The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-02-11
KILLED In A JUNGLE.
American Accommodating Party At
tackled by Filipinos.
brave omcer and Private Slain and
six Soldiers wounded-Gen. Otis
II Undoubtedly Master OF
the Situation.

Manila, Feb. b.-Lleut. Afford, COM
pany /, Twentieth Kansas infantry, and
a private OF that company were killed
and six other members OF the regiment
were wounded near Caloocan Monday
evening while accommodating. The par
~ was in a jungle when ii was attacked
by the enemy. Two companies of the
Kansas regiment were sent 10 the re-
lief OF their comrades and drove the
Filipinos into Caloocan, penetrating to
the very heart Of the town. Meanwhile
the gunboats shelled the suburbs. Gen.
Otis finally recalled the troops, but the
natives, Misunderstanding the retreat,
failed 10 take advantage OF it. The out
skirts of the town were burned.
Our Losses.
Washington, Feb. s.-Gen. Otis re-
port Of the casualties in the Manila
fight up TO date aggregate 1877. ofthese
40 were officers and men killed and l4S
wounded.
Master OF the situation.
Washington, Feb. s.-The war de-
partment Tuesday received the follow
Ing dispatch from Gen. Otis:
"Manila. Feb T. = Adjutant General.
Washington: The insurgent army concen-
srated around Manila from Luzon prov
inces. numbering over 10000, possessing
several quick-firing and Krupp held guns
Good portion OF enemy armed with Maui
Eers, latest pattern. Two krupp and great
many rides captured Insurgents fired
great quantity OF ammunition. Quite a
number OF Spanlsh soldiers Ia insurgent
service. who served artillery. Insurgents
constructed strong intrenchments near our
linea. mostly In bamboo thickets These
our men charged. killing or capturing many
OF the enemy. Our casualties probably ag-
gregate $50 Full reports to-day. Casual
ties OF insurgents very heavy Havs bur-
led some 800 OF their dead and hold 500 pris-
oners Their lossss-kllled, wounded and
prisonerS-probably 1000; took waterworks
pumping station yesterday xix miles out
Considerable skirmishing with enemy was
made, no stand. Pumps damaged will be
working IN a week Have number OF
condensers set up In city which furnish
good water Troops In excellent spirits
1signtO OTIS"
AIRer CouEratuintes otis.
Washington, Feb. s. - Secretary AL
ger sent the following cablegram 10
Gen. Otis. at Manila:
Accept my best congratulations upon
your magnificent victory or Sunday. all the
more creditab,e because you were not the
tsigned) "ALGER"
Take the waterworks.
Manila, Feb. Slate Monday Gen.
Hale's brigade advanced and took the
waterworks at Singalon. -Four com
panies OF the Nebraska regiment and
part OF the Utah battery, with two field
guns and two Hotchkiss guns, met the
enemy on the hill, a half mile out and n
sharp engagement took place, in which
the Nebraskans lost one dead and three
wounded.
DIR. Young, formerly quartermaster
sergeant in the Third artillery, was
wounded. captured and brntaly muir
dered, and his body when recovered
was found 10 have been horribly mutt
lated. The Filipinos Were driven back,
retiring in bad order and carrying with
them the valves and heads of the steam
chest and cylinder OF the pumping ma
chinery.
There was considerable firing from
the upper windows of the houses In
the native quarter OF the city Monday
night, but no casualties have been re-
ported as the result
The terrible loss OF the rebels may
be gathered from the fact that i6 OF
them were buried 10 one rice field on
Monday, near paSas, and that 81 were
inferred between Pace and SANTA Ana.
OF the horde Of troops originally
drawn up Ia battle array against the
Americans, fully onc-third are already
incapacitated and the others are scat
tered in every direction.
A converted river gunboat did ter
rible execution among the rebels. sweep
ing both banks of the river with her
Calling guns and her heavier battery.
Hundreds OF filipinos undoubtedly
crawled into the cranebrakes and died
there.
The Americans are working nobly in
their efforts 10 find the wounded. and
are bringing hundreds OF suffering reb-
els TO the hospitals for treatment. The
natives are unable 10 understand the
humane motives which prompt the VIC
tors TO succor the wounded OF the
enemy.
Women Among the Dead.
The correspondent OF the press - in
formed that members Of the hospital
corps have made the startling discovery
that there are several women. in male
dress. and with hair cropped, among
the dead.
The chief OF the Ygorotes, the Fill
ipino natives who fought so CALAMITY
in the face OF our artillery fire. with
their bows and arrows. is in hospital
with a shattered thigh. lie admits
that he never saw modern artillery,
and was ignorant Of Its effects until
he and his followers met the disas-
trous fire on Sunday morning. The
chief is bitterly incensed against the
Tagalos for placing the Ygorotes in
front OF the American battery, under
the pretense that they were sent TO
occupy a post Of honor, and he lnti-
mates that the Ygorotes will avenge
this trenchery when the survivors re-
turn north.
Praise for the Volunteers.
London, Feb. s.-The Daily Tele-
graph. commenting upon the lighting
at Manila, says: 1t is quite clear that