Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-02-18
FORCING FHE FIGHT.
Gen. Otis and His Troops Again
Whip the Filipinos.
CnIoocnn Is Attacked and Cnptnred-.
Our Losses Slight, hut the Natives
Are Said to Have been Moved
Down Like Grass.

naldo reported to be, and threatened at
tack and uprising in city. This afternoon
swung left of McArthurs division, which
is north of Pasig river. into Caloocan, driV-
ing enemy easy. Our left now at Caloocan.
Our loss slight, that of insurgents consid-
cradle. Particulars in morning Attack
preceded by one half hours firing from
two of Admiral Dewey's vessels.
(Signed) OIlS'
Secretary Alger reiterated that he
had not sent any instructions since the
beginning of hostilities and would send
none. He fully expects that Otis Will
make no terms with Aguinaldo while
the latter is armed, and that condition
precedent to dealing with him at all is
the return of the insurgents to their
homes and the surrender of their arms.
Certainly Gen. Otis is not now expected
to take any action that will amount to
recognition of the insurgents as
| foe to be treated with on the basis of an
independent nation. There is an
absence of news from Iloilo and there is
reason to believe that it will be several
days before anything of interest is
heard from that point
| Delay at Iloilo.
| For reasons that they will not di-
| NulSt, uO hOb GADCSl bhC az
| tempt to be made to land the American
troops at Iloilo Immediately, though
that was the understanding a day or
two ago, based on Gen. Otis advices as
to his intentions. 1t is possible that
it has been concluded to be good pol
icy to allow the natives in Panay to
learn for themselves the disastrous fate
that has overtaken Aguinaldo's forces
in the neigh borhood of Luzon, hoping
that they may be induced to abate their
resistance to Gen. Miller's attempted
landing. Then, too, as there are con-
siderable foreign interests in this town,
which is second only to Manila in the
| Philippines, it would be deemed neces-
sary to give formal notice of the Amer
lean purpose to attack the place in
order to enable proper precautions to
be taken. Even if the attack took place
according to the original plan, news
of the result would not reach here for
two days, as Iloilo is distant from
Manila about $50 miles, and the waters
between are not easy of navigation.
CaIoocnn Is Captured.
Manila, Feb. 11.-Filipino insurgents
have been making preparations to at
tack the city of Manila, but their plans
were spoiled Friday by the Americans.
The rebels had been gathering at Caloo-
can in large numbers and Aguinaldo,
the insurgent leader, is believed to have
been personally directing their move
ments. The people in Manila have been
greatly alarmed by rumors and by the
fact that the insurgents were moving
freely between here and Caloocan.
When it became apparent Friday that
the American forces were preparing
for action there was a feeling of general
relief mingled with the excitement.
Shells from Dewey's Guns.
Gen. McArthur's forces, lying north
of the Pasig river, were swung into
Caloocan and routed the rebels after
lively battle. Before the men were in
the field, however, shells were thrown
from the guns of Admiral Dewey's
ships for a full half hour. The Fill
pinos were badly demoralized and had
lost heavily before the real fighting had
begun. The American land forces were
hurried forward at $40 Friday after
noon and within two hours all the live
Filipinos had got out of range of Amer
lean bullets and all the 'huts forming
the village of Caloocan had been re-
, duced to ashes.
At a signal from the tower of the De
La LONE church, the United States
. double-turreted monitor Monadnock
opened fire from the bay, with the big
guns of her fore turret, on the earth
works with great effect.
Soon afterwards the Utah battery
bombarded the place from the land
side.
The rebels reserved their fire until
the bombardment ceased, when they
fired volleys of musketry as the Mon
tana regiment advanced on the jungle.
The Kansas regiment, on the ex-
= treme left, with the Third artillery de-
= ploying to the right, charged across
: the open and carried the earthworks
= cheering under heavy fire. Support
f ed by the artillery at the church, the
: troops further advanced, driving the
enemy, fighting every foot, right into
the town line, and penetrated to the
{ presidencia, and lowered the Filipino
e flag at $3.50 p. IN.
The enemy's sharp-shooters, in the
jungle on the right, fired at long range
on the Pennsylvania regiment, but the
rebels were soon silenced by shrapne
shells and the Pennsylvanians remained
in the trenches.
AS the Americans advanced they
burned the native huts.
The rebels were moved down lil1,
grass. but the American loss was slight
: The driving of the Filipinos from
: Caloocan by the American troops is
regarded as most significant victory
Lord BeresfOrd Arrives.
San Francisco, Feb 11.-Lord Charlet
!. Beresford, admiral of the British nav.
I, and special trade commissioner of tn,