The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-11
CALOACAN EASILY CAPTURED.
TRENCHES BOMBARDED BY MONAD-
Mock FROM THE BAY.

The Filipino Flag Lowered There
Yesterday Afternoon Troops
finished in Under IA Heavy Fire.
ygalobon Their Base of Operations.
AguinaIdo Trying to Rally His
ucn-N0 Outbreak of FiIipinOs in
Manila.
Manila, Feb. 10, 7;45 p. m.-The Ameri-
can forces. at $40 this afternoon, made
q combined attack upon Caoaean, and re-
duced il in short order.
Az signal from the tower Of the De la
rome Church, the United States double
trreted monitor Monadnock opened fire
from the bay with the big guns of her fore
urret on the earChworks with great ef-
feet
Soon afterward the Utah battery bonn
barded The place from the land side.
The rebels reserved their fire until the
bombardment ceased, when they fired vol
leys of musketry as the Montana regi-
ment advanced on che jungle.
The Kansas regiment on the extreme
left. with the Third Artillery, deploying
to the right, charged across the open and
carried the earlhworks, cheering under
heavy fire.
Supported by the artillery at the church,
the troops further advanced driving the
enemy. lighting every foot, right into the
town line. and penetrated to the Presi-
dencia, and lowered the Filipino flag at
$50 n m.
The enemy's sharpshooters, in the jungle
on the right, fired at long range on the
Pennsylvania regiment, but the rebels
were soon siienced by shrapnel shells, and
The Pennsylvanians remained in the
trenches.
As the Americans advanced they burned
the native huts.
The rebels were moved down like grass
but the American loss was slight
Their Base of Operations.
Manila Feb. 10, 1910 a. m.-The rebels
at this hour seem to have selected Mala-
bon as the base of operations for their
oext encounter with the Americans, as
they are concentrating a considerable
force there aud at Caloacan. Many small
bodies Of scattered rebel troops are strag-
cling in from the right, and others are
undoubtedly arriving from the north and
the interior provinces.
Aguinaldo is reported to have estab-
lished his headquarters at Malabon for
the purpose of rallying his forces for
decisive blow.
In order to cover their movements, the
rebels again opened fire on the outposts
Of the Kansas regiment. They kept up
the fire from the jungle for about twenty
minutes but without effect.
The Americans reserved their fire until
detachment of the enemy emerged from
the bamboos, when a well directed volley
made the rebels scuttle back to cover like
rabbits
Beyond this there was quiet along the
entire line.
Some soldiers belonging to the Four
teenth Infantry have unearthed several
tons of Spanish shells, evidently stolen
from the arsenal at CaVite and hidden by
the rebels in the vicinity of Paranaque.
Fifteen cart-loads of shells have been
brought here The troops also found a
modern naval gun and parts of its mount,
which had undoubtedly been stolen from
one of tho sunken Spanish warships.
OAhtf isIuHuS EaNe NO news.
Manila, Feb. TO- 3:4o p. MIN anticipa-
ton of d native uprising in this city, un-
usual precautions were taken here last
night by The American military authorities.
fortunately the steps taken proved un-
necessary.
The Filipinos are evidently convinced
that an uprising would prove suicidal to
them.
me Nlsayau commissioners arrested on
poard the Uranus, sailed for Iloilo yesteT-
uay with the Tennessee regiment on board
lhe United states transport st. Paul
no vessels nave cleared from Manila for
lnihppine ports since Saturday. conse-
q1enty no news has yet reached outside
points. Even The guard of the Pennsyl-
A'Aia regiment stationed at the GONZALES
cent hospital on CorregIdor Island knew
Ho'hlh@ about the hostiiities until the sup
ny boat notified them yesterday
me Uranus cleared for Iloio on Satur.
gay nut instead of sailing on Sunday she
W. detained by the American authorities.
scouting parties of the Dakota regiment
yesterday surprised some Filipino scouts
~ iAe bridge across the Paranaoue river
me enemy retired hurredly, swimming the
s,'edm IN order TO reach the main body
va Nie rebels entTenched opposite Troou
IA OF ne Fourth Cavalry.
~ lew rebels have concentrated at Pa
Ia"Ique. While they are ehtrenched. taev
"Ig luIy exposed from the water front.
Peh. Kings headquarters are now AT the
'lIase Of Pasig, which surrendered YES
",4ay without opposition
many of The rebels are coming in hoping
ue daoWed to cnier Manila, but they
ueeh refused the necessary permis-
.n',,..a ,sr ",'a one now afraid TO return to the
enemy S ranks.
'is TELLS OF THE FIGHTING.