The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-02-08
QUIET AT MANILA.
Otis ,teports Casualties on Amcri.
can Side $50.
HEAVY LOSS OF FlLIPINOS
allied, Wounded and Prisoners
Aggregate Over 1000
CHARACTER OF ARMS USED


Bytllc Insurgents Causes u Mid Sen
sation Among Army Officials Mt
Washinston-WatcrW Works Captur-
cd by General Halc's Brigade.
: Other Important Points Takcn--Thc
Trick the Tasalos Played on the
rsoro,cs-.imcrican Officer Woun-
dcd and Captured by Filiplnos was
y BrutalIy Murdered, aud his Body
When Recovered was Found TO
Have been Horribly Mutilatcd.
: WASHINGTON, Feb. O. General
otis report of casualties at Manila, up
10 date. aggregate 1877. or these 40 were
officers and men killed and us wounded.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. The
war department to-day received the fol-
loving dispatch from General Otis:
MANILA. Feb. I.
Adjutant General, Washington.
Tie !nsurgent acmY concentrated
around Manila from Luzon province,
numbering over 10000, possessing sew
cral qulcl-tirIny and krupp field guns.
Good portion Of enemy armed with
Mausers latest pattern. Two Krupp
guns and great many rifles captured.
Insurgents fired great quantity of
ammunition. Quite a number of Span
!sh soldiers In insurgeat service who
served artillery. Insurgents construct
ed strong intrenchments near our
lines, mostly in bamboo Tickets. These
our men charged, killing or capturing
many o. the enemy. Our casualties
probably aggregate go. Full reports to-
day. Casualties of insurgents! very
heavy. Have buried some 500 OF their
lead and hold 500 prisoners Their loss
Killed. wounded and prisoners, probably
s.V0O; took water works pumping station
Yesterday, six miles out Considerable
sSlrmish with eHeTy, which made no
stand. Pumps damaged: will he work
!as in week. Have number of con-
reASc:s set up in city. which Furnish
good water. Troops in excellent spirits.
QUIET prevails.
The character OF the arms carried by
lle Insurgents as set out In General
o!!' cao!egram posted this morning,
caused a mild sensation among the
army officers on duty at the DEPART
nsaiNone Of ;hcm cared 10 be quoted
IN c9nMsH; upOa the statements made
\ ny Gencrdl Cts. but one expert declared
/ TIA. 80 Ia: rs he Was informed. the la
/ ,tSi pattern Of Mau&ers that the Span
!sa troops in Manila had were dated as
.aF back as 1896, while She latest pat
'eF7. such as described by the cable
sFl!n, was right un{to date, seemin: to
ilacat" that tne% had not been obtain
td pE capture or Sift from the Spanish,
nli H'1m sOma other source. Under III
'of7ai!onal law ciIiZens of neutral
st7ies may Sell arms to insurTents ut
'Ae 'lsG IL hayiGg them caS.ared as
coAilRband ~ The way 10 delivery. and
EaeSe arms mus: have heen smugglcd
rom some of the Asla,;c ports recently.
iin"tFeT, rs Otis aEG Dewey undoubt-
.NIS nave taken steps 10 cut aft the fu-
tute supply " ammunition and the In
su'se"iH are wasting great quantities
3va!ue 'e'o
4 MANILA, Feb. There are many
indications that Manila is full OF des-
peradoes who had Intended 10 co-oper-
"'e WIN ASutnaldo The police are con-
'"'"a"y capturing men and women with
weapons concealed in their clothing.
He vigilance OF the authorities in this
respect IS highly reasSurlng. Last Sal
"'uay ABOUT midnight two Engllshmen
/ aecldentaily encountered a gang OF
,r,I T,'l"u natives In Il dark side street.
iNe natives, fearing discovery, impris-
"ned .hcm until morning. and threat
cd silence. ~ '''''' . -
,, .tdns native clerks. employed by
mercantile houses. are missing. As il
- impossible that they should have
rtoased me lines. the Inference Is that
":! are hiding in the CITY.
t.E'e'ai attempts were made to asgas-
,tIa'e ,t americans on the streets, but
] nc. r""' GdhSer Is now at n minimum
nv a!'c NATIVES are terribly cuwcd. and the
r,spH"t'"hs r,I;t"hs taken, especially AGAINST in
NS.rr,lLatiSin, ~, are admirable.
,,. mE I%neIs, who have been swept in
T%y ,S% direction like Dheasants, died by
va, "uIure's IN tho trenches, for the
m', W. part pdsStvciy, except YEorotes,
rT 'TI 'Nnr"ed desperately and uselcssly.
s,,aa, "G 4eoel Prisoners declare that their
",,,, ,rcn was unDrcmcdtated: that the
innn.p3 n"J'tS ~ nred, and then everybody fol-
OIL nj" ' ~ accordance with u sort of ccn-
eFM Understanding, d.
w. t"plht colonel came out this morn
snra Nv" Caloocan under n flag of truce
ron, ~ y, American officers promptly
mo, ,r, W. m.agt ,,t MIN, but when the parties
] rlrn '"n o tt'tino3 opened fire. The Fill
dnc, "ptVl1SlZed for The barbarous con-
lines ''''p"' ana returned to his
me ne American troopa ore b.Inr
kiDGap y, iufhiahed with supplies of Mi
I'm w. =, iioSlhtai attendance Is supplied
Tho y',,', ,nt lilnS line and, IN brief. ali
dIa,rI, II.a i o! our troops arc met !mmc-
tn"9,sg .1,g r!,y Gy the different military depart
msi.,,". rnr "ho&e duty 1t is to attend ia such
coior.,IL'er hayes. OF Company T, OF the
ty.'ra,Io In. ,s,, regiment. discovered the mIss-
,bS r"'." ,.s. OF the pumping machinery OF
M s,aaar s,"ogr works buried in Il coal pile
vii, S9n'SaI9n station. The machinery
III" he ,nUH cr,,,o be In working order again, and
urn 'tt,t'uyts tn , having promised 10 re-
rro%,Ii, ~ work this evening. IL Is i'm
.tppab'e .a,rpi that the tlrcntcned wat@r
anime VIII not occur. "'''
''nk the Water Works.
,'" yesterday General uaIe's brigade
rr,''frd eve, and took the water works Mt
h,,,'s hea'o"s' -Four companies OF the Ne
"| r,,I regiment and n part OF the
two rn,tLGry' With two field guns and
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