Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-02-03
| HEMP PORTS ARE
| OPENED BY KOBDE
Expedition Meets Resistance at le-
gaspl Only Where a Sharp
Fight Occurred.
REBELS LOSE SEVERAL SCORE
five Americans Wounded..sNearls
100000 Bales Of Hemp Ready
for Shipment i'm the
Ports Opened,

Manila, JAN. 20, B:45 p. ma dis
patch from Sorsogon, dated Thursday,
january rs, says Brigadier General
Kobbe's expedition has occupied Sor-
sogon, Donsol, Bulan, Legaspi and VI
rae, on Catanduanos island. The only
resistance was at Legaspi, where five
Americans were wounded and sixty
five dead and wounded Filipinos were
found. 1t is estimated that there are
10000 bales of hemp in these provinces
and 10000 bales in the ports of Sorso-
gon and Legaspi. The United States
gunboat Nashville's shrapnel burned
5000 bales on Legaspi. The eXpedi-
ton arrived off Sorsogon January 20,
and the town displayed white flags.
General Kobbe and Colonel Howe,
with a battalion of the Forty-seventh
infantry, landed and raised the Urited
States flag. The insurgent force, Lum-
bering 800, evacuated the place. The
natives were passive. During the
morning of January % the Nashville
and Venus, with four companies of the
Forty-seventh infantry regiment, un-
der Major Shipton, approached Le-
gaspi. Filipino flags were flying and
the trenches were crowded. A de-
tachment of 250 picked men, led by
Major Shipton, landed on the beach
about mile north of the town. The
Nashville bombarded the trenches and
the enemy retreated TO Albay, whence
they were easily dispersed to the hills.
About 200 insurgents, armed with
rifles, forced GOO unwilling villagers,
armed with bows and arrows, TO serve
in the trenches In the close range
street fighting before the enemy fled.
The Filipino dead were mostly villag-
ers who were attempting to fee.
The expedition will proceed to Sa-
mar and Leyte, where the Forty-third
infantry and battalion of the Third
artillery will be distributed.
The natives complain Of lack of
food, resulting from the blockade.
They are strongly opposed to the re-
turn of the friars. Native priests are
officiating in the churches.
Lieutenant Colonel Webb G. Hayes
has defeated an intrenched force OF
the enemy at Sariaga. One American
was killed and Ave were wounded. A
record of eleven American prisoners
was found. Captain Casteel, while
scouting near Baras with his COM
pany, encountered 400 insurgents. lie
was reinforced by Captain Oracle and
the enemy was driven to Tanay. One
American was killed and one was
wounded
General OTIS Dispatch.
Washington, Jan. 29.-General Otis
cabled the war department. as follows
"Manila, Jan. 26.-Kobbe's troops
occupied the hemp ports of the islands
of Sorsogon, Donsol, Bulan, Albay and
Iegaspi, southeast of Luzon, and Nirac,
island of Catanduanos; will probably
occupy ports of Calbayoc. Cathbalo-
gan and Tacloban on the island of Sa-
mar, and of Leyte before tomorrow
evening. No opposition except at Le-
gaspi, where 800 insurgents strongly
intrenched under the Chinese general,
Powah, made stubborn resistance.
Troops landed unuder protection of
guns of Nashville, which bombarded
Notifications at close range. Enemy's
loss over fifty killed or mortally
wounded; twenty-eight killed AT
Bridgehead, almost hand TO hand en-.
counter, refusing to surrender; our
casualties, Captain Bradley Hancock
quartermaster volunteers, aide to
Kobbe, wounded i'm hand, and six men,
including one sailor an the Nashville
slightly wounded. These ports con.
tain a great quantity of hemp ready
for shipment, and will be open on the
30th inst. Otis"