The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-08-12
A FIGHT AT MANILA.
Spanish Forces Attempt to Surprise
Gen. GREEN'S Camp.
THE AMERICAN TROOPS STAND FIRM,
A Cablegram from Gen. Merritt on the
CasuaIties-Insureents Open Fire on
Manila-Its Capture n Question
OF % Few Days.

cablegram from Manila bay August 4,
via Hong Kong August Q, to the Evening
World gives the following particu ars
of the fighting near Malate on the
night of July 81: Gen. Green's force,
numbering 1000 men, had been ad-
vancinR and cntrenching. 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 ex-
tended from the beach 800 yards TO 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 to re-
inforce the right flank.
In the midst of a raging typhoon
with tremendous downpour of rail-,
the enemy's force, estimated at 5000
men, attempted TO surprise the camp.
Our pickets were driven in and the
trenches assaulted. The brave Penn
sylvania men never flinched. but stood
their ground under whitening FIRE.
The alarm spread and the First Cali
of the Third artillery, who fight with
riSes, 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 vollevs. 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.
During flashes of lightning the dead
and wounded could be seen living in
blood-red water, but neither the ele-
ments of heaven nor the destructive
| power of man could wiring cry of
| protest from the wounded. They en-
couraged their comrades to fight and
handed over their cartridge belts
During the night the Spanish scouts
were seen carrying off the dead and
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,
/ hut haa J.. I'D Ia
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.
CABLEGRAM FROM MERRITT.
Washington, Aug. I0.-The war de-
partment to-day received the follow
ing cablegram from Hong Kong:
Adlutant General. Washington: MacArthur's
troops arrived 3lst No epidemic sickness
Five deaths Lieut. Kerr, engineers died Of
spinal meningitis Landing at camp DELAYED
on account OF high surf To gain approach to
city Green's outposts were advanced TO con-
ttnue line on the Canine real 10 beach on sun
day night Spanish attacked sharply. Artil-
lery outposts behaved we'll; held position
Necessary to call out brigade. Spanish loss
sylvania, John Brady. Walter Brown infantry
william F. Brinton. Jacob Hull Jesse Moss
William Stillwagon; First California Maurice
Just; Third artillery, Eli Dawson; First Colo
RADIO, Fred Springstead
Seriously vounded Tenth Pennsylvania
Sergt Alva Walter, Privates Lee Snyder
Victor Holmes, c. Carter Arthur johnson;
First California, Capt Il Richter Private c.
j. Edwards; Third artillery. Privates Charles
Winfield j. A. McElroth. Thirty-eight slight
ly wounded Merritt
INSURGENTS OPEN FIRE on MANILA.
Manila, Aug. 3, via Hong Kong, Aug.
10. The rumor is current here that
the insurgents, fearful that peace will
be concluded between Washington and
Madrid. and that the Americans will
withdraw from the Philippines, are
consequently the more strenuous in
their desires and efforts to capture
Manila. Sunday night there was a
heavy BON bard ment, with heavy
modern shells. The insurgents show.
cred large and small shots with such
precision that the garrison believed
the whole American army and fleet
were concentrating their fire. The
total Spanish losses are probably 100,
but many houses have been seriously
damaged. On Monday evening there
was furious fusillade in every di-
rection. On Sunday l.5O0 houses at
Tondo were burned and the flames.
driven out by strong gale, threatened
the whole OF Manila; but they were
finally eXtinguished, mainly through
the efforts OF the fire brigade organ
lied by the British merchan at
Manila.
M>NILA WILL BE SOON CAPTURED.
Manila Aug. 4, via Hong Kong, Aug. |
lO.-'Nhe long expected monitor Mon.
terey, with the collier Bruius. arrived |
this morning during a gale. Much re. !
lief is felt by Admiral Dewey and Gen. |
Merritt, and there is intense en-
thusiasm throughout the fleet and |
among the troops, The capture OF |
Manila is now only question of
few days necessary to land the troops
of the third expedition. The scarcity
Of food now affepts AVIAN tho ri,.ba.t