The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-12
The FOE DRIVEN
FROM The JUNGLE
Third ArtiIIery's Work Near
Caloocan.
SMELLING The CAMP
Mon 0vK AND CHARLES
TON MAKE 1T PRETTY WARM.
THE DEADLY HEAT CT S IN ITS WORK
Further Particulars of the Capture of Calico
can Railway to that Place Under our
Control. Manila Now QIieter
and Business Better.
and Business Better.

had another victory to record this morn
ing. and though the action before Cal
ocean did not result in as heavy a loss
to the American side as the battle of
last Saturday night and Sunday morn
ing, it is believed to have been quite
the line of railroad connecting Manila
with Malolos, the insurgent capital, and
it may be that this capture of the first
named town will make it possible to ad-
vance rapidly by rail upon the insurgent
headquarters if it shall be deemed neces-
sary to force the fighting and undertake
the capture of Aguinaldo. The officials
here are encouraged to-day by Gen. Otis
quotation of the opinion of credible per-
sons Filipinos, it is understood. to the
effect that Aguinaldo no longer has the
power to keep the insurgents under his
lead, as this points to an early submis.
sion of the insurgents to the Americag
Government.
SMELLING THE CAMP.
Manila. Feb. 11.-2:50 p. m.-Early
today the monitor Monadnock and the
cruiser Charleston began dropping shells
into the rebel camp between Caloecan
and Malabon.
The enemy's sharp-shooters in the JIM
gle on the American left had been par
ticularly annoying since daylight, so
the Third artillery drove the rebels out
Of the jungle at noon.
Bass, an artist representing Harper S
Weekly, was shot in the arm yestcr-
day. The loss of the enemy is es-i-
mated at fully 80 killed and wounded
to one American killed or wounded.
HEAT KNOCKS OUT THE TROOPS
Manila Feb. 11.-5:25 p. m.-The heat
today knocked out many more of onr
men than did the Filipino bullets, esne-
cially in the marsh lands north # Mala-
bon, where the Kansas regiment was
stationed Fully a score of them We're
taken to the hospital.
Among the incidents of the day, it is
cited that privates Hartley and Fitch,
Of the Thirteenth Minnesota regimen,
were both wounded in the legs by the
same bullet and Private Mitchell of
Company b, of the Kansas regiment
while assisting a couple of men 10 the
rear, was Shot in the left arm.
The railroad is now open TO Caieo-
can, and supplies for the trops are be-
ing forwarded by rail.
TURE.
Manila, Feb. 11.-11:55 a. m.--The fol-
lowing additional particulars regarding
the capture of Caloocan have been tb-
tanned:
The insurgents had been concentrating
their forces for days at Caloocan and
Major General Elwell S. Otis, the AM
ercan commander here, determined 10
attack them. He instructed his COM
manders accordingly and requested the
assistance of the naval forces under the
command of Rear Admiral Dewey.
Major General Macarthur reported that
all was ready and at 3 O'Clock he re-
ceived the following message:
'sl'he commanding general orders y0u
to 90 ahead with the program.
(Signed) BARRY"
The attack began Immediately. The
monitor Monadnock and the cruiser
Charleston shelled Caloocan and the
country north of it for half an hour.
General MacArthu's artillery, also did
effective work from a hill in the rear.
Brigader General Harrison Gray
Otis, with his brigade, consisting of the
Kansas regiment, the Montana regi-
ment and the Third artillery, regulars
acting as infantry, advanced hand
somely pushing forward in the face OF
the Filipino bullets as cheerfully as II
they had been snow-balls.
The enemy was utterly routed and tle.
to the mountains.
AT o'clock cease firing" and re-
CALI were sounded. The troops were
then well through Caloocan and north
of it.
General Macarthur established his
left at Caloocan and strengthened his
lines for the night.
BY the capture of Caloocan the con-
troll of much of the rolling stock of The
Manila-DaGupan Railroad was OBTAIN
ed
The city is now quieter, and business
is better than at any time since the
outbreak of hostilities.
The American losses yesterday were
three men killed and 30 wounded
Among the latter are gallant Lieutenant
Colonel Bruce Wallace, of the Montana
regiment and lieutenant of the Sec
ond cavalry. who was shot through the
lung while leading a charge across tho
open ground The enemy lost heavily
LIKE PARTS OF A MACHINE.
London, Feb. LA despatch K