The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-07
4 BATTLE
IS FOUGHT
Al MANILA.

by native nuts fun Of Filipino sharp
shooters After they had fired on
General King ana his stan. killing "a
driver. and firing on AN ambulance OF
the Red cross Society, Colonel Duboce
ordered The huis 10 be cleared ANA
burned.
Tho Fuipinos concentrated I'm Pac0
church and convent. where they made "a
determined stand in tie upper stories.
A platoon of Cafiforniaus stationed on a
udlhD0rlng bridge maintained heavy
fire ON the FilipinOs. but were unable To
diIoIge them TOO Che face of terrific
msiudae Colonel Duuocc and few vol
lutecre dashed into the church, scatter
cd coal ol inside of IT, seq TIRE to t1e
ou and retired DOB the meantime Captain
Overs battery Of the sixth Artillery
b0mhardcd Doe church. dropping a dozen
shells into the tower and roof. Company
T.. and part of Company G.. of the CALI
forilns charged into The chnrea DIT
wore unable 10 ascend the single flight
of stops beading f0 the story above.
SMOKED THEM OUT
After the incen1arie5 had retired.
comnany of The Idaho and Washington
Guards. stationed Ou either side of the
building. picked on tine Filn'nos as they
wore smoked ont Many of the rebels.
however. escaped into the brush I'm the
rear OF The church. The Americans cap
tured fftv-fhree of the rebels. and during
the fighting about tho church twenty OF
The rebels were killed
Some 1900 women children ana nom
c0mbatants were allowed 10 enter the
American lines after promising % 20 TO
the houses ~ friends 3ui remain there
Another intensely exciting incident &C.
CURED during the cueaeomenl The
Washingt0us and Idahos and Compan.es
VI ana ". OF the C1iNorui7ns. made
charges across the rice fields between
Santana ane Paco ln the face Of ter
rible fusilade The ground to-day over
when they passed ls covered win dead
and wounded natives The former are
being buried DOB groups on five or SIX
about where they lay and the latter are
being brought to the h1-Di al. IN was af
this stage of the lighting and AZ Caloa-
can chat tine Fiipinos suffered their
heaviest losses
The Forrtccnh Regiment regularsl
were in % Particularly tight place near
singaion. and the reserves were com
PEELED to rush past them in order 90 pre-
vent the regulars heir< cut on In the
last line twelve men were killed before
the rebels retired
Both sides chrered frequently during
the fighting The American hurrahs were
almost invariably met with der!sive
vivas.
Rows AID ARROWS.
Among The natives the Ygorotes We're
specially noticeable for their bravery.
about seven hundred ~ these naked saw
ages facing artillery IRE with their bows
and arrows.
The scene at Manila when the alarm
was given on Saturday night was Wild
" exciting The American soldiers in
the theatres and an the circus were called
out The performances were stopped.
Filipinos scurried everywhere and the
rattle of musketrv and the booming Of
cannon outside the city was plainly
heard. Tho residents on the outskirts OF
Manila foclcd into the walled city with
their arms fan of articles All the car
riages disappeared as IT. by magic, the
street cars were stopped the telegraph
lines were cut and the soldiers hurriediy
but silently marched out OF the city TO
the stations assigned them. The stores
were closed almost Instantly. foreign
FLAGS were 90 be- seen flying from many !
windows and a number o. white RAGS |
we're hung out from Filipino huts and |
houses. On Sunday immense crowds Of |
people visited the water front and gath |
sred In the highest towers 90 watch the |
There We're no street cars |
lr carriages 70 bee seen on the streets 1
which were almost deserted.
WELL POLICED.
The Minnesota troops, acting a. police.
iear he'd every native and arrested many !
II them. with the result that while there
we're several attempts 10 assassinate /
American officers on Saturday there were
none on sunday Absolute order was
The United States flagship Olympia
steamed across the bay on Saturday and
ook up position near the German
rutser Irene and the British cruiser
Sarcissus. OF the Mole She Is stu
here
The Americans ar. determined not TO