The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-02-11

who were deliberately crossing the
line, after repeated warnings. with
the evident intention of drawing our
fire.
The first shot from the American
sentry was evidently accepted as a
pre-arranged signal, for II was fol.
lowed almost Immediately by ter
rife fusillade along the entire Filipino
line, on the south side Of the Pasig
river. The American outposts re-
turned the fre with such vigor that
the Filipino fire was checked until the
arrival Of reinforcements.
AT ten o'clock the firing was re-.
sumed, the American firing line con-
sisting of the Third artillery. the
Kansas and Montana regiments, the
Minnesota regiment, the Pennsylva'
mans, the Nebraskans, the Utah bat
terry, the Idahos, the Washingtons,
the Californiaps. the Fourth cavalry,
North Dakotans, the Sixth artillery
and Fourteenth infantry. The Filipi-
nos concentrated their forces at three
points--Caloocan, Santa Mesa and Gal
ingalan-and maintained an intermit-
tent fuslllade for some hours. They
brought artillery into action at Gal
ingalan at 1890, but only one gun an
noyed the Americans to any apprecia-
BILE extent. The Third artillery 81.
fenced the Galingalan battery by firing
two guns simultaneously, which was
followed Immediately by volleys IRON
the infantry.
At about midnight there was lul
In the firing, lasting until about 3:4c
Q. M, when the whole Filipino line
reopened FIRE. The Americans poured
a terrific fire into the darkness Tor 20
minutes, and then there was another
lull until daylight, when the Ameri
cans generally advanced. During thu
night, In response to Admiral Dewey
signal flashed across from Cavite, TIL
United States cruiser Charleston AM
the gunboat Concord, stationed n
Malabon, poured deadly fire fror
their secondary batteries into the Fill
pino trenches at Caloocau.
After daylight, the United State
double turret seagoing monitor Monad
mock opened FIRE off Malate and KEEP
shelling the Filipinos' left flank, Will
the other vessels shelled the righ
flank for several hours BY one o'cloe
the Americans had apparently con
pletely routed the enemy and ha
taken the villages OF PalawponE
il Santa Mesa, Paco, Santana, San Pedro
Macorte, Pandocan and Pasai. and ha
DESTROYED hundreds of native huts nm
: had secured possession OF the watt
main reservoir, distance OF over 81
miles The Tennessees Joined the n
ing line at ten o'clock on Sundc
~ morning, and assisted in capturir
Santa Mesa. One of the most notao
events of Sundays work was drivin
the Filipinos out of their stronghold
Paco by the reserve, a few eompanl'
of Californians commanded by Co
Duboce. The main road to the villa
was lined by native huts full OF FL
pipo sharpshooters. After they h
been firing upon Gen. King and B
staff. killing driver, and firing
rs an ambulance OF the Red Cross socie'
to Col. Duboce ordered the huts to
cleared and burned. The Filipin
concentrated at Paco church and co
% vent where they made determin
stand In the upper stories. The Am
leans captured So OF the rebels, a
e. during the fighting about the chur
90 of the rebels were killed.
Gen. Otis latest report places
American loss at "a killed and abb
l7b wounded. No casualties are
ported from the Twentieth Kansas
The Americans are determined
TO give the Filipinos chance to
cuperate. Two Filipino commission
from Iloilo and four rebel officers w
arrested here yesterday morning at
boarding the steamer Uranus. Mt
} suspects have been arrested In vari'
parts of the city