The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-02-14

States. Cuba. p1ne- Rico Total.
YofGntee1rs.... q $50 IS $50 1911 81 s 81 Il 81
Total ......... .5I.88O As zee 2Q.Il7 6.0O7 1873 100
p, From this it is seen there are, in
round numbers, 5000 regulars and
rs, 500 volunteers still in service.
Toe President has taken action in the
c ase of Oommissory General Eagan,
who was convicted by court martial
and sentenced to dismissal, by endors.
ing the recon mendations Of individual
members Of the court for clemency,
and has reduced the sentence to sus.
pension for six years. Perhaps Eagan
will learn ere the six years expires that
silence is golden. It is curious to note,
however, that he viii draw full pay
during the time. losing only his allow.
|ances, which include Communication of
quarters, ration and fdsel, and his
horse allowance. This is, nevertheless,
quite 8 large financial item.
TIE report OF the battle with the
Filiptnos ateManilR reached us before
lweWenteto press last week. butqaa 10
lacked confrmRtionswe did not publish
it, ~preferrlng ia, be q little late with the
truth than soon with what might DO
an untruth. But later reports sho wed
that, the repoIb s were true.
The clash came at 8:401p. m, Feb.
ruaFy Ain, when three dring FIlipinoG
darted past the Nebraska regiments
pickets at Santa Mesa, near Manila,
but retired when challenged. They
repeated the experiment. without
drawing the sentTies' Are. But the
third time Corp. Greedy challenged
the Fllpinos and then fred, killing
one of them and wounding- another.
Almost Immediately after ward the
FAIpinos' line, from Calvocan to Santa
Mesa, commenced q fusillads, which
was Intellectual. The Nebraska, MOI.
tana and North Dokota outposts replied
vigorously and held their ground until
reInforcements arrived. The FIIlplnas
in the meantime concentrated at three
points, OalvoCan, Gagalangin and
Santa Mesa.
About midnight there was q lull in
the firing, lasting until 8 AS a M, Sun.
day, when the whole Filipino line re-
opened Gre. The Americans p ,ured a
terrific FIRE into the darkness for twen.
ty minutes, and there ives another
lull until daylight, when the Amerf
cans generally advanced.
During the night, in respose to Rear.
Admiral Dewey's signals flashed
across from Cavite, the Unlted states
cruiser Charleston and the gun0oat
Concord stationed at sMalabon, poured
q deadIySdre from their bat.
terry into the Filipino breaches at Co.
locacan. After daylight, the United
States double turret g going monitor
Monadnock opened fire eff Malate,
and kept Smelling the FlliplDos' left
flank, while the other vessels .shelled
the enemy's right flank for, several
hours.
= By 10 o'clock the Americans bad ap-
parenCIg completely routed b enc
my, and had taken the villages If Pa
la Wpopg, Santa Mesa, Pace, santana,
San R edro, Mscorte, Pando Can and
Sasai, had destroyed hundreds Of ma.
live huts and had secured possession
OF the water main and reservoir-a
distance of over six miles.
The Tennesseeane joined the 6e hting
line az 10 o'clock on Sunday morning
and assisted in capturing Santa Mesa.
Our troops cuff red more than at
first reported 80 having been khIed
AZ 1873 WOUNDED. There were Is 900
Americans engaged, while the F.IIpInOs
numbered 90, 600.
the FlIIQlnO lass 10 about 1 600 dead,
1 $40 wounded, and 1000 taken pris-
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