The Lamar register., 1899-02-15
cALoocAN TAKEN.
A Brilliant charg. by Kansas Troops Ends
sati.facto riiy.

smtfsfactc rily-
Manila. Feb. 10, T:4O p. m.-The
American forces at $40 this afternoon
made a combined attack upon Caloocan
and reduced 1t in short order.
At a signal from the tower of the De
La LONE Church. the United States
double-turreted monitor Monadnock
opened fire from the bay with the big
guns of her fore turret on the earth
works with great effect. Soon after
ward the battery bombarded the place
from the land side. The rebels reserved
their fire until the bombardment ceased
| when they fred volleys of musketry as
the Montana regiment advanced on the
jungle.
4 The Kansas regiment on the extreme
left. with the artillery deploying TO the
| right charged across the open and car
ried the enrthworlSs, cheering, under
n heavy fire. Supported by the artil-
lery at the church. the troops further
advanced. driving the enemy. fighting
| every foot. right into the town line. and
penetrated The presidency. and lowered
4 the Filipino flag at $50 p. NJ.
The enemy's sllarpshooters in the
| jungle on the right fired at long range
on the Pennsylvania regiment. but the
/ rebels We're soon silenced by shrapnel
shells and the Pennsyiyarians remained
| in the trenches.
!
uprising in this city, unusual precau-
Hons were taken here last night by the
American military authorities. For-
| tunately this proved unnecessary. The
| Iilipinos are evidently convinced that
/ an uprising would prove suicidal TO
| them.
The American line is abou; the same
as on Wednesday. On the right Gen
= eral Ovenshine's brigade extends to the
beach two miles north OF Camp Dewey
J and to the Pasig river. Lieutenant Col
/ onel Treumann. with the North Dakota
| volunteers. has established his head
| quarters on the beach whence he is in
/ signal communication with the Ameri-
can fleet.
The second battalion of the Dakota
| regiment extends along the front and
all of the Fourteenth infantry with the
| exception OF companies NJ and T.. is
| stationed at the Pasig riy>r. and ex-
| tends thence 20 San Pedro and Malate
In complete line.
I Scouting parties OF the Dakota regi-
! ment yesterday surprised some Fill
plnos scouts at the bridge across the
ParanaQue river. The enemy retired
hurriedly, swimming the stream in or
der 10 reach the main body OF the
rebels. entrenched opposite troop X of
the Fourth cavalry.
A few rebels have concentrated at
! Paranaque. While they are entrenched
they are fully exposed from the water
front. General Kings headquarters
| are now at the village OF Pasig, which
\ surrendered yesterday without opposi-
I ton. Many OF the rebels are coming
\ in hoping to he allowed to enter Manila,
4 but they have been refused the neces-
sary permission and are now afraid to
I return TO the enemy's ranks.
! The Nebraska regiment. Colorado
regiment, South Dakota regiment and
: Utah artillery are occupying the same
posts.
On the left General Otis brigade,
consisting of the Twentieth Kansas
regiment. eight companies OF the Penn
sylvania regiment, the Montana regi-
meni and four batteries OF the Third ar
tlllery stretches back. near Caloocan.
/ to the Chinese cemetery. where there
Is an excellent signal station ON a hill.
where from a church tower the signal
men can communicate with the ieet.