The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-11-29
A FIGHTING YOUNG OFFICER.
Lieut.. Van Schaick Single-Handed
Killed Several Fi1ipinOs.
Hand-to-Hand Conflict with the
Enemy Near Cavite the Young
Omcer Had Miraculous Escape
Other Philippine News.

Manila, Nov. 26.-Second Lieut..
Louis J. Van Schaick, of the Fourth
infantry. while scouting with few
men of that regiment, met $50 insur-
gents who had attacked and sacked
the hamlet of Siaraca, near CaVite.
Upon seeing the FilipinOs Van
Schaick ordered his men to charge
them. The command was Obeyed and
Van Setback, being mounted, reached
the insurgents 90 yards in advance OF
his men. He killed three of them
with his revolver. An insurgent fired
his rife point blank at Van Schaick
at four PAGES, but missed. Lieut.. Van
Schaick was then knocked from his
horse. He jumped to his feet and en-
gagged in a hand-tO-hand conflict with
the enemy, using the butt OF his re-
voIver. He sustained two severe
wounds, one of which nearly severed
his wrist. At this point the ieuten-
ants men arrived, rescued him and
put the insurgents to fight. Van
Schaick is in the military hospital at
Manila and is doing well. He has al
ready been recommended for medal
of honor for bravery in previous en-
gagement.
Climbed an Almost Perpendicular CIin.
Manila, Nov. 26.-CaPt. Edward P.
Lawton's company of the Nineteenth
infantry attacked and captured an
insurgent fort on BohOl island, south
of Cebu, in the Vizayan group. This
fort was surrounded on all sides by a
precipice and the only entrance to
the higher ground was guarded by
stOckade with line of entertainments
behind it. Capt LawtOn sent Sergt.
Mcmahon and 20 men to climb the
precipice and attack the fort in the
rear. Sergt. McMahOn's party &C
complished their task after three
hours climbing through the thick I'M
dergrOwth of brush and vines that
covered the almost perpendicular
cliff. They took the enemy by sur
prise and drove them from the fort.
As the insurgents escaped they had
to pass the remainder of Capt. Law
tons company at a distance of $50
feet. Here the enemy suffered terrible
losses.
An Industrious Tax-Gatherer.
Manila, Nov 24.-News from the is
land of Samar is encouraging. Fill
PinOs captured there by our troops
show evidences of suffering and hun
ger. The coasts of the island are
closely patrolled by gunboats and the
use of the searchIight makes it al
most impossible for the natives to
land on the island for the insurgents.
The system of taxation and the col
lection of taxes maintained by the
insUrgent leader Lukban was perfect
and exhaustive in every particular
and produced revenue from births,
marriages, deaths, cock fights and
from the fish ponds of Samar.
Aggie Must Remain in Prison.
Washington, Nov. 23.-Instructions
have been given Gen. Chaffee to op-
pose any attempt made to secure
AguinaldO's release on a writ of ha-
beas corpus. Secretary Root is de-
termined to nip in the bud any as
PiratiOns Aguinaldo may have to ap-
pear before congress as a hero, and
directed Gen. Chaffee to continue to
hold him a prisoner and to DENY his
request to be permitted to come to
the United States.
Negro Deserters in Luzon.
Manila, Nov. 24.-It has been Off
cially reported to Gen. Chaffee that
the insurgent leader CabelIOs has 500
fully armed men, including a number
of American negroes, under his com
mand in Laguna province, Luzon.