Evening star., 1899-02-07

MANILA, February !, 4:2o pm.
Late Yesterday Gen Hale's brigade
advanced and took the water works
at Singalon. Four companies OF the
Nebraska regiment and a part OF the
Utah Battery. with two field guns
and two HOtchkiss guns, met the
enemy on the hill hall mile out and
sharp engagement took place, in
which the Nebraskans lost one man
killed and three wounded.
DR.. Young, formerly quartermas-
ter sergeant in the sd Artillery, was
wounded, captured and brutally muir
dered. and his body when recovered
was found to have been horribly mu-
tilated
The Filipinos were driven back,
retiring in bad order, and CARRYING
with them the valves and heads OF
the steam chest and cylinder OF the
pumping machinery.
Gen. Ovenshine's brigade advanc-
ed and took Paranaque, capturing
two field guns. They met with no
opposition.
Gen. McArthur's division advanc-
ed beyond Gagalangin without loss,
the enemy retreating upon Caloocan.
Americans Capture a Railroad.
The Americans now have the
steam car line to Malabon, and 600
marines, with four Maxims. have
been landed from the fleet on the
beach north OF the city.
The sd Artillery on the main road
and the Utah Battery in a cemetery
covered the advance of the Kansas
troops.
Among the important points cap
tured Was a strong embrasured
earthwork within sight OF Caloocan
There was considerable firing from
the upper windows OF the houses in
the native quarter OF the city last
night, but no casualties have been re-
ported as the result
The signal corps were compelled
to run their lines along the firing line
during the fighting and consequent
ly there were frequent Interruptions
OF communication, owing to the cut
ting OF the wires, and the signal men
were ordered to kill without any hesi-
fancy any one who attempted to in
teriere with the lines.
AguinaldO, the rebel leader. issued
two proclamations on Saturday and
Sunday. The first declares the Amer
leans opened the fight and calls upon
the Filipino congress TO suspend the
constitution.
The second saws:
We have fought our ancient op-
pressors without arms, and we now
trust to God to defend us against the
foreign invaders"
The Nebraskans have recovered
the lost parts OF the pumping maclli-
merry OF the waterwOrks, which as
sures speedy resumption OF the
water supply OF the city.
Situation Under Control.
The Americans, as this dispatch is sent.
are in complete control of the situation
within radius Of nine miles of Manila
Their lines, extending 10 Malabon, on the
ncrth. and TO Paranaque, on the south,
are fully twenty-five miles long
While few detached bodies of the .ne-
my still offer desuItory opposition, the
main body Of the rebels is in full retrea :
and utterly routed.
or the Eordes of troops originally drawn
up in battle array against the Americans.
fully one-third are already incapacitated.
and the others are scattered in every direc-
tien.
The terrible loss OF the rebels may BE-
gathered from the fact that 1GO of them
were buried in one rice field on Monday
near Pasas, and that eighty-sevan were in
TERED between Paco and Santa Ana
A converted river gunboat did terrible
execution among the rebels swesping both
banks Of the river with her Gatling guns
and her heavier battery. Hundreds of Fill