The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-02-16
Ph.i.pp.ne War Notes.

Philippine War Notes.
The European Filipino innta in Lon.
don has received q long telegram from
AgonciIlo, the agent of Aguinaldo,
dated from Montreal aud declaring
that ne left Washington in consequence
of telegram which he received Feb
ruary from Aguinado, urging him to
cable to Maiolos the result Of the vote
Of the United States Senate on TIE
peace treaty. Agoncillo also says ne
was pursuaded that the treaty would
not be ratified, and points ont that the
three votes by which it vas passed
were obtained at the last moment, a.
the result of the outbreak of hostllities.
he agent of AsuinaIdo again express
ed his conviction that the outbreak
was "provoked 10y the Americans for
this very purpose.
A recoia tering party Of the -Four
tcen:h Infantry, camo upon large
body Of the enemy in the jungle H:eaT
amp Dewey. The rebels were lat
tacaed and fell back upon the N, in
huo Of the insurgents. The Iourtee hth
Infantry, the North Dakota Regime ent
and the Fourth Cavalry. then euga9ed
ne enemy. and drove them toward the
beach, whore one Of the gunboats TO-
ceived them with fusllede from auto
matte Colt guns. The enemy's los% il
severe and they scattered along the
beach, seeking cover from the fire OF
the Americans. Two Of cur troopers j
were killed and FIVE were w0uuded.
Dispatches to The Globe from Id 9
Kong say the Filipino iunta has re
celved by steamer from Manila, fur q,
uaws Of tho recent lighting. The Fiji
pino agents say the Americans plaEee
vessels aious tho shores OF The pay
and commen ced hostilities 'unexpfct
edly ut midnight Oh Saturday, sim 5ul
.aneousiy bombarding the deienceI les
towns Of Fondc, Malak and Ma!nbo} n.
Ihe agents CT the rebels also say THE
slaughter Of women and children 5Yas
| frightful, the Americans burning kn,
| devastating all before them, conduct t
lag war Of determination and shb bot
ing ever Y Filipino.
A special from Manila says: E&rl!
| Saturday tho monitor Monad1 |ocl
| and the cruiser Charleston bd 60
dropping shells into the rebel camp lie
tween Caloocan aud Malabon. tTh
enemy's sharpshooters in the Jungle OF
the American left had been particul brl,
annoying since daylight, SO the Tbir,
Artillery drove the rebels out OF th
| Jungle at noon. Bass. an artist, tel,
iese Iting Harper's Weekly, was tho
IL the arm The loss Of the eueuly j
estimated at fully so to 100 kilie| ID 0
| wounded.
The capture of Caloocan BY til
American forces is regarded by the ad
mlnistration as being very impor| tan
| 10 1n Il ~
the railroad connecting Manila wit
may be that this capture of the Iirs
named town will make it possib je t
advance rapidly by rail upon the in
surgent headquarters if it shall b
deemed necessary to force the fgItin
and undertake the capture of AIsu
naldo.
The rebels seem 10 have seldcte
Malabon as the base of operationsl fc
their next encounter with the Ami er
cans, as they are concentrating q cor
siderable force there and at Calico Gar
Many small bodies of scattered rIeb,
troops are struggling in from the rhgl
and others are undoubtedly arri T-in
from the north and interior provin| Ice,
Aguinaldo is reported to have esjta}
lished his headquarters at Malabo4 fc
the purpose of rallving his forces & Ior
decisive blow.
In anticipation of o native uprisin
in Manila, unusual precautions Fel
taken by the American military a,
thorities. Fortunately, the steps fke
proved unnecessary. The Eilipino$ al
| evidently convinced that an uprie bin
would prove suicidal to them. II
I n
board the Uranus have sailed for 1 oil
with the Tennessee regiment. on bb bar
; the United State transport st. Paue.
The Filipino Jurta at Hong Kona h,
issued a statement charging Gen. IOt
with treachery. In the statement I'll
Junta asserts that the recent hos:il Etie
J were commenced simultaneously G
land and sea bv the Americans,l al
that the Fiiipincs were wholly uI pr
pared, and that many OF the of1 1cel
were at the theatre.
Agoncillo. now in Montreal, stat.
positively. that he had authentic III TO
maticn to the effect that AguinIalt
did not want cessation Of hostilfti
: and had not asked for it. When las
ed how he obtained this information
, he refused to say.
Gen. Lawton, on board the u.
, transport Grant. en- route for MaIS ii
has cabled the War Department ITO
; Port Said that all on board are vol
Scouting parties Of the Dakota Rfe
l ment surprised some Filipino scouts
: the bridge across the Pananaque rife
The enemy retired hurriedly, sWil
: ming the stream IN order to reach II
main body of the rebels, entrsnch F.
opposite Troop K, Of the Fourth qa
; airy.
4 Manila special says: Pursukl
I their customary tactics, the rebelsI
4 the extreme left of the line opened II
ct long range on the American trolo
a Monday night, making their fire I'D,
). few minutes quite brisk. None Of tA
shots took effect. however, and Il
a Americans did not reply.
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