The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-08
AGUINALDo,s ARMY ROUTED.
Power of the Insurgent Leader
Observation-Disclosures of the Fighting.

Power of the Insurgent Leader
Observation-Disclosures of the Fighting.
MANILA, Feb. Z, 3:43 p. m.-The Ameri-
cans as this dispatch is sent are in completes
control Of the situation within a radius OF
nine miles of Manila. Their lines, extending
to Malabon on the north and to Parana on
TIE south, are fully twenty-five miles long.
While a few detached bodies of the enemy
still offer desultory opposition, the main
body of the rebels is in full retreat and utter
rout. OF the hordes of troops originally
drawn up in battle array against the Amer
leans, fully one-third are already incapaci-
tated, and the others are scattered in every
direction.
There are many indications that Manila
is full Of desperadOes who had intended TO
cooperate with Aguinaldo. The police are
continually capturing men and women with
weapons concealed in their clothing. The
vigilance of the authorities in this respect
is highly reassuring. Last Saturday about
midnight two Englishmen accidentally en-
countered a gang of armed natives in a
dark side street. The natives, fearing dis
covery, imprisoned them until morning and
threatened to kill them unless they MAIN
tained silence. Many native clerks, ems
ployed by mercantile houses. are missing.
AS it is impossible that they should have
passed the lines, the inference is that they
are in hiding in the city. Several attempts
were made to assassinate Americans on the
streets, but that danger is now at a mini
mum. The natives are terribly cowed and
the precautions taken, especially against In
cendiarism, are admirable.
The rebels, who have been swept in every
direction, like pheasants in a battue, die by
the hundreds in the trenches-for the most
part passively, except the Ygorotes, who
charge desperately and uselessly.
UNPREMEDITATED.
The rebel prisoners declare that their att
tack was unprecedented, that the outposta
fired and then everybody followed in ac-
cordance with sort Of general understands
ing.
Late yesterday General Hale's brigade adj
vanced and took the water works at Singa-
Ion Four companies Of the Nebraska regi-
ment and part Of the Utah Battery. with
two field guns and two Hotchkiss guns met
the enemy on the hill. half mile out, and
a sharp engagement took place, in which
the Nebraskans lost one dead and three
wounded. Or. Young, formerly quartermas-
ter sergeant in the Third Artillery, was
wounded, captured and brutally murdered.
and his body, when recovered, was found
to have been horribly mutilated. The Filipi-
nos were driven back retiring in bad order
and carrying with them the valves and
heads of the steam chest and cylinder Of the
pumping machinery. General Overshines
brigade advanced and took Paranaque. cap
turing two field guns. They met with 10
OPPOSITION.
The Americans now have the steam car
line to Malabon, and six hundred marines.
with four Maxims. have been landed from
the fleet on the beach north of the city The
Third Artillery. on the main road. and the
Utah Battery, in cemetery, covered ths
advance OF the Kansas troops Among the
important points captured was strong en-
brasured earthwork within sight Of caloo-
can.
The signal corps We're compelled to run
their wires along the firing line during tha
fighting, and consequently there were fire.
ouent Interruptions OF communications ow-