The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-23
And HurIs IO-Inch Shells Into
Their Ranks.
Attacks Made at Points All
Along the Line.
FIRES ARE BURNING
At a Dozen Different Points
Outside Manila.
American Loss Today One Hill
ed and Ten Wounded.

Manila. Feb. .23-5:O5 p. m.-With day
light this morning the enemy COM
nenced worrying tactics at various
parts of the American line. apparently
for the purpose of withdrawing atten-
ton from affairs inside the city.
An attempt was made to rush
through our extreme left near Caloocan.
but it was promptly checked by a hot
and effective musketry and artillery
fire.
In the meantime small bodies of reb
els evidently some of those engaged
last night in the cowardly work al
Tondo spread out between the city and
the outposts. Every available man was
sent to drive them away with the result
that there was desultOry firing all the
morning.
From 8 to 80 a. m.the United States
double turreted monitor Monadnocl
joined in the engagement hurting 10
inch shells over the American lines into
bodies of the enemy as indicated by the
signal corps. So far our casualties are
one man killed and ten men wounded.
At II O'Clock there were sharp en-
gagements at the Chinese cemetery and
at San Pedro Macati almost simultan-
eously but the artillery FIRE from both
positions drove the enemy back.
From the high towers of the city fires
can be seen burning at a dozen differ
ent points outside Some of these are
probably due to the Monadnock's shells.
1t is currently reported that the ma
+ives have theatened to burn Escolata
and the walled city tonight.
Scores of rebels have been arrested in
the Tondo district. A band of 60 rebels.
having two carloads of arms and ac-
countrements was captured in a house.
Business is temporarily suspended.
FROM OTIS
Washington, Feb. 23-Gen. Otis today
cabled the war department as follows:
Manila, Feb. 23.-Adjutant General,
ington.-Determined endeavors to
burn city last night. Buildings fired in
three different sections of the city. Fires
controlled by troops after severe labor.
n considera BILE number of incendiarieS
shot and few soldiers wounded. Early
this morning a large body of insurgents
made a demonstration off McArthur'S
front near Caloocan and were repulsed.
Loss of property by fire last night pro-
badly half million dollars. OTIS.
LIST OF CASUALTIES.
Washington. Feb 23.-The war de-
partment today received the following:
Manila. Feb. % 23-Adjutant General,
Washington: Casualties caused by in
surgent sharpshOOters yesterday and
today in district of Tondo and Rinondo
Mablo: Thirteenth Minnesota, wound
ed, Company c, Capt. Noyes c. Robin
son, lip, moderately severe; Sergt. Geo.
k Shepard, leg, moderate: Private
Thomas F. Caldin, shoulder, severe;
George S. Wooding, thigh, severe
Company D, Orton G. Grinnell, arm
pit, severe; Private Enoch Davis, Com
pany H. First Nebraska, shot in hand
self inflicted, accident, severe; Private
Clyde A. MacVey, Company A, South
Dakota, doing well. fourth right toe
amputated. (Signed) OTIS.
MORE TROOPS TO GO.
Washington, Feb 23.-The war de-
partment has arranged to dispatch fur
ther reinforcements to Gen. Otis at
Manila The regiments selected are the
Ninth infantry, now at New York. and
the Sixth infantry, now at San Antonio,
Tex Both these regiments will go by
way of San Francisco. 1t is expected
that the transports taking them will
be able to leave by March 10.