The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-02-16
FIRED ON U.S.. TROOPS.
Fiiipinos Fought From Sur
rendered Pateros.
DRIVEN OUT BY CALIFORNIANS.
Later They Made n Stand aud n Brlsl
Engagement Followed Californ'
Sans Were Reinforced-The River Gun
heat Loguoa dc Bay started TO scene.

"ANiIA, Heu. lOs-~ nb lusuEktubS Ut
Pnteros, ten miles southeast of Manila,
who surrendered last Wednesday, but
which place was not occupied by our
troops, opened fire on some detached
troops OF the First California infantry
stationed nearly north Of the town. The
Californians replied with a hot fire,
driving the rebels out OF the town.
They moved TO the south, where they
made stand and brisk engagement
followed, continuing until dark.
The Californians in the meantime
were reinforced by companies from the
First Washington and First Idaho in.
fantry and the Utah light artillery.
The former Spanish river gunboat La
Euna de Bay was on her way to shell
she enemy's rear.
MANILA, Feb. l5.-Particulars Of the
capture Of Iloilo by the United States
forces under BrigadIer General M. d.
Miller, on Saturday night, were re.
peived here. On the morning of Fri
day, Feb. 10. General Miller sent an ul.
amatum to the commander of the reb-
els OH shore notifying him that it was
his intention to take lloilo, by force II
necessary.
Non combatants and foreigners were
warned to leave the town within "a
hours. The rebels were also warned
that they must make no further bellig.
erent preparations.
The guuboat Petrol was then moved
10 q position close in shore and near the
rebel fort, while the cruiser Boston
took up her station at the other end OF
the town.
Friday passed quietly. During the
day many refugees left the town of
Doilo. The majority of them were
taken ON board foreign ships lying III
the harbor.
Searchlights from the United States
warships We're kept ali night long illu-
minating the town and its detenses.
The rebels, so far as the lookouts on the
ships could discover, remained quIes.
cent throughout the night.
About o'clock on the morning of
Saturday, Feb IL, the gunbuat Petrol
signalled to the cruiser Boston that the
rebels were working i'll their trenches.
In return the PeJrel was ordered to tire
warnlng shots upon the town from her
three-p FOUNDERS. This was done and
the rebels replied with harmless fusil.
ade. The Boston and the Ietrel then
bombarded the reLel trenches, com.
pletely clearing them OF their ocCu.
pants in u very short space of time.
soon after the bombirdment began
flames lGOke out simultaneously IN
yatious parts of the town. IhereuDOn
the marines, acting as infantry aud ar.
tilleTy, were landed from the cruiser
Boston and company was sent ashore
from the guubOaJ Petrol. These de.
tachmeuts marched straight into the
town of IlOIo and, hosting the Stars
and Stripes over the fort, took posses.
siop OF the place in the name OF the
United States.
The capture of the town and its de.
fenses having been accomplished, the
marines and soldiers who had been sent
ashore proceeded 10 the task OF saving
the American, English and German
consulates from destruction by the fire,
which was raging among the frail and
in6ammable buildings of the town.
The Swiss consu's residence, which
was in the same row as the consuhtes
named, was burned. The entire Chi.
nese and native sections of the town
were destroyed, but foreign mercantile
property escaped with slight damage.
There was some desultory nrlng by
the energy III the outskirts of llOilo,
but not a single American was injured
General Miller's force had complete
control OF the situation when the gun.
boat Petrol sailed from lloilo for Ma
Mia. The Sixth United States artillery
regiment occupied position command
ing both the bridges leading into the
town, and the Tennessee volunteers
and the Eighth United States infantry
were occupying the trenches that had
been constructed by the rebels.