, will probably
| produce another peace commission
soon. Nothing has been heard from the
| last commission that visited Manila
Their actions on returning through the
| American lines convinced the Ameri-
can officers that they We're really
| spies. HARRINGTON.