Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-12
OTIS WINS AGAIN,
Action Before Ca|0Ocan In
pOTtant in Results,
AGU|NALDO'S INFLUENCE GONE
When InsurreCiiOn Falls Through Ho
Will Probably Leave Philippines.
1T is WARM Al MANILA.
Heat "KpocLs out" More OF Der Sci.
diers Than Filipino bullets Do
Foreigners Compliment American
Plans and Their Execution



morning, and though the action before
Caloocan did not result in as heavy
loss 10 the American side as tho batu
Of last Saturday night and Sunday mor
ing it Is believed to have been quite
important in results
Caloocan is on the lire OF railway con
Meeting Manila with Malolos, the insur-
gent capital. and it may be that this
capture Of the hrst-named town Will
make IL possible TO advance rapidly by
rail upon the insurgent headquarters. ir
it shah be deemed necessary TO force tho
fighting and undertake The capture OF
Aguinaldo.
AGUINALDOS INFBUB ONCE GONE.
The officials here were encouraged to-
day by General Otis's quotation Of the
opinion Of reliable persons. Fiipinos. IL
is believed, that Aguinaldo now 10
longer has the power to keep the insur-
gents under his lead. as this points 10
an early submission the insurgents to
the American Government. None will be
allowed 10 come to Manila, however. an
IN they have laid down their arms for
good. As for Aguinaldo. II Is now be-
lieved that no will refuse to tho last 20
make terms that would meet with the
approval of General OTIS. and that when
the insurrecton falls through he viii
make his escape TO the Continent rather
than remain in L.uzon
HOT ENOUGH AT MANILA.
MANILA. February ii.-5.25 +. M.-Tho
heat to-day knocked ont many more men
than ola the Filipino bullets especially In
IN, marsn lands north Oh Maiaioa whore
the Kansas regiment was stationed Folly
"a score Of them were taken 20 the hospi-
tai
Among the incidents OF the day, Il is
cited that Privates Hartley and fitch. ~
the Thirteenth Minnesota Regiment were
both wounded In the leg by the same bull
let. and Private Mitchell, OF company b'
First Kansas Regiment while assisting a
couple of men - the rear, was shot In
the left arm.
The railroad is now open TO Caloocan.
and supplies for the troops are being for
warded by rail.
SMELLING OF THE REBELS
MANILA. February u-230 r. M
Early to-day the monitor MonadnOck and
the cruiser Charleston began dropping
shells into the rebel camp between caloo-
can and Alalabon. The enemy's sharp
shooters in the Jungle on the American
loft had been pretty annoying since day
heht so the Third Artillery drove the
rebels out of the Jungle at noon.
Bass. an artist representing Harpers
Weekly was shot in the arm yesterday.
The loss of the enemy IL estimated st
/ fully fifty Killed and wounded TO one
American killed or wounded.
AMERICAN MOVEMENTS ADMIRED.
LONDON February IA dispatch 20
Reuters Telegram Company from Ma
Mia. describing the capture OF CaiOocan,
dWells upon the excellence OF the Amori-
can plans. and the precision with which
they were carried out. The dispatch adds:
"At4P L. NJ. the American ships ceased
firing Then the army fred three guns,
at an interval OF ten seconds. slgnallins
the advance Of the whole line. the Kan
sas regiment leading through the Jungle.
The rebels left wing was diverted by Ma
jor Bell and hundred men. ~ was like
clock-wOrk. There was no hitch any
where.
"The rebels, estimated 10 have number
/ cd 1900 men. We're dem0raiZei by tho
shells The Americans a.y Sed IN opsn
order.
/ HEAVY sLAUGHTER' OF REBELS.
"At 900 yards there was a halt and thea
/ a charge. and the rebels stsmpeded from
/ their trenches which wore admiralty
constructed The Americans refraincd
from wasting ammunition. but rushed on
} with the hght. and used their bayonets
ana The butts 0f their rifles. There was
| heavy slaughter
"The railroad Is practically uniniured.
| To-day the ships are shcliins beyond
! Cal00can
"The Americans viii probably reach
Malbon to-day. and Mliolos Ia fort
night"
Dispatcheg 20 che Globe from Hongkong
/ say the Filipino Junta there has received.
/ by steamer from Manila. further news Of
| tho recent fighting
FILIPINO CHARGES AGAINST rs.
The Filipino agents say the Americans
placed vessels along the shores OF tho
bay. and Commenced hostilities ancs-
pectedly az midnight on Saturdny. stimuli
| taneously bombarding the defeIceiess
| towns OF FondO, ALalak. aao Nalahon."
The agents of the rebels also SAY; '"lfs
slaughter or women and chrdren was
frightful. tho Americans burning ard de-
vastating all before rhcm. conducting a
war OF extermlnation and shooting every
Filipino"
The agents OF tho Filiplncs declare their
| intention OF appealing ~ Chr.stendom."
and say their Indignation against the
Americans is Intense.
CAPTURE OF CALoocAS
MANILA. February i,-lJ6 A. l.--Tns
following additional particulars regard
iag the capture of Coioocan have been
| obtained;
The insurgents had been concentrating
| their forces Tor days az csl0OcaB. aud
! Ma ior General Eiwell OTIS the American
commander hete. determined 20 attack
them. He instructed hts commanders ac-
| cordingly. and requested the asslstanes
OF the naval forces under ths command
OF Rear-AemirSl Dewey Ms,or-Gsnsrai
Macarthur reported that all ives ready.
and at O'Clock he received ths following
| message
''rhe commanding general orders you
TO go ahead with "a. programmes
CsigneD BARRY"
| The attack began Immediately. The
| monitor MonAdnock ans the cruiser
| Charleston sheied Cals0can Tor aa hcnr.