Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-12-29

A WHOLE COMPANY
WORSTED.
Co1ored Men at the Front.

DAN SAAChhANA, As 4 oCps. IA, loOO
The week has been fairly eventful.
The 49,h Infantry, under LIEUT..
Dol. Ducst was sorely xed defending
this territory. The enemy attacked
PsrsmsQue Las Pamas. Captain Stew
art, son OF our Chaplain Stewart, and
captain OF staff was comm anding the
companies and advanced on the enemy
driving them back to q point where
Lieut.. Campbell was stationed, the lat
ter officer had quite q brush and Gap
tain Stewart hastily sent reinforce
ments to his assistance, driving the
enemy TO cover where Csptsiu Stew.
art abandoned at dsybreak, killing and
wounding several and capturing 9
rifle,
COL Ducat is warm in the praise o.
his officers and men ard especially
Captains Bass. STAFF and stewart and
Lieutendsnts Osmpbell and Spurlock.
cAUsuALITIEs
(Manils sAmerIcan.")
Many were slightly wounded. TIE
9Th Cavalry arrive ed in the latter par .Jf
sept. and was assigned TO duty on the
South line details we're busy unload
ing powder at last account and not o
single mishap had occurred.
Oar Srd Battalion is enroute to Ma
Mia having left San Francisco some
time last month and it ia rumored they
viii relieve some volunteers in the
north part OF the provinse. Some say
we will 60 South, shat is Companies /
K l.. and M. where they arrived.
x Company is now enjoying prosper
ity, Lieut.. Lynn comm sndiDg the com.
pany has given them all they could re-
quire and the culinary department. is
. n ss has not been seen since the
days OF the latE Lieut.. Schenck under
the supervision of Quarter Master, Ser
geant b. w. Watson.
Sergeant George Greenwood, our af-
fable 1st Sergeant will be discharged
on tho 10th inst.
Fighting continues throughout the
island. H
Lieut.. Way. commanding the native
SEQ Its was ambushed and killed. and
Lieut.. Wagner, 25th Infantry was kill
ed In Panay while enroute 30 Iloile on
sick leave.
Captain J. P. O'Nsil has issued q cir
culsr to the officers and men engaged
below Csstilijose on Sept. 26th compli.
menting them on the solaierly quail
ties displayed in action, and the light
heartedness that characterized the af-
fair.
STAFF CORRESPONDENT
~ sAN..MAURLlSo. P. l., Oct. % 1900.
The times continue to b quite new
sy. It 10 unoficially rumorsd that O
general advance is to take in the couD-
try, ranging from Dsgupan south to
Subic and Olingapoo.
AnoNpASy-RHTIrvpn
Company e has been relieved from
Santa Cruz 10y Q company of the 18th
Infantry, II by E and M at Ioa by 81,
the former is now in our battalion and
will probably garrison San Antonio, L
going to Subic, relieving B. who in
tura will proceed to Cabangoan re-
lieving the detachment there, 80 there
is quite . shaking.
Company I, 25,h and q detachment
Of mounted scouts under Lieuts. Ford
and Drum, accomp panied by DR.. Lewis
went into the mountains on an expe
dition which proved fruitless.
A detachment of Co. 81, left Ibe q
few days ago to escort surveying par
ty to the mountains, arrived here this
Jog at Isom. pres um ably opposite Gas.
title jos possibly K Company is out.
A detachmeat OF the 36th has been
in the vicinity for some time mapping
but was ordered back to their station
from San Antonio abruptly.
CIVIL COMMISSION BUSY.
The civil commission is kept quite
busy making laws, appropriating sew
ersl millions already for various i'm
provements. They appropriatedt$750
in gold for the family of a loyal muni-
pal officer murdered by direct instiga-
tion of the Insurgent Gull CAilos for
friendliness to Americans-a very Gre
ditsble act indeed.
A great misfortune befell the Army
in the capture Of q captain and so men
OF the 29th InfaI try in an engagement,
after seven men had been killed and
wounded on the south line; but as the
Continued on sth..Psge.)