Richmond planet., 1900-09-08
FROM THE PHILIPPINES


SAN MARELEso, P. !. Aug. II. 1900
Infsntry.
The week has been busy and sad. a
large supply OF rstions came up in the
transport, bsutus and wss sent to San
fellpe TO unload, but owing to the
rough sea was compelled to put. back
to the land licked hsrbor at Subic.
% Sunday the train consisting of 10
pack mules ard six escort wagons re-.
paired from San Felipe to S1bic Co
bring up he cargo which consisted of
raelons, cots for US to sleep on, and
many other articles. 1t was one of the
worse trips on record, the roads being
in an awful condition the train was in
the rice paddles as often as in the
water covered, So called road. A large
quantity OF rations was brought up on
the ball trains Saturday and distribu-
ted slong the line they were welcome
~ received for it just came in time. a
rev garrisODs, including our own hare
oelng almost completely out of rations
and subsisting on fish and beef W hich
we had to kill and dress ourselves.
ANOTHER SOLDIER DEAD.
On last Friday night stslo 80, musician
Thos. u. Wilburn, Co. K, 25th Infantry
oleo OF uysentery and appendicitis, IN
the hospital ct Csstillijis. He had bee N
ailIng often and on ever since he has
been on the island. He was one OF the
most unsssumiDg men I ever met TO
nave been ss smart as he was. he was
one OF the stsnd-bys in trumpet tele-
grsphy that ID telegraphing by trump
et' ana was considered the best recei--
er In the regiment. Deceased was 21
years old and n native of Missouri he
was st one time student of Lincoln
lnstltute, Je Herson City, Mo and one
OF the ablest young men in the service.
Kew. VIM. M. Wimms, Co X our
preacher so dier conducted the funeral
exercises, he was temporarily laid TO
rest at Csstillijos.
Rev: Wimms has organized SUNDAY
school at Castillijos, which every body
Is gIaa TO have. he is encouraged by all
VINO consider IL God-send to have the
elder in our midst
RELIGION is P.wERFuL-
Religion has now strong hold on
every one, or nearly so. We realize
mat u we are going to teach the prin-
clples or civilization and Christianity
Ss the situation requires we must first
Iearh something about it ourselves.
Inc civil governments are rapidly
oelng organized, and the natives and
ourselves are on most friendly terms.
we often go from town to town with
three and four mt united men.
STAFF OoRRRsPoNDRNr.
LATKR.
II is reported that Insurgents attack.
ed Cabangaan late Saturday night. No
particulars.
Later confirmstion OF attack ON Cah.
sngaan arrived via CastilliIos when the
scouts upon leaving the latter place
were told by Lieut.. Bates to ride SO 60
4o PAGES apart as q town had been at
tackled up the line.
Later at 10 o. m. Corp. Hardaway ar
rived from Caslllijos with q detail of
20 men and conf1r ed the report, say
ing that from telegraphic information
received by Lieut. Bates Cabangaan
was attacked by Insurgents at 4 a. M.
sunday and sergeant Lightfost, Co. X
and Corporal Ward, Co. r, were killed
ln the engagement. The fight lasted
until nearly 5 o'clock.
CabaDgaan. the town attacked ia said
by those familiar with it's surround
ings to be one Of the worst places on
the Whole island. IL is s miles north
OF San Felipe. the Ind Battalion head
quarters and II miles from BatoIan. a
swift river on either side which is inn
passlble in rainy weather, causes it to
be isolated, go large garrison is kent
there, the largest on the line.