Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-10
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Filipinos Again Defeated

MANILA, Feb. 10.-1l:45 a. D.-Ene
insurgeut forces are msssing ut MaIa-
bon and Caloocan. It is reported th6t
they have six thousand men there.
A~guinaldo himself is at Marilao, seven
miles north, en%deAvoring TO reorganiZe
his shattered army.
MANILA, Feb. l0.-7:25 p. m.-Csl-
ocean was captured by the Americats
at $50 o'clock this afternoon, after three
hours fighting. General OTIS was in
command of the troops and was assisted
in the capture OF the town by the gun
boat Concord, the monitor Mouadnock.
and a line of artillery.
MANILA. Feb. 10-7:30 p:. m.-Vhe
American flag was raised at $50 O'Clock
this afternoon owe the town CT Calico
can, where Aguinaldo was reported to
have gathered the flower Of the Flip
Pine army. At 1901 Z. M, the monitor
Monadnock and tie gunboat Concord
began the attack upon the town, throw
ing into it g shower of shells, which Oh
a great deal of damage.
Then the Sixth Artillery division ana
the Utah Battery opened fire on the
Filipino entertainments and at t
o'clock the entire brigade under com
mend of Brigndier General Harrison
G.. Otis, with the exception of the
| Tenth Pennsylvania Infantry which
wss held 10 reserve. began 10 advance.
The insurgents kept up q rafting fire
upon our lines, but the American troops
| advanced without stopping, firing only
when they reached the enemy's in
trenchments. In che meantime a COM
pany of the First Montana infantry
| executed a right flank movement,
| driving the enemy's lett flank back into
the town. The Americans rushed over
the euemy's trenches, completely rout-
Jog tie Filipinos, who fed to the north.
The residence OF an Englishman named
Higgins wss the only house in the
town that had a flagstaff. This Wa
borrowed for the occasion and the stara
and stripes we're run up amid tremen-
dous cheering. As the Twentieth
Kansas and First Montana regiments
entered the town they set on fire Il
number OF huts in which some natives
had concealed themselves for the puT-
pose OF firing upon the rear OF Gus
troops. The natives fled 10 q hurry
Our losses were very slight, but those
of the enemy heavy. Lieut.. Col.
Bruce Wallace, of the First MoDtsna
infantry, is among the wounded Amer
leans.
MANILA. Feb. 1O.-A large number OF
Spanish shells and 2 naval gun nave heeu I'm.
~ --.- -.. Tkx,- .-A... a-;.a-r-
" stolen and cached by the insurgents. FIJI
teen car! loads of the saells have bees
brought to this city.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.-Gen. Marcus
Miller, in command Of the UciIed
States forces before Iloilo, had been
ordered TO demand the surrender Of the
city by 9 o'clock this morning. II the
rebels did cot yitld, lie was to take
the place by force. There are no ap-
prehensions as to the ultimate result but
it IS feared that the natives, out of re-
verge, may lsy waste the city by the
torch and the sword before retiring to
the interior, and it is the general opin-
ion at the War and Navy Departments
that they began this work with She
firing Of the first saot. It's not expect.
ed that the insurgents will surrender
or evacuate the place without a fight
! and there is hardly 3 doubt that a bat
; tie is now ID.
TIloilo is about 325 miles from Manila,
and g. there is 20 Geographic com
munication between the two places,
news of the result OF General Mil
ler's demand will not reach Manila al
the earliest before Sunday.