Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-13
QUIET At MANILA.
Insurgents Have a Good Idea
Of Yankee Fighting.
$500 Killed, Many More Wounded and
Many Thousands Prisoners.
Aguinaldo's Forces Scattered and Can Make
Little More Than Guerilla Warfare.

Manila, Feb 12-4.15 =. M.-Contrary
to general expectations all is quiet
along the entire line. nothing having
happened up to this hour to disturb the
peace of Sunday.
$50 L. MIN Manila the inhabitants
have generally recovered from the
alarm occasioned by the fear of u ma
tive uprising and are resuining their
ordinary business. The shipping in
terests are naturally suffering. since
there have been no clearances for
Philippine ports within a week; but.
on the other hand. foreign shipping has
increased especially for Hong Kong,
every steamer bound thither being
crowded with 'timid refugees.
The rebels are now scattered
throughout the country, bushwhacking,
except at Maiabon, where they are
gathered in force. Even there their
methods SAVIOR more of guerilla than of
civilized warfare. every bush. clump
and tree furnishing Il covering for
their sharpshooters.
1t is now known that the Filipino
loss is fully $500 killed. with wounded
vastly liz excess of that number: and
thousands made prisoners. All this
has been achieved At the cost of s.
Americans killed and 257 wounded.
There are two Americans missing and
unaccpunted for.
No fewer than ~ native villages have
surrendered or been captured. and
many rifles and a ton Of ammunition
have been sliced. AS might have been
expected there has been some looting
in the outskirts. but it has not been
general and has been in secret and in
violation of orders.
The only incident that has broken
the quiet of the day followed the arriv-
al of the German first-class cruise,
Kaiser Augusta. When she saluted
Admiral Dewey. this afternoon. re-
port spread rapidly that the American
warship We're bombarding Manila.
Among the distinguished prisoners
captured in Manila since the outbreak
of hoStilities is Capt. "A. G. Escamillo
AguiraldO's private secretary.
Yesterday afternoon accommodating
party Of the 14th Infantry came upon a
large body of the enemy in The jungle
near Camp Dewey. The rebels were
attacked and fell back upon the main
fantry. the North Dakota Volunteers
and the 4th Cavalry then engaged
the enemy and drove them toward the
beach. where one of the sunboats re-
ceived them with a fusilade from auto
matte Colt guns. The enemys loss was
severe. and they scattered along the
beach seeking cover from the fire of
the Americans.
Privs. Ransom. Hensel and Saunders
of Co. +, of the 14th Infantry. and two
troopers of the 4th Cavalry were
wounded. The bodies of two members
of the California Regiment were sub
sequently found in the bush to the
right of the line. They had been shot
to pieces by the enemy. One of these
bodies was identified as that of Priv.
Abnepham. but the other has not yet
been identified.
Early Saturday. the monitor Monad-
mock and the cruiser Charleston began
dropping shells into the rebel camp be
tween Caloocan and Malabon.
The encmy's sharpshooters in The
jungle on the American left, had been
particularly annoying since daylight,
so the ,3rd United States Artillery drove
the rebels out OF the jungle al noon.
In the meantime a few of our men We're
wounded.
The loss of the enemy is estimated at
fully SO killed and wounded to every
American killed or wounded.
Bass. an artist representing Harpc.' $
Weekly, was shot in the arm, Friday.
The heat. today. knocked out many
more of our men than did the Filipino
bullets, especially in the marsh lands
north of Malabon. where the Kansas
regiment was stationed. Fully a score
of them were taken to the hospital.
Among the incidents of the day. it is
cited that Privates Hartley and Fitch
of the 18th Minnesota Regiment. were
both wounded in the legs by the same
bullet. and Private Mitchell OF Co. Il of
the Kansas regiment. while assisting
a couple of men to the rear, was shot
in the left arm.
The railroad is now open to Caloocan.
and supplies for the troops are now be-
ing forwarded by rail.