Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-01

shot and n few soldiers wounded. Early
this morning large body of insurgents
Enade a demonstration off MacArthur's
front near Caloccan and We're repulsad.
Loss of property by fire last night prob
ably half million dollars. OTIS"
Manila, Feb. 24-The rebels fired the
city, applying the torch to many build
.ngs. The greater part of the city is
heavily damaged. The attempt to burn
the city was followed by an outbreak
of rebel sympathizers and severe fight
ing in the. streets followed The troops
suppressed the outbreak by prompt and
determined action, losing but few men
in killed and wounded 1t is believed
the plot to massacre the Americans
came to head. 1t failed through the
aiertness of the United States officers.
The fire was started in three parts OF
the city. Houses which We're previous
~ marked red Were first fired.
Woris of Native S.larpshooters,
Native sharpshooters lurked behind
corner buildings They shot at every
American in sight. Flames burst forth
! simultaneously from Ianta Cruz. San
the flames spread in all directions and
towards the whayves. In Short time
the greater part o fthe city was on
fire. Notwithstanding the continued
firing of the hidden sharpshooters. the
American garrison tprned out and
fought the fire. In many cases they
lad first to drive away the lurking as
sassins. Seven members of the Mime
sofa regiment We're wounded while MAX
ing rush into the burning Tondo
quarter. Captain n. C. Robinson of
company was one of the victims OF
The concealed natives. How seriously
re has been wounded is not known.
Bugie calls rallied the troops from
bme OF the outlying encampments. and
they quickly spread through all parts
OF the city and promptly subdued what
was erideatiy planned for u general
uprising aipd massacre" THE fire lasted
all night end the townswas not entirely
safe until morning. All danger is now
past. The native rebels in the civ
have been completely cowed by the
prompt work of General Otis and the
| other commanders. 1t is evident the.
incendiaries and assassins believed that
the whole town would be DESTROYED and
with it the foreign residents and the,
American soldiers. The loss will he ex..
ceedingly heavy. Strong guards are.
now posted in all parts of the city. but
it is not believed that another mas
sacre plot will be attempted
Rush Promptly Checked.
With daylight the enemy commenced
| worrying tactics at various parts of the
American line. apparently for the pur-
pose of withdrawing attention from af
fairs inside the city. An ATTEMPT was
made to rush through our extreme left
near Caloocan, but it was promptly
checked by hot and effective musket-
ry and artillery fire. In the meantime
small bodies of rebels, evidently some OF
those engaged in Wednesday night in
the oowardly work at Tondo, spread out
between the city and the outposts. Ey
cry available man was sent to drive
them away, with the result that there
was desultory firing all the morning
From s to 1920 n. m. the United States
double-terreted monitor Monadnock
Joined in the engagement, hurting 10
inch shells over the American lines into
bodies Of the enemy as indicated by the
signal corps. So far our casualties are
one man Killed and ten men wounded.
At II o'clock there We're sharp engage
ments at the Chinese cemetery and at
San Pedro Macati almost Simultaneous
~. but the artillery fire from both posi-
lions drove the enemy back.
Charge Against DerouIcde.
Paris, Feb. 25.-Deputies Deroulede,
Marcel Herbert and Milevsye who
were arrested Thursday hight, were
: confronted at . o'clock in the, ,n,iJfnfnf-