New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-08

dead and three wounded
Sergeant Young formerly quartermaster-ser-
geant in the Sd Artillery. was wounded, capt
ured and brutally murdered. and his body, when
recovered was found 70 have been horribly
mutilated
The Fnpinos were driven back retiring In
bad order and carrying with them the valves
and heads Of the steam chest and cylinder Of
the pumping machinery These were afterwaTd
recovered. Ea-a
CAPTURE OF PARANAQUE.
General Overshinc's brigade advanced and
took Paranaque. capturing two field guns. The
brigade met with no opposition.
General McArthur's division advanced be-
vond Gagalangin withou; loss. the enemy re-
treating upon Caloocan.
The Americans now have the s'eam-car nne
to Malabon and six hundred marines, with four
Maxim guns. have been landed from the feet
on the beach north Of the city.
The Sd Artillery on the main road. and the
Utah Battery. in a cemetery. covered the ad-
vance Of the Kansas troops.
Among the important points captured was
strong embrasured earthwork within sight OF
Caioocan.
The Signal Corps men were compelled 10 run
their lines along the firing line during the fight
ing. and consequently there were frequent IN
terruptons Of communication. owing 70 the cut
ting Of the wires. The sgnslmen were ordered
70 kin without hesitancy any one who attempted
to interfere with the lines.
A Filipino colonel came out this morning from
Caloocan. under a flag of truce. Several Amsri-
can officers promptly went 10 meet him. but
when they met the Filipinos opened fire. The
Filipino colonel thereupon apoogized for the
barbarous conduct Of his troops, and returned
TO his lines under fire.
Artifcer Hays. OF Company of the Colorado
regiment. discovered the missing parts OF the
purnring machinery OF the watsrworks buried
in a coal pile at the sengalon station The ma
chinery will soon be in working order again.
and the employees having promised 70 return 20
work this evening. It is improbable that the
threatened water famine will occur.
HEAVY LOSSES OF INSURGENTS.
The terrible loss Of the rebels may he gathered
from the fact that one hundred and sixty Of
them were buried IN rice field on Monday.
near Pasas. and that eishty-seven~ were buried
between Paco and Santa Ana
A converted river gunboat did terrible erscu-
tlon among the rebels. sweeping both banks Of
the river with her Gatling guns and her heavier
battery. Hundreds Of Filipinos undoubtedly
crawled into the canebrakes and died there.
The Americans are working nobly in their ef-
forts TO find the wounded and are bringing
hundreds Of suffering rebels into the hospitals
for treatment The natives are unable TO undsr-
stand the humane motives which prompt tina
yictors 10 aid the wounded OF the enemy.
The further the Americans extend their lines
the more the need Of means OF transportation In
creases The American commanders have al
ready been compelled to impress horses and
vehicles on all sides. 10 the inconvenience, natu-
rally. Of the civilians All the public convey
ances have either been impressed or have ois-
appeared in some manne- or other.
Supplies Of all kinds are being promptly FUR
nished to the American troops. hospital attsnd-
ants are supplied up TO the firing line and all
the wants Of the troops met Immediately by
the different military departments.
TREACHERY OF THE NATIVES
streetcar traffic has been resumed and ths
cars are running regularly though the streets
are almost deserted There few native
stores open and white flags. in the nature Of
towels pillow-slip and aprons tied 70 bamboos,
adorn the windows Of the natives residences
everywhere In spite Of these emblems Of peace.
scores Of Fiipinos under the cover Of darkness
fred from these windows yesterday evening on
the American patrols.
At o o'clock last night there was general
fusnade in the Quapo and Bnon districts. The
inhabitants OF the city generally believed that .
battle was raging at their doors: lights We're ex'
t,nsuished inside the dwellings. and a majority
Of the people were in state OF terror. Cnaei
the circumstances, IL is remarkable that nc
casualties were reported. Several shots were
fired across the river in the excitement. Gen.
eral Hughes has the anterior situation aoso
lutely In hand.
II is reported that some members OF the Hos
pital Corps have made the startling discovery
that there are several women in masculine uni.
form and with hair cropped among the dead.
The chief OF the Igorotes. the Filipino natives
who fought so gallantly In the face OF the Amer.
lean artillery nre with their bows and arrows 10
in a hospital suffering from shattered thigh.
He admits that he never saw modern artillery
and was ignorant OF its effects until he and hii
followers met the disastrous Are OF Sunday
morning The chief is bitterly incensed against
the Tagalos for placing the Igorotes in front OF
the American battery under the pretence thai