The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-02-11
Attacked INSURGENTS
American Troops In the Philippines
Meet and Repulse Rebel
Forces.
DEwEY'S SHIPS AID IN THE FIGHTING.

UtWtfS SHIPS HD IN IHE fl6Hilh6.
The Filipino Loss IL Estimated mt
1000 Dead, $500 wounded and
5000 Taken Prisoner-our Loss
Reported TO he 80 Killed and $50
Wounded-story of the Battle.
Manila, Feb. 7.-Careful estimates place
the Filipino losses up to date at 1900 dead.
$500 wounded and 5000 taken prisoners.
Our Losses.
Washington, Feb 1.-THE latest reports
from Manila put the American loss at %
killed and $50 wounded.
story OF the Flight.
Manila. Feb. s-The long-expected rup-
ture between the Americans and the Fill
pinos has come at last Tho former are
now engaged in solving the Philippine
problem with the utmost expedition pos
sible. The clash came at $40 Saturday
evening when three daring Fllipinos DART
ed past the Nebraska regiment pickets at
Santa Mesa, but retired when challenged
They repeated the experiment without
drawing the sentries' fire. But the third
time Corporal Greedy challenged the Fiji
plnos and then fred killing one OF them
and wounding another.
The first shot from the American sentry
signal. for II was followed almost imme-
dlately by n terrific fusillade along the en-
tire Filipino line on the north side OF tho
Pasig river.
Filipino Fire Checked.
The American outposts returned the fire
" it'll such visor that the Filipino fire was
checked until the arrival Of reinforce
ments.
All tho troops In the vicinity were hurried
out. and the Filipinos ceased nrins for half
an hour while their own reenforcements
came OPP
At ten o'clock the firing was resumed.
the American firing line consisting OF tho
Third artillery, the Kansas and Montana
regiments the Minnesota regiment, the
Pennsylvanians. the NebrasSans, the Utah
battery, the ldahos. the Washingtons, tho
Californians the Fourth cavalry, North
Dakota volunteers, Sixth artillery and
Fourteenth infantry, and the South Da-
kota and Colorado regiments.
Concentrated at Three Points.
The Filipinos concentrated their forces
Mt three points. Calcacan. Santa Mesa and
Galingatan. and maintained an intermit-
tent fusillado for some hours
They brought artillery into action at
Gallngatan at 1890. but only one gun an
noyed the Americans TO any appreciable
extent. a howitzer on the road beyond San
ca Mesa. The Third artillery silenced the
Galingatan battery by firing two guns
simultaneously. which was followed imme-
diatey by volleys from the infantry.
Al about midnight there was a luH In the
firing lasting until 3i5 a. m, when the
whole Filipino line reopenod FIRE. The
Americans poured terrific fire into the
darkness for 20 minutes. and then there
was another lull until daylight. when the
Americans generally advanced
Good work OF Dewcy's boats.
During the night. In response 20 Admiral
Deweys signals flashed across from Ca
vite the United States cruiser Charleston
and the gunboat Concord. stationed at Nal
abon. poured deadly fire from their Sec
Dndary batteries into the Filipino trenches
at Caloocan.
After daylight the United States double
turret sea-going monitor Monadnock
opened FIRE or Malate and kept Smelling the
Fiiipinos' left flank, whilc the other YES
sells shelled the right hank for several
hours.
Americans Completely Route Enemy.
by ono o'clock the Americans had APP
parently completely routed the enemy and
had taken the villages Of Palawpong, Santa
Mesa. Paeo. Santana, san Pedro Macortc,
pandocan and Pasai. had destroyed hun
drcds Of native huts, and had secured pos
session OF the water main reservoir dis
lance OF over six miles. The Tenncssccs
joined the firing lire at ten o'clock on sun
day morning and assisted ia capturing
Santa Mesa
Notable Event.
ono OF the most notable events OF sun
days work was driving the Fiipinos out
OF their stronghold al Pace by the reserve,
"A few companies OF CalifOTnians COM
manded by Col Duboce, The main road
TO the village was lined by native huts
fun OF Filipino sharpsh0otcrs. After they
had been firing upon Gen. King and his
staff killing driver, and firing on an aIn-
buiance Of the Red Cross society, Col. Du-
boce ordered the huts TO be cleared and
burned.
FuipInos' Determined stand.
The Fillpinos concentrated IN Paco church
and convent. where they made deter
mined stand in the upper stories. plat
Don OF Californlans stationed on ncigh-
boring bridge maintained a hot fire on
the Fnipinos. but was unable TO dislodge
them. Ia the face OF a terrible fusillade, Col.
Duboce and few volunteers dashed into
the church. scattered coal oil inside OF Il.
set Ore to the oil. and retired.
In the meantime Capt Dycr's battery OF
the sixth artillery bOmharded the church,
dropping n dozen shells into the tower and
roof Company l., and part OF company
G., OF the Calfornlans. charged into the
church, but were unable 20 ascend tho
single flight OF steps leading 70 the story
Picked on one at "a Time.
After the incendiaries had retired, a
company OF the Idahos and the Washing
ton guards, stationed on either side or
the buhdihts plNhNu oA tHt fhlPh'ee -
they were smoked out. Many OF the reb-
els however, escaped into the bush I'm the
rear OF the church The Americans cap
tured &c OF the rebels. and during tho fight
ing about the church 20 OF the rebels were
killed.
Some $500 women. children and nom
combatants were allowed 20 enter the
American lines. after promising 20 20 TO
the houses OF friends and remain there.
Fatal SnoysIIdc.
Glenwood Springs, Col. Feb. "A
snowslide leaving death In its path
came down the mountainside near Sho-
shone station. on the Denver & Rio
rande railroad, shortly after noon