Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-03
Brave Work Of Americans at
Calamba During Attempt
to Retake It.
A GALLANT INsURGENT.
was Shot Dead while standing Expos.
ed : Americans Lost seven KILLED
and Twenty wonpded-Lieut.
Love IL Injured.

MdHlid, aug 10y ASSOcldleu1
Press.)-Sunday's fight at Calamha
was a warm one. The insurgents were
unwilling to abandon the place which
is the key to the lake road. Gen. Hall,
hearing that Gen. Malber was prepar-
ing to make an attack, sent Major
Weisenberger with three companies of
the Twenty -irst infantry, three troops
of cavalry and one of Hamilton's guns
to attack the insurgents. This detach-
ment found a thousand rebels behind
hastily made intrenchments. The reh-
els held their FIRE until the contingent
OF the Twenty-first regiment was with
in 300 yards when they fred yolley.
The Americans dropped in the grass
out Of sight and returned the fire.
Lieut.. Love, who was walking erect
along in front of his men, was shot in
the arm. The insurgents officer,
equally brave, stood at the top of the
trenches directing the fire of the in
surgents until he was killed, when the
Filipinos fed. During the fighting on
each side of town, small bodies Of in.
surgents attempted to enter on the
south side, but the cavalry repulsed
them. The total American loss at Ca
lamba was seven killed and twenty
wounded. Sixteen dead insurgents
have been found.
The American garrison at Morong is
going to Calamba. A body of insur-
gents visited Taytay, where they killed
several natives friendly to Americans.
Manila, Aug. 2.-By Associated
Press. mail advices from the island
of Cehu announce that company Of
Americans last week attacked the
Filipino trenches two lsilometers from
the town of Ell Pardo. The rebels were
commanded by Brothers Cimace, prom
inent and wealthy persons. The Char
lesion shelled the enemy and the Fill
apinos refreshed. The American casual
ties were slight. The presence of the
Chmaces with the rebels is reported to
have been due to rebel orders from
Luzon.
More Troops Sail for Home.
Washington, Aug. 1.-By .Associat-
ed Press Gen. Otis cables: "The
TRANSPORT Grant sailed yesterday with
seventy-eight officers, eight citizens
and 1853 soldiers and discharged men
Of the Wyoming, Idaho and North Da-
kota organizations. 1t left behind
about 200 discharged men, good
many of whom re-enlisted. The Minne-
sofa regiment and discharged men will
leave next. They will embark in
very few days"
Gen. Otis also notifies of the arrival
of the transport Pennsylvania, which
sailed from San Francisco July /, with
six companies of Col. A. L. Burt's
Iwenty-hfth colored infantry.
Iowa soldiers Promoted.
Des Moines, Aug. 1.-Governor Shaw
has issued commissions for several Of
ticers of the Nfty-frst Iowa, now in
Luzon. They are:
Edward w. Hearne. to be first lieu-
tenant Company F, Oskaloosa; prmot-
ed from second lieutenant.
Guy Il. Kissick, to be second lieuten-
ant same; promoted from sergeant.
Promotions necessitated by the resig-
nation of Lieutenant w. H. Poynts to
enter the regular army.
Matthew A. Tinlev, to be first lieu
tenant Company j., Council Bluffs. He
succeeds Lieutenant Moore, who com.
mitted suicide; promoted from second
lieutenant.
Lieutenant Fred Van Arnam, to be
second lieutenant same company; pro.
NOTED from sergeant,
Col. Hawkins Dead.
San Francisco, CAL, Aug. 2.-Colonel
Hawkins of the Tenth Pennsylvania
regiment is dead. His death occurred
on the transport Senator on July IS
on the way from Manila. The Penn
sylvania troops have arrived here. The
transport Senator entered the harhor
last night with flag at half mast, ow-
ing to Colonel Hawkins death. The
colonel expired two days after sailing
from Yokohama with his regiment.
ApopleXy is said to have been the
cause Of his DEATH The body was en-
balmed on board the ship and brought
here for shipment to Pennsylvania.
The Relief Rrings sick soldiers.
San Francisco, Aug. - (By Associa-
ted Press. THE transport Indian left
TODAY for Manila with 500 recruits for
- slE sls eesqi