The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-10-26
Captured BY F|uP|NOS.
Twenty Americans Repairing Tele-
graph Wires Attacked and
Only Seven Escape.
THE REMAINDER ARE MADE PRISONERS.
Scouts of the FOrty-Third Infantry
Surprised and Three KiIIed-BOd-
les of the Dead Soldiers Mutilated
STORY of the Rescue of Capt.
Shields and His Men.

Manila, Oct IA, via Hong Kong,
Oct. ia detachment of 20 men
of the Twenty-fourth regiment,
while engaged in repairing tele-
graph wires on October 10, at
a point near San Jose, Neuvo Ecija,
province, Isle de Luzon, were set upon
by 200 rebels and were overpowered and
scattered. Seven of the Americans
reached San Jose, but it is probable
that the remainder were captured.
Scouts Surprised.
The enemy surprised q party of
scouts of the Fortythird infantry at a
poins three miles from Takloban, Leyte
island, killing three of the Americans
at the first volley. Two escaped and
gave the alarm, but the enemy succeed
ed in evading their pursuers. The ma
tive police of Takloban had conspired
to surprise the Americans. The bodies
of the dead soldiers are badly mu-
tilated.
Rescue Of Capt. Shields.
The rescue of Capt. Devereaux
Shields and 81 men of company T,
Twenty-ninth regiment, who were
captured in September by insurgents
in the island of Martinique, was due
to the prompt, energetic and decisive
campaign of the adequate force that
was dispatched to their aid as soon as
it was known that they had fallen
into the hands of the enemy. Special
credit for their rescue is due to Capt.
Anderson, commanding companies
and D of the Thirty-eighth regiment.
Starvation CompeIs Surrender.
Gen. Hare, with LOO men of the
First infantry, shortly afterward ar
rived and occupied the various towns
of the island. He forced the insur-
gents and those suspected of aiding
them into the mountains, where it
was impossible for them to obtain
food. There was no fighting, but
starvation finally compelled the rebels
to negotiate for the surrender of the
prisoners. It was arranged that the
captives should be delivered at a rem
devious on the beach at Buena Vista
on Sunday. and this plan was carried
out. Gen. Hare receiving the prisoners.
Is Recovering.
Capt. Shields is now in Manila,
where he is recovering from the eff
fects of his wounds and the privations
suffered while in the hands of the ma
tives. He estimates that there are
10000 male inhabitants in Martinique.
The insurgents who attacked his COM
pany numbered 1890. Of these 300
were armed with rifles and the rest
were Bolomen. Gen. Hare has grant
ed the insurgents weeks amnesty,
which ends on Sunday. He informed
them that if they did not then surren-
der they will be annihilated.
Filipino General Captured.
Manila, Oct. 1S.-Under cover of
stormy night, Capt. Elliot, of the For
tieth infantry. surprised the rebel
headquarters near Oroquieta, Island
of Mindanoa, and captured, without
fighting, Gen. Alverez, with his staff
and 25 soldiers. The capture is i'm
portant, and will tend to pacify the dis
trict. Alverez had been for long time
provoking hostilities in Mindanao. 1t
was he who effected the disastrous at
tack on Oroquieta some time ago, and
he was preparing another when he was
captured. Detachments of the Twenty
sixth and Eighteenth regiments en-
gagged the rebels near Tubuagan, in
southern Panay, routing them, killing
% and woundinU MANY