The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-15
AMERICAN SHARPsHOOTERs COME
UPON FILIPINOs WHEN WITH
IN THEIR TRENCHES
FIVE NORTH DAKOTlNS KILLED
MAIN BODY OF TROOPS HEARD
THE FIRING AND HAsTENED
TO RELIEF OF COMRADES
GUNBOATs SHE'LL THE REBELS

Found Unarmed FiIipinos There
lamation Issued by Commission
With Dewey and Otis.
MANILA, April 14-Gen. Lawton is
marching north along the roads between
the hills and the lake with the gunboats
Napidan and Laguna de Bay abreast of
his troops. The enemy 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 Fourteenth regi-
ment 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.
Maj. Weisenbergers sharpshooters were
sent toward Pactos Aneontenca In the
afternoon. They ran upon a nest of reb-
els in some thick bushes, which afforded
a splendid cover. Five 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. 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 hill saw the little fight and
many of the rebels running over the hill.
The Laguna de Bay at the beginning of
the fight shelled the hills, making them
too hot for the enemy.
The Americans entered San Antonio at
sunset without meeting with any resis-
tance. Twenty unarmed prisoners, bear
ing copies of the United States Philippine
commission proclamation, which they
had somehow secured, were afterwards
released and sent outside our lines with
bundles of the proclamations to dis
tribute.
Two companies of the Fourteenth regi-
ment are at the mouth of the river; two
are at Pasig. and two at Lambun, and
one of the Fourteenth regiment and four
Of the North Dakota regiment are at San
Antonio. The remainder of the troops
are at Longas. Gen. Lawton is on board
the Laguna de Bay and the Casetes are
off San Antonio.
The country just occupied is thickly
populated and produces much fruit
McKenna, of the signal corps, is hide
fatisabie. He ran q wire through the
hostile country without having a guard
with him.
FREQUENT SKIRMISHES.
Starting in an easterly direction along
the road to Pansanghan, a party of sixty
Y, hN0 I
the Washington regiment, came upon 4
trench across the road, about mile out
of Santa Cruz. Lieut.. Southern was
wounded. The Americans then advanced
with the mounted guns and the Four
teenth infantry battalion In the center;
Licks battalion Of the First Idaho in
fantry on the right and Raines' battalion
of the First North Dakota on the left.
The trench was carried without loss to
the Americans. Pansanghan was found
deserted.
-Four monuments on the boarder 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 A
few guerrilla shots were exchanged, and
one man Of the Fourteenth regiment was
shot in the leg by his comrades who were
aiming at Cariboo.
IN AN AMBUSH
One Filipino was killed and five
wounded in the encounter beyond To-
angas. There was an ambush. Eight
men Of the North Dakota regiment, NOV
ing In single file through the woods. re-
ceived volley from a clump of bushes
not far away. Only one got off unhurt
He dragged off a comrade with four bull
lets in his body to the main force and
then led the main body of troops back to
the scene of the ambush The Filipinos
were easily drievn off.
The dead found north of Santa Sruz
swell the number of the enemy killed on
Monday to $50, including Paole Aguirro.
one of the leaders. and twelve officers
According to the statements OF some Of
the prisoners, the Filipinos drove 100
Spanish prisoners and twelve priests into
Santa Cruz at the point of the bayonet
on Sunday night. Four other priests died
of starvation. 1t appears that the Fill
pino force at Santa Cruz consisted of 300
rifles and 1000 bolos.
AS he lacks sufficient troops for garri-
soning, Gen. Lawton will withdraw from
the towns entered. Not house has been
burned, the only confiscation being Of
pigs and chickens. 1t is hoped that this
respect for property will convince the ma
tives of the good intentions of the Ameri-
cans.
TERROR-STRICKEN NATIVES.
At Pansanghan a woman was found
hidden In a basket. and youth buried
In rice field up to his head Both were
given food and money, to their. great as
tonishment All non-combattants are re-
leased with American provisions to be
distributed to their friends and all church
valuables are forwarded to the arch
bishop.
Lieut.. Brooke had brought to Manila
one Of the captured steamers, with five
of the American dead, ten of the wound
ed, and fifty who were sick Most of the
sick attribute their disorders to the Gu
ban campaign.
Through the treachery or ignorance of
the Filipino pilot the steamer was strand
ed whole day, the provisions failed, and
there was some suffering on that score
SHERIDAN'S DEATH LIST.
The United States transport Sheridan,
formerly the Massachusetts,, which sail
ed from New York, Feb, 49,, having on
board the Twelfth and a battalion of the.
Seventh infantry, has arrived here after
a smooth passage. On the night of April
II Lieut.. Meyer disappeared from the
ship The weather was intensely hot,
and the lieutenant was sleeping on deck,
and it Is supposed that he fell overheard