Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-17
REBELS DEFEATED AGAIN
Make Attack In Force on Macarthur at San
Fernando.
They Lose 70 Killed, 80 Prisoners and
Many WOunded-kffling
of Luna.

Dispatches from Manila give the following
account of yesterdays fighting: After cut
ting the railroad and telegraph at Apalit,
seven miles south, for the purpose of sever
ing connection, the rebels attacked Cen
eral MacArthur's lines at San Fernando at
4:3O this morning. They met with an I'M
expectedly warm reception and were re-
pulsed, with loss Of seventy-fve killed,
30 prisoners and many wounded. The rebel
force estimated to have numbered 5000
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 dis
covered 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 600 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 enjoyed
the novelty of the situation, awaiting the
attack, sailed forth, and the insurgents
thereupon. turned and fled into the Jungle
Our loss was fourteen men wounded, and
the majority of them are only slightly hurt.
General Funston's brigade of kansans and
Montanans, and General Hale's brigade,
the nth Regiment and the Iowa regiment,
constituted the force engaged.
Aguinaido is reported to have personally
conducted the attack, and preparations
were made for several days to bring for
ward troops from Candaba. and others
from Dagupan were transported by rail.
Along the front of the Kansas regiment
thirty-rine rebel dead were counted.
The first news of the Filipino advance
was reported by telegraph operator, who
was sent to the bridge at Apalit to ascer-
tain the cause of the break in one OF the
wires He was compelled to beat nasty
retreat under fire.
A Snanish officer who has been a prisoner
in the hands of the rebels. and who was re-
leased by Aguinaldo, has come through our
lines to Manila. He claims to have been
witness of the assassination OF Gen. Luna.
According to his story, the relations be
tween the two Filipino leaders had been
strained to the breaking point because OF
Luna's attempts to assume control OF ar
fairs. and the final rupture was forced by
Aguinaldo issuing secret orders to the
provincial governments. Luna thereupon
notified Aguinaldo, demanding copies OF the
documents and Aguinaldo replied CURLY
that Luna was general OF the army ana
that the civil government did not concern
him. Luna, on opening the reply at his
headquarters, in the presence Of MS ofa-
GERS, exclaimed hotly:
''He will be dead tomorrow
One officer, who was friendly to: Aguinai-
do. FASTENED to warn him, and Aguinaldo
called together twenty trusted soldiers, tei-
low townsmen of his, and stationed them
around his house. with instructions to kill
any one attempting to enter, regardless OF
rank. Luna appeared the next day and
saw Aguinaldo at the window. A member
of the guard said:
"AguinaIdo has gone to inspect troops"
Luna then exclaimed, you are a liar,
drew his revolver, struck the guard, and
tried to force an entrance into the house.
Before he could use his revolver one of the
guards bayoneted him, another shot him
in the back, and Oilers stabbed him. In
all he had twenty wounds. Lunas aid-de-
camp was killed in the same way.
PEELED the doubts of Llna's DEATH and bets
that he Is alive are freely made at the
clubs. Some people think Agutnaado has
taken pains to send the Spaniard here with
his story for the furtherance of some diplo-
matte scheme while others suspect Aguin-
aldo has been assassinated by Luna's men.
Since the Americans withdrew from Can
daba recently the rebels have returned and
have wreaked vengeance upon those VINO
befriended the Americans. They slaughter
ed the natives who surrendered the town
and displayed their heads on poles in the
public squares.
The hostile natives of Cebu are more
menacing. Mail advices say hostilities
against the Americans have begun here.
Col. Hamer, the American commander, has
asked for reinforcements, and four COM
panies of the Tennessee regiment have been
sent him from Iloilo. The Nebraska regi-
ment has been ordered to sail for home
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