The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-02-25
RESIDENTS ALARMED.
Feared thr Rebels Had Effected an En-
trance Into tho City.

Feared thr Rebels Had Effected an En-
trance Into tho City.
MANILA, Feb. 23.-Last night was
one of terror to thousands of inhabitants
of Manila. the rebels making good their
oft-repeated threats to the extent Of
burning acres of buildings, wounding an
officer and three men by firing through
windows during the excitement.
At 8 o'clock an incendiary fire oc-
Cured in block of brick buildings
occupied by Chinese on the Gala la
Coste, in the Chinese district. A stiff
breeze was blowing and the inflamma-
bllity of the structures caused the blaze
to spread with alarming rapidity. The
city fire department was hopelessly in
competent and the English volunteer
brigade from Santa Mesa was sum-
moned, and with a modern engine,
pumping adequate streams from the
canal, succeeded. after four hours
work, in getting the blaze under con-
troll. Hundreds of inhabitants were
rendered homeless.
Compelled to Use Harsh Measures.
General Hughes personally superin-
tended the police arrangements. The
whole city was thoroughly patrolled
and guards were doubled. Every avail
able man was dispatched to the region
of the fire; lmpediments were placed
in the way of the tiremen and the hose
was cut five different times. This re-
suited in all the natives being driven off
the streets, those in the immediate vi
cinity of the blaze being corralled in
vacant lots and guarded until the ex-
citement was over. In many instances
the natives were insolent and paid no
regard to the orders given them and the
soldiers were compelled to use harsh
measures. The butts of their rifles and
their bayonets were freely applied.
The danger from live electric light
wires necessitated the closing of the
circuit in the burning regions and the
only light in certain parts Of the city
was that furnished by the blaze.
Bullets Flew Thick aud Fast.
Shortly after midnight another big
fire was started in the Tondo district,
where the natives are thick, and when
the soldiers and fremen attempted to
work regular frsilade of rifle and re-
volver shots were fred from the win
dows and roofs of the buildings The
fremen, escorted by soldiers proceeded
to clean out the houses, while the fire
was unheeded. The Thirteenth Mime.
sofa were reinforced by detach1nents
from the Third infantry, the Second
Oregon, the Third artillery and the
Tenth Pennsylvania. Bullets flew in
every direction in almost every street IN
Tondo and Bonondo districts, causing
the most intense excitement.
Captain Robinson of Company C.,
Thirteenth Minnesots, and three men
were wounded.
Many timid persons, imagining that
the rebels had effected an entrance
Through the Amer,csn Lines
/ ana were dAfdACAus5 AAVO wv SAVy, uuA .
ried fraptically from the hotels and
houses only to be stopped st the Ars! Alr !!
/ corner by a guard. The sounding of a
native bugle call Immediately preced'
ing the firing lent color to the story.
! Thousands of Chinese crossed the
bridges and plazas under fire, hurrying
with their bundles to the Chinese con-
! eulate. All night long the fire spread
through the Tondo district, sweeping
away rows of houses and devastating
acres of territory.
| The damage was inestimable. With
daylight punitive measures were de:
cided upon and the Americans, al:
though tired after their sleepless nights
work, socn cleared the district Of every
native after slight resistance.
PLANNED A MASSACRE.
Manifesto Of Filipinos Which Fell Into
| the Hands Of General Otis.
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