The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-04-18
WERE LED INTO AN AMBUSH.
Five Men of the North Dakota Regiment
Were Killed and Two Wounded, One
Dying Shortly Afterward.

ington regiment, came upon a trench
across the road about mile out of
Santa Cruz. Lieut.. Southern was
wounded.
The Americans then advanced with
the mounted guns and the 18th infan-
try battaliOns in the center, Linck's
battalion of the 1st Idaho on the right
and FRAMES battalion of the North
Dakota infantry on the left, both
fanlling The trench was carried
without loss to the Americans.
Pansangha was found deserted.
Four monuments on the border of
the village celebrate the proclamation
of Filipino independence, issued last
year and glorify ''Aguinaldo, the hber-
ator."
The troops on entering the abandon
ed houses found them in perfect order
A few guerilla shots were exchanged,
and one member of the 14th regiment
was shot in the leg by his
at Cariboo. One Filipino
was killed and five were wounded in
the encounter beyond TOngas. This
was an ambush. Eight men of the
North Dakota regiment moving in
single file through the woods received
volley from clump of bushes about
so feet away. Only one got off unhurt.
He dragged a cOmrade, with four bull
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then led the troops back to the spot of
attack. The Filipinos were easily scat
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Additional Filipino dead found north
enemy killed on Monday to $50, in
Guiding Paolo Aguirre, one of the lead
ers, and 10 officers.
| According to the statement of some
100 Spanish prisoners and - priests
into 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 300 rifles and
1000 bolos. AS he lacks sufficient
troops for garrisoning, Gen. Lawton
will withdraw from the towns entered.
| Not a house has been burned.
1t is hoped that this respect for
property will conyince the natives
of the good intentions Of the Ameri-
cans.
At Pansangha woman was found
hidden in a basket and a youth buried
in mud, except is 10 his head. Both
were given food and money.
| All non-cOmbatants are released with
American proclamations to be dis
tributed to their friends.
Lieut.. Brooke has brought to Manila
one of the captured steamers with five
of the American dead, ten of the
wounded and so who were sick. Most
of the sick attribute their disorders to
the Cuban campaign. Through the
treachery or ignorance of the Fiipinos'
pilot the steamer was stranded whole
day, the provisions failed and there
was some suffering on that score.
Gen. Lawton is marching north,
along the road between the hills and
the lake, with the gunbOats Napidan
and Laguna de Bay abreast of his
troops The enemy is retreating north
ward.
On Wednesday the troops crossed
the Paghanjan and concentrated at
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After leaving two companies of the
14th regiment to guard the entrance of
the river, the troops marched to Lon
gas and found it deserted. Furniture
which had been dropped in the fight
of the natives was scattered along the
trails leading into the hills.
Maj. Weisenberger's sharpshooters
were sent toward Pactos Ancontonia in
the afternoon. They ran upon nest
of rebels in some thick bushes, which
afforded splendid cover. Five men
of the North Dakota 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 ard advanced to the
support of the sharpshooters. A scout
from a hill saw the little fight and
many white coats running into the
hills. The Laguna de Bay, at the be.
ginning of the fight, shelled the hills,
making them too hot for the enemy.
The Americans entered San Antonio
at sunset without meeting with any
resistance. Twenty unarmed prison
ers, bearing copies of the proclamation
of the United States Philippine com.
mission, which they hao somehow Sc
cured, were afterward relea sed and
sent outside our lines with br ndles OF
proclamations to distribute.
The 4th cavalry is guarding Santa
Cruz.