The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-07
Latest Advices. Say insurgents Have Been
Hurled Backward Ten Miles.
THE ENEMY'S LOSS 1000 KILLED
Vivid Picture of the Fighting of Saturday Night and Sun
day and of the Wild Excitement in Manila When the
Boom of Cannon Announced that the Battle
was on--List of American Casualties

McConville, Corporal Frank II. Calwe-
rel, b; Private James Frazer, c.
First California Killed: Private j
j. Dewar, x; Private Tom Ryan, II
Private Joseph Maher, M.
First Washington-Killed Corporal
George W. McGowan, M; Private Ralph
w Simon, Private George b. Reichart
thias III. Cherry. j; Private Sherman
Harding. /; Private Edward HI. Perry
/: Private Walter n. Hanson, l.; Pri.
vate Arno III. Moickel ii. Wounded
Sergeant Samuel e. Boakler, /; Corpor-
al James Neary, NJ; Musician, Joseph
w. Osberger. NJ; Privates Dixon A,
Everett A; Michael Kennedy, Il; Au-
gustin Berry, #; Benjamin A. Har-
bour. / Hugh p. Mcclellan, /; Herman
Steinhagen, /: o. b. Wright. l.; William
Sloat. *; Arthur l.. Osleurn. NJ; Rich
ard Hughes, NJ; Albert E. Barth, NJ.
Lieutenant James Mitchell, -Four
teenth infantry died of wounds at 200
p. IN. February 9Th
Private George w. Hall, G. First Ida
no, died of wounds.
Colonel William G. Smith, First Ten
nessee, died of apoplexy at head of his
command on firing line February 5th.
As to the change in conditions wrought
by the ratification of the treaty today
there is a variance OF views. and All
jutant General Corbin and Second As
sistant Secretary Adee, Of the State De
partnent. were giving the matter atten-
tion today, with the idea of being a..e
to send full instructions for his future
guidance to General Otis Immediately.
The extreme view on one side is that un-
til the Spanish Government ratifies the
treaty it is not of legal effect. Accord
ing to that view therefore the United
States Government is estopped from
proceeding beyond their lines at Manila
for the time. BY the other extreme
view the United States Government is
free to do just as it pleases III the en-
tire group of islands, and will, therefore,
proceed at once to complete the milf
tary occupation of them. Perhaps there
is justification for this last view in
the fact that the Filipinos were Span
ish subjects nominally when they broke
the terms of the protocol and thereby
released the United tSates from its OBJ.
servance. The medium view, and that
which is likely to be followed, is that
General Otis is justified in doing amy
thing that is necessary to protect his
army and all American and foreign in
terests in Manila, even though this OBJ
liged him to assume the offensive and
to go outside of the old lines in puT-
suit of the insurgents who may be seek
ing to reorganize and recoup from their
late defeat with an intention of attack.
ing again or even threatening the Aneri-
cans.
Secretary Long this evening said that
no additional orders had ben sent to
Admiral Dewey and he did not anti
cipate that any would be necessary just
now. He had been acting on the theory
that the President desired 10 follow the
most liberal policy in dealing with the
Filipinos, and there was no reason now
10 change that policy.
The Solace started from Norfolk at
three o'clock with a supply of ammuni-
tion and other needed stores for Dewey 5
fleet via the Suez Canal but it is not
the intention to send further reinforce
ments
1t was learned upon inquiry at the
War Department that all the American
troops at Manila have an abundant snp-
ply of smokeless powder. The regulars
have the KragJorgensen rifle and about
1000 of the same weapons are in the
hands of the volunteers 1t is no
secret now that the authorities here
were preparing to arrest Agonciiio just
as he fed but probably they are not
sorry that he got off safely and thus
relieved them from the performance OF
q disagreeable task. The conduct OF
~ -.
.Junta is still under close watch and
while the treatment to be accorded
them has not been determined, it is
recognized that they are in precarious
position legally and can secure immu
nifty only by the exercise OF the great
est discretion.
STORY OF THE FIGHTING.
Manila. Feb. 6.-7:15 p. m.-Owing t
the area embraced in the scene of Sun
days engagement, a semi-circle of full
1T miles, details regarding individual
fighting have been extremely difficult +
obtain. SO far as can be gathered, tn
brush commenced at $40 on Saturda.
evening, by the firing Of Nebrask;
sentry at Santa Mesa upon Filipinos wh'
were deliberately crossing the line, afte
repeated warnings, with the eyiden
purpose of drawing our fire.
The first shot from the American sen
try was evidently accepted as a pre-
arranged signal. for it was followed al
most Immediately by n terrific fusilad
along the entire Filipino line on tn,
north side Of the Pasig river.
The American outposts returned tn
fire with such vigor that the Filipino