The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-09
The Twentieth Kansas.is Again
Under Fire.
Fflipinos Open Fire With Artil-
lery and Musketry
IN MIDDLE OF NIGHT.
Kansans Did Not Reply and No
One Was Hurt.
The Tennessee Regiment Sails
For IIOiIO.

Manila Feb. 9-The Filipinos at Ca
Ioocan opened fire last evening just be-
fore midnight upon the Kansas out
posts on the extreme left of the Ameri-
can line.
They maintained a fusillade of mus
kerry supplemented by an occasional
shot from two big guns for about 20
minutes.
The Americans did not reply. The
enemy fired at long range and nobody
was hurt. All was quiet along the rest
of the line and there was no change in
the American position during the night.
The First Wyoming infantry relieved
the Twenty-third infantry at the water
works yesterday, the latter returning
TO provost guard in the city, which is
gradually resuming its normal appear
ance.
The Tennesseeans have just sailed for
1lotlo on the transport st. Paul. Brig
adler General Miller'S forces now con-
sist of battery G, the Sixth and Eigh-
teenth regular infantry regiments and
half a signal company with the BaIti-
more, Boston and Petrol.
BESIEGED BY WOMEN.
The provost guard is in absolute con-
troll of Manila. All fears of a native
uprising in the city were dispelled by
the promptitude which queIled the out
were deserted last evening by o'clock
and not a light was to be seen in the
native quarter
The Fflipinos, accustomed to Spanish
methods, are constantly inQuiring of the
american soldiers when the prisoners
are to be executed. They seem unable
TO realize that orders have not already
been issued for the execution. Indeed,
HEADQUARTERS is besieged by women
anxious to plead for the lives of their
relatives and friends.
All is quiet at Cavite. Owing to the
lack of supplies in the adjacent village
of San Rogue, CommiSSary Milliken
has been authorized to sell necessaries
TO those able to pay for them, and there
win be a distribution of free rations to
the others. The rebels, it appears had
Topped holed a church tower in Cavite
evidently with the purpose of occupying
1T with sharpshooters.
Senior Aguillos, the Filipino ex-com-
missioner, made an unofficial visit to
day of the Chinese new year and orders
have been issued prohibiting fireworks
Pumping at the waterworks has been
resumed
ARRANGEMENT OF TROOPS.
Gen Hale's brigade, consisting of the
First South Dakota infantry, First Col
orado infantry and First Nebraska in
fantry, supported by battery of Utah
light artillery, occupies the most ad-
Vanced post in the American line fully
ten miles from the base of supplies. 1t
has an almost perfect position Four
guns of the Utah artillery stationed on
& hill behind the waterworks command
the valley to the right and left and the
foothills in front.
Two companies of the Colorados sup
port the Twenty-third infantry, which
miles to the rear. Outposts line the
f1oge overlooking the valley, while a
sandbag entrenchment, with gun en-
placements, fronts the river.
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unto the villages across the river The
natives disappeared among the hills. the
main body retiring to the right and the
others scattering.
subsequently the Americans recon-
no1tered and found the village of San
Pedro completely deserted. They did
not burn it, and today the villagers re
turned in small parties bearing ham
DOCS TO which white flags were fastened.
They kept, however, out of range. Later
signal fires were lighted along the ridge
en- the other side of the valley.
LIKE A RABBIT DRIVE
The American troops are in excellent
spirits and appear to regard their ex-
per1ences as a picnic rather than a stern
reality. One burly CoIoradoan, who was
discussing the capture of the water
works, said it reminded him of a "a bbit
drive on the Colorado plains
Gen Ovenshine's brigade, the Fourth
cavalry. Fourteenth infantry and First
North Dakota infantry, on the right.
d1d some accommodating yesterday but
otherwise has been taking matters
easily. The First Washington infantry.
the First Idaho infantry and the North
a1aketans are strung from bIockhouse
no II to the old Spanish trenches
southwest of the Malate fort, where the
Fourteenth infantry is quartered.
"A rev native houses from which shots
nave been fired were burned, but most
OF the others are either vacant or are
marked with white flags
The enemy is obviously concentrated
at faranaque- Gen. Kings brigade
when includes the First California. in,
Iantry' First Idaho infantry. First Wv
oning infantry and First infan+1r ~.
Deeh compelled to destroy the village of
H@h Fadro Macate. as the natives, NOV