The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-02-24
Tried 70 BURN MANILA.
Filipinos Set Fire to Buildings in
Three Different Sections
Of the City.
THEN AGAIN ATTACK THE AMERICANS.

Double-Turreted Monitor Monnd-
mock Hurls Ten-Inch Shells Into
Rebel Force Near CaIoocan-Gen.
Otis Puts in Force u strict Cur
few Order.
Washington, Feb. 30. Gen. Otis
Thursday cabled the war department
as follows:
Manila, Feb. 2s.-Adiutant General,
Washington: Determined endeavors to
burn city last night. Buildings fired in
three different sections of city. Fires
controlled by troops after severe labor.
A considerable number of incendiaries shot
and q few soldiers wounded. Early this
morning large body of insurgents made
a demonstration off MacArthur's front
near Caloocan and Were repulsed. Loss
of property by fire last night probably
half million dollars.
(Signed) Otis"
Try to Divert Attention.
Manila, Feb. 23-With daylight
Thursday morning the enemy com
menced worrying tactics at various
parts of the American line. apparently
for the purpose of withdrawing attep-
tion from affairs inside the city. An
attempt was made to rush through our
extreme left, near Caloocan. but it was
promptly checked by a hot and effec-
tive musketry and artillery fire.
In the meantime small bodies of reb-
els, evidently some of those engaged
Wednesday night in the cowardly work
at Tondo, spread out between the city
and the outposts. Every available man
was sent to drive then, way with the
result that there was desultory firing
all the morning.
From 8 to 1880 d. m. the United
States double-turreted,mo Monad-
mock joined in the engagement, hurting
ten-inch shells over the American lines
into bodies of the enemy as indicated
by the signal corps
So far our casualties are one man
killed and ten men wounded.
At III o'clock there We're sharp en-
gagements at the Chinese cemetery and
at San Pedro Macati almost simultane-
ously. but the artillery fire from both
positions drove the enemy back.
From the high towers of the city
fires can be seen burning at dozen
different points outside. Some of these
are probably due to the Monadnock' s
shells.
It's currently reported that the ma
tives have threatened TO burn Escolata
and the walled city.
Scores of rebels have been arrested in
the Tondo district. band of 60 reb-
els, having two car loads of arms and
accoutrements. We're captured in a
house.
Precautions Taken in Manila.
Manila. Feb. 90. Maj. Gen. Otis
Thursday issued general order di-
recting all the inhabitants of Manila
until otherwise ordered to confne
then selves to their homes after seven
O'Clock in the evening, whenthe streets
will be cleared BY the police. The gen,
era also warns incendiaries and sus-
poets that they will be severely dealt
with it discovered in any locality.
Extraordinary precautions have beer
taken for the suppression of further
trouble, which is threatened to take
place in the city at night. But
it is generally believed Wednesday
nights experience will effectively quel
the disturbing element
Fire has been burning in the Tondt
district all day. and has been clearing
the residents out of many houses il
the outskirts, from which the enem,
previously fired on the Americans.
cloud of smoke hovered over tn,
city all day, conveying the impression
to people about the bay and in the out
side districts that the whole city wa
burning.
The rebels between the city and th
outposts are being smoked out AN.
driven toward the beach.
Sharpshooters at various parts of TIL
line are very annoying, but otherwis
there has been no further excitemen
since the Illustration OF the morning
attack.
Lieut.. Eugene S. French. of compan,
i, First Montana volunteers, and Pri
vatc Oscar FELTON,, of company c, Soutl
Dakota volunteers, We're killed and tw,
other Dakotans were wounded.
To Send ReenfOrcements.
Washington, Feb. 23.-The war dc
partment has arranged to dispatch fun
ther reenforcementss to Gen. Otis a
Manila. The regiments selected are TIL
Ninth infantry, now at New York, an
the Sixth infantry, at San Antonio, TIE,
Both these regiments will go by way @
San Francisco. 1t is expected that TIL
transports taking them will be able
leave by March IS.
BY that date Gen. Otis will have II
ceived all the reenforcements no,
saoat and hound TO. Manila save thos