The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-07

0i0 -'oOV women. children and nom
comoatants We're allowed 20 enter the
American lines, after promising to go to
the houses of friends and remain there.
Ground Covered With Dead.
Another intensely exciting incident oc-
Cured during the engagement. The Wash
ingtons and Idahos and Companies X and
M of tie Calfornians made charges across
the rice fields between Paco and Santa
Ana in the face of a terrific fusillade. The
ground to-day over which they passed is
covered with dead and wounded natives.
The former are being buried in groups of
hve or six about where they lay, and the
latter are being brought to the hospital
Il was at this stage of the fighting, and
at Caloacan that the Filipinos suffered
their heaviest losses.
The Fourteenth regulars were in par
tculariy tight place near Singalon, and
Col. Duboce was compelled 60 rush past
them with the reserve. in order to pre-
vent the regulars from being cut off. In
the last line twelve men were killed be-
fore the rebels retired.
Both sides cheered frequently during the
engagement. The American "Hunahs''
We're almost invariably met by derisive
"Vivas"
With Bows and Arrows.
Among the natives the Ygorotes were
specially noticeable for their bravery
about 700 of these naked savages facing
artillery fire with their bows and arrows.
The scene at Manila when the alarm was
given Saturday night was wildly exciting
The American soldiers in the theaters and
at the circus were called out the perform
ances were stopped, Filpinos scurried
everywhere and the rattle of musketry
ana the booming of cannon outside the
city was plainly heard.
The residents on the outskirts of Manila
Hooked into the walled city with their
arms full of articles. All the carriages
disappeared as if by magic, the street cars
were stopped, the telegraph lines were cut
and the soldiers hurriedly but silently
marched out of the city to the stations as
signed them. The stores were closed al
most instantly, foreign flags were to be
seen flying from many windows and
number of white rags were hung out from
Filipino huts and houses.
Troops Maintained order.
On Sunday immense crowds of people
visited the water front and gathered in the
highest towers to watch the bombardment
There were no street cars or carriages to
be seen, and the streets were almost de-
serted.
The Minnesota troops, acting as police
searched every native and arrested many
of them, with the result that while there
were several attempts to assassinate Amer
lean officers on Saturday, there was none
on Sunday. Absolute order was maintain
ed.
The United States flagship Olympia
steamed across the bay on Sunday and
took up a position near the German
cruiser Irene and the British cruiser
Narcissus off the mole. She is still there
The Americans are determined not to
give the Filipinos a chance to recuperate
The official list of dead and wounded has
not yet been submitted for publication
and it is impossible, owing to the fact
that the regiments are scattered to OBJ
tain reliable list except from headquar-
ters.
Two Filipino commissioners from Iloilo
and four rebel officers were arrested here
this morning after boarding TIE steamer
Uranus. Many suspects have been arrest
ed in various parts of the city.