Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-06-22
ATTACK BY REBELS.
Filipinos Try to Surround Ameri.
cans and Get a Warm Reception.
THE KANSAS REGIMENT IN The FIGHT
The Rebels Wreaked Vengeance Upon the
Natives Of Candaba Who Befriended
Americans Increase OF the
Army In the Philippines

Army In the Philippines.
Manila. June l7.-After cutting the
railroad and telegraph at Apalit, seven
miles south, for the purpose Of severing
connection. the rebels attacked Gen.
MacArthur's lines at San Fernando at
4:3O yesterday morning. They met with
an unexpectedly warm reception and
were repulsed with loss of Is killed,
80 prisoners and many wounded. The
rebel force, estimated to have num-
bered 1000 men, advanced stealthily
from the Jungle north of the city and
then divided, with the evident purpose
of surrounding the Americans.
The outposts of the Iowa regiment
discovered the enemy and retired to
their lines where the entire division
awaited in an intrenched position.
The Iowa regiment and the Kansas
regiment received the first shock OF
the attack. Reserving their fire until
the enemy was within 900 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 en-
ioyed the novelty of the situation
awaiting an attack sailed forth and
the insurgents thereupon turned and
fled into the angle. Our loss was IA
men wounded. The majority of them
are only slightly hurt
Gen. Funston's brigade OF Kansas
and Montana troops and Ten. Hale's
brigade. the Seventeenth regiment and
the Iowa regiment, constituted the
force engaged. Aguinaldo is reported
to have personally conducted the at
tack. Preparations were made for
several days to bring forward troops
from Candaba, and Others from Dagui-
pan were transported by rail. Along
thu front of the Kansas regiment 80
rebel dead were counted. The first
news of the Filipino advance was re-
ported by telegraph operator who
WAS sent to the bridge at Apalit to as
certain the cause of a break in one of
the wires. He was compelled to beat
Il hasty retreat under fire.
a Spanish officer who has been
prisoner in the hands of the rebels
and who was released by Aguinaldo
has come through our lines to Manila.
lie claims to have been witness Of
the assassination Of Gen. Luna.
Since the Americans withdrew from
Candaba recently, the rebels have re-
turned and have wreaked vengeance
upon those who bcfriended the Amer-
cans. They slaughtered the natives
who surrendered the town and dis
played their heads on poles in the pub
lie square. The hostile natives of Cebu
are more menacing. Mail adviees say
hostilities against the Americans have
begun there. Col IIamer, the Ameri
can commander, has asked for rein
forcements and four companies of the
Tennessee regiment have been sent to
him from lloilo.
The Nebraska regiment has been or
dered to sail for home early next week
INrUEl sE nm THE ARMY
Washington, June Finder the
most favorable circumstances it will
be hardly possible for the government
to increase its army in the Philippines
up to the 50, 900 limit before the LIST of
August. About 5000 of the troops des-
tined for service in the Philippines
and included in the proposed 5000
force are still in this colntry and will
not be able to reach the scene of action
for five or six weeks. The officials of the
war department are making every eff
fort, however, to expedite their depar-
ture and to that end have arranged
for the immediate preparation of the
transports Sheridan, Pennsylvania, Ia
landia and Valencia. These vessels are
ali at San Francisco, and have n total
capacity of 4,4OO. Unless present plans
miscarry, all these vessels will start for
Manila before the end of the month.
In addition to these achievements
provision will have to be made for the
transportation of about l,70O recruits
now undergoing instruction at the
Preside, San Francisco, and the Nine
teenth regiment of infantry, number
ing about 1900 men, now in camp at
Middletown, Pa.