The Newtown bee., 1899-02-10
News sinaNutshell.
WAR IN THE PHILIPPINES.

WAR IN THE PHILIPPINES
 The long pent up feelings of the Eli pines against the Americans came to 8 head on last Saturday night, and battle ensued in which the Americans were victorious at every point and with small loss drove back the attacking Filfpir os, and thousa nds of them are supposed to have been killed. The fighting was not the result of any aggression on the part of the AmerIcans, but was precipitsted by the action of two natives soldiers who refused to obey the order of a sentry who challenged their passage of his post. | These two natives advanced to the out post of the First Nebraska Regiment, who are stationed to the northeast of Manila. As they approached the sentry the latter ordered them to halt. They ! insolently refused to do SO and continued to advance. The sentry again called upon them to halt, and, as they paid no attention to his order, be 1eveled his rife and fired upon them. No sooner had the sentry fired than the Filipinos who were occupying blockhouse fired 8 gun, which was evidently signal for an attack to be made on the Americans The enemy attempted to hold their posi- tions, but the Americans would not be denied, and oon the natives were being pressed back in every direction. The Americans maintained steadily their ad- vance, driving the enemy from and cap turing the villages of San Juan de Monte, Santa Ana, San Pedro Macati, Santa Mesa and Lomia. Admiral Dewey also took hand in the fight with bis fighting monsters. The positions of the enemy were accurately located, and the warships poured heavy fire into them. It IS reported that the losses of the na- tives by this bombardment were very heavy. It is estimated that about two hundred of our men were wounded. Only very few were killed, but the en- gagement proved veritable slaugh- ter of Filipinos, thousands of them being killed. It is evident that they thought that they would take the Ameri- cans by surprise, but in this they were grievously disappointed, finding the Americans were ready for any contin- gency.
 A NEW WARDEN FINALLY SECURED.
 Albert Garvin of Indiana has accept. ed and will assume the office as the new warden of the Connecticut state prison, to succeed Warden Woodbridge, on March 1. Mir Garvin has been assistant superintendent of the Indiana reforms- tory at Je ffersonville since 1896. He has been engaged as an fficial in prison man. agement for 26 years, his first service be- ing as wall guard at the Illinois prlson at Joliet when only B years old. He has filled every official position in that prison and resigned after service of r wears. He comes to the Connecticut board of state prison directors very high fly recommended. He is 49 years old and has wife and two sons.
 SIC, 900 VOTED FOR RMoNUMENT TO MAINE's
 DEAD.
 On Friday of last week the following resolution was adopted by the United States Senate:
 ssThat the secretary of the navy is here by authorized to have erected in Colon cemetery, at Havana, Cuba, 8 suitable granite monument to the memory of the sailors and marines who lost their lives by the explosion of the United States steamship Maine, in the harbor of Hava- na, on the fifteenth of February, 1898, and whose remains are buried in that cemetery, and to suitably inscribe and inclose such monument; and that the sum of Sl0,0O0 is appropriated fer this purpose
 GEN aoMEz AccEPTs UNCLE SAM s OFFER.
 Robert Porter, President McKin-