The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-08
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he and his followers met the disas-
trous fire of the cannon on Sunday
morning. The chief is bitterly in
censed against the Tagalo- for placing
the Ygorotes in front of an American
battery, under the pretense that they
were sent to occupy post Of honor,
and he intimates that the Ygorotes will
avenge this treachery when the survl-
vers return North.
1t is regarded as a significant fact
that many of the Filipino officials of
this city disappeared from Manila as
soon as hostilities commenced Some
of them are supposed to be still hiding
here.
Hundreds of women are pouring into
Manila from all districts, as the villages
around Manila. have as a rule, been de-
stroyed by the troops.
The further the Americans extend
| their lines, the more the need of means
of transportation increase. The Ameri-
cam COMMANDERS have already been
compelled to impress horses and vehicles
on all sides, to the Inconvenience natur-
ally, of the civilians.
All the public conveyances, at this
writing have either been impressed or
have disappeared in some manner or
other.
Street car traffic, noweyernas been re-
sumed, and the cars are running regu-
larry, though the streets are almost de-
serted. There are a few native stores
open, and white flags, in the nature Of
towels, pillow slips and aprons tied to
bamboos, adorn the windows Of the ma
tive residences everywhere. But, in
spite of these emblems of peace, scores
of E'ilipinos, under the cover pf the
darkness, fired from these same windows
yesterday evening on the American pa
trolls. All nine o'clock last night mere
was a general fusilade in the Quiapo and
Binon districts. The inhabitants OF the
city, generally, believed that battle
was raging at their doors, lights were
extinguished inside the dwellings, and a
majority of people were in state of
/ terror. Under the circumstances it is
remarkable that no casualties were re-
ported. Several shots were fred across
j, the river during the excitement.
| General Hughes has the interior stu
alton absolutely in hand.
| Late yesterday General Hales' bri-
gade advanced and took the water
works at Singalon. -Four companies OF
! the Nebraska regiment and a part Of
the Utah battery, with two iield guns
and two Hotchkiss, met the enemy on
the hill half mile out, and a sharp en-
gagement took place, in which the Ne
braskans lost one man killed and three
/ wounded
DIR. Young, formerly auartermaster
sergeant in the Third artillery, was
wounded, captured and bratally mur-
dered, and his body when recovered was
found to have heen horribly muti!ated.
The Filipinos were driven back and re-
tired in bad order carrying with
them the valves and heads of the steam
chest and cylinder of the pumping ma
chinery.
/ General Overshine's brigade advanced
and took Paranaque, capturing two
field guns. They met with no opposi-
ton.
General Arthur's division advanced
beyond Gagalangin, without loss, the
enemy retreating upon Caloocan. ihe
Americans now have the steam car
line to Malabon, and six hundred
marines, with four Maxims have been
landed from the fleet on The reach.
north of the city.
/ The Third artillery, on the main road
and the Utah battery in cemetery
1 covered the advance of the Kansas
/ troops.
Among the important points captured
was a strong embrasurel earthworlg
within sight of Caloocan.
There was considerable firing from
/ the upper windows of the hou,ws in
the native quarter of the Guy last night,
but no casualties have hep1 reported
as the result.
| The signal corps were compelled to
run their lines along the firing line dur
ing the fighting and, consequently there
were frequent Interruptions of commlni-
cation. owing to the cutting OF the wires.
and the signal men were ordered to kill
without any hesititancy anyonA who
attempted to interfere with the lines.
A Filipino Colonel came out his
morning from Caloocan, under a iiag of
truce. Several American officers
promptly went to meet him, ndt when
the parties met t1e FiGpjnos opened
fire The Filipino apologize1 for The
barbarous conduct of bis troops and re-
turned to his lines.
+ The American troops are being
promptly furnished with supplies of all
kinds, hospital attendance IS supplied
up to the firing line and, IN brief, all
the wants of our troops are met lmme-
diately by the different military depart