The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-16
FURTHER FIGHTING
PHILIPPINES Fire on Americans While
Flying White Flags.
YANKEES QUICKLY RESPOND.
The Rebels, However, Only Recede At.
ter Stubborn Resistance.
0UTP0STS ARE II NILES FROM MANILA
Asoncillo Predicts Hard Fighting When the
Interior Is Reached.
THE WARSH!PS CAN NOT THEN COOPERATE
a Accommodating Party Outside of
IIojIo Has n Hot Sisirmish with
the Rebels.
OUTPOSTS ARE II NILES FROM MANILA
Agoncillo Predicts Hard Fighting When the
Interior Is Reached.
THE WARSHlPS CAN NOT THEN COOPERATE
a Accommodating Party Outside of
HoiIo Has n Hot si.irmish with
the Rebels.

Manila, February 1b, Has a. m.--Four
companies of volunteers, which had been
clearing the country in the vicinity OF
Paternos, ten miles southeast Of Manila,
and which had been recalled, we're fol-
| lowed by the enemy today as they retired
On reaching San Pedro Macate, the Ameri-
cans made stand near the church yard,
and the rebels were driven back.
The Caifornians again advanced, and
are now occupying the same ridge COM
manding the valley of the river which
they held yesterday.
A gunboat near pasig is clearing the
Jungle.
| Manila. February Is. II :55 a. m.--Colonel
| Potter of the signal corps arrived from
Iloilo yesterday evening with dispatches
| from Brigader General Miller to Major
| General Otis. commanding the United
States forces in the Philippine islands. On
Sunday afternoon General Miller ordered
a reconnaissance in force TO ascertain the
| enemy's position. Major Cheatham's bat
TALON. Tennessee volunteer regiment,
marched beyond Molo without finding the
| enemy and returned to Ilolo. Cellars
battalion OF the Fifteenth United States
infantry with two Hotchkiss guns and
one Calling gun, marched toward Jaro.
Midway between Iloilo and Jaro this bat
TALON encountered a large body of the
enemy, occupying both sides of the road,
who met the advance of the American
fire. The Americans deployed and re-
turned the IRE with a number of volleys.
The troops advanced steadily, supported
by the Hotchlsss and Gatiing guns. and
drove the enemy through ,laro to the open
country beyond the town. The town OF
Jaro was found 10 be deserted and all
portable property had been removed. When
the Americans entered the place tb.re
We're only a few Chinese there
At 4:10 o'clock y. IN. Captain Griftiths
raised the American flag over the presi
dencia.
During the fighting outside the town
Lieutenant Frank Bowles OF the Eighteenth
infantry, while working the light battery,
was shot in the leg. In addition, one pri-
vate was seriously wounded and two were
slightly injured.
The rebel loss was severe. All was quiet
on Monday when Colonel Potter left Ilolo.
Two natives attempted to slip past tho
United States cruiser Olympia during the
night in boat They failed to respond
when hailed, but kept padding along. AZ
ter a warning shot, a sentry fired at the
boat and killed one of the occupants and
wounded the other.
Manila. February Is, 1;15 p. m.-scveral
rebels yesterday afternoon having fired
from houses bearing white flags on the
American outposts, Colonel Smith, with
companies l., D and NJ, California voluu-
along his front. The rebels opposed him
from the brush, and aeveral skirmishes
occalred, during which nine of the Cali
fcrnians We're slightly wounded. before
the rebels were driven out. The work pro-
ceeded today in systematic manner u
gunbcnot Smelling the villages and working
her rapid-fire guns very effectively on the
jungle. The entire California regiment,
with the exception OF two companies, four
companies of the Washington regiments,
two companies of the Idaho regiment and
a battery of the Sixth artillery were en-
gagged The rebels were driven toward
Lake La Guiana de Bayo The rebels held
their fire, apparently being short OF am
but they fought desperately
The American outposts In this direction
are now fully twelve miles. All is quiet
alcng the rest of the line. with the excep-
ton that an occasional exchange of shots
between the sharpshootors breaks the