Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-23
lnsurgent Filipinos Pursued for Three
Miles,
CAPT. HOWARD KILLED YESTERDAY
Return of the Volunteers From
Manila.
he HOSPITAL SERVICE


Adjutant General Corbin has received two
cable messages from Gen. Otis I'm regard to
the latest military operations in the Phil
ippines. The first was as follows.
MANILA, October - ISg9
"Adjutant General, Washington.
Capt. Guy Howard, assistant quarter
master and QuartermaSter of volunteers,
was killed yesterday near Arayat while on
the launch Rio Grande River. by concealed
insurgents. His clerk, a civilian employe,
and native, wounded. scouting detach-
ment of the 36th Volunteers encountered
the insurgents southwest of San Tarita
scattering them, killing six. capturing eight
and ten rifles. No casualties. Gen. I.awton
is operating at San Isidro.
The forwarding of supplies to that point
continues, attended with some difficulty on
account of lack Of transportation, which
will be supplied soon.
The insurgents in southern Luzon at
tackled Calamba. These We're driven Of.
No casualties. OTIS
The other cable message was as follows:
MANILA, October %. 1883.
"Adjutant General, Washington:
This morning Kline, commanding at ca
LAMBDA, vigorously attacked the insurgcnt
force concentrating on his front, routed
them from the trenches and pursued them
three miles. His casualties were one pri-
Nate Killed, one corporal and three privates
wounded. Enemy's loss is unknown.
otis"
The Late Capt. Howard.
Captain Howard, whose death is an
nounced by General Otis, was a son Of Gen,
o .. Howard Of the regular army. He was
appointed a second lieutenant Of the 18th
Infantry August 81, 1876 and served with
his regiment in California and in Arizona
until February, 1850. He was aid-de-camp
to General Howard from May. lSSo To Oc-
tober, 1Ss5. being also under instructions at
the Artillery School, Fort Monroe Va
from June, 1850, to April, 1882. He rejoined
ms regiment in October. 1885, and served
with II IN New York and in Dakota until
May. 1889, when he was again made aid-de-
camp to General Howard, and served in
that capacity until 1893. In January of
that year he was transferred to the quar-
termaSter department with the rank OF
captain, and had charge Of the construction
OF Fort Ethan Allen, Y L, until March ls.sS
when he was appointed major and quarter
master OF volunteers, and assigned to duty
with the chief quartermaster of the depart-
ment of the gulf. In June, 1s9S, he was
made chief quartermaster Of the "a Army
Corps, with the rank of lieutenant colonel
which office he held until June, lS9g at
which time he went to Manila for duty on
the stan OF General Lawton, as chief quar-
termaster of the 1St Division OF tbs, Sth
Army Corps. 1t was while serving in that
capacity that ne was killed yesterday, near
Arayat by concealed insurgents
Mr.. I. ]. Stedman, his clerk who was
with him at the time, was also wounded bv
the fire. Mr.. Stedman is a furloughed civil
service clerk Of the engineer department
who has been temporarily employed in the
office of the depot Quartermaster at New
York since July. 1873.
The news of the death of Capt Howard
was received in this city with deep regret.
He was well known here when he attended
school as a boy during the time that his
father was at the ne ad of the Freedmen's
bureau and was president OF Howard Uni
Nerslty. He was fine, manly boy and
grew to manhood making many friends in
this city