The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-09
No Fear Of Uprising
In City Of Manila.
AGUINALDO SUES.
He Asks For Cessation Of
Hostilities,


guard is in absolute control of Manila.
All fears Of native uprising In the
city were dispelled by the prompttuds
which quelled the outbreak on Monday
evening.
The streets were deserted last evening
by o'clock, and not q light was to be
seen in tho native quarter.
The Fflipinos, accustomed to Spanish
methods. are constantly inQuiring al
American soldiers when thu praxonara
are to be executed.
They seem unable to realize that orr
ders have not already been issued for
the execution. Indeed. headquarters ID
besieged by women anxious TO plead
for the lives of their relatives and
friends.
All is quiet at Cayite. Owing 10 che
lack Of supplies in the adjacent villAEa
of San Rogue, Commissary Milliken has
been authorized to sell necessaries to
those able to pay for them; and there
will be distribution of free rations 10
others. The rebels. It appears. had
loopholed church tower in cavite,
evidently with the purpose OF occupying
1t with sharp shooters. Senior Aguillos,
the Filipino ex-commissioner, made an
unofficial visit to Gen. Otis today.
Tomorrow is the first day OF the
Chinese new year, and orders have been
issued prohibiting fireworks. Pumping
at the water works has been resumed.
Gen. Hale's brigade. consisting OF tha
First South Dakota infantry. First
Colorado infantry and First Nebraska
infantry, supported by a battery of the
Utah light artillery, occupies the most
advanced post in the American line,
fully 10 miles from the base Of supplies.
1t has an almost perfect position.
-Four guns Of the Utah artillery sta
toned on a hill behind the water
works command the valley to the right
and left and the foot hills in front.
Two companies of the Colorados sup
port the Twenty-third infantry. which
is encamped near the water works,
while the Nebraskans are encamped at
the reservoir, three miles to the east.
Outposts line the ridge overlooking the
valley, while a sand-bag entrenchment,
with gun epaulments, fronts the river.
Yesterday the Utahs dropped shells
into the villages across the river. The
natives disappeared among the hills.
the main body deployed to the right
and other scattering. Subsequently the
Americans reconnoitered and found the
village Of San Pedro completely do
serted.
They did not burn It, and today the
villagers returned in small parties bear
ing bamboos to which white rags were
fastened. They kept, however, out of
range. Later signal fires were lighted
along the ridge on tho other side OF the
valley. The American troops are in ak
cellent spirits and appear to regard
their experience as picnic rather than
a stern reality. One burly Coloradan.
who was discussing the capture of the
waterworks, said it reminded him of a
rabbit drive on the Colorado plains.
The First Washington infantry the
First Idaho infantry and the North
Dakota infantry are strung out from
blockhouss II to the old Spanish trench
es southwest of Matate fort. where the
Fourteenth infantry is CHARTERED. A few
native houses, from which shots have
been fired, were burned; but most Of
the others are either vacant or marked
with white flags. The enemy is obvious
ly concentrating at Paranaque. Gen.
Kings brigade, which includes the
First California infantry, First Idaho
infantry First Wyoming infantry and
FIRST infantry has been compelled tn
destroy the village of San Pedro Ma
cate, as the natives, moving from house
to house, fired from the windows az the
Americans advanced. The Fourth oav-
airy has hugely enjoyed foraging for
food.
Last evening, as the Filipinos at Ca
looean were evidently massing for a
night attack upon the American left
wing, Companies d, and I of the
Twentieth Kansas infantry were or
dered to attack and drive the sharp-
shooters from bamboo jungle in front
Of the firing line. where they had
caused considerable annoyance all the
AFTERNOON.
The battalion charged brilliantly.
driving the enemy like chaff and pene-
tratinB TO the very heart OF Caloocan.
First Lieut.. A. v. Afford, as cabled last
night, was killed while leading his
company. He was shot in the forehead.
Sergt. Jay Sheldon, co. T. was serious
ly wounded. Privates Daniel Hewitt,
Ernest Fritz, John Gllligan and two
others, members Of Co. Il, were slight
ly wounded
Thirty dead Filipinos were counted
In the brush, and there were many
more wounded. The gunboats Concord
and Callao kept up an incessant fire
from the bay, the Concord dropping
many shells in the town with telling eff
feet In order TO avoid accidents from
this source, Gen. Otis was compelled to
recall the Kansas battalion after burn
ing the outskirts Of the town.
Either the shells Of the American
warships or the natives themselves
fired a number of buildings within the
town limits Presumably this was the
result of the shelling No further at
tempt TO attack during the night was
mo do Nv ftkaV afH