Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-09-20
VOL. 81 SECOND EDITION
RILIPINOS TROUBLESOME
A Fierce and Sanguinary Fight Which
Took Place at Mavilac in Laguna
Province.
Many MINOR ENGAGEMENTS REPORTED

patch has been received from Genera
Macarthur which confirms the report
cabled the Associated Press from Manila
concerning the activity OF the insur.
gents. Blank spaces are words which
could not be deciphered. The dispatch
is as follows:
Manila, September 19.-There is con.
siderable activity throughout Luzon
Fighting is reported in the vicinity OF
Carig and Estrella Isabella province
The insurgents are estimated at 500, but
this Is probably much exaggerated, but
it is sufficient force to make disturb
anse in district heretofore quiet. In
Ilocan provinces Samuel B. M. Young,
brigadier general, reports numerous
small affairs, and has called so emphat-
ically for more force that Kingsbury's 8
squadron of the Sd cavalry and Bor-
den's battalion Of the 5th infantry have
been sent to him, and another battalion
will be sent to the same destination up
on arrival. The country north Of Pasig,
including all Bulacan, is very much dis
turbed, and numerous contacts with
small parties throughout that district
are reported. South of Pasig. including
the Tayabas province, Luzon, the same
conditions obtain. This activity has
been anticipated and reported upon in
letters.
A STUBBORN FIGHT.
"On September 16 David D. Mitchell,
captain Of the 18th infantry, and ninety
men of company l., of the 18th infan-
try, from Siloan, Laguna province, at
tackled the insurgent general, Cailles,
who had 800 men in position at Mavilac
in the same province. A desperate fight
ensued, which was pushed from the
front with great pertinacity by Mitchell
across causeway and through water
waste deep. An attack under Captain
George Cook, with forty men of COM
pany X, 18th infantry, and ten men of
company B, 39th volunteer infantry,
could not reach the enemy's position
because of high water in an arm Of the
lake, which could not be crossed. The
entire country was af1oat in conse-
quence of the recent rains. This very
much impeded offensive action. After
an hour and twenty minutes fighting
the command withdrew to Siniloan.
Upon renewal Of operations on the
18th they found that the insurgents had
escaped from Mavilac the previous
night, most of them no doubt going
back into contiguous barrios, to appear,
for the time being, or until called into
the field again, as peaceful amigos. The
casualties, which all occurred in Mitch
ellis command, consisting of 13O men
and four officers, were: Company L,
18th infantry, killed and died of wounds
Capt David D. Mitchell, Second Lieu
tenant George A. Cooper. First Sergt
William Fitzgerald, Sergt. Evremond
de Hart, Corp. Laurits Jensen, Privates
Edward c. Coburn, George r. Horten,
Thomas P. Kelley, Thomas Mulrey
John P. Brink, William L. Banker, Ar
thur s. Mansfield, Thomas I. Pitcher,
Scott L. Smith, Richard Taylor, Ed
ward M. Neil. Fred Duggan, Emanuel
Kaufman. Wounded-Corps. Charles
Oswald and William H. Policy, and Pri-
Yates Benjamin Owens, Michael Kelly,
Otto F. H. Bathe Everett Matlack
Francis P. Flanagan, Michael ]. Hen
nessey, Anthony Kearney, Harry Per-
ry, Charles r. Debaugh.
Company L, 37th volunteer infantry:
Killed and died Of wounds-First Sergt.
Thomas p. A. Howe, Privates Edward
]. Godahl, George Haight, Edward Stall
loup, Alfred J. Muller, ]. G. West.
Wounded-Capt John e. Moran, Sergt.
Robert Mahaffy, Corp. Frank A. Story,
and Privates Frank T. Bell, William 8.
Bradley, Worley T. Crosswhite, David
Day and Cornelius F. Gentry.
"Thirty-thr per cent is profound
ly impressive loss, and indicates the
stubbornness Of the fight, the fearless
leadership of the officers, and the splen-
did response Of the men. The insur-
gents loss, as far as known, was ten
killed and twenty wounded among the
former Colonel Fidel.