Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-04-27
DESPERATE BATTLE.
Americans Suffer a Loss in an En-
counter with the Filipinos.
COL. STOTSENBuRC LEADS A CHARGE
The Colonel Falls Dead at the Head OF HIS
Il Regiment with Bullet In HIS
Breast No News About the
Missing Sailors.

Missing Sailors.
Manila, April A'--lh an encounter
with the fliiplnos yesterday nuai
Quengua, ABOUT ionr llllies eas. " -ua
lolos, seven Americans weie hiii'" "'."
a wounded nc ioiio"ins wy
killed COL 'onh NJ o'olsen ,'a,, u,
the FIRST Neorasha frs',nen =; I'M, lna.
OF the oiS'h cavalry Nv VI. =, wv - W. 10
maps Lieut. aug" u , .'.sa'' .Ia W.
same regiment wv pi.a..ooi ' ~ Cha
. 0raska regiment .,lree p,'sa.e' ,aSnd
Fourth cavalry, MOS, vi ,i'e "ga
belong 10 'he irs' Ne9,a ':.s Iii lass
Inc r'iplhoS re'iea'eu WIN, ".'a' ' ;nta. dis.
Inc engagement oe'eioieo Nv, ". nv
astrous' lhoueh s"''e'si"'' , ns ,uonnh
insurgents nat no's ,',:... y .;oa
ABOUT Il in''e 'ohe' ei' - naad
neio' On 'ie lug 'a vi ,,,,.,n on
MAJ Bell WIN ~ eava'' snnen' H. ~
coun'erea a STRONG outpost. o.'e y, l.9
men was kiileu an I'VE VIZ " I'D
by a volley' Inc hnefioei9 a eS
carrying their "ouhoeo unue' 'l'e a"
WIN great uiiieui'y' pe'is .lo'.l' .i ~"
sued' a roy ehaolihg 'he enemy W o'eep
up 10 .heln' Two men wl 10 W., Me'e e, va.
riyhg comraoe were s,o. ~ '',o ~ 10y
out they continued WIN .he'' 'uiuen'
! capt Bell sent for felhlofeenien'S "
rescue the BODY OF the k'lieu c"sal
rynen and a battalion OF .ne NeprasNs a
regiment, under MAJ Mufiora' arr,Vo'
and advanced until checked ny Volieys
from the enemy trehei''o. Nv N"
leans lay about SUI yaros from .he
trenches pehiha rice burrows, unus,
fire for two hours several men w VIZ
sunstruck, one dying rom Ihe eii.o'e
OF the heat as they Jay there waning
for the artillery 70 come up,
Finally the second oattalioii ari',o",
and then Col. Stotsenpurg, VINO ,'au
spent the night win MS ia'her ~ wa
Mia, came upon the heio' nc ii'c',
Immediately recognized MN anu ia'seu
acheer' Col. stotsehpure' uec'oins "
charge as the cheapest way out Vi .''e
difficulty, led the attack az the hcau "
his regiment lie leil WIN ooi,'. o ,M
his breast, dying instantly, apou. "VV
yards from the preastworhs. ,Ae"''
Sisson fell with bullet IN MS near''
the bullet striking MN near tne picture
OF girl, suspended ny fiopoh rom
his neck. In the meantime .he arvli-
lery had arrived ana shelieo Vic
trenches.
The Filiplnos stood until the Nepras-
ka troops were right on the lrehcnes
and then they bolted to the second me
Of intrenehment mile back. Inc NE,
braska regiment lost TWO privates anu
had many wounded ihcluu'hg WV
heutenants' Inc Iowa reg'iiieii. ''ao
several wou'oe'' "o y '"i' 'oe III. ~
mae one o,'ee' , "iu ."lee .' n sannd IN
n'.'een , ue''' nh r. Ia,a ,,as aon,nara
.he ,rei'cnv'' ine'i 'os' "@' .to;n Saso
','.iy s'"" wv, VII "..G ,'.' y" ,.,..;a1 ,ha
s''e'Ve,' n1 ni,e' ',a" -, W. . NV ,na.
eeoonu ''en'" anu "e N
"gn" ,,, ., .a.,,.o
VOL o'o'sen'u's nau w." s.ah ..,,. r. ,ho
'i''i 10 o'' y, W. ,"'t ,, '. Any, amd
army ne always ie. n,o IVY '"en' W."
hau "e'''o'e' '''''", ""o'e pVp"''' ~
WIN us ,neh s'"e. ' e.. w." ,anot h ,ha
'hous''' ou''ns no ~ ~ eo ''oas :. Wv. u
volunteers WV "e'u nov "1.a . W. s"'
iiR'o ulse'p''i'o VI 'ne ''s" n,, ',oop',
.houg',V mn ''".o o''.I.', ~ 'o''' w.
.he Neor"sh" res' "'eliO ~ "" , o'u"pa'sn
10 the grea'es' s"s,'"ie' ~ "nS ~, ~,
meh., ""o YESTERDAY o u' VIC ' ""o
greatly so'''eie' o''oeis '"u "'e1' W." .,
P'".','V w '""N "N'SN we ''''N '
eN' ~ -" ,.., ,n.
'''''' ,N ,"' ''" IN II.
washington Apr'' Si'-rron' " o's-
patcn received ny 'ecre,eiy 'onb ',on'
Admlral dewey yesterday IL IL eViueho
the latter is still in the dark respecting
tbe whereabouts of Lieut.. Gilmore and
1T. 90 .ho vo,Ltoun who II ;s
party VI WV '1'N,o""' 80
thought, were amDusiieo anu eap1ureu
by q party OF Filipinos while on u voy-
ave Ia rescue Spanish prisoners near
r.. M ,a,,,i.,l .o,s la 10 ordoay-
paier' iho "''"''i" '"!' II. 80 0''.'N"'
oring to ascertain the SITUATION Oh the
lieutenant and his party. The dispatch
Is III response W aii inquiry sche ny
Secretary Long, not because the latter
thought the admiral was not making
every EFFORT to rescue the men, put 10
show the friends OF the prisoners tha'
the department was not muinereht 10
their fate or remiss IN It's enaeavofs 10
assist them III regaihlhg their hoer'y'
OFFICIAL pEpopT oE THE RATTLE