The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-02-15
REBELS UTTERLY ROUTED.

REBELS UTTERLY ROUTED.
MANILA, Feb. 7.-3:45 p. m.-The
Americans as this dispatch is sent are
in complete control Of the situation
within radius of nine miles from
Manila. Their lines, extending to
Malabon ON the north and to Paranaque.
on the south, are fully 25 miles long.
While few detached bodies OF the
enemy still offer desultory opposition.
the main body Of the rebels is in full
retreat and utterly routed.
Of the hordes Of troops originally
drawn up in battle array against the
Americans fully one-third are already
incapa ,itated and the others are seat
tered in every direction.
The terrible loss Of the rebels may
be gathered from the fact that 100 OF
them were buried in one rice field on
Monday, near Pasas, and that s. were
Inferred between Paco and Santana.
A converted river gunboat did ter
rible execution among the rebels,
sweeping both banks of the river with
her GatliDg guns and her heavier bat
terry. Hundreds Of Filipinos un-
doubtedly crawled into the canebreaks
and died there.
The Americans are working nobly
in their efforts to find the wounded,
and are bringing hundreds Of suffering
rebels to the hospitals for treatment.
The-natives are unable to understand
the humane motives which prompt
the victors to succor the wounded of
the enemy.
WOMAN FOUND AMONG THE DEAD.
The correspondent Of the Associated
Press is informed that members of the
hospital corps have made the startling
discovery that there are several wo-
men, in male dress and with hair
cropped, among the dead.
The chief Of the Igorrotes, the Eli
ipino natives who fought SO gallantly
in the face Of our artillery FIRE, with
their bows and arrows, is in hospital
with shattered thigh. He admits
that he never s.w modern artillery
and was ignorant of its effects until he
and his followers met the disastrous
fire of the cannon on Sunday morning.
The chief is bitterly incensed against
the Tagalos for placing the Igorrotes
in front of the American battery
under the pretense that they were
sent to occupy post Of honor, and ne
intimates that the Igorrotes will
avenge this treachery when the sur
vivors return north.
1t is regarded as a significant fact
that many Of the Filipino officials OF
this city disappeared from Manila as
soon as hostilities commenced. Some
of them are supposed to be still hiding
there.
Hundreds Of women are pouring
into Manila from all districts, as the
villages around Manila have, as a rule,
been destroyed by the troops.
The further the Americans extend
their lines the more the need OF means
Of transportation increases The
American commanders have already
been compelled to impress horses and
vehicles on all sides to the inconvcn-
ience, naturally, Of the civilians.
ALL the public conveyances at this
writing have either been impressed OF
have disappeared in some manner OF
other. Street car traffic, however, has
been resumed and the cars are running
regularly, though the streets are al
most deserted. There are few ma
tive stores open, and white flags, IN
the nature of towels, pillow slips and
aprons tied to bamboos adorn the win
dows of the native residences. But
in spite of these emblems Of peace,
scores Of Filipinos, under the cover OF
darkness, fred from these same win
dows yesterday evening on the Amer
lean patrols. At 9 o'clock last night
there was general fuscilade in the
Quispo and Binon districts.