Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-04-18
WERE AMBUSHED.
North Dakctans Caught In a
Trap and Five Killed and q.
Two Wounded. =,
Unexpectedly Ran on a Nest
Of Rebels Well Protected
From Attack. .
FILIPIN0S REPULSED LATER
Main Body Of the Americans
fastened to the Support
Of Comrades.
San Antonio and Pansanghan
FILIPIN0S REPULSED LATER
San Antonio and PansanRhan
Taken by Lawton With
out Trouble. -.

MANILA, April 15.-General Lawton
Is marching north along the roads be-
tween the hills and the lake, with the
gunboats Napidan and Laguna de bay
abreast of his troops. The enemy is re-
treating northward.
On Wednesday the troops crossed the
Paghanjan and concentrated at LAM
bun, at the mouth of the river. After
leaving two companies Of the Four
tenth regiment to guard the entrance
of the river, the troops marched to Lon
gas and found it deserted.
Major Weisenberger's sharpshooters
were sent towards Pactos Ancontenca
in the afternoon. They ran upon nest
of rebels in some thick bushes, which
afforded q splendid cover. Five men of
the North Dakota regiment were killed
and two wounded, two Of the former
dying after having been brought to Lon
gas church, where Father McKinnon
administered the sacrament to them.
The main body of the American troops,
while at dinner in Longas, heard the
firing and advanced to the
Support Of the shsrpshooters.
The Laguna de Bay, at the beginning Of
the fight, shelled the hills, making
them too hot for the enemy. ,. -s.~s.>.
The Americans entered San Antonio
at sunset without meeting with any re-
sistance. Twenty unarmed prisoners,
bearing copies of the United States
Philippine commission proclamation,
which they had somehow secured, were
afterwards released and sent outside
our lines with bundles Of the proclama-
ton to distribute.
The Fourth cavalry is guarding Santa
Cruz. Two companies of the Four.
teenth regiment are at the mouth Of the
river, two are at Pasig and two at LAM
bun, and one of the Fourteenth regi-
ment and four of the North Dakota
regiment are at San Antonio. The re-
mainder Ct the troops are at Longas.
General Lawton is on board the Laguna
de Bay.
The country just occupied is thickly
populated and produces much fruit.
Americans Capture Pansanghsn.
Starting in an easterly direction along
the road to Pansanghan party of go
eharpshooters, under Lieutenant South
ern of the Washington regiment, came
upon trench across the road about q
mile out of Santa Cruz. Lieutenant
Southern was wounded. The Ameri-
cans then advanced with the mounted
guns and the Fourteenth infantry bat
talon in the center, Lick's battalion of
the First Idaho infantry on the right
and Raines' battalion of the First North
Dakota on the left. The trench was
carried without loss to the Americans.
Pansanghan was found deserted.
One Filipino was killed and five
wounded in the encounter beyond To-
angas. Eight men of the North Dakota
regiment, moving in single file through
the woods, received volley from q
clump of bushes not far away. Only
one got off unhurt. He dragged off a
comrade with four bullets in his body
to the main force and then led the.main
body of troops back to the scene of the
ambush. ..... e. .a..... .........-
BOUGHT A DULUTH MILL.