The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-12
FILIPINos OUR FRIENDS.
Blame American officers and Threat
en- a Guerilla War.


London, Feb. 11.-Several dispatches
have been received here from Filipino
sources, dated Manila, via Hongkong,
and give the rebel version of the out
break Of hostilities. A Filipino dis
patch dated Manila, Feb. 5, says:
On Sunday a force of Americans at
tackled simultaneously Caloocan and
Santa Mesa. Two American warships
were off Malabon and Malate, and a
small gunboat was in the Pasig river
TO protect the American flank.
For several days previously the Amer
leans had been endeavoring to provoke
hOsfihties, and peace was maintained
only by the rigorous order of Aguinaldo,
who was negotiating with General Otis
for an honorable understanding. The
American attack was unexpected The
ships destroyed all the villages between
the shore and the Pasig river, within
an area between Malate, Panaque, San
Pedro and Mocati.
Crossing the river, the Americans ad-
vanced to San Juan del Monte, captur-
ing the waterworks, after a severe fight.
They then proceeded to Singalon, eS-
Publishing themselves on the river dam.
They tore up a mile of the rails of the
Caloocan- MalolOS railway and cut tele-
graph line in order to stop COMMUNE
cation with Aguinaldo.
Inc FILIPINO forces engaged num-
bered only 1900, including LOCO Ygor-
otes Acting on instructions from Ma
lolos the FilipinoS remained strictly on
the defensive and finally retired in
good order without any loss of arms,
artillery or ammunition. Two old Krupp
guns mounted on the fortress of San
Antonio We're captured. The fighting
was very stubborn and lasted contin-
uousIy from Saturday to Tuesday.
General Indignation has been occa-
stoned by the treacheTy Of the Ameri-
can surprise. The Filipinos believe
that the Yankee administration is only
favored by a minority Of Americans.
and abstain from taking the offensive
in order to show their gratitude to the
American nation for helping them get
rid of the Spanish rule. Hence they
viii only fight when attacked and their
future action depends upon the decision
of the United States.
Aguinaldo declares that the real enc
mics of peace are the American officers
In the Philippines.
The Filipino loss to date is 1,050 killed
and wounded, including 600 Ygorotes,
who were barbarously moved down,
even when the Americans saw they
were only armed with bows and ar
rows. They fought with great cour-
age.
The Americans dead include one
colonel, forty-six other officers and 1875
rank and file, over 500 wounded and 300
prisoners. General Otis proposed an
exchange of prisoners, and to this the
Filipinos agreed, paroling the prison.
ers. The Filipino forces south Of Ma
Mia are concentrating at San Mateo.
Antipolo and Cainto, whence they will
besiege Manila. The Americans are
now fixing the limits of their sphere
of occupation. 1t will extend all along
TO the east from Paranaque to Mala-
bon on the shore. and from Caloocan
to Mainbunga and Macate.
There is much apprehension among
the Americans, who are searching ali
the houses, confisc2ting all weapons,
including table cutlery, and summarily
shooting in the streets all possessors
of arms. These actions have resulted
in sanguinary street fights at San
Palo, Lomar, Pinond and Manila,
caused by hatred of the American SOL
diery. The latter are imprisoning non
combatants as prisoners of war, and