Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-02-10
ALL QUIET AT MANILA
NO MORE GENERAL FIGHTING SINCE
SUNDAY.

Otis's Report.
Manila, Feb. S-The provost guard
is in absolute control of Manila. AII
fears of a native uprising in the city
were dispelled by the promptitude which
quelled the outbreak on Monday evening.
The streets were deserted last evening by
o'clock and not light was to be seen
in the native quarter.
The Filipinos, accustomed to Spanish
methods, are constantly inqCiring of the
American soldiers when the prisoners
are to be executed. They seem unable TO
realize that orders have not already been
issued for the execution. Indeed head
quarters is besieged by women anxious
to plead for the lives of their relatives
and friends.
All is quiet at Cavite. Owing to the
lack of supplies in the adjacent village of
San Rogue, Commissary Milliken has
been authorized to sell necessaries TO
those able to pay for them, and there
will be distribution of free rations to
others. The rebels, it appears, had loop
hoed church tower in Cavite, evidently
with the purpose of occupying it with
sharp shooters.
Senior Aguiles, the Filipino ex com
missioner, made an unofficial visit to
Gen. Otis to-day. Tomorrow is the first
day of the Chinese new year, and orders
have been issued prohibiting fireworks.
Pumping at the water works has been
resumed.
Gen. Hale's brigade. consisting of the
/ 1ct ha1y ipe 20 1ct do
infantry and 1st Nebraska infantry, sup
orted by battery of the Utah light ar
tillery, occupies the most advanced post
in the American line, fully ten miles from
the base of supplies. 1t has an almost
perfect position. Four guns of the Utah
artillery are stationed on a hill behind
the waterworks, commanding the valley
TO the right and left and the foot hills In
front.
Two companies of the Colorado sup
port the 23d infantry, which is encamp-
ed near the waterworks, while the Ne
braskans are encamped at the reservoir,
three miles to the rear. Outposts line
the ridge overlooking the valley, while
sandbag entrenchment with gun epauI-
ments fronts the river.
Yesterday the Utahs dropped shells
into the villages across the river. The
natives disappeared among the hills, the
main body retiring to the right and the
others scattering. Subsequently the
Americans reconnOitered and found the
village of San Pedro completely deserted.
They did not burn 1t, and the villagers
returned in small parties bearing bam-
boos to which white rags were fastened.
They kept out of range. Later signal
fires were lighted along the ridge on the
other side of the valley.
The American troops are IN excellent
spirits and appear to regard their exper-
fences as picnic rather than stern re-
ality. One burly Coloradan, who was
discussing the capture of the water
works, said it reminded him of rabbit
drive on the Colorado plains.
Gen. Overshine's brigade-the Fourth
cavalry, Fourteenth infantry and First
North Dakota infantry-on the right did
some reconnoitering today, but other
wise has been taking matters easily.
The First Washington infantry, the
First Idaho infantry and the North Da-
kotas are strung out from blockhouse IL
to the old Spanish trenches southwest of
Malate fort, where the Fourteenth in
fantry is quartered.
A few native houses, from which shots
have been fired, were burned, but most
of the others are either vacant or marked
with white flags.
The enemy is obviously concentrated
at Paranaque. Gen. Kings brigade
which includes the First California in
fantry, First Idaho infantry, First Wy
oming infantry and First Infantry-has
been compelled to destroy the village of
San Pedro Macate, as the natives, NOV
ing from house to house, fired from the
windows as the Americans advanced.
The Fourth cavalry has hugely en-
ioyed foragng for food. All that is left
of Paco and Santa Ana is occupied by
the Calfornians.