The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-17

who thoroughly enjoyed the novelty of
the situation awaiting an attack, sal
lied forth and the insurgents thereupon
turned and fled into the Jungle Our
loss was IA men wounded, and the ma
jority of them are only slightly hurt.
General Funston's brigade of Kan
sas and Montanans, and General Hale's
brigade, the 18th regiment and the
Iowa regiment. constituted the force
engaged.
Aguinaldo is reported to have per-
sonaIly conducted the attack, and
prepara tions We're made for several
days to bring forward troops from
Candaba. Others from Daguipan were
transported by rail.
Along the front of the Kansas regi-
ment 80 rebel dead We're counted The
first news Of the Filipino advance was
reported 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
hasty retreat under fire.
A Spanish officer who has been prs-
oner in the hands of the rebels. and
who was released by Aguinaldo. has
come through our lines to Manila. He
claims to have been witness of The
assassination of General Luna. Accord
ing to his story the relations between
the two Filipino leaders has been
of Luna's attempt to assume control of
affairs and the final rupture was forced
by Aguinald.o issuing secret orders to
the provincial governors. Luna there
upon notified Aguinaldo. demanding
copies of the documents, and Agunaldo
replied curtly that Luna was general
of the army and that the civil govern
ment did not concern him. Luna, on
opening the reply at his headquarters in
the presence of his officers exclaimed
hotly. HE will be dead tomorrow"
One officer, who was friendly to
Aguinaldo, hastened to warn him and
Aguinaldo called together 20 trusted
soldiers, fellow townsmen of his, and
stationed them around his house with
instructions to kill anyone attempting
to enter, regardless of rank. Luna ap-
peared the next day and saw Aguin-
aldo at the window. A member of the
guard said: 'Aguinaldo has gone to
inspect the troops
Luna then exclaimed: You are
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 and shot him in the back and
others stabbed him. In all, he had 20
wounds Luna's aide-decamp was
killed in the same way.
The Spaniard's story has not entirely
dispelled the doubt of Luna's death and
bets that he is alive are freely made
at the clubs. Some people think Aguin-
aldo has taken pains to send this Span
lard here with his story in furtherance
of some diplomatic scheme. while others
suspect Aguinaldo has been assassin
ated by Luna's men.
Since the Americans withdrew from
Candaba recently the rebels have re-
turned and have wreaked vengeance
upon those who befriended the Ameri-
cans. They slaughtered the natives who
surrendered the town and displayed
their heads on poles in the public
square. The hostile natives of Cebu are
more menacing. Mail advices say hos
tilities against the Americans have be-
gun there. Colonel Hammer. the Amer
ican commander, has asked for rein
forcements and four companies of the
Tennessee regiment have been sent to
him from Iloilo. The Nebraska regi-
ment has been ordered to sail for home
early next week.