The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-10-30

Manila, Oct &-While scouting near
Loco, "a detachment Of the Twentieth and
fwenty-eighth regiments, under capt
Beigier. were attacked By 400 insurgents,
armed WIKI Siics. under the command OK
white mar, whose nationality is not
known 70 the Americans. TIE insurgents
ior the most part were intrenched
After an heroic fight. Capt Beisler drove
of the enemy. killing mole than seventy
five. The dght lasted for two hours.
Capt Beigler and three privates were
slightly wounded. and two OF the Ameri-
cans were killed.
An engagement took place on October
q betW eeE attachments of the Third Cav.
airy and the Thirty-third Volunteer In.
fantry, numbering sixty. and a force Ci
insurgents, including 80 rihemen Gnc
1,O0o bolo men. The fighting was despe--
ate. Finally. under pressure Of over
whelminC numbers, the Americans wers
compelled TO retire on Narvican. Lieui.
George L. Febiger and four privates were
killed. nine were wounded, and four are
missing. Twenty horses are missing.
A number of transfers were captured
by the insurgents, but were subsequently
released The enemys loss is estimated
at 80.
bt
A civilian launch, towing barge loaded
with merchandise, near Arayat, was at
tackled by a force CT $50 insurgents under
DAVID Fagin, a deserter from the Twenty
fourth Infantry The American troops,
on hearing the firing. turned out IN force
before the boat could be looted and re-
captured 1t. Fagin, who holds the rank
OF general among the insurgents. las
4 p
company. OF the twenty men he captured
a month ago, seven have returned. one
was killed in a fight, his body being hor-
r5biy mutilated. Fagin sends messages
TO his former comrades threatening Them
with violence if they become his prison.
ers. II was Fagin's men VINO captured
Lieut.. Frederick W. Alstaetter, who IS
still a prisoner.
Gen. HalPs expedition, with force or
nearly 800 men through the mountains 10
Btnangonan. Province Of infanta. In puT-
suit of the insureeUt general, tdlle7, AZ
though il discovered 10 trace OF the IL
envy, encountered great hardships on the
march Twenty Chinese pOrteTS Qltd. fhd
forty men were sent into hospital. Alter
stationing 4 garrison of 80 men IN BlIlH-
CONAN and visiting Polillo Island. of the
coast of Infanta Province, Gen. Han and
the rest Of his force embarked there on
the transport GarrOnse.
Recruited from the Town.
Reports from Gen. Young's district show
a daily increase Of insurgents there, owing
to the fact that recruits are going thither
from the towns.
While a detail OF the Thirty-third vol
unteer Infantry was returning from Ban
gued on RATS it was fired upon by insur-
gents, Sergt Berdstaller being killed and
two privates wounded.
The Philippine commission has decided
to compile the revised Philippines customs
tariff from its own Investigations, assisted
by the report Of the army board. The re-
suit will be forwarded to the United
States for publication and discussion
among those interested I'm foreign COM
merce. When the details appear to be
satisfactory and the draft has been aD-
proved by the Secretary Of War. the com
mission will pTOmulgate At here as a law.
The measure has taken on a new and in
ternatiOnal commercial interest, and the
course of the commission Is heartily COM
mended here.
Archbishop Chappelle at DagupRn.
Archbishop Chappelle, who recently left
Manila, accompanied by several friars. tor
the northern dis riots Of Luzon, under
conditions that aroused the suspicious Of
the FflipinOs here that he intended TO es-
tablish the friars in parishes there. was
warmly welcomed on his arrival at Daga-
pan. As two years have elapsed since an
opportunity for baptism had been present.
ed. more than $500 persons have been bap-
tiZed.
In view of the protest of the parish
against the appointment Of friar as par
ish priest, Mgr. Chappelle did not attempt
TO make Ii.