Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-08-10
WARNING TO AGUlNALDO.
Americans Are MOlested Insur-
gents Will he Disarmed.

| LONDON, Aug. 10-The correspondent of
the Times at Cavite. under date of August
| l. says:
| Yesterday 1 visited Camp Dewey and the
| American intrenchments before Manila
| Captain Grant and Captain Young. of the
| Utah artillery. were busily throwing up ad-
| vanced earthworks for guns under protec-
| ton of the Nebraska volunteers. From the
| upper floor of a European house forming
an alignment with the earthworks / was
observing the Spanish positions, when u
| Nebraska sharpshooter beside me fired the
| first shot discharged by the Americans upon
| the Spaniards, whi were crouchng in the
| forward trench.
| This was contrary to General Merritt s
orders. He had forbidden an aggressive
attitude unless the Spaniards advanced
| The insurgents, now in force inland on the
| right Of the American lines, also opened
| fire. the Spaniards replying briskly with
| quick-tring guns and rifles, but their shoot
ing was high and their shots fell half a mile
| beyond the intrenchments, where a colored
volunteer picket was hit by Mauser
bullet
Personally, 1 was impressed by the nom
| chalant demeanor of the Americans in the
hghting line. They were like high spirited
youths on picnic. Whole groups lying in
| the second line were playing cards. Had
the Spaniards. who We're unaccountabiy
| non-aggressive during the American land
| ing and advance, dropped shrapnel from
the Malate forts they would have wrought
terrible havoc, one house, forming a con-
sqicuous mark, being within easy gun
range.
The return to camp was exciting, but
effected without mishap. The natives fol-
low the American advance. occupying the
Lr,t. rr,;tt la,
Aguinaldos guerrillas caused the Ameri-
cans considerable trouble. While 1 was
in camp information was received that
party of California volunteers engaged in
telling timber had been arrested by the in
surgents. Colonel Smith. under General
Green's instructions, ordered out an armed
detachment. which released the prisoners
and brought the insurgents into Camp
Dewey. General Green sent a message to
General Aguinado saying that if the
Americans were further molested he would
disarm all the Fiipinos.
THE third expedition reports that Lieu
tenant Kerr. of the engineers. died during
the voyage of spinal meningitis. There are
many new cases of typhoid fever and
measles. During a sudden storm the other
night the City of Para drifted under the
guns of Manila. The Charleston rescued
her and towed her to safe anchorage.
The Spanish have not opened fire since
Sundays engagement
AN order has been issued creating n sec
ond division of the Eighth army corps, un-
der command of General Anderson. which
will join the force at Camp Dewey The
First brigade, under General Macarthur,
consists of two battalions of the Twenty
third regular infantry. one battalion of the
Fourteenth regular infantry, the Thir-
teenth Minnesota volunteers. two battalions
each of the First North Dakota and First
Idaho. one battalion of the FRS. Wyoming
and the Astor battery. The Second brigade
General Green. consists of two battalions
of the Eighteenth regular infantry, one
battalion of the Third regular artillery act
ing as infantry, Company A of the regular
engineers. Batteries A and 3 of the Utah
Light Volunteer infantry, the First Califor-
mia volunteers, the First Colorado volun-
teers and the First Nebraska and Tenth
Pennsylvania volunteers. The garrison at
Cavite consists of the Second Oregon vol
unteers and a detachment of California
heavy artillery