Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-09-20
STRIKERS GAINING GROUND
Judge Powers Appointed Senator
From Utah-Gov. Wolcott De-
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to Rome.
BRYAN IN LINCOLN VICINITY

| Washington, Sept. 20.-A dispatch
has been received from General Mac
Arthur which confirms the report ca
bled the associated press from Manila
concerning the activity of the insur-
gents. The blank spaces are words
which could not be deciphered The
-dispatch follows: manila. Sept. 49,.
There is considerable activity
throughout Luzon. Fighting is report
ed in the vicinity of Carig and in the
Estella Isabella province. The insur-
gents estimated 500 which is probably
much exaggerated, but a sufficient
force make in district here
tofore quiet. In the Ilocan provinces
Samuel B. M. Young, brigadier general
reports numerous small affairs He
has called so emphatically for more
force that Kingsbury's squadron of the
third cavalry and Borde's battalion of
the fifth infantry has been sent him.
Other battalions for the same destina-
tion will be sent upon arrival. The
country north of Pasig including all
the Bulacan is very much disturbed
and numerous contacts with small par
ties have occurred throughout that
district; south of Pasig, including Ta-
yabass province Luzon)p the same con-
ditions obtain, This activity has been
anticipated and rported upon in let
ters. September 10th, David. D. Mitch
ELL captain Fifteenth infantry, ninety
men of company L., company of the
fifteenth infantry from Siloan, LaGuna
province. attacked the insurgent Gem
eral Cables who had 800 men in1posi-
tion at Mavilac. the Same pfoyines.s
"a desperate. fight ensued which was
pushed from the front with great per-
tinaeity by Mitchell across the cause
way and through the water waist deep;
the attack under George Cooke, cap
tain with forty men of company K,
fifteenth infantry and ten men of com
pany B, thirty-ninth volunteer infantry
could not reach the enemy's position
because of high water in Arm lake
which could not be crossed. The en-
tire country was afioat in consequence
of the recent rains; this very much i'm
peded offensive action. After an hour
and twenty minutes fighting the com
mand withdrew to SiniIcan Upon the
renewal zof operations the eighteenth
found that the insurgents had escaped.
from Mavitac the previous night, most
of them no doubt going back into CON,
tiguous barrios to appear for time be-
| ing or until called into the field again
, as peaceful amigos. The casualties
which all occurred in MitchelPs COM
mand consisting of 1870 men and four
officers, were: Company L, fifteenth
] infantry, killed and died of wounds,
David D. Mitchell, (captain) fifteenth
infantry, Geo. A. Cooper, (second lieu
tenant fifteenth infantry. First Ser
geant William Fitzgerald, Sergeant
Evremond de Hart, Corporal Laurits
Jensen, Privates Edward G. Coburn
George R. Horton, Thomas P. Kelley,
Thomas Mulrey, John p Brink,
William L. Banker, Arthur S. Mans
field, Thomas /. Pitcher, Scott L.
Smith, Richard Taylor, Edward NJ.
Neil, Fred Duggan, Emanuel Kauf-
man. Wounded: Corporals Chas. Os-
wald, VIM. H. Policy privates Benz.
Owens, Michael Kelly. Otto b. Fl,
! Battle, Everette Matlack, Francis P.
Flanagan, Michael J. Hennessey, An
thony Kearney, Harry Perry, Charles