The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1899-04-29
SEVEN Of OUR
SOLDIERS SLAIN
Colonel Stotsenberg, Of the First
Nebraska, Falls in a Fight
With the Filipinos.
LIEUTENANT sIssoN ALSO KILLED
Two Nebraska Priyates and Three
Sixth Cayalrymen t-
Other Victims.
LIEUTENANT sIssoN ALSO KlLLEr
SEVERAL IOWA BOYS WOUNDED
Fiity-First Regiment Sees Its rs,
Fighting in n Hot Encounter
ut Quingua - Filipiaes
Finally Routed.

Manila, April "a, $3.50 .. MIN an
encounter with the Filipinos today
near Quingua, about four miles north
east of Malolos, seven Americans were
killed and forty-four wounded. The
following were killed:
COLONEL JOHN NJ. sTOTsEN-
BERG, of the First Nebraska regiment,
formerly of the Sixth cavalry.
LIEUTENANT SISSON (perhaps
Lieutenant August G. Sisson), of the
same regiment.
TWO PRlNATEs, of the Nebraska
regiment.
THREE PRIvATEs, of the Fourth
cavalry.
Most of the wounded belong to the
First Nebraska regiment. The Fill
pinos retreatcd with small loss.
The engagement developed into q
disastrous though successful fight.
The insurgents had a horseshoe trench
about a mile long encircling q rice
field on the edge of q wood.
Major Bell, with forty cavalrymen,
encountered u strong outpost. One of
his men was killed and five were
Wounded by a volley. The Americans
retired, carrying their wounded under
fire and with great difficulty, being
closely pursued, a fog enabling the en-
envy to creep up to them.
Two men who We're carrying n COM
rade were shot in the arms, but they
continued with their burden.
Major Bell sent for achievements
to rescue the body of the killed caval-
ryman, and n battalion Of the Ncbras-
ka regiment under Major milford ar-
rived and advanced until checked by
yolleys from the enemy's trenches.
The Americans lay about 500 yards
from the trenches, behind rice burrows,
under fire, for two hours.
Several men were sunstruck, n dy-
ing from the effects of the heat as they
lay there waiting for the artillery TO
come up.
Finally the Second battalion arrived
and then Colonel Stotsenberg, who had
spent the night with his family at Ma
Mia, came upon the field. The men
Immediately recognized him and
raised a cheer.
Stotsenberg Killed.
Colonel Stotsenberg, deciding to
charge rs the safest way out of the
difficulty, led at the head of his regi-
ment. He fell with a bullet in the
breast, dying instantly about 200 yards
from the breastworks.
Lieutenant Sisson fell with n bull
let in his heart, the bullet striking him
near the picture of a girl suspended by
u ribbon from his neck.
In the meantime the artillery had
arrived and shclled the trenches.
The Filipinos stood until the Ne
braska troops We're right on the
trenches, then they bolted to the sec
ond line of entertainments, a mile
back.
The Nebraska regiment lost two pri-
Yates killed and had many wounded,
including two l%ieutenants. The Iowa
regiment had several wounded.
The Utah regiment had one officer
and three men wounded.
Thirteen dead Filipinos were found
in the trenches. Their loss was con-
paratively small on account of their
safe shelter.
The Americans carried the second
trench with small loss and are holding
the town tonight.
Colonel Stotsenberg had won a rcpu-
tation as one of the bravest fighters in
the army. He always led his regiment
and had achieved remarkable popu-
larity with his men since the war be-
gun, although during his first
colonelcy the volunteers who we're not
used to the rigid discipline of the reg
nlar troops, though him a hard officer.
The loss of the Nebraska regiment
IN the campaign is the greatest sus-
tanned by any regiment and todny's
disaster has greatly saddened officers
and men, who promise to take fierce
vengeance in the next fight.
General Otis Report.
Washington, April 25.-The follow
ing message regarding the fight Mt
Quipgua was received at the war de-
partment: /,
Manila, April ga reconnaissance
on Qningua place. six miles northeast
OF Malolos, made by Major Bells troop
OF cavalry this morning, resulted in
contact and bnttlc, in which four bat
talions OF infantry and four pieces of
artillery became engaged. Enemy
driven from strong entertainments at
Quingna, with considerable loss; our
casualties quite severe. Colonel Stots-
enberg and Lieutenant Sisson, First
Nebraska, killed; also seven enlisted