The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-24
With Rifles and Cannon
FIRE BUGS OF MANILA TAUGHT A
HOT LESSON.
Several Sharp Skirmishes-The Monadnock
Shells lnsurgents-Quiet Follows
Tenpest-Dark Threats.

Manila, Feb. 23.-0:UJ p. m.-NJth
daylight this morning the enemy COM
menced worrying tactics at various parts
of the American line, apparently for the
purpose of withdrawing attention 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 eff
feetiye musketry and artillery fire. In
the meantime small bodies of the insur-
gents, evidently some of those engaged
last night in the cowardly work at Tondo,
spread out between the city and the out
posts. Every available man was sent
10 drive them away, with the result that
there was desultory firing all the morn
ing.
From s to 1890 a. m. the United
States double-turreted monitor 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 kill
ed and ten men wounded.
At II o'clock there were sharp engage
ments at the Chinese cemetery and at
San Pedro Macati almost simultaneous
ly, but the ARTILLERY fire from both po-
sitions drove the enemy back. From the
high towers of the city fires can be seen
burning at dozen different points out
side Some of these are probably due to
the Monadnock's shells.
1t is currently reported that the ma
tives have threatened to burn Escolata
and the walled city tonight.
Scores of rebels have been arrested in
the Tondo district A band of sixty
rebels, having two carloads of arms and
accoutrements, was captured in house.
Business is temporarily suspended.
FIRES STILL BURNING.
Manila, Feb. 23.-5:35 p. m.-Major
General Otis today issued general or
der directing all the inhabitants of Ma
Mia until otherwise ordered to confine
themselves to their homes after
O'clock in the evening when the streets
will be cleared by the police The Cen
eral also warns incendiaries and sus-
poets that they viii be severely dealt
with if discovered in any locality
Extraordinary precautions have been
taken for the suppression of further
trouble which is threatened to take place
III the GUY UOHlgll. bul IL is SeHeIdiiy
believed that last nights experience will
effectively quell the disturbing element.
Fire has been burning all day in the
Tondo district and has been clearing the
residents out of many houses in the out
skirts from which the enemy previously
fired on the Americans.
A cloud of smoke hangs over the city
today, conveying the impression to peo-
pie about the bay and in the outside dis
tricts that the whole city is burning.
The rebels between the city and the
outposts are being smoked out this af-
ternoon and driven toward the beach.
Sharpshooters at various parts of the
line are very annoying, but otherwise
there has been no further excitement
since the Illustrations of the mornings
attack.
Lieutenant Eugene S. French. of Com
pany l., First Montana volunteers, and
Private Oscar FELTON,, of Company G.,
South Dakota volunteers, We're killed and
two other Dakotans were wounded.
TO BEG EUROPE'S SYMPATHY.
London, Feb 23.-The Filipino agents
in London have received cablegram
from Agoncillo. the agent in America of
Aguinaldo, saying the former is coming
TO Europe in order to endeavor to en-
list the sympathies of European Gov