The Saint Paul globe., 1899-02-12
CLAIMS OF FILIPlNOS.
Characterize Attack of Americans
TreacherOus and Barbarous.

Characterize Attack of Americans
TreacherOus and Barbarous.
LONDON. Feb. IA dispatch to
Rueter's Telegraph company from Ma
Mia, describing the capture Of Caloo-
can, dwells upon the excellence of the
American plans and the precision with
which they are carried out The dis
patch adds:
''At p. m. the American ships ceas-
ed firing. Then the army fired three
guns, at an interval Of ten seconds,
signalling the advance of. the whole
line, the Kansas regiment leading
| through the jungle. The rebels left
wing was diverted by Maj Bell and
100 men. 1t was like clock-work. There
! was no hitch anywhere. The rebels,
estimated 20 have numbered 0,000 men,
We're demoralized by the shells. The
Americans advanced in open order. At
500 yards there was a halt and then a
charge and the rebels stampeded from
their trenches, which were admirably
constructed. The Americans refrained
from wasting ammunition, but rushed
on without firing and used their bayo-
nets and the butts Of their rifles. There
was heavy slaughter. The railroad is
practically uninjured. Today the ships
are shelling beyond Caloocan. The
Americans Will probably reach Mala-
bon today, and Malolos in fortnight"
Dispatches to the Globe from Hong
Kong say the Filipino junta there has
received by steamer from Manila fur
| ther news of the recent fighting The
Filipino agents say the Americans
placed vessels along the shores of the
bay and commenced hostilities exactly
at midnight on Saturday, simultane-
ously bombarding the defenseless
p NJ l.
The agents of the rebels also say:
The slaughter of women and chill
dren was frightful, the Americans
burning and devastating all before
| them, conducting a war of eXtermina-
tion and shooting every Filipino"
The agents of the Filipinos declare
their intention Of appealing to Chris
| tendom," and say their indignation
AGAINST the Americans is intense.
| The agent Of Aguinaldo again eX-
! pressed his conviction that the out
| break was provoked by the Ameri-
cans for this very purpose" The tele-
| gram concludes:
The Filipinos were anxious to main
tain friendship with the Americans
! and had determined formally never to
! be the aggressors."
Several dispatches have also been
| received here from Filipino sources,
| giving the native version of the out
break of hostilities. A dispatch dated
| Manila Feb. Z. saws:
On Sunday a force detachment
q Americans, attacked simultaneously
Maloocan and Santa Mesa. Two Amer
lean Warships were off Malabon and
Matabele, and small gunboat was in
the Pasig river to protect the Ameri-
can Hank. For several days previous
| ly the Americans had been endeavor-
ing to prolong hostilities and peace
was maintained only by the vigorous
manner of Aguinaldo, who was nego-
tlating for an honorable understand
ing. The American attack was unex-
pected. The ships destroyed all the
villages between the shore and the
Pasig river, within an area between
Malate. Paranaqua. San Pedro and
Mocati. Crossing the. river the Amer
leans advanced to San Juan del Monte,
capturing the waterworks after a
severe fight. They then proceeded to
| Singalong, establishing themselves In
Riverdan1 They tore up a mile Of the