The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-15
North Dakota Soldiers Killed In a
Skirmish.
ENEMY in FULL RETREAT
LAYTON CLEARING THE CoUN-
TRY WITH HIS GUNBoATS.
Native Prisoners Released and Given
Copies of Commissioners Procla-
nation to Distribute-Oficer Lost
at Sea Off the Sheridan-Volun-
teers to Return Soon, Perhaps.

Manila, April IA, 1855 p. m.-General
Lawton is marching north along the
road between the hills and the lake,
with the gunboats Napidan and La
Guna de Bay abreast of his troops. The
enemy is retreating northward.
On Wednesday the troops crossed the
Paghanjann and concentrated at Lam
bun, at the mouth of the river. After
leaving two companies OF the Four
tenth regiment to guard the entrance
of the river, the troops marched to
Longas and found it deserted. Furni-
ture which had been dropped in the
flight of the natives was scattered
along the trails leading into the hills.
Major Weisenberger's sharpshooters
We're sent toward Pactos Ancontenca
in the afternoon. They ran upon a nest
of rebels in some thick bushes, which
afforded a splendid cover. Five men of
the North Dakota regiment We're killed
and two were wounded, two of the for
mer dying after having been brought to
Longas church, where Father McKin-
non administered the sacrament to
them.
The main body of American, troops,
while at dinner in Longas. heard the
firing and advanced to the support of
the sharpshooters. A scout from the
white coats running into the hills.
The troops on entering the abandoned
houses found them in perfect order. a
few guerilla shots We're exchanged, and
one member of the Fourteenth regi-
ment was shot in the leg by his COM
rades, who We're aiming at "a Cariboo.
One Filipino was killed and five We're
wounded in the encounter beyond Ton
gas. This was in ambush.
!,
of Santa Cruz swell the number of the
enemy killed on Monday to $50, includ-
ing Paole Aguirro, one of the leaders,
and twelve officers.
According to the statement of some
of the prisoners the Filipinos drove 100
Spanish prisoners and twelve priests
about Santa Cruz at the point of the
bayonet on Sunday night. Four other
priests died of starvation. 1t appears
that the Filipino force at Santa Cruz
consisted of 800 rifles and 1000 bolos.
AS he lacks sufficient troops for gar
risoning, General Lawton will with
draw from the towns entered. Not d
house has been burned. the only confis-
cation being Of pigs and chickens. It
is hoped that this respect for property
will convince the natives of the good
intentions of the Americans.
At Pansang woman was found hid
den in basket and youth buried in
the mud, except as to his head Both
were given food and money, to their
great establishment.
Lieutenant Brooke has brought to
Manila one of the captured steamers.
with five of the American dead. ten of
the wounded and fifty who were sick.
Most of the sick attribute their disor-
ders to the Cuban campaign.
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.
of the fight sheled the rebels. making
it too hot for the enemy.
The Americans entered San Antonio
at sunset, without meeting any resist
ance. Twenty unarmed prisoners, bear
ing copies of the proclamation of the
United States commission, which they
had somehow secured, We're afterwards
released and sent outside our lines with
bundles of proclamations to distribute
The Fourth cavalry is guarding Santa
Cruz.
Two companies of the Fourteenth
regular regiment are at the mouth of
the river, two are at Pasig and two at
Lambun, and one of the Fourteenth
and four of the North Dakota regiment
are at San Antonio. The remainder of
the troops are at Longas. General Law
ton is on board the La Guna de Bav
and the Cascoes are off San Antonio.
The country just occupied is thickly
populated and produces much fruit
Mckenna of the signal corps is in
defatiGable. He ran q wire through
the hostile country without having a
guard with him.