The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-02-08

ueHts tne FeHhsyiNbnlot kno Nepra8k0nl
the Utah battery. the Idahos. the Wash.
lngtons, the Callfornians, the fourth cav
airy. North Dakota volunteers. sixth ar.
tillery and fourteenth infantry.
The Fillplnos concentrated their force,
at three points. Calcacan. Santa Mesa,
and Galingalan. and maintained an in
iermlttent flulsade for some hours.
They brought artillery into action at Gal
Ingalan at 1880 but only one gun an
noyed the Am rlcans to any extent. a
howitzer on the road beyond Santa Me.
'a The third artillery snenced the Ca
ltang battery by firing two guns stimuli
ieaneously. which were followed by vol
leys from the infantry
AT about midnight there was Il lul In
The firing lasting until about s.45 a. m.
when tho whole Filipino line reopened
1re. The Americans poured a terrific
fire into the darkness for twenty minutea
and there was another lun untn daylight
when the Americans generally advanced.
During the night, in response to Ad
fniral Dewey's signals flashed acrosa from
Cavitc, the United States crusler Charles
ton, and the Eunboat Concord stationed
at Malabon. poured a deadly fire In from
their secondary batteries into the trenches
of the Filipnos at Caloocan..
After daybrake the United States double
turret sea-golng monitor Monadnock op-
ened fire off Malate. and kept shelllng
the Filipinos left flank. while the other
vessels she.icd the right flank for several
hours
BY one o'clock tho Americans had np-
parently completed routed the enemy and
had taken the villages OF Palawpong. Sa-
nta Mesa, Paco. Santana, San Pedro. Ma
corte, Pandocan and Pasai. haod destroy
ed hundreds OF native huts. and has Sc
cured possession OF the water main res-
orvoir. at a distance Of over six miles. Tho
Tennessee joined the firing line at 10
o'clock on Sunday morning. and assisted
n capturing Santa Mesa.
One OF the most notabld events OF sun
days work was driving the Flliplnos out
OF their stronghold at Paco by the reserve
few companies of Calfornians. com
m0nded by Colonel Duboce. Tho main
road to the vii.age was lined by native
huts fun OF Filipino Bharpshooters. AZ
ter they had been firing upon General
King and his stan. killing driver, and
firing on an ambulance of the Red Cross
society, Colonel Duboce ordered the huts
to be cleared and burned. The Fllpinos
concentrated I'm Paco church and convent
whore they made n determined stand In
lie upper stories,
platoon OF Californiana stationed on
nelghborlng bridge. maintained a hot
fire on the Filiplnoe. but was unable TO
.slodge them. In the fact Of a terrible
fulisade, Co onel Duboee and few vol
unteers dashed into the church scattered
o. inside OF Il, set fire to the oil and re-
tired
Int ne meantime Captain Dyer's bat
tery OF the sixth artillery bombarded
the church. dropping a dozen shells into
the tower and roof. Company l.. and
part of company @. OF tho CRlifornians.
charged into the church. but were u@h-
bic TO ascend the slgle flght OF stairs
leadign to the story above
After the .12ehdlaries had retired. q
company OF The Idaho and the Wash
ington guards, stationed on either side
OF the building picked of the Fllipi ,os
as they were smoked out Many OF tho
rebels however, escaped into the brush
IN the rear OF IN church. Tne Ameri-
cans captured ifty-three Of the rebels.
and during tho lighting about the
church twenty of the rebels we're killed.
Some $500 women. children aud non.
combatants were allowed = enter the
American lines after promising 10 80 TO
the houses OF friends ana remain there
Another intensely exciting incident oc-
cured during the engagement The wash
ingtouiana and Idahoas and companies
X ana NJ Of the Californians made charges
across the field between Paco and Santa
Mesa IN the face Of a terrible fusllada
The ground today over which they pass
ed Is covered with dead and wounded ma
Ives The former are being buried in
groups Of Eve or six about where they
'ay and the latter are being brought 20
the hospital. II was at this stage of the
fighting and at Callcocan that the Filipi-
nos suffered their heaviest losses The
Fourteenth regulars were In a particularly
tight place near Singalon and Colonel
Duhoce was compelled 20 rush past them
with the reserve in order 20 prevent the
regulars from being cut on.
Both sids cheered frequently during the
engagements, The American "hurrahs"
were almost invariably met with derlsive
"vivas" Among the natives Ygortes were
especlallv noticeable for their bravery.
about 700 OF these naked sayages facing
artillery FIRE with their bows and arrows
The scene at Manila when the alarm
was given on Saturday night was Wildly
exciting. The American soldiers in the
theaters ana AT the circus were caiieA
cut, the performances were stopped. FL
ipinos Ecurried everywhere and the rat
ne OF mnskerty and the booming OF can
IN outside the city was plainly heard.
The residents OF the outskirts Of Manila
nocked into the walled city with their
arms fun OF articles All the carriages
disappeared as n by magic. the street
cars we're stopped, the telegraph lines
we're cut and the solders hurriedly bur
silently marchd out Of the city Into the
stations assigned 20 them The stores
we're closed almost instantly. foreign
faRs were 70 be seen Aging from many
windows and a number OF white rags were
hung out from Filipino huts and houses.
m Sunday immense crowds Of people
Visited the water font and gathered in
he highest towers 10 watch the lombard
ment There we're no street cars nor car
riaRes 20 be seen and IA streets wer al
most dsrtd. tn MInnesato troops acting
as police. searched every native ana ar
rested many Of them. with he result tina
while there were several attempts 10
assassinate American officers on Sunday.
none were successful. Absolute order
was maintained.
The United States flagship Olympia
steamed across the bay on Sunday and
took up a position near the German
cruiser Irene and the British cruiser Mar
cissus on the mole. she Is etill there
The Americans here are determined not
70 give the Filipinos @ chance 20 recuper-
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