The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-15
He IS MARCHING NORTH
Lawton Is Driving the Insurg-
ents Into the Hills.
FLIGHT OF THE NATIVES
Five North Dakota Men Killed in an
Ambush-No Resistance at San
MISUNDERSTANDING Are
Scattered Broadcast.

Lawton is marching north along the
road between the hills and the lake
with the gunboats Rapidan and Lagu-
ma de Bay abreast of his troops. The
enemy is retreating northward.
On Wednesday the troops crossed the
Paghanjann and concentrated at Lam
bun a the mouth of the river After
leaving two companies of the 14th regi-
ment to guard the entrance of the river
the troops marched to Longas and
found it deserted. Furniture which had
been dropped in the flight of the natives
was scattered along the trails leading
into the hills.
Major Weisenberger's sharpshooters
We're sent toward Pactos Ancontenca
in the afternoon. They ran upon
nest of rebels in some thick bushes
which afforded a splendid cover. Five
men of the North Dakota regiment
We're killed and two We're wounded, two
of the former dying after having been
brought to Longas church, where
Father Mckinnon administered the sac
rament to them. The main body of
American troops, while at dinner in
Longas, heard the firing and advanced
to the support of the sharpshooters. a
scout from the hill saw the little fight
and many white coats running into the
hills. The Laguna de Bay at the be-
ginning of the fight shelled the rebels.
making it too hot for the enemy. The
Americans entered San Antonio at sun
set without meeting with any resist
ance.
Twenty unarmed prisoners bearing
copies of the proclamation of the Unit
ed States commission, which they had
somehow secured. We're afterWard re-
leased and sent outside our lines with
| bundles of proclamations to distribute.
The 4th cavalry is guarding Santa
| Cruz.
Two companies of the 18th regular
! regiment are at the mouth of the river,
| two are at Pasig and two at Lambun.
and one ofthe 14th regiment and four
of the North Dakota regiment are at
San Antonio. The remainder of the
| troops are at Longas. General LaWton
| is on board the Laguna de Bay and is
! off San Antonio. The country just oc-
cupied is thickly populated and pro-
| duces much fruit
| Mckenna of the Signal corps is inde-
fatigable. He ran a wire through the
| hostile country without having a guard
With him.
Four monuments on the border of the
| village celebrate the proclamation Of
| Filipino independence issued last year
| anu Sloiil9 Asuillaluo' tile hpeia-
| tor
The troops, on entering the aband-
oned houses, found them in perfect or
der A few guerrilla shots We're eX-
changed and one member of the 14th
| regiment was shot in the leg by his
comrade who was aiming at carl
boo.
One Filipino was killed and five
| wounded in the encounter beyond Ton
gas. This was an ambush. Eight men
of the North Dakota regiment, moving
| in single file through the woods, re-
ceived a voley from a clump of bushes
| about 80 feet away Only one got off
unhurt He dragged a comrade with
four bullets in his body to the main
| force and then led the troops back to
the spot of attack. The Filipinos were
easily scattered
Additional Filipino dead found north
of Santa Cruz swell the number of the
enemy killed on Monday to $50, includ-
ing Paole Aguierro, one of the leaders,
and IL officers.
According to the statement of some
| of the prisoners, the Filipinos drove a
hundred Spanish prisoners and Il
priests about Santa Cruz at the point of
| bayonets on Sunday night Four other
priests died of starvation. 1t appears
that the Filipino force at Santa, Cruz
consisted of 800 rifles and a thousand
bolos. AS he lacks sufficient troops for
garrisoning, General Lawton will with
draw from the towns entered Not d
house has been burned, the only con-
| fiscation being of pigs and chickens. II
is hoped that this respect for property
will convince the natives of the gooC
intentions of the Americans.
At Pan Sang a. woman was found
hidden in a basket and a youth buried
in the mud, except as to his head. BotE
We're given food and money to theil
great establishment. All non-combat t.
ants are released with American proc
lamations to be distributed among thesr
friends and all church valuables are
| forwarded to the archbishop.
| Lieutenant Brooke has brought 10
Manila one of the captured steamers
with five of the American dead, 10 of
the wounded and so who were sick
Most of the sick attribute their dis
orders to the Cuban campaign.
Through the treachery or Ignorance
of the Filipino pilot, the steamer was
stranded a whole day, the provisions
failed and there was some suffering
on that score.