The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-12
A FIGHT AT MANILA.
Spanish Forces Attempt to Surprise
Gen. Green's Camp.
THE AMERICAN TROOPS STAND FRI.
a CabIeEram from Gen Merritt On the
CasualtIes-IasurEents Open Fire On
ManIEa-Its Capture q Question
OF Few Days

OF 8 Few Days
New York, Aug. ia copyrighted
eableFram from Manila bay August 4
via Hong Kong August9 9, to the Evening
World gives the following particulars
of the fighting near Mslate on the
night Of July 81: Gen. Green's force,
numbering 1000 men, had been ad-
vaneing and cntrenehing. The arrival
Of the third expedition filed the Span
iards with rage and they determined
to give battle before Camp Dewey
could be reinforced. The trenches ez-
tended from the beach 500 yards 70 the
left flank Of the insurgents. Sunday
was the insurgent feast day and their
left flank withdrew, leaving the Amer
lean right flank exposed Companies
A and E, Of the Tenth Pennsylvania
and Utah battery were ordered 70 re-
infOrce the right flank
In the midst of a raging typhoon
with a tremendous downpour Of rain,
the enemy's force, estimated at 1900
men, attempted to surprise the camp.
Our pickets were driven in and the
trenches assaulted. The brave Penn
sylvania men never finched, but stood
their ground under q whitening FIRE.
Il
fornia regiment, with two companies
of the Third artillery, who fight with
rifles, were sent up TO reinforce the
Pennsylvanians. The enemy were
on top of the trenches when these re-
Inducements arrived and never was the
discipline Of the regulars better demon
strated than by the work Of the Third
artillery under Capt O'HarA Moth
ing could be seen but flashes of Mauser
rifles Men ran right up to the at
lacking Spaniards and moved them
down with regular vOlleys. The Utah
battery, under Capt. Young, covered
itself with glory. The men pulled
their guns through mud axle deep
Two guns were sent around in flank
and poured in a destructive enflading
fire. The enemy was repulsed and re-
treated in disorder. Our infantry had
exhausted its ammunition and did not
follow the enemy. Not an inch Of
ground was lost, but the scenes in the
trenches was one never to be forgotten.
9 During the night the Spanish scouts
were seen carrying of the dead and
J wounded of the enemy. The Ameri-
can dead were buried next day in the
convent of Maracaban- On the night
of August the fighting was renewed,
but the enemy had been taught les
son and made the attack at long range
with heavy artillery. The Utah bat
/ terry replied and the artillery duel
lasted an hour. Gen. Green has since
issued an address TO the troops, COM
mending the courage shown by them
B CABLEGRAM FROM MERRITT.
Washington, Aug. IO.-The war de-
10 ha FnI
ing cablegram from Hong Kong:
Adjutant General. Washington: MacArthur's
troops arrived 31st- No epidemic sickness
Five deaths Lieut. Kerr, engineers, died OF
spinal meningitis Landing at camp delayed
on account OF high surf To gain approsch &c
city Green's OUtpOsts were advanced 70 con-
tinue line on the Canine real 20 beach on sun
day night Spanish attacked sharply Artll-
fery CutposLs behaved well; held position
Necessary to call out brigade Spanish loss
rum0red heavy. Our loss. killed: Tenth Penn
sylya1fa- John Brady. Walter Brown; infantry
Z william +. BriutOn. Jacob Hull Jesse Moss
/ William Sti1lEagOn: First California, Maurice
Just; Third artillery, Eli Dawson First, Colo
! RADIO. Fred Springstead
Seriously wounded: Tenth Pennsylvania,
Sergt Alva Walter, Privates Lee Snyder,
Victor Holmes. c s Carter, Arthur Johnson;
First California; Capt z Richter, Private Z
J. Edwards: Third artillery. Priyates Charles
Winfield J. a McElrOth Thirty-eight slight
IL wounded Merritt
INSURGENTS OPEN FIRE on MANILA
Manila, Aug. 3, via Hong Kong, Aug.
fO-The rumor is current here that
the insurgents, fearful that peace viii
be concluded between Washington and
Madrid, and that the Americans will
Withdraw from the Philippines, are
eonseq the more strenuous in
their desires and efforts to capture
Manila. Sunday night there was
heavy BON barIment, with heavy
modern shells The insurgents show
cred large and small shots with such
precision that the garrison believed
the whole American army and feet
were concentrating their FIRE. The
total Spanish losses are probably 100,
but many houses have been seriously
( damaged. On Monday evening there
! was a furious fusillade in every di-
rectiOn. o. Sunday 1.50O houses at
Tondo were burned and the flames
j driven out by a strong gale, threatened
the whole OF Manila; but they were
finally exLinguished, mainly through
/ the efforts of the fire brigade organ.
lied by the British merchants a.
Manila
MANILA WILL DE- soOS CAPTURED.
Manila, Aug. 4. via Hong Kong, Aug.
IO.-The long expected monitor Mon.
terey, with the collier Brutus, arrived
this morning during q gale. Much re-
lief is felt By Admiral Dewey and Gen.
Merritt, and there IS intense en-
thusissm throughout the feet and
among the troops The capture Oi
Manila IS nov only a question Of q
few days necessary TO land the troops
Of the third expedition The scarcity
Of food now effects even the richest
class IN Manila
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