The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-02-16

SAN FRANCISCO. February sta
There has been more severe fighting in I
the Philippine Islands since last Satug-
day than during the whole spanish
war. Hoping to surprise the Amer
cans. the Filipinos. sO.OO0 strong and
armed with MausCT rides. having some
Nrupp cannon. pIcutifui.y supplied
with powder. and where modern mill
tary weapons were lacking having ~
course To bows and arrows. attacked
Manila az night. but were Fallantly
beaten of by the 1900 American
troops. assisted by the vessels of Nd
miral Dewcy's fleet. On Sunday the
Americans took the offensive. drove the
Filipinos from their positions. and on
Monday chased them from ;hs water
works OF the city which they had occu-
pied since the investment of Ma
Mia after pcwCy's destruction of Ad-
miral Montojo'S squadron tn the hsr-
Dor tn May of last year. General Otis
Ircports that the American casuaItsss
will probably aggregate ESQ. Including
about fifty Killed. while those ot the
Filipiuos were very heavy. 5OO % their
dead having been buried ON the field.
Their losses. killed. wounded and prts-
oners. probably number 1000. TWo
Krupp guns and a great many Mluser
rifles were captured. General Otis says
that quite . number of Spanish SOL
diers are tn the Filipino ranks. and
that they served tbc artillery. The Pc
lljpiu1s constructed strong iutreuch-
mcuts near the American lines. mostly
In bamboo thicEcts. which the Amc-i-
can troops charged. killing or t1Ptur-
ing many OF che enemy. The uusouEht
victory was most complete. and yssisr-
day the Americans were tn complete
Ccutgo, within q radius % nine miles
of Manila. Detached bodies of the III
ll.p!nos were Offering only dssultory u3-
position. being IN full retreat and ut-
ltsrly routed. Instructions have been
sent 20 General Otis to communicate
to the Filipino chiefs the fact ot ths
ratification ot the treaty ot peace by
which the sovereignty % the Philip,
pine Islands passes from Spain Co tbs
United States. and tn continue opera.
lt.ous against them with vssuT 5u cas-
they do not submit. tn order that Fs
beliiou against American authority
may bs promptly que,iei. To th.s sa'
the cruiser Boston was dcspIt he'd from
. Manila on Monday TO tioj,5 wifb su
. s-rurtj1us Co Br.Sad5yg General NuGu
to- occupy that place Immediately.
The frs. news os Che collision le
, tween the FgIipluos and the Ane-.e1.
= army os occupation os Manila came ls
. the form of q press dispatch tate o..
. Saturday night. The government ia.
received no information ot the attack
b and although the ya5.eEram was iase
+ Jr Manila. where tls stg.etess ssasurs
: ship ot news has prevailed. che sgt..
. f.gs1ee was viewed with suspicion Co.
) tle reason that &C. was sent f1 as aa
. ueN1t.ga paper. and che senate was "a
b che eve ot voting ON Che question 1t ta
b ratification os tte trsIty sej.sE t..
D. Philippines Co the United States
? was supposed Co JE a means t1 s-gGsue
certain waygg.aE senators iu favor 20
slaHea.i1u. bus early ON sunday yeF.
aea.a1 ot tbs news was received o..
the government. and che greatest as.
1-1u and anxiety prevailed.
The battle began at twenty @.arsf
9. nine o'clock ON tjs evening gt <ls
urd1y. February -sa. and cpaE.sH. 4
with .u-e-m.ss.1rs. :1r fourteen hours
resulting first iU ths rspGis. ot che ..
, ap.u9s aud second to- she occupation "a
their positions of attack by the Amer
can forces. The Filpinos were the as
gressors and, evidently. their OF