The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-17
SECOND CITY IN
PHILIPPINES OURS.
TIE INSURGENTS SET FIRE To TOWN
AND FLED.
Tho Petrol Opened Fire--NIiiler Lost No
Timo In Demanding Surrender aud
Gtuting To WOrk-Our TrOo Form
II Complete Gordon About Mnnila.
The situation.

Washington, Feb. 13.-Shortly
before midnight Adjt Gen. Corbin
made public the following dispatch
from Muj. Gen. OTIS, reporting the
capture of the town Of Iloilo by the
American forces under Gen. Miller
on the | l1th inst:
Manila, Feb. 13.
General Miller reports from Iloilo
that town taken llth instant and
held by troops. Insurgents given
until evening of 11th to surrender,
but their hostile action brought on
an engagement during the morning.
Insurgents fired native portion Of
town, but little loss Of property to
foreign inhabitants. No casualties
among the United States troops re-
ported. (Sigued Otis.
HOW IT WAS DONE.
Manila, F.b. 14.-0:45 q. N. The
United States gunboat Petrol arrived
l"te last evening with dispatches
from Brig. Gen. Marcus p. Miller to
Maj. Con. Otis, announcing that
lloilo had been taken by the com
bined military and navy forces on
Saturday morning.
Gen. Miller, on receipt of his in
structions from Manila, sent the
native commissioners ashore from
the United States transport St. Paul
with communication for the rebel
Governor of Ioilo calling upon him
to surrender within time stated,
and warming him not to make dem
onstration in the interval.
The rebels immediately moved
their guns and prepared to defend
their position. Thereupon the Petrol
fired two warning guns, and the
rebels Immediately opened fire on
her.
The Petrol and the Baltimore then
bombarded the town, which the rob
els, having set on fire, Immediately
evacuated.
American troops were promptly
landed and extinguished the fires in
all cases Of foreign property, but not
before considerable damage had
been done.
WE HAVE NO CASUALTIES.
1t is believed that tho enemy's
loss during the bombardment was
heavy, but no American casualties
are reported.
CONCORD OFF PARNAQUE.
Manila, Feb 13.-l0;35 a. NJ
Pursuing their customary tactics,
the rebels on the extreme left line
opened fire at long range on the
American troops last night, main
tanning their fire for few minutes
before settling down. None of their
shots took effect, however, and the
Americans did not reply.
All was quiet along tho rest of tho
line
The Concord is now lying off
Paranaque.
The weather at night now is cooler,
and showers are frequent.
Private Meisick, of the Montana
regiment, who was shot in the lungs
in the fighting between Feb. 4 and
6, died in tho hospital yesterday.
A COMPLETE GORDON.
Manila, Feb. l3.-4:0o. p. m.--The
Twentieth Kansas and the First Ida
volunteers have been recalled from
tho marsh lands north Of Malubon,
and tho former rogimeut ls now on,
trenched in front of Caloocan. The
American lines form Il complete cor
don, % miles in length, from the
coast north almost to Past qua, soutl
Of Manila.
Thoro has been no change in to
days position Of tho troops, oxcep
that the Fourth United States cavalry
has relieved tho First Idaho volun
teers and battalion Of tho Twenty
third infantry has been stationed OF
the left flank to prevent the rebel
sneaking along the beach.
The enemy are busy throwing NJ
| entrenchments on their left. shurn