Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-02-17

lns gel t. attacked the Cit
Saturday evening, AT min
o'clock Sunday morning firm!
continues. The America
troops are holding out. I'll
Charleston, Monadnock an
Callao are shelIing the insur
gents north and south Of tht
city. Twenty Americans art
wounded. The insurgent loss i!
unknown. There have been nc
outbreaks in the city. The
American women boarded the
transports. Spen: ball are fal
ling into the city. General Otis
has the situation we'll in hand.
Manila, Feb. Sit is impos,
sibie to get the exact loss o. the
insurgents, as many were driven
into the Pasig river and drown
ed. while some of the prisoners
and their number amounts to
hundreds, report the dead num-
Der thousands. Ancng the
prisoners were Aguinaldo's p1i>
vate secretary, who was arrested
as a spy. Over one hundred
wounded Fillipenos were taken
care OF by the Americans. Ow~
ing to excellent police service
there was not an outbreak in
the city.
Washington, Feb. 6-Admir
al Dewey cables: Two Americans
killed and forty wounded Dou
bic my order for ammunition,
Manila, Feb. 5-At0 9 o'clock
monday morning the Fll(ipenos
reached the conclusion that the
Americans means business.
They made no attempt to recov
er the lost ground. There was
no further hostilities last night.
1t is impossible that they will
follow the tactics used against
the Spaniards, lay off for a few
days TO recuperate their forces
and rene g the attack. 1t is i'm
possible to learn how the news
was received at Malolos, the seat
of the insurgent government,
but the Filipinos express the
opinion that the movement is a
death blow, and that annexation
will soon be welcomed general
ly.
Killed. First Idaho. Major
Edward McConville, Corporal
Frank Caldwell.
First Nebraska. Privates,
Edward Eggen, Davis Leggar,
Lewis l.. Begler, Charles 0. Bal
linger.
First California. Private 1. l.
Dewar.
First Colorado. Private Eli
mer Duran
First Wyoming. Sergeant
George Roger, shot by sharp
shooter while sitting at a hos
pita1 window.
Fourteenth Infantry. Four
unidentified.
Sixth Artillery. Private Nat
Goodman.
Madrid, Feb. 5-News from
Manila state that the Americans
have burned Caloacan and Paco
aud several towns in the neigh
bo1hood. Both sides suffered
materially. Sharp firing cons
tinued. The Spanish troops
are confined to their quarters.
A sergeant was wounded by a
stray bullet. Popular sympathy
here with Aguidaldo.
Washington, Feb. 5 the dips
lomats take a Lively interest i'll
the fighting at Manila. They
expect to be called upon to stop
flibustering.
Madrid, Feb 5 Spain will
observe strict neutrality.
London, Feb. 5-The Times
says that England condemns
the Filipinos, and sees the un'
doing of Aguinaldo in the at
tack.
Washington, Feb. .5-Senators
believe that the trouble viii
have the effect of the immediate
ratification of the treaty.
New York, Feb. 5.-Genera
Merritt says that we should ac
vigorously; that General Otis ha:
men enough to conquer the Fill
| iplnos, and that one good lessor
will settle the matter.
Manila, Feb. Skilled ane
wounded: partial list. Lieuten
ant c. c. Hogan, wounded; Ser
geant Wall, shot by natives ii
the city; Colonel w. c. Smith
died from appoplexy, probably
due to shock; Sergeant name TN
known, shot while sitting in th'
second reserve hospital.
Washington, Feb. 5-Th
| following cable was received