The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-06-17
FLED INTO THE JUNGLE
Filipinos Badly Beaten by Our
Western Volunteers,
AGU1NAIDo COMMANDED REBELS

A spanish Omccr Released by Agui-
nnido Gives Circumstnntial story
orthc A=snssinatiou orGcncral Luna.
Rebel Atrocities iu Canndabn.
Manila. June 17.-After cutting the
railroad and telegraph at Apalit. seven
miles south. for the purpose OF sever
ing connection. the rebels attacked
General MacArthur's lines at san Fer-
nando at i:3O yesterday morning
They met with an unexpectedly warm
reception and we're repulsed with loss
of IS killed. 80 prisoners and many
wounded
The rebel force. estimated to have
numbered 5000 men. advanced stealth
lly from the Jungle north OF the city
and then divided, with the evident pur-
pose OF surrounding the Americans.
The outposts OF the Iowa regiment
discovered the enemy and retired to
their lines. whore the entire division
awaited I'm an entrenched position.
The Iowa regiment and the Kansas
regiment received the first shock OF the
attack. Reservlng their FIRE until the
enemy was within 600 yards. the first
volley of the Americans hit the rebels.
who returned the fire wildly. the rest
Of their line failing to advance. The
Americans, who thoroughly enjoyed
the novelty of the situation. awaiting
an attack, sailed forth, and the insur-
gents thereupon turned and fed into
the Jungle. Our loss was IA men
wounded, and the majority OF them are
only slightly hurt.
General Funston's brigade of Kan
sans and Montanans and General
Hale's brigade, the Seventeenth regi-
ment and the Iowa regiment, consti-
tuted the force engaged.
Aguinaldo is reported 10 have per-
sonally conducted the attack, and prep
arations we're made for several days
to bring forward troops from Candaba,
and others. from Dagupan, were trans
ported by rail.
Along the front of the Kansas regi-
ment 39 rebel dead were counted.
The first news of the Filopino ad-
vance was reported by a telegraph op'
orator who was sent to the bridge al
Apalit TO ascertain the cause OF breal
I'm one Of the wires. He was compelled
10 beat a hasty retreat under fire.
A Spanish officer who has been {
prisoner In the hands of the rebels ant
who was released by Aguinaldo has
come through our lines to Manila. III
claims to have been a witness Of the
assassination of General Luna. Ac
! cording TO his story the relations be
| tween the two Filipino leaders haC
| been strained TO the breaking point be
cause Of LunR's attempt to assume con
troll Of affairs, and the final rupture
/ was forced by Aguinaldo Issuing Sc
cret orders 10 the provincial govern
ments. Luna thereupon notified Agui
haldo, demanding copies or the docu
ments. and Agulnaldo replied curtl!
that Luna was a general of the arm!
and that the civil government did no
concern him. Luna, on opening tn,
reply at headquarters, In the presenc
of his officers. exclaimed hotly:
"He will be dead tomorrow.
One officer, who was friendly 4
kguinaldo, hastened to warn him, an
Aguinaldo called together 20 truste
soldiers, fellow townsmen of his, an
stationed them around his house, wit
instructions to kill any one attemptin
to enter, regardless of rank.
Luna appeared the next day and sa'
| Aguinaldo at the window.
A member of the guard said
"Aguinaldo has gone to inspeC
troops"
Luna then exclaimed: you are
liar" drew his revolver, struck tn
guard and tried to force an entranc
into the house. Before he could us
his revolver one of the guards bayonet
ted him, another shot him in the bach
and others stabbed him. In all he ha
20 wounds. Luna's aide de camp wa
killed in the same way.
The Spaniard's story has not en-
tirely dispelled the doubts of Luna
death, and bets that he Is alive ar
freely made nt tho clubs. Some pee
pie think AGuinaldo has taken pain
to send the SpGniard here with thi
story for the furtherance Of some diI
lomatic scheme, while others suspeC
Aguinaldo has been assassinated b
Luna's men.
Since the Americans withdrew frol
Canadaba recently the rebels have II
turned and have wreaked vengeanC
upon those who befriended the Amer
cans. They slaughtered the native
who surrendered the town and di
played their heads on poles in Il
public square.
The hostile natives of Cebu are mo-
menacing. Mail advices say hostil
ties against the Americans have b
/. gun there. Colonel Hamer, the Amer
can commander. has asked for rel
/. forcements, and four companies of Il
; Tennessee regiment have been sent
L him from Iloilo.
;, The Nebraska regiment has been o
dered 20 sail tor home early next wee
& Thousand Tongues
Could not express the rapture Of Annie
: Snrinper of lips Howard ST Philadelphi