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Show ENGAGEMENT AT QUINGUA. One Oltlcer mud Three Men from L'tah Buttery But-tery Anions the Wounded. Washington, April 25. The following follow-ing message from Quingua has been received at the war department: "Manila, April '3. Adjutant General, Gener-al, Washington: A reconnoissance on Quingua, six miles northeast of Malo-los, Malo-los, made by Major Bell and a troop of cavalry this morning, resulted in contact con-tact and a battle in which four battalions battal-ions of infantry and four pieces of artillery ar-tillery became engaged. The enemy was driven from the entrenchments at Quingua with considerable loss. Our casualties quite severe. Colonel Stot-senberg Stot-senberg and Lieutenant Sessions, First Nebraska, were killed, also several enlisted en-listed men. Otis." Later the following dispatch was received. re-ceived. "Manila, April 23. Adjutant-General, Washington: Casualties at Quingua Quin-gua today: First Nebraska, two officers offi-cers and two enlisted men killed; two officers and twenty-six enlisted men wounded; Fourth cavalry, two men killed and five men wounded; Fifty-first Fifty-first Iowa, seven enlisted men wounded; Utah light artillery, one officer and two enlisted men wounded; total, forty-nine. forty-nine. Otis." Colonel Stotsenberg has won a reputation repu-tation as one of the bravest fighters in the army. He alwa3'S led his regiment and had achieved remarkable popularity popular-ity with his men since the war began, although during his first colonelcy, the volunteers who were not used to the rigid discipline of the regular troops, thought him a hard officer. The colonel led his men in a charge against the enemy, and fell about 200 yards from their breastworks, shot through the heart. Lieutenant Sisson fell with a bullet in his heart, the bullet striking strik-ing him near the nieture of a girl, suspended by a ribbon from his neck. |