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The *Fulton County tribune* reported that a night battle occurred near Macoris between American marines and native bandits near the Porvenir sugar plantation. Captain Knapp reported that Private J. H. Olson was killed and Corporal George Wilson was seriously wounded in the engagement. The report noted that this was the third similar encounter to take place in that vicinity recently.
El *Fulton County tribune* informó sobre un choque nocturno librado en las proximidades de Macorís entre tropas de infantería de marina de los EE. UU. y bandoleros lugareños cerca del ingenio Porvenir. El capitán Knapp comunicó la muerte del soldado raso J. H. Olson y heridas de gravedad sufridas por el cabo George Wilson. La noticia destacaba que se trataba del tercer combate de características semejantes ocurrido en esa comarca recientemente.