Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-02-15
AGUINALDO Is SORRY.
Continued from Page 1.

1t is evident that the natives
have been preparing for some
time for just such an attack as
as this one. In furtherance OF
their scheme last night they cut
the telegraph wire which for a
time cause no little bother to the
Americans. Most of the damage
of this kind was 10 the city or in
its immediate vicinity. The Sig
nal Corps were compelled to work
hard to repair the cut lines. At
the time of sending this dispatch
the city of Manila is perfectly
quiet. Among the seriously
wounded is Lieutenant Charles
Hogan of the First California In
fantry. Sergeant William Wall
of the same regiment was also
wounded, but his injury is slight.
Loss OF FiIipinos.
Manila, February 6.-Careful
estimates place the Filipino losses
up to date at 1000 dead, $500
wounded and 5000 taken pris-
oners.
Loss OF Americans.
New York, February 6 "A spe-
cial to the Sun from Washington
says: On the basis of reports of
the casualties so far received from
General Otis, the War Depart
ment officials agree that the fight
between the American and Fill
Pine forces on Saturday and Sun
dag must have been terrific at
fair. Two cablegrams received
from General Otis show that in
ten organizations there had been
thirty seven fatalities, but the Off
Gals believe that subsequent re-
ports will show heavier loss of
life, as the casualty list of some of
the regiments known to have been
engaged, notably the First Ne.
braska, which, according to the
Suns account of the battle, lost
several men, were not contained
in either OF the dispatches of Gen.
eral Otis. Owing to ai error in
punctuation, the list of casualties
made it appear that the Four
teenth Regular Infantry had lost
heavily in killed, when the men
named should have been marked
as wounded. This was corrected
later and the War Department
then gave out the following totals
of casualties made up from official
reports:
Officers killed, 3; enlisted men
killed, 80; enlisted men missing
and possibly dead,2 2. Totalskill-
ed, 81.
Officers wounded, 3; enlisted
men wounded, 3S. Total wound
ed, Al. Total casualties, 70.
Otis Has Full Power.
New York, February IA spe-
cial to the Sun from Washington
says: As a result of the discus.
sion of the situation in the Philip
pines at the regular meeting of
the Cabinet today, the first held
since the news of the Manila bat
tie was received, Major General
Otis will be left to pursue what
ever policy he pleases in dealing
with the army of Aguinaldo.
Americans Hold Water Works.
NewYork, Feb S.-,A cable to the
Sun from Manila dated 7 says: The
scene about Manila today is a
dreary one. Prior to Saturday
night there were seven or eight
villages that could be seen from
the observatory here, which is the
highest point for miles around.
Today all these places are in
ruins. 1t was found necessary by
the Americans to destroy the vii
lagos, as the Filipinos were using
them as places of coucealment
from which to fire on our forces
There was no real fight today,
Reconnaissance parties who were
sent out by the Americans were in
number of cases fred upon by
detached bodies of natives, but the
shooting was desultory and 30 fal
; as is known did no damage to oul
troops. The Am arican forces
were pretty well tired out after
their two days fighting, and today
are taking much needed rest.
, AS has been told in the dis
patches aud mail advices to the
Sun, the rebels captured the Ma
Mia water works, five miles north