The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-05
-FOUR DAYS OF FIGHTING.
Attacks from tho Hills Rspulssd al
CalambR-American Losses.

Calamba-American Losses.
Special cabh D.spateh to TEE suS.
MANILA. Oct. 4.-There have been four days
OF the livelieSt kind OF fighting. The insurE-
ents apparently planned that the attack should
begin at linus last Saturday. Then Calamba
and Mexico were to be attacked. Yesterday q
large force which had been lowering In the
nsiGhborhood attacked Calamba from the
south and the northwest using two rapid IRE
guns and one machine gun. Col Kline ad-
vanced with two companies OF the Twenty first
Infantry and one gun and dislodged the weak
or wing of the attacking party south OF the hills
Meanwhile two companies OF the Twenty first
with Hotchkiss gun crossed the bridge and
rspulsed 4 vigorous attack from the northwest
hills.
The American Ions was two killed and seven
wounded including one officer The insurgents
gun was not captured In the afternoon the
cavalry made reconn distance close to Mexico.
but were outnum bered. Ono cavalryman was
wounded.
At Guagua boo men concealed in the grass
surrounded and killed three members OF the
Ninth Infantry who were on OUTPOST duty
WAsHINaToN. Oct. 4.-The information from
Manila that tho Americans had seen four days
OF lighting In the island Of Luzon was partly
confirmed In a despatch received at the War
Department to-day from Gen. Otis. While Con.
Otis admits that there has baen fighting. he
conveys the impression that the enGaReme nts
were not at all important. His report Is az
follows:
MANILA. Oct. 4.-Capt. Poore. Sixth Infan.
try. attacked intrenched robber band western
Infantry. killed: Dr.. shlIlock and three on.
Ii:tsd men siiShtIy wounded twenty Of enemy
rItipa.
and stores captured PooFre's action Rishiy
commended. Insurgents west OF Bacoor
Infantry. Killed; Lieut.. burgess, Fifth HrtIl-
and wounded. ten or twelve full report not yet
received, Enemy driven west aud south with
s.d 5spGFf nssy ana s s.rs d4.n on asms &
s9Hs INTO men So%aEyd SoSnS.s sky
Yesterday from San Fernando in direc;;
toH Santa An Hd one killed
c0nsidera bio loss Advanced pick et post. three
men, ont from ~, h enter and santa E t;.
men result OF careleSsness or over-conndenee
in natives. OTIS"
the Cam ARMY 4om sefsast Ta' %
nrst service was with tho Tenth Infantry with
on college duty from 1881 to 1884. In tho lat
ter year he relolned his regiment and served
with 1t on the western frontier until 1928. when
he accompanied an expedition TO Alaska. He
returned from that territory early last June
and In the same month sailed for the Philip
pinea: He leaves widow and three children.
now living at Vancouver Barracks.
Lieut.. n. Y, Gruhhs Of the Sixth Infantry was
a native OF Kentucky. He was graduated at
the Military Academy In the class Of 1876 and
was assigned to the Eighteenth Infantry He
was transicrred 70 the sixth Infantry. Sept, l0,
1893 During the Spanish war he served in
Cuba ne Lieutenant Colonel OF the Second
United States Volunteer Infantry lImmunesl
In August last he sailed from San Francisco 10
philippines. and had been there only a few
weeks when he met his death,
.,enmers All, irin good musir Sican, hcstnh