The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-21
FILIPINO ACTIVITY
COSTS AMERICAN LIVES.
REPORT OF THE INSURGENTS
corr FOR POLITICAL EFFECT.
sanguinary Engagement In which
the United states Forces suffered
Loss OF Thirty-Three Per Cent.
-FiIipinos Pose rs Amigos.

WASHINGTON. Sept. eo--A dispatch has
been received from Gen Macarthur which
confirms the report cabled to the Assoc
ciated Press from Manila concerning the
activity OF the insurgents The blank
spaces are words which could not be de-
ciphered. The dispatch IS as follows;
Manila. Sept. ~.
"Adjutant General. Washington; Com
siderable activity throughout I.uxon.
Fighting reported vicinity Carig and Es-
taila Isabella province. Insurgents esti-
mated 800. probably much exaggerated but
sufficient force 20 make IN
district heretofore quiet In the ilocan
provinces Samuel B, NJ. Young, hrigadier
general. reports numerous small anairs
and has called so emphaticaly for more
force that Kingsiurys squadron Third
cavalry and Borden's battalion FIFTH In
fantry have been sent him; other battalion.
same destination. upon arrival Country
north Pasig. including all OF Buiacan. very
much disturbed and numerous contacts
with small parties throughout that dis
trict. South of Pasig. including Tayahas
province u.uzon) same conditions obtain.
This activity has been anticipated and
reported upon in letters August Is
and cable August 81
September is David u. Mitchell, cantain
Fifteenth infantry. ninety men, Com
fantry from siniloan. Laguna prov
ince, attacked insuryent Gen. Cail-
les, who had 500 men sn posi-
tion NJ Mavilac, same province. Desper-
ate fight ensued, which was pushed from
the front with great pertinaciiy hy Mitch
ell across a causewav and through water
waist deep: attack under George Cooke.
captain, with forty men. Company X.
Fifteenth infantry, and ten men Company
n, Thirty-ninth volunteer infantry. could
not reach enemys position because ~
high water in arm Of lake which could
not he crossed; entire country was afloat
in consequence recent rains This very
much inpeded offensive action. After
and hour and twenty minutes hghting
command withdrew 10 Slniloau. upon
renewal operations 18th. found that in-
surgents had escaped from Mavitac previ-
Gus night. most OF them no doubt going
back into contiguous barrios not 20 ap-
pear for tho time being or until called into
Geld again as peaceful amigos.
American Losses.
casualties. which all occurred IN Mitch
ellis command, consisting of i7o men and
four officers. werei Company l.. Fifteenth
infanry. killed and died wounds. David
s. Mitchell tcartain Fifteenth infantryl
George a. Cooper tsecond lieutenant FIR
;eenth Infantry; First Sergt. William
Fitzgerald, Sergt Evramond de Hart, Cor-
poral Lauriiz Jansen. Priva,es Edward g
Cnhurr. George r. Horton. Thomas y.
Kelley. Thomas Muirey, John r. Brink.
william T.. Banker. Arthur s. Mansfield
Thomas l. Pitcher Scott r.. Smith. Rich-
ard TAYLOR. Edward NJ. Nell. Fred Dug
gan, Emanuel Kaufman
"wounaed~Corporals Charles oswald.
William n. Policy privates Benjamin
ownes. Michael Kelly. Otto r r. Battle
Evereite MRtlack. Francis Z. Flanagan,
Michael j. Hennessey, Anthony kearncs.
Harry Ferry. Charles X. Dehaugh.
Company l.. Thirty-aeventh volunteer in
fantry. killed and died OF wounds First
sergt Thomas =. A. Howe. rriyates I'd
ward J. Godahl. George Halght. Edward
Stailcup Alfred J. Mueller. J G West.
Capt. John y. Moran. ScrRt. Robert Ma
hairy. Corporal Frank A storrs prtvates
Frank T. Bell William s. Bradley. WaF-
ley r. Crosswhite, David Day. Cornelius
+. Gentry
''Thirty-three per cent II profoundly
Impressive loss and indicates the Stub
boruness of the nght, fearless leadership
OF officers and splendid response Of men.
fnsurRent loaa as far as known was ten
Killed. twenty wounded among the former
Col F5dei MACARTHUR "