The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-13
ALL QUIET ALONG THE LINE.
Nothing Happened Around Manila to
Disturb Sabbath.

Manila, Feb. 12, 4:50 p. m.-Contrary to
general expectations all is quiet along the
entire line, nothing having happened up to
this hour to disturb the peace of Sunday.
In Manila the inhabitants have generally
recovered from the alarm occasioned by
the fear of a native uprising, and are re-
suming their ordinary business. The ship
ping interests are naturally suffering,
since there have been no clearances for
Philippine ports for a week. but on the
other hand, foreign shipping has increased
especially for Hong Kong, every steamer
bound thither being. crowded with timid
refugees.
Despite this disquietude many are asking
whether the problem is not still far from
solution. A week ago those who took an
optimistic view predicted that the terrible
lesson just administered to the rebels
would settle the question of Filipino indie
pendence in short order But this predic-
ton has not been fulfilled. AS a matter
of fact the rebels are now scattered
throughout the country bushwhacking, ,ex-
cept at Malabon,, where they are gathered
in force. Even there their methods SAVIOR
more of guerilla than of civilized warfare,
every bush, clump of trees, and tree fur
nlshing cover for their sharpshooters.
Unfortunately for miles around, the land
is studded with bamboo jungles and open
spaces are few and far between. This af-
fords the natives, who fight better under
cover, a distinct advantage. In many
places the jungle is so dense that the eye
cannot penetrate 1t and only by the flashes
of their rifles are the whereabouts of the
enemy indicated.
Under such conditions 1t IS remarkable
that the American casualties should be
so few, while the number Of dead natives
found in the brush after every skirmish
testifies TO the precision of our fire. Last
week there was not a single day without
fighting, but the Americans steadily ad-
vanced, carrying everything before them
and gradually increasing their semi-cir-
Gle, until now It spreads fan-shaped from
four to ten miles around Manila, the
water works being the most distant point
1t is now known that the Filipino loss
is fully $500 killed with wounded vastly
in excess of thai number, and thousands
are held prisoners. All this has been
achieved at the cost of 65 Americans kill
ed and 257 wounded There are two Amer
leans missing and unaccounted for.
No fewer than ten of the native villages
have surrendered or been captured. Sew
eral have been destroyed because their
houses harbored men. frequently dsguls-
ed in female attire, who shot from win
dows and roofs at the American troops.
Many rifles and ton of ammunition have
been seized. AS might be expected, there
has been looting in the outskirts. but 1t
has not been general, and has been In di-
rect violation Of orders
The only Incident that has broken the
quiet of the day followed the arrival OF
the German first-class cruiser Kaiserin
Augusta. When she saluted Admiral
Dewey this afternoon report spread rap
idly that the American warships were
houbarding Malabon.
To-day crowds have visited the scenes of
last weeks lighting. All the roads from
The city were thronged with vehicles. But
beyond burned villages and the new
mounds in the feds there was little 10
be seen. A close inspection showed that
most of the enemy's dead had remained
al their posts TO the last, as the bodies
we're usually surrounded by empty cart
ridges while In the trenches wherever
there were no dead, there was littie ana
often no ammunition.
Among the distinguished prisoners cap
tured III Manila since the outbreak of hos
tillties are Capt A. @. Escamblndo Agui-
naldos private secretary; Capt Il. r. Ver-
aguth, Col Martin dc los Reyes and Senior
Tomas del Rosario, a member of the So
called Filipino Congress In session al
Malolos few minor Filipino officials
are also in custody.