Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-02-06
seine OF THE FIGHTING.
aGenher OF Filipino Jaata In WASH
fnfton Describe the Manila
Battle GrOaAd. >


WASHINGTON. Feb. 5.-The members of
Che Ffliino junta, who are in the city
were sh,wn the Associated Press report
from Manila tonight and readily gave q de-
scription Of the location of the places where
the fighting occurred. DR.. Juan Luna,
member II the junta, said that the points
named in the dispatch lie to the north, and
east of Manila, and that the insurgent
army at that place is small; a much larger
force. he says, is encamped to the south OF
the city. in the direction of Malata.
The American outposts are the ones for
merly occupied by the Spaniards on the
outskirts of the city, while those held by
the insurgents are about a mile away, to
.the north and east. The distance between
Coloacan and POGO. the extreme points OF
the fighting, Is six miles. Coloacan is the
most nortierly Of the insurgents outposts.
This is the town spoken of in the Manila
dispatch a having been bombarded by the
Charleston and Concord. DR.. Luna claimed
that 1t wis impossible for the American
shells to have done any damage there, as
the place Is protected from the bay by 4
range of hills; furthermore, the American
ships. he said, could not take up a posi-
ton close to the shore owing to shallow
water in that vicinity.
Balik-Balk. where the insurgents had two
field pieces lies to the east of Coioacan and
much nearer 10 the American lines. being
close to Pandacan and POGO. These two
small towns are q very short distance fom
Tondo. the American outpost, and almost
directly west Of Santa Mesa. They are
on road running westward from Manila.
The positions which the Americans held
at the beginning Of the fight. Dr. Luna
claims. were formerly occupied by the Fil-
ipinos. At the siege OF Manila, he says,
the natives drove the spaniards from these
positions and took possession of them. but
finally gave them up at the request of
General Otis, falling back about a mile.
where they established new defenses. Some
of these were captured by the Americans
yesterday. +.
Adjutant General Corbin, after reading
the Associated Press dispatches from Ma
Mia, expressed the opinion that practically
an OF the troops now there were engaged
- >s~><NSs . SoinaSt CE0u1 u general
knowledge Of the location Of the American
troops and with the aid OF a military map.
he believed the men were stretched out in
line that extended probably fourteen
miles to the north, east and south of the
city. Confronting them were the insursent
outposts and stronghelds.. The military
maps are rsther inecsapiefS u careful
study Of the hattie N teld n - press
dispatches, only four or five Of the points
mentioned being indicated. calxoocan.
where much Of the. fighting occurred, is
about i've miles north Of Manila and a
short distance inland. apparently some
thing more than mile. Malabona is about
two miles to the northwest of Calvoocan
and on the water front. II was from this
place that the cruiser Charleston and the
gunboat Concord opened fire on the Fill
pinos at calvoocan. Paco. one of the vii
lages where the California and Washington
regiments made a splendid showing, is a
suburb mile from Manila. 1t appears to
be well laidout town, with streets after
the American fashion and is to the south
east of the city Of Manila just near the
Pasig river. Malate, from which the mon
itor Monadnock opened fire. is about two
miles south OF the capital city, along the
coast of the bay of Manila. -..,i-st : i