Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-02-07

I fusilade, Col. Dubere and a few volun-
| teers dashed into the church, scattered
| coal oil inside of it, set fire to it and
retired.
| In the meantime Captain Dyers bat
terry of the Sixth artillery bombarded
the church, dropping dozen shells
into the tower and roof. Company L
and part of Co. G, Of the Californians,
charged into the church, but were IN
able to ascend the single flight of steps
leading to the story above.
| After the incendiaries had retired
company of the Idahos and the Wash
ington guards stationed on either side
of the building, picked off the Filipinos
as they we're smoked out. Many of the
rebels, however, escaped into the brush
in the rear of the church. The Ameri-
cans captured SO of the rebels and dur
ing the fighting about the church 20
of the rebels were killed.
Some $500 women, children and non
combatants we're allowed to enter the
American lines after promising to go
to the houses of friends and remain
there.
Another intensely exciting incident
occurred during the engagement. The
/ Washingtons and Idahos and compa-
| MES K and M, of the Fourth Califor-
{ mans, made charges across the rice
| fields between Pace and Santana in the
face of terrible fusilade. The ground
to-day over which they passed is COW
cred with dead and wounded natives.
The former are being buried in
groups of five or six about where they
| lay, and the latter are being brought
to the hospital.
! 1t was at this stage of the fighting
and at Calacan that the Filipinos suf-
| fered their heaviest losses.
The Fourteenth regulars were in a
particularly tight place near Singalong
and Col. DuBoce was compelled to
rush past them with the reserve in
order to pevent the regulars from being
cut off. In the last line twelve men
were killed before the rebels retired
Both sides cheered frequently during
! the engagement. The American "hur-
rahs' were almost invariably met by
derisive "vivas"
Among the natives the Ygorotes
were especially noticeable for their
bravery, about seven hundred of these
naked savages facing artillery fire with
their bows and arrows.
The scene at Manila when the alarm
was given On Saturday night was wild
| ly exciting The American soldiers in
the theatres and at the circus were
called out, the performances were
stopped, Filipinos scurried everywhere
and the rattle of musketry and the
booming of cannon outside the city
was plainly heard. The residents of
the outskirts of Manila flocked into the
walled city with their arms full of ar
ticles. All the carriages disappeared
as if by magic, street cars were stopped,
telegraph lines were cut and the SOL
diers hurriedly but silently marched
out of the city to the stations assigned
to them The stores were closed almost
! instantly; foreign flags were to be seen
flying from many windows and num-
Der of white rags were hung out from
| burc apd bOncpc
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 nor conveyances to be seen and
the streets were almost deserted. The
Minnesota troops. acting as police,
searched every native and arrested
many of them with the result that
while there were many attempts to as
sassinate American officials on Satur-
day, there were none on Sunday. Alb
lolute order was maintained.
The United States flagship Olympia
steamed across the bay on Sunday and
took UP 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 chance to re-
cuperate. Two Filipino commission
ers from Hoilo and four rebel officers