The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1900-11-22
Philippine Notes.


Many of the volunteers discharged in
Manila wish TO remain and go into bust
ness. and have requested that their trans
portation back to San Francisco he com
mItcd, giving them the cash equivalent.
The AdjUtant- General has ruled unfavor-
ably on this point. holding that if it We're
| done and the soldier subsequently wanted
TO go back he would have to he transport
ed anyhow. However. he offers To hold
| the transportation in allegiance indefinite
ly. giving soldiers an opportunity to return
whenever they like.
Capt. McRac, Sd Inf. with 81 men,
surprised and captured PC insurgents.
| armed with rifles. near Bahay. Pari. in an
early morning attack. No casualties to
| the Americans.
a Captain ard - men of the Goth were
ambushed in Marinduquc. seven being
killed and the rest wounded and captured,
says II rumor. There are two companies
in Marinduque-F. Capt. Dcycre Uy
Shields. and a, Capt. j. K. Rash. Which
officer it was does not appear
Capt. Rice, 3ith Inf, with 30 men.
struck body of insurgents near aIaynpa
harrio, north of Cabanatuan. killing seven
and losing one man killed and one
wounded.
The steamer Tan AGco. from down the
islands. has been held up i'll the harhor by
the authorities. After removing n mystic
rions woman and scizing $4,000 sccrcted
| i'll the freight the boat was released. The
cash is supposed to belong to the insur-
gents.
Edward Carter. marine. captured near
BacoOr in December, 1899. and John l..
| Fox, Co. 4, 30th Inf. captured near All
MONIES. in January, 1900. have been turned
Lover to our forces by Gen. Calls, of the
| insurgents.
/, Maj. HoIbrook, Ssh Inf. with 10 men,
Lot, kA.Ir
house near San Juan de Boo Boo. killing
one and wounding several. No casualties
among Americans.
| Capt. d. j. Baker. 10Th Inf..- is the
father of n seTen-pound baby girl.
Capt. Graham and Lieut.. Henncssy.
9th Inf, with 80 men. struck body of
100 insurgents in the mountains near Mar
iquina. routing them and killing four. 20
American casualties. The enemy's camp
and supplies were burned
The Macabebe scouts in NCeva Ecija
have been forbidden to carry arms except
| when on duty.
A new line of steamers has been estab-
lished between Manila and Singapore.
All the ladrones in APART have been
dispersed. The garrison has been ordered
| to suspend all drills and parades and de-
| vote its. attention to target practice for
several weeks.
Lieut.. Lewis, Sd Inf. struck the enemy
near Malolos. killing II and capturing
some ammunition and rifles. One Amer
| icat was slightly wounded.
Capt. Goeidicke, Saith Inf, struck a
small band of insurgents north of Caban-
atuan, -killing five.
The insurgents in force estimated at
200 rifles, made a night demonstration
against Los, Penas. Iapote and Paran-
aquc. One American was slightly wound
! ed. Next morning Cart. Stewart and
Lieut.. Campbell, 49tlr Inf. pursued the
retreating enemy, killing one man.
Capt. MalOncyfnnd Lieut.. White. Both
Inf. with n force of 80 men. secuted south
| from TanUan and struck force of 200
Of the enemy, driving them from their
POSITION One American killed.
Capt. Stern, Co. G.. 29th Inf. upon the
steamer LOang, made Il reconnaissance
among the islands near his rost. Papa
lag, on the mainland of Samar, was fired
on his approach, but n rainstorm extin-
guished the flames. Many traps and pits
were destroyed By the troops. One Amer
lean was wounded.
Col. March scared the enemy out of
strong entertainments on Diguan M0an-
tain, 10 miles south Of Banquet by the aid
of a combined artillery and rifle attach
Co. Il, Both Inf, stood off an attack on
the town of Sariaya The bulk of the
| fighting was done by 22 men. six of whom
came from the hospital to do their part
| No casualties.
Capt. O'Neill, 18th Inf, had fight
with the insurgents while repairing a tel
egraph line near Subig. One American
was wounded and four of the enemy
killed.
Capt. ". G. Schreiber 35th Inf. struck
| the insurgents in the mountains of San
Miguel, killing - and rccapturing Sergt
Ryan. of the same regiment, who recently
had been taken prisoner by the rebels
Capt. Schroeder was seriously wounded
but there were no other American casual
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