The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-02-10
THOUSANDS KILLED.
American Army Literally Mows
Down Filipinos at Manila.

Aguinaido's Followers Attack Our Men
and Are Repulaed with Frightful Losses
"Details of the Conflict DIFF
aculs to Obtain.
Manila, Feb. 7.-Careful estimates
place the Filipino losses up to date at
1000 dead. $500 wounded and 5000
taken prisoners The rebel forces
have been driven back ten miles. Dur
ing the fighting the United States war
ships shelled a train loaded with in
surgents. Owing to the area mbraced
in the scene of Saturday nights and
Sundays engagement. a semi-circle OF
fully II miles, details regarding fight
ing have been extremely difficult to
obtain. So far as can be gathered. the
brush commenced at S:45 on Saturday
evening. by the firing of a Nebraska
sentry at Santa Mesa upon Filipinos
who were deliberately crossing the
line, after repea ted warnings, with
the evident intention of drawing our
fire.
The first shot from the American
sentry was evidently accepted as
pre-arranged signal, for it 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 FIRE 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.
terry, the Idahos, the Washingtons.
the Californians, 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 fusillade 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 si-
fenced the Galingalan battery by firing
two guns simultaneously, which was
followed Immediately by volleys from
the infantry.
At about midnight there was lull
in the firing. lasting until about 3:45
a. M, when the whole Filipino line
reopened fire. The Americans poured
minutes, and then there was another
lull until daylight, when the Ameri-
cans generally advanced. During the
night, in response to Admiral Dewey's
signal flashed across from Cavite, the
United States cruiser Charleston and
the gunboat Concord, stationed at
Malabon, poured deadly fire from
their secondary batteries into the Fill
pino trenches at Caloocan.
After daylight, the United States
dou BILE turret seagoing monitor Monad-
mock opened fire off Malate and kept
Smelling the Filipinos' left flank, while
the other vessels shelled the right
flank for several hours BY one o'clock
the Americans had apparently COM
pletely routed the enemy and had
taken the villages of Palawpong,
Santa Mesa, Pace, Santana, San Pedro,
Macorte. Pandocan and Pasai. and had
destroyed hundreds of native huts and
main reservoir, a distance of over six
miles. The Tennessees joined the fir.
ing line at ten o'clock on Sunday
morning, and assisted in capturing
Santa Mesa One of the most notable
events of Sundays work was driving
the Filipinos out of their stronghold at
Pace by the reserve, q few companies
of Californians commanded by Col
Duboce. The main road to the village
was lined by native huts full of Fill
Pine sharpshooters. After they had
been firing upon Gen. King and his
staff. killing a driver. and firing on
an ambulance of the Red Cross society,
Col Du boce ordered the huts to be
cleared and burned. The Filipinos
concentrated at Pace church and con-
vent where they made a determined
stand in the upper stories. The Amer.
leans captured So Of the rebels, and
during the fighting about the church
90 of the rebels were killed.
Gen. Otis latest report places the
American loss at "a killed and about
It's woul ded. No casualties arc re.
ported from the Twentieth Kansas
The Americans are determined not
to give the Filipinos a chance to re-
cuperate. Two Filipino commissioners
from uoilo and four rebel officers were
arrested here yesterday morning after
boarding the steamer Uranus. Many
suspects have been arrested in various
parts of the city.
eaya It Was ~ths Judgment OF God"
Madrid. Feb. THE Imparcial says:
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