Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-24
They Fight With Both Torch
and Sword.
A VALUABLE CAPTURE MADE
Attempt TO Brcak Through American
Lines Checked Every Available
M"n Required to Drive Awny
small Banda OF FiIipinos-Our
Losses In Ono Day-Appiyins the
Torch-1he IIoiIo CoufaEration.
(By Telegraph to virglnla-Pnotl

(By Telegraph to Virginia Pllot.)
Manila, Feb. 2S.%6:O5 y. m.-With
daylight this morning the enemy COM
menced worrying tactics at various
parts of the American line, apparently
for the purpose of Withdrawing ntten-
ton from affairs inside the city.
An attempt was made to rush
through cur extreme left. near Caloo-
can. but ii was promptly checked by a
hot and effective musketry and artll-
lcry fire
In the meantime small bodies OF reb-
els. evidently some OF those engaged
last night in the cowardly work at Ton
do spread out between the city and the
outposis. Every available man was
sent TO drive them rvv7ry, W tn tho
suit that there was desultory firing all
the morning.
THE MONADNOCK JOINS IN.
From s to 1880 a. M the United
states double turreted monitor Mopad-
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 IL o'clock there were sharp en-
sagements at the Chinese cemetery and
at San Pedro Macau 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 al a dozen different points
outside. Some OF these are probably
due to the Monadnock's shells.
a VALUABLE CAPTURE.
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. The band OF
sixty rebels, having two carloads OF
arms and ACCOMPLISHMENTS. was captur-
ed in a house.
Business Is temporarily suspended.
MUST STAY IN DOORS.
Manila, Feb. $3.50 n. m-Major
General Otis to-day issued general or
der, directing all the Inhabitants OF
Manila until otherwise ordered, to con-
fine themselves 10 their homes after
O'Clock in the evening. when the streets
Will be cleared by the police. The gen.
eral also warns incendiaries. and sus-
poets that they will 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 in the city tonight. But 1t Is
generally believed that last night sex
perience will effectively qucl the die
turbing element.
FIRES BURNING.
Fire has been burning all day in the
Tondo district, and has beer clearing
the residents out of many houses in
the outskirts from which the enemy
previously fired on the Americans
A cloud of smoke lowered over the
,tt I,,-
to people about the bay and III The OUT
side districts that the whole city is
burning.
The rebels between the city and the
outposts are being smoked out this
afternoon and driven toward the beach.
CASUALTIES.
Lieutenant Eugene s. French. of
Company l.. First Montana Volunteers.
and Private Oscar FELTON,. of Company
c.. South Kakota Volunteers, were
killed. and two other Dakotans were
wounded.
Sharpshooters at various parts OF the
line are very annoying. but otherwise
there has been no further excitement
since the illustration of the mornine'a
attack
THE ILoILO CONFEDERATION.
Paris, Feb. 93.-Agents in this city Of
the Filipinos have received news from
lloilo saying that the outbreak there
of fires was not the work OF the ma.
tivcs. but was started by the Ameri-
can shells. When the attack COM
menced. the Fiipinos add the foreign
residents We're endeavoring to persuade
General LoneZ, the Filipino comman-
der. 10 submit as Ilolo was not forth
lied ana was. therefore. not in a posi-
ton to resist the American attack.
The whole commercial quarter OF
lloilo II appears. was destroyed, with
four-iifths of the rest OF the town.
Finally. the Filipinos say, the foreign
residents subsequently, met. protested
against the bonlbardment and resolved
to Put in claims for damage
EUROPEAN SYMPATHY WANTED.
London. Feb e3.-The Filipino agents
in London have received a cablegram
from Agonciilo, the agent in America.
of Aguinaldo, saying the former Ia
coming to Europe IN order 10 endeavor
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