Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 October 1900 — KILL AND CAPTURE AMERICANS. [ARTICLE]

KILL AND CAPTURE AMERICANS.

Detachment of the Twenty fourth Regiment Overpowcre by Filipinos. A detachment of twenty men of the Twenty-fourth regiment, while engaged in repairing telegraph wires Oct. 10 at a point near San Jose, Nuevo Ecija province, Isle de Luzon, were set upon by 2(X) rebels and were overpowered and scattered. Seven of the Americans reached San Jose, but it is probable that the remainder" were captured. The enemy surprised a party of scouts of the Forty-third infantry at a point three miles from Takloban, Leyt Island, killing three of the Americans at the first volley. Two escaped and gave the alarm, but the enemy succeeded in evading their pursuers. The native police of Takloban had Conspired to surprise the Americans. The bodies of th<x dead soldiers were badly mutilated.