Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-09-21

WASHINGTON, September Ca
/ dispatch has been received from Gen.
Macarthur which confirms the report
cabled to the Associated Press from Ma
Mia regarding the activity of the in
surgents The blank spaces are words
which could not be d ciphered. The
dispatch is as follows:
MANILA, September 10.
Adjutant General, Washington:
| Considerable activity throughout Luz
zon. Fighting reported vicinity Garlg
and Estella Isabella province. lnsur-
gents estimated 500, probably much ex-
aggerated; but sufficient force 10 make
- in district heretofore quiet. In
the HOGAN provinces, Samuel b. NJ.
Young (brigadier generaD reports nu-
merous small affairs and has called
SC emphatically for more force that
Kingsbury's squadron, Third cavalry,
and Borden's battalion, Fifth infantry,
been sent him. Other battalion Firth,
same destination, upon arrival. Coun-
try norcn Pasig including all OF Bula-
can, much disturbed and numerous con-
facts with small parties throughout
that district. South OF Pasig, including
Tayabas province (Luzon), same con-
ditions obtain. This activity has been
! anticipated and reported upon in letters
August % and cable August 81.
| September 16 David d. Mitchell (cap-
! tain. Fifteenth Infantry. 80 men Co l.,
Fifteenth infantry, infantry from SIM
iloan Laguna province, attacked lnsur-
gent General Cables, who had 500 men
| in position at Mavita, same province.
Desperate fight ensued which was
pushed from the front with great per-
tinacity by Mitchell across Causeway
and through water waist deep; coop
erative attack under George +. Cooke.
captain, with 40 men, Company X, Fiji
/ teenth infantry, and ITO men Company
B. Thirty-seventh volunteer infantry.
| Could not reach enemy's position be-
cause of high water in arm OF lake
which could not be crossed. Entire
country was afioat in consequence re-
cent rains This very much impeded
offensive action After hour twenty
minutes fighting command withdrew 10
Siniloan. Upon renewal operations
Eighteenth found that insurgents had
escaped from Mavitac previous night,
most of them no. doubt going back into
contiguous Barrios to appear for time
being or until called into field again, as
peaceful amigos. Casualties, which all
occurred MitchelIs command, consist
| ing of 1870 men, four officers, We're:
Company l., Fifteenth infantry, killed
and died of wounds David ID. Mitchell,
Captain Fifteenth infantry; George A.
| Cooper, (second lieutenant Fifteenth
infantry: First Sergeant William Fltz-
| gerald, Sergeant Evremond de Hart
Corporal Laurits Jensen, Privates Ed
ward C. Coburn, George r.. Horton.
| Thomas P. Kelley, Thomas Mulrey,
John P. Brink, william l.. Banker, Ar
thur S. Mansfield, Thomas |. PITCHER.
Scott -. smith, Richard Taylor, Edward
| NJ. Neal, Fred Duggan, Emanuel kadf-
man.
wounded: Corporals Charles Oswald
William II. Policy, Prlyates Benjamin
Owens. Michael Kelly, Otto F. II. Battle,
| Eyerette Matlack. Francis P. Flanagan,
Michael J. Hennessey, Anthony Kear-
ney. Harry Perry, Charles X. Debaugh.
| Company L. Thirty-seventh volunteer
infantry. killed and died of wounds:
First Sergeant Thomas p. A. Howe.
Privates Edward J. Godahl, George A.
Haight, Edward StallcuD, Alfred j.
Mueller. James c. West. Wounded:
Captain John =. Moran. Sergeant Rob-
ert Mahaffey. Corporal Frank a. Story,
Privates Frank f. T. Bell, WIN. s. : r13-
lev. Worley T. Crosswhite. David Aay,
! Cornelius r, Gentry.
Thirly-three per cent Is profoundly
/ impressive loss and indicates stubborn
ness OF fgat. fearless leadership OF Off
| GERS and splendid response Of men. In
surgent loss as far as known. ten killed,
twenty wounded; among former Col.
Fidel. MAC ARTHUR.