The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-03
BRAVE HANDFUL OF AMERICAN
SOLDIERS ATTACKED BY HUN
DREDS OF FILIPINOs
THEY WOULD NOT SURRENDER
ROOF OF CHURCH IN WHICH THEY
WERE SHELTERED FIRED
BY THE INSURGENTS
RELIEF CAME JUST IN TIME
But Ten of the Original Thirty
Alive When the Attacking Party
Was Driven OE-AguinaIdO
Reported Dead.

MANILA, May 2-The American garri-
son of Catubg, island Of Samar, consist
ing of thirty men belonging to the Forty-
third regiment, has been attacked by
rebels. Twenty Americans were killed
The remainder were rescued.
The Americans were quartered in the
Catubig church, which the enemy. num-
bering several hundred men, surrounded
and hercely attacked. The Americans
fought for two days. and then the rebels
managed to Ignite the roof of the church,
and 1t burned away and finally fell on
those inside the edifice. The walls re-
mained intace, however, and were used
as shelter by the besieged Americans
for three days longer, the enemy attack
ing the building on all three sides at once.
The Americans continued firing from the
windows and doors of the church. and did
execution among the Filipinos 1t Is es-
timated that over 200 of the latter were
killed, many dead bodies being removed
from the scene of the fighting.
After five days resistance by the Amerl-
cans, lieutenant and eight men arrived
from Laong and engaged the besiegers,
who thereupon retired.
The fortunate arrival of these reinforce
ments prevented the annihilation of the
American force intrenched in the church
which had repeatedly declined to surren-
der when ordered to do so by the FIJI
pinos. The ten survivors were without
food, had little ammunition and were
physically exhausted when relieved
This fight has encouraged the Fiipinos,
who are now acting in an aggressive man.
ner and threatening that section OF the
coast, particularly the town of Catarma
whence the garrison Will probably be
withdrawn to Laong.
AGUINAEDO REPORTED DEAD.
Gen. Funston has discovered a rebel
warehouse near Cabanutuan, province of
New Egija, containing all the archives of
the Malolos government and correspond
ence of Aguinaldo up to the time of his
! flight, and valuable history The belief
/ is growing that AguinaldO was killed by
! the Igitorlts. There is no proof that he
has been seen alive since Maj. PeytOn, OF
the Thirty-third regiment, abandoned the
pursuit, and a rebel officer who has sur
rendered says Maj. Tinio holds this belief.
Maj. Tinio was In regular correspondence
with Aguinaldo until Dec &C. and since
that time had heard nothing from him.
There were only half a dozen soldiers
with Aguinaldo when he fed beyond the
Bontonie wilderness, where even the saw
ages are hostile TO all strangers Friends
of Aguinaldo's wife assert that she has
heard nothing from him since they parted.
She is in a delicate condition and nearly
prosrated with worry. Therefore she
has not been informed of the death Of her
child and thinks 1t is with friends at
Bacoor.
The sultan of Sulu, with a retinue, in
Guiding several of his wives, has sailed
for Singaport ostensbly on a religious
mission. A Hong Kong dispatch to
Manila paper says the sultan has gone to
| Singapore in order 10 protest 10 the Brit
sh against the Americans establishing
a tariff against imports. claiming that =
is a violation Of the treaty Of 1877 be-
tween Spain. Great Britain and Germany,
Germany guaranteeing the Sulu islands
free trade, whereas the Americans have
| established a tarifH, nearly doubling the
prices of tobacco, rice and the Sulu sta
pies Of life. most of which are imported
from Singapore.
The Filipino crew Of the steamship
Escano recently mutinied in the channel
of Leyte and killed the captain. mate and
owner, Senor Escano, and his son, with
knives. The mutineers then scuttled the
ship and escaped to the Leyte mountains
with $2S,000 in cash.