The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-10-29
Drove on 400 Bandits, killing Over
Seyenty-Five. After a Fight Last
ing Two Hours.
GENERAL HALLS EXPEDITION
GREAT HARDSHIPs SUFFERED BY
THE TROOPS AND PORTERs.
Sensational Publication That Is Said
to Have been Inspired by MIR.
Bryan's Supporters.

MANILA, Oct 2S.-While scouting near
Loco a detachment of the Twentieth and
Twenty-eighth regiments, under Captain
Beigler. were attacked by 400 insurgents.
armed with rifles, under the command of
white man whose nationality is not known
to the Americans. The insurgents for the
most part were intrenched. After an heroic
fight Captain Beigler drove off the enemy,
killing more than seventy-five. The fight
lasted for two hours. Captain Beiger and
three privates were slightly wounded and
two of the Americans were killed.
An engagement took place Oct. "A between
detachments of the Third Cavalry and the
Thirty-third Volunteer Infantry, number
ing sixty, and force of insurgents, includ-
ing 400 rifiemen and 1000 bolomen. The
fighting was desperate. Finally, under pres
sure of overwhelming numbers, the Ameri-
cans were compelled to retire on Narvican.
Lieutenant George l.. Febiger and four pri-
Yates were killed, nine were wounded and
four are missing. Twenty-nine horses were
missing. A number of teamsters were cap
tured by the insurgents, but were subse-
quently released. The enemy's loss is es-
tinated at $50.
A civilian launch towing a barge loaded
with merchandise, near Arayat, was at
tackled by force of $50 insurgents under
David Fagin, a deserter from the Twenty
fourth Infantry. The American troops, on
hearing the firing, turned out in force be-
fore the boat could be looted and captured.
Fagin. who holds the rank of general
among the insurgents, has sworn special
enmity toward his former company. OF
the twenty men he captured a month ago
seven have returned. One was killed in a
fight, his body being horribly mutilated
Fagin sends messages to his former COM
rades threatening them with violence if
they become his prisoners. 1t was Fagin's
men who captured Lieutenant Frederick
w. Alstaetter. who is still prisoner.
General Halls expedition, with a force
of nearly 500 men, through the mountains
to Binangonan, Province of Infanta, in
pursuit Of the insurgent general Cables.
although it discovered trace of the
enemy, encountered great hardships on the
march. Twenty Chinese porters died, and
forty men were sent into hospital. After
stationing garrison of $50 men in Binan-
CONAN and visiting Polilla island, off the
coast OF Infanta province. General Hall
and the rest of his force embarked there
on the transport Garronse.
Reports from General Youngs district
show a daily increase Of insurgents there,
owing to the fact that recruits are going
thither from the towns.
While a detail of the Thirty-third Vol
unteer Infantry was returning from Ban
gued on RATS it was fired upon by insur-
ed a nd
two privates wounded.
The Philippine Commission has decided to
compile the revised Philippines customs
tariff from its own Investigations, assisted
by the report of the army board. The
result will be forwarded to the United
States for publication and discussion among
those interested IN foreign commerce.
When the details appear to be satisfactory
and the draft has been approved by the
secretary of war the commission will pro-
mulgate 1t here as a law. The measure
has taken on new and international
commercial interest, and the course OF the
commission is heartily commended here.
Archbishop Chapelle, who recently left
Manila, accompanied by several friars. for
the northern districts of Luzon, under con-
ditions that aroused the suspicious of the
Filipinos here that he intended to estab-
lish the friars In parishes there. was warm
ly welcomed his arrival at Dagupan.
More than two thousand five hundred per-
sons have been baptized.
In view of the protest of the parish
against the appointment Of friar as par
ish priest Mgr. Chapelle did not attempt
to make il.