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Filipinos to Bo Shown No Quarte.
Unless They Surrender at Once.
ORDERED TO LAND AT ILOILO.
The Iloston llrliiK Instructions to Gen
eral Miller tn Trtko tlio l'hlllpplnes'
Hoooml City Troops There To lie Bup
ported by War Hhlps, It Necessary.
2,000 REBELS KILLED,
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Washington, Feb. 8. Instructions
have boon sent to Major Gunornl Otis
directing him to communicate to tho
Insurgents the in formation that tho
treaty of Paris had been ratified by
tho Kcnntc and to continue his opera
tions against them, so as to promptly
crush tho revolt against American
sovereignty..
Tho crutnef Boston, which left Ma
ntla Monday for Hollo, ostensibly to
relieve tho lluUlmorc, carries with her
Instructions to Brigadier General Mil
ler to nt onco occupy Hollo with or
without consent of tho natives there.
In adopting such a vigorous policy
against tho Insurgents tho President
is actuated by a desire to bring to an
end with all dispatch tho rebellious
movement Agulnaldo lias started
ngalnst this government. It was de
termined upon as tho result of tho
conference at tho White houso .Sunday
night and at a further conference in
tho oxccutlvo mansion to-day, which
was participated In by tho President,
Secretary Alger and Secretary Long.
At this conference instructions to
General OUh and Hear Admiral Dewey
wcro prepared along tho lines indi
cated. These olllcers wero directed to
eo-opcrnto in tho campaign and tho
President assured them of his con
dence In their ability and discretion.
Appreciating tho Impossibility of oper
ating a campaign from Washington,
General OUh has been notified that tho
President leaves in his hands tho eon
duet of tho war, but ho is directed to
net vigorously.
It is the confident belief of the Pres
ident that as soon as Agulnaldo learns
of tho ratification of the treaty ho will
appreciate tho futility of a conflict
with tho United States and will bo
willing to make terms of surrender.
It is assumed that Agonclllo, who is in
Montreal, has taken measures to in
form Agulnaldo of tho action of tho
Senate, but General Otis will bo ahead
of him and will send tho information
Into tho insurgent lines without dolay.
Secretary Long, for tho, information
of Hoar Admiral Dewey, cabled to that
olllolnltho simple massago, "Treaty
rnUUed."
i iSpossHilu, of course, that Aguln
aldo may continue fighting, In which
event ho will bo shown no quarter,
but will bo relentlessly pursued until
ho is forced to surrender. President
McKtnley docs not Intend to show any
vaccllutlon in this matter.
No apprehension is felt lis to tho re
sult of tho attack on Hollo. General
Miller has at his disposal about 3,00(1
men and ho will bo aided in his opera
tions by the cruisers Baltimore and
Boston and tho gunboats Petrel and
Callao. There aro said to bo about
10,000 natives defending tho town, but
thev aro badly armed and It is not be
lieved any great dltlkulty will be ex
'perlonceu lu driving them out.
As to tho future policy of the ad
ministration in the Philippines the
President has determined to take no
action until the report of tho Schur
man commission is received.
Secretary Alger announced that no
action will bo taken looking to tho
dispatch of rolnforcctnents to Manila
until after tho cabinet meeting to-day.
Beyond advising tho different vessels
of tho engagement with tho Insurgents
and of tho necessity of being prepared
in case they bhonld bo needed for ser
vice In the Far East. Secretary Long
has dono nothing which will result in
tho assignment of additional vessels
to Hear Admiral Dewey's command.
It was said that Rear Admiral
Dewey, before tho outbreak of the in
surgents, cablod to Secretary Long
that in his opinion ho would have a
sufficient force, when all tho vessels
ordered to join him arrived, to copo
with tho Insurgents. It is understood,
however, that tho department has
practically determined to hasten tho
reconstruction of tho former Spanish
irunboat9 now nt Hong Kong lu order
that they may bo ready for service by
tho latter part of the spring.
The navy department has decided to
Mind a cargo of ammunition by tho
Celtic, which will leave San Frunclbco
Boon.
"Tho Asiatic squadron," said Captain
Charles O'Ncll, chief of tho bureau of
ordnance, "has oceans of ammunition.
Every naval steamer that has gone
out to Manila, has on board a largo
quantity of powder and shell and I
really don't see what tho admiral will
do with It unless ho puts It in a maga
zine at Cavltc."
Major General Shalcr, acting chief
of the bureau of ordnance, War de
partment, said that General Otis' men
haso about ft.OOO.OiK) cartridges and
plenty of ammunition for their siege,
field and machine guns. It is proposed
to 6hlp an additional supply by
steamer. Practically all of the ammu
nition furnished tho ships and troops
1b smokeless.
OtU Has Smokelesa l'o'tvclor.
Washington, Fob. 8. It was learned
nt tho war department that all tho
American troops at Manila have an
abundant supply of smokeless powdnr.
The regulars have tho Krag-Jorgensen
riiics, and about 5,003 of tho same
weapons aro in tho hands of tho vol
unteers. Thanks to tlio Kansas Senator
Tot'KKA, Kan., Feb. 8, Tho house
passed a Joint resolution this morning
commending Sonator Harris and Baker
for their vote on tho pouce treaty.
3.000 Wounded nnil 0,000 Taken
oner nt Mnntlit.
Manila, Feb. 8. Careful estimates
plnco the Filipino losses up to dato at
2,000 dond, 3,f00 wounded and 5,000
taken prisoners. Tho rebel forces havo
been driven back ten miles.
During tho fighting tho United
States warships shelled n train loaded
with insurgents.
Another intensely exciting incident
occurred during the engagement. Tho
Washlngtons and ldahos and Com
panies K and M, of the Californium",
made charges across the rice Holds be
tween Paco and Santana In tho fnco of
a terrific fuslladc. The ground over
which they passed was covered with
dead and wounded natives. Tho for
mor were burled in groups of five or
six, about where they lay, and tho
latter wcro brought to tho hospital.
It was at this stngc of the fighting
and nt Cnlroscan fchnt tho Filipinos
suffered the heaviest losses.
Tho Fourteenth regulars wero in a
particularly tight place near Slngalon,
and Colonel Dubncc was compelled to
rush past them with the reserve In or
der to prevent the regulars from be
Intr cut off. In the last lino twelve
men wero killed before tho rebels re
tired. lloth sides cheered frequently dur
ing the engagement. The American
"hurrahs" wero almost Invariably mot
by derisive "vivas." Among tho na
tives, tho Ygorotcs wero especially
noticeable for their bravery, about 700
of these naked savages facing artillery
flro with their bows and arrows.
Tho scene nt Manila when the nlarm
was given on Saturday niht was
wildly exciting. Tho American sol
diers at tho theaters and at tho circus
wcro called out, tho performances
wero stopped. Filipinos scurried
everywhere, nnd tho rattlo of mus
ketry and tho booming of cannon out
side tho city was plainly heard. Tho
residents of tho outskirts of Manila
lluckcd Into the walled city with their
arms full of articles. All tho carriages
disappeared ns If by magic, tho street
ears were stopped, tho telegraph lines
were cut, and tho soldiers hurriedly
but silently marched out nf tho city to
the stations assigned to them. The
stores wero closed almost instantly;
foreign Hags wero to be seen flying
from many windows, nnd n number of
white rags wcro huug out from Filip
ino huts and houses.
On Sunday Immense crpwds of poo
plo visited the water front and gath
ered in tho highest towers to watch
tho bombardment. There wero no
street cars or carriages to bo seen, and
the streets were almost deserted.
The SUjitiesota troops, acting as po
lice, soarohud every native and arrc3t-
ARMED Wl GERMANS.
Aguinaldo's Troops Fitted Out by a
German Firm in Hong Kong,
THE KAISER'S CONSUL IN IT,
Washington Atltluirltlei Havo Informa
tion Thnt Ho Was Concerned In the
Bull, of Ammunition Dowry Takes u
milliliter Loaded With A run.
d. niany of them, with the r?S'lH t!3t
while thiro wcro ii'ti!l attempts tc
assassinate American olllcers on Sat
urday, there wcro none on Sunday.
Absolute order was maintained.
Tho United States flagship Olympla
wteamed across tho bay on Sunday and
took up a position near tho German
cruiser Irene nnd the British cruiser
Narcissus, off tho Mole. She is still
there.
Tho Americans are determined not
to glvo tho Filipinos a chance to recuperate.
Nr.W Yoiik, Feb. 8. A dispatch to
tho New York Herald from Washing
ton says: "Rear Adminl Dcwcy has
notified tho Navy department that ho
has seized another schooner loaded
with nrms and ammunition intended
for Agulnaldo and his followers.
"Information in tho possession of
tho authorities is to tho effect that
the German consul at Hong Kong was
concerned in the sale of the arms to
the Filipinos nnd this fact may ac
count for their action in keeping the
matter secret.
"Thero is reason to believe, how
ever, that the matter has been
brought, unolllclally at least, to tho
attention of the German authorities
and that a representative of tho Her
llu government has declared his con
viction that it was wholly uuawaro of
the conduct of Its representative.
"Tho authorities feel satisfied that
tho German consul will not bo per
mitted to continue his unfriendly
course.
"This is not tho first cvidenca tho
authorities have obtained showing tho
unfriendliness of the German consul
at Hong Kong for tho United States.
Tho State department recently re
ceived information that this officer had
been instrumental in tho purchase by
agents of Agulnaldo from a Germ.in
firm in Hong Kong of something like
30,000 stands of arms and ammunition
which wero safely delivered in the
Philippines. It booms, therefore, that
through German agencies the Filipinos
are qulto well armed.
"It is expected that Great Itritain
will take steps to prevent the ship
ment of arms and ammunition to tho
Filipinos from Hong Hong, nnd it
may bo that their prevention will
cause tho traders In Honir Kontr to
movo their wnrcs to Chinese territory,
nnd then ship them to tho archipel
ago. It will also bo practicable for
tho Filipinos to send supplies from
Cochin, China."
Wasiiinotox, Feb. S. According to
dispatcher it would seem that the in
surgents lack ammunition, as they
havo been seeking to purchase It
cvojfywhoro nnd have been offering
high prices.
They recently gave it out that Gen
eral Kios had delivered to them .1,000
Mauser rltles and U.OUO.OOO cartridges
in exchange for prisoners, but this
General Kios denies.
Among tho guns captured from tho
Insurgents General Otis mentiops sev
eral Krupp field pieces. All of these
wero made iu Germany.
FLED JUST IN TIME,
Authorities Wors Preparing to Arrest
Agonclllo.
Wabiu.noto.v, Fob. 8. It is no secret
now that the authorities here wero
preparing to arrest Agonclllo just as
ho lied, but probably thoy aro not
sorry that ho got off safely and thus
relieved them from the performance
of a dlsagrceablo task. The conduct
of tho remnlnlng members of tho Phil
ippine junta is still under close watch,
and while tho treatment to bo accord
ed them has not been determined, it is
recognized that they aro in a precarious
position legally, nnd can securo im
munity only by the exercise of the
greatest discretion.
Tho Filipino junta here is in n stato
of bewilderment. Scnor Agonclllo, Its
head, fled so hurriedly that ho failed
to leave Instructions for tho bnlancc
of the junta, and they accordingly nro
dependent upon word from him as well
as hampered by the serious illncls of
one of them. Their counsel, Ralston it
Slddons, withdrew from any relations
with them, and they aro accordingly
now without advisers in a strnngo
country, and nlthough told they will
not likely bo arrested, they havo
a strong apprehension on thnt score.
Tho junta at 2 o'clock had received no
dispatches from Agulnaldo about tho
battle, and no word had come from
their fleeing chief, Agonclllo. This
forenoon Scnor Lopez had n long in
terview with their attorneys, nt which
the latter formally withdrew nil con
nection with them, and subsequently,
to make their position clear, made tho
following public announcement:
"A conflict having taken place be
tween tho American troops nnd the
forces under General Agulnaldo, n
duty superior to that which a lawyer
owes to his client requires us to with
draw from tho service of tho represen
tatives hero of tho Philippine repub
lic, and this has to-day been done.
FILIPINOS I. II FLIT.
Aguinaldo's Forces in Full Retreat
or Incapacitated for Service,
OFFER LITTLE OPPOSITION,
Evidences of Terrible Stiughter Among
tlio Insurgents Into tho Canebrakcs
to Die Many Wcro Slowed Down by
Dewcy'i Warships.
Grandson nt Victoria I) nd.
Mr.itAN, Austrin, Feb. 8. Prince Al
fred of Snxe-Coburg-Gotha Is dead. He
had been suffering from chronic cere
bral troubles. Princo Alfred of Snxc-Coburg-Gotha
was the son of the Duke
of Saxe-Coburg nnd Got ha, second son
of Queen Victoria, and was born at
llnckingham pnlacc, London, on Octo
ber 1.", 1874. He was a captain of the
Prussian infantry and unmarried. He
was the only son and heir.
CAN'T RUN IN KANSAS.
Hutiio Votes 'to Ilrltn Uucket Shops
Prom the Mate.
Torr.KA, Kan., Feb. 8. The Bene
flel bill to prohibit the operation of
bucket shops in Kansas was recom
mended for passage, subject to amend
ment and debate, by the Houso com
mittee of tho whole, after a spirited
debate, by an almost unanimous vote.
The bill makes it a felony, punishnblu
by one to flvo yenrs at Lansing, for
any person to operate a bucket shop.
In tho bill as fir it submitted it was
also made a felony for any person to
patronize such a place or to lease a
building for bucketshop purposes, but
It was agreed this provision was too
severe, nnd the latter two offenses
were reduced to misdemeanor.
Hastens Their Departure.
St. Louis. Mo., Feb. 8. News of
fighting nt Manila has hastened the
departure of tho thrco battalions of
the Twelfth United States infantry
from Jefferson barracks. Under com
mand of Colonel Smith tho troops loft
Jefferson barracks yesterday for New
York, where they will be joined by
tlio Fourth battalion. On February 0
tho regiment will embark ou the
trnnsport Sheldon for Manila.
AGUINALDO HEARD FROM.
Tho Insurgent I.eider I nun Two Troc
Ininitlona on tho Tight.
Manila, Feb. S. Agulnaldo, the
rebel leader, issued two proclamations
Saturday and Sunday. Tho first de
clares the Americans opened the fight
and calls upon the Filipino congress
to suspend the constitution.
Tho second says: , "Wo hnve fought
our ancient oppressors without arms
and we now trust in Go.l to defend us
agalust the foreign foe."
Comfort Cost Her Life.
Bl'Iii.inoton, Kan., Feb. 8. Gcorgln
Clay, a colored girl 14 years old, was
found smothered to death at the homo
of H. G. lleatty, where she was em
ployed. When she went to bed she
wrapped n hot iron in n cloth and put
it in bed to warm her feet. The bed
ding caught liro from the iron.
They Call It Judgment.
MAimin, Feb. 8. Tho Imparclal
says: "The nttack on Mnniln was the
judgment of God upon tho Americans,
who, after despoiling Spain, are begin
ning to feel tho consequences. If only
tho Spanish prisoners had been re
leased we should regard the affair
with complete indifference. "The in
surgents number b0,0u0 men. of which
7,000 aro nrmed with Mausers, ami
10,001, arc armed with Remingtons. If
they continue this struggle the Amer
icans will bo driver, out of tho Philip
pine Islands."
GENERAL EAGAN SENTENCED.
Tho l'roililent Commuted Dismissal
From tho Army to Funpenslon.
Wasiiinotox, Feb. 8. The President
made public tho sontenco in tho case
of General Charles P. Eagan to-day.
The court-martial sentence was dis
missal from the army. The President
has commuted this to six years' sus
pension from duty, which covers the
remainder of time prior to General
Eagan's retirement, in January, 1U05.
Negroes In Hint Linos.
St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 8. Tho negroes
whoso importation from Alabama
caused tho battle at Virdcn, 111., a few
months ngo, in which several miners
were killed, aro freezing and starving
in a graders' camp on tho Mobile &
Ohio railroad near Cahokia.
Candy Trust Proposed.
Ciiicaoo, Feb. 8. Negotiations are
in progress in this city for the forma
tion of a candy trust composed of
nbout forty of the leading manufac
turers of staple confections in the
United States.
Now Labor Unities.
Tor-KKA, Kan., Fob. 8. Eighty-five
labor union representatives met in
Library hall, of tho stato house, yes
terday morning for tho purpose of or
ganizing a State Society of Labor and
Industry, under tho Cnssln law passed
at the special session. Tho State So
ciety of Miners, organized under the
now Ryan law, met with the Society
of Labor, but the two had separate
meetings in tho afternoon.
KANSANS UNTOUCHED,
Wero In tho Heavy i'lehtlnc Hut Camo
Out Without is Scratch.
L-Awr.KNcn, Kan., Feb. 3. The Law
rence Journal received a cablegram
this inorning from Captain A. G.
Clarke, Company 11, Twentieth Knn
sas, announcing that tho Kansnns
wero in heavy firing, but escaped untouched,
ItebelN H.no' lloen Defeated.
Moxtevidko, Feb. 8. The govern
ment forces have defeated and cap
tured tho Colorados who recently
revolted against Scnor Cuestos, tho
provincial president of Uruguay, and
tranquility is now restored.
THE EXTRA SESSION VALID,
Would Join tho ltfRiilnrs.
Wasiiinotox, Fob. 8. Representa
tive Stallings, of Alabama, has intro
duced in tho House a bill to authorize
tho President to appoint G cneral
Wheeler major general of tho regular
army.
Kunsans Die of Dlneaso.
Wasiiinotox, Feb. 8. General Otis
reports thrco deaths of Knnsns troops
from smallpox: Isaac C. Cooper, arti
ficer, company It; Corporal Fred Max
well, company K; Private Snodgrass,
company It.
Guilty of Manslaughter.
Hutchinson, Knu., Feb. 8. Harry
Postlethwatt, who was tho principal
in the Hoyd murder case here, pleaded
guilty to manslaughter in the second
degree, Judge Simpson passed sen
tence upon him at once, giving him
tho limit for that offense', live years in
the pcuitcntlary,
Gamblers .Win Oob
Kansas City, Mo,, Fob. 8. Tho race
course pool room operators scored an
other t ictory in police court yesterday
when Judgo Iturnbam reuderel an
opinion declaring null and void tho
anti-pool room ordlnanco enacted by
tho'clty council rccontly.
Judco Hazen Decldos Against the Kan
sas Attorney General.
Toi'KKA, Knn., Feb. 8. Judgo Ha
zen, iu the district court this morning,
gave his decision in tho mandamus
case of A. M. Harvey, ex-lleutcnnnt
governor, iuvolving tho validity of tho
extra session of tho Kansas legisla
ture. His decision is directly in op
position to that of A. A. Godard, the
Republican attorney general. Ho de
cides that tho constitution made the
trovcrnor tho sole judgo of what con
stitutes an emergency in respect to
tho calling of an extra session of tlio
legislature and that the courts have
no power to review his action,
Limits Ten Coal Output.
Topkea, Kan., Fob. 8. In commit
tee of tho whole tho Houso recom
mended for passage a bill limiting tho
output of prison coal to tho uceds of
tho stato institutions.
Are Wutcblnc Agonclllo.
Moxtiiai., Fob. 8. Agoucllloandhls
secretary nro belpg watched by two
litrangcrs, supposed to bo Uulted
Sates secret service men.
Washington'! Olft to the Olympla.
Skatti.e, Wash., Fob. 8. Tho con
tract for a silver servico to bo pre
sented Admiral Dowoy's flagship
Olympla by the citizens of Washing
ton was awarded to Shrove & Co. of
San Francisco. Tho service is to con
sist of twenty-seven pieces and it is to
be manufactured of native silver. In
addition to tho service a library is also
to be given the Olympla.
Ilecnlar Army Ofllcer Killed.
Wasiiinotox. Feb. 8. First Lieu
tenant James Mitchell, Fourteenth in
fantry, was tho only officer In tho reg
ular army killed in tho engagement
Saturday night, so far as the official
reports show up to date. He was u na
tive of Ireland, und had been in tho
army since Decombcr, 1807.
Doth Dlo at Same Hour.
Sedaua, Mo., Feb. 8. -Mrs. Nnnclo
Wasson, wlfo of Thomas Wasson, one
of Pettis county's pioneers, died Sun
day night, aged 73 years. Her son
William, aged 51 years, died at tho
same hour and the double funeral was
hold yesterday.
Death or Captain J. W. Mill.
SEnAUA, Mo., FeU 8. Captain J.
W. Mlllb, ouo of tho most prominent
Republicans in Central Missouri, died
yesterday, ated CQ years.
Manila, Feb. 6. Tho Americans
aro in complete control of tho situa
tion within a radius of nine miles of
Manila. Their lines extend to Mala
bon on the north and to Paranaquo on
the south, fully twenty-flvo miles
long. v
While n few detached bodies of the
enemy offer desultory opposition the
main body of tho rebels is in full re
treat nnd utterly routed.
Of tho hordes of troops originally
drawn up in battle array against the
Americans fully one-third arc already
incapaclatcd and tho others are scat
tered in every direction.
Tho terrible loss of tho rebels may
bo gathered from tho fact that sixteen
of them wero buried in one rice field
near Pasas, anil that eighty -seven
were interred between Paco and San
tana. A converted river gunboat did ter
rible execution nmong the rebels,
swooping both banks of tho river with
her Gatllng guns nnd her heavier
battery. Hundreds of Filipinos
crawled Into the canebrakes nud died
thcro.
Tho Americans aro working nobly
in their efforts to find the wounded,
and are bringing hundreds of suffering
rebels to the hospitals for treatment.
The natives are unable to succor the
wounded of the enemy.
Members of the hospital corps have
discovered that there are several
women, in male dress and jvith hair
cropped, among the dead.
The chief of the Ygorotcs, the Fili
pino natives who fought so gallantly
in the face of our artillery fire, with
their bows and arrows, is in n hospital
with a shattered thigh. He admits
that he never saw modern artillery
and was ignorant of its effects until
he and his followers met tho disas
trous lire of Sunday morning.
The chief is bitterly Incensed against
the Tngalos for placing tho Ygorotcs
in front of tho American battery, un
der tho pretense tint they were sent
to occupy a post of honor. Ho inti
mates that the Ygorotcs will avenge
this treachery when the survivors re
turn north.
FILIPINO OFFICIALS DISAPPEAR.
It is regarded ns a significant fact
that many of tho Filipino ofllclnls of
this city disappeared from Manila as
soon as hostilities commenced. Some
of them are supposad to bs still hiding
here.
Hundreds of women nro pouring into
Manila from all districts, as the vil
lages around Manila, ns a rule, have
been destroyed by tho troops.
Tho further the Americans extend
their lines the more the need of means
of transportation increases. The
American commanders havo already
been compelled to impress horses uud
vehicles on all sides to tho inconven
ience, nnturnlly, of the civilians.
All tho public conveyances havo
either been impressed or have disap
peared in some manner or other.
Street car traffic, however, hus been
resumed, nnd tho cars aro running
regularly, though tho streets are al
most deserted.
WHITE FLAGS NOT TRUSTED.
There ore a lew native stores open,
and white lings, in the nnture of tow
els, pillow slips and aprons tied to
bamboos, adorn tho windows of the
native residences everywhere. Hut, in
spite of these emblems of peace, scores
of Filipinos, under tho cover of the
darkness, fired from these same win
dows yesterday evening on the Amer
ican patrols.
At 0 o'clock last night thero was a
general fuailsde in the Qulapo and
Itiuou districts.
Tho inhabitants of the city generally
believed that a battle was raging at
their doors, nnd lights were extin
guished inside tho dwellings and a ma
jority of the peoplo were in a stato of
terror. Under tho circumstances it is
rcmarkablo that no casualties wero re
ported. Several shots were fired across
tho river during the excitement.
General Hughs has tho interior situ
ation absolutely in hand.
ARTILLERY COVERED KANSANS.
The Americans now havo tho steam
car line to Malabon and 0'J'J marines
with four Maxims havo been landed
from the fleet on tho beach, north of
the city. The Third artillery, upon
the mnin road, and tho Utah battery
In a cemetery, covered tho advance of
the Kaunas troops. Among the im
portant points captured by these
forces was a strong embrasured earth
work within sight of Caloocau.
The signal corps wore compelled to
run their lines along tho flrlng lluo
during the fighting, and consequently
thero wero frequent interruptions of
communication owing to the cutting
of tho wires, and tho signal meu were
ordered to kill without any hesitancy
anyono who attempted to interfere
with tlio lines.
of enemy nracJ with latc3t pattern
Mausers. V
"Two Krupps and grant many rifles
captured. Insurgents fired great
quantity of ammunition. Quito n
number of Spanish soldiers in insur
gent service, who served artillery.
"Insurgents constructed strong in
trcnehmentH near our lines, mostly in
bamboo thickets. These our men
charged, killing or capturing many of
tho enemy.
"Our casualties probably nggrcgato
250. Full reports to-day.
"Casualties of Insurgents very heavy. -Havo
burled some 500 of their dead
and hold 500 prisoners.
"Their losses killed, wounded and
prisoners probably 4,000.
"Took waterworks pumping station,
six miles out, yesterday. Consider
able skirmishing with enemy, who
made no stand Pumps damaged; will
bo working in a week. Have number
of condonBcrs set up in city which
furnish good water.
"Troops in excellent spirits. Quiet
prevails. Otis."
A SHARP FIGHT MONDAY.
Manila, Feb. 8. Late Monday Gen
eral Hale's brigade advanced nnd took
tho waterworks at Slngalon. Four
companies of the Nebraska regiment
and a part of tho Utah battery, with
two field guns nnd two Hotchklss
guns, met the enemy ou the hill a mllo
out, and a sharp engngctnent look
place, in which tho Nebrasknns lost
one dend and thrco wounded.
Tho Filipinos wero driven baclc, re
tiring in bad order and carrying with
them the valves nnd heads of tho
steam chest and cylinder of tho pump
ing machinery.
General Overshine's brigade ad
vanced and took Parnnnquo, enpturing
two field guns. They met with no op
position. General MoArthur's division
advanced beyond Gagalangln without
loss, the enemy retreating upon Calo
can. Dr. Young, formerly quartermaster
sergeant in tlio Third artillery, was
wounded. Filipinos captured and
murdered him. His body when recov
ered was found to havo been mutil
ated.
SLAUGHTERED BY THE NAVY.
After tho engagement of Saturday
night nnd Sunday was apparently at
end tho cruiser Charleston nnd tho
monitor Monadnock poured shells Into
the insurgent trenches nt Malatc,
south of Manila. The Fourteenth in
fantry was forcing tho Insurgents
back when tho war ships opened lire.
Tho result was shown in tlio heaps of
dead found in the trenches.
During one part of tho engagement
west of the town tho native forces be
came panic stricken. They tried toes
capo to the rice fields, but the Laguna,
a captured Spanish gunboat, threw
shells Into them, and the Fillplno3 ran.
into the river iu droves. '
Soon nftcr the fight opened Satur
day night, Brigadier Geucrnl Otis,
with tho Twentieth Knns-,s, First
Montana, Third artillery nnd tho
Tenth Pennsylvania, joined tho
brigade of Brigadier General Hale,
consisting of tho First South Dakota,
First Colorado and First Nebraska,
and, supported by Batteries A and B
of the Utah Licht nrtlllcry, under
General MeArthur, surrounded tho
city from north to south, forming a
homi-clrcle about tho bay.
They wcro soon joined by Brigadier
General King with the First Califor
nia, First Idaho, First Washington
and First Wyoming, which was ac
companied by the brigadb under Gen
eral Ovcrshine, comprising tho Fourth
cavalry. Fourteenth infantry and First
North Dakota. These brigades wero
supported by tho Sixth artillery di
vision under Ci an oral Anderson.
MOWED DOWN ON THE NORTH.
The slaughter at Malato was repeat
ed on tho uorth of tho city. A largo
number of the now terrified natives
had fled to the beach upon the
approach of tlio brigade, includ
ing tho Kansas regiment, under
Brlgndier General Otis. They soon
found themselves in a trap for a gun
boat had a clean sweep und lu un in
stant she began work. At the same
time the Concord and the Charleston
sent six and eight-inch shells
ripping toward tho shore nnd tho na
tives' ranks were mowed down with
appalling rapidity. Tlio Filipinos were
torn to pieces by tho shells and this
phase of tho fight was soon at an cud
COLONEL MOONLIGHT DEAD.
An Attack of Grip Troves fatal to the
Kins is l'lnneer.
Leavexwoktii, Knn., Feb. 8. Col
oncl Thomas Moonlight, ex-minister
to Bolivia, died hero at half past 2
o'clock this morning at tho homo of
his daughter, Mrs. E. E. Murphy.
Lung troublo had followed an attacl
of the grip. U was 07 years old. Colo
nel Moonlight has been actlvo in Kan
sas politics for forty years.
OTIS' LATEST REPORT.
Wasiiinotox, Fob. 8. The war de
partment received the following dis
patch from General Otis to-day:
"Manila, Fob. 8. Adjutant Gen
cral, Washington: Tho insurgent
array concentrated around Manila
from Luzon provinces, numbering over
20,000, possessing several quick firing
and Krupp field guns. Good portion
Aculnalda Threatened Otln.
Madiud, Feb. 8. Dispatches fron
Manila doscrlbo a conference botweoi
General Otis and Agulnaldo, sonu
days back, at which, when Agulnald
learned of the "intention of tho Amer
leans to nttack and capture Hollo am
other ports," he declared that i
would begin hostilities If the Unite
States sent any reinforcements to th
Philippines. Tho conference "falle.
to arrive at any understanding."
A Ten Per Cent Adviaes for U.OOO M
Johnstowx, Pa., Feb. 8. Anadvanc
of 10 per cent in wagas has been oi
dered for tho 5,003 employes at th
Cambria Iron works:
A Ilamiuot In Huston to Hainpson.
Boston, Feb. 8. -Hoar AdmltVi
Sampson was tho guest of honor at
banquet hero Inst night attended b
000 representative men of Boston.
Chicago, Feb. 8 Tho body of th
late Colonel Jumes A. Sexton arrive
in Chicago lust night. Thu body tvi
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