Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1899-04-20
SLAIN in BATTLE
A Number Of the North Dakota
Boys Killed Near
Paete.
A SQUAD Of Sharpsh0oters ADJ
vance Within a Few YardS
OF the Enemy.
Five of the Americans Killed
and Two Wounded IN
the Encounter.

tits impossible to learn the names
of the North Dakota boys killed and
wounded at Manila Thursdsy., 1t is un-
derstood that the boys killed and
wounded belonged to Major Frolne
battalion. Grafton, Devils Lake, Wah-
peton and, Dickinson companies compose
this battalion. Company II OF James
town is in Major Whites battalion and
Is on duty near Manila.
A dispatch from Manlla states that on
Thursday, General Lswton's expedition
which includes four companies OF the
North Dakota regiment moved twelve
miles further north along the lake, tax
ing two towns, Longos and Paete.
There was only desrltory shooting from
the retreating enemy until the advance
reached Paete, the center OF the incur
gents military government. Here the
road is hauked by steep bills, on each
side OF which the insurgents had con-
structed great log trenches and also
across the road. ,~a
The North Dakota regiment ran into
cross-fire. Squads OF five sharpshooters
each were sent up the steep bill and
through the thick brueh to flank the In
eureents. One squad of the North La
kota regiment suddenly came to the
insurRent trenches, halting when only
fifteen Yards of Only one m%irin THE
souad cot away unhpas: The ,in-clad
punboste shelled<'sle insurgents position
for I'D hour. The enemy was finally
driven out.
Our loss was five killed and two
wounded, the greatest loes Lswton has
vet sustained. The launches captured
Tuesday are worth 100000. The expedi-
ton has not sufficient men to leave
aarr,sons in the towns taken.
Washington. April 1.-THE following
is . list Of the North Dakotsns killed in
Thursdey's battle at Psete: Co. G Graz
ton: Corporal I Driscoll. Wagner ).
Peter Tompkins; Privstes, Alfred Atlmen,
William G.. Lamb, Co. I, Wshpeton.
Musician Geo. Schneller Wounded:
we're: Go. Wabpetop. Private Herbert
Files. axills, severe. Died of dysen.
tsry, Albert a. Whitaker, Co. A, Bis.
marck. sergeant major tirst battalion.
It is reported that Mr.. Whitaker was
q resident of Valley City where be was
employed by the Russell, Miller Milling
company, but joined the Bismarck COM
pany at Fargo.
Two Of the dying Dakotans said 1--WE
die game"
Grafton, April 1.-THE message
that four OF the North Dakota
troops killed in the campaign under
General Lawton, were from this oily
created much CONSERVATION and sorrow
here. Flsge are at halt mast and there
are many other manifestations OF sorrow
on all sidee.
Issdore Driscoll was son of ..
Driscoll, pionees farmer OF the section
and had lately been promoted from tho
ranke to corporal; be was single man,
and has several brothers and sisters
here; he wac highly esteemed. He was
not relative OF State Treasurer Dris-
coll.
J. Peter Tompklns was about ~ years
OF age, was elngle, had worked for d. Q.
Grover eince 1895, on his farm and in bis
livery stable. Shortly before leaving
here be took MP farm out west Of him
self, and he leaves an insurance policy
of thousand dollars which is IN Mr.:
Growers safe. He had many friends
here. enlisted at the first call, not having
been member of the company before
war was declared
Alfred Almen was son Of Hon. John
NJ. Almen who. was member OF the
constitutional convention and also OF the
fret state senate; he lived with bis par
ents west OF the city, and when the call
came for troops he rode in on bis wheel
and enlisted The was only - years old,
and most promising young man.
William G. Lam b was con OF A. u.
Lamb Of Hamilton, ana he was also
single young man. He came here when
the call was made and joined Go. O. and
went to San Francisco in his citizens
CLOTHES, which he sent back here whom
be obtained his uniform, and hls father
Vas here last week and obtained these
ARTICLES. He vas highly esteemed.
LIVED IN VALLEY CITY.
Valley City. April IA. h. Whitaker,
reported BY General Otis - dying Of