The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-02-09
WAR BEGUN AT PHILIPPINES
A NIGHT ATTACK MADE Upos rHx Us1r

Ad1LlfflNES.
a iAch MADE UPON THE UNIT
ED STATES Troops.
The INSURGENTS REpuLsKp v1ru Hr,vv
Loss.
On Saturday night the F;,;,;,os oaa
az ATTACK upon the United States troops
just Outside Manila. The attack was pre.
concerted though it seems to have result.
ed from an accident. The sem,circls COW
cred oy the light is fully II miles and az
the lighting was general along this line
1t is evident the attack was planned.
on Saturday night three Filipinos. at
tempted to cross the Ama-;oa ,;,o.
They were warned back and retired. A
second time they made the sttempt and
were warned back. A third a,,emnt
WAS made and the WARNING of tho aan.
t1nei dlsreRarded. He fred and killed
one OF them. Immediately after the shot
was fired the boom OF a gun was heard
from a block house occupied nv the Fill.
pinos. This was the signal for general
assault and the fusilade became general.
The insurgents moved upon the Nebraska
regiment which was exposed. but thew
met a warm reception. The American
troops were prepared as an attack was
expected for some time.
In the morning -Sunday-Devey took
a hand IN the fight. He could not dur
ing the night as he was unable to distin
guish between friend and foe. As soon
as 1t was light enough to locate the en-.
envy heavy fire was poured into them.
The enemy occupied trenches which they
had dug IN plain view Of the American
troops. Into these trenches Dewey pour.
ed a murderous fire. The American land
forces advanced. General Kings brigade
charged upon the insurgents and drove
them into the river where many Of them
we're drowned
The excitement was intense in Manila.
There would have been an outbreak OF
the natives in the city but for the splen-
did police system established there. Sew
ersl attacks we're made on American sol
diers by the natives in the streets, but
they were shot down.
Several of the villages occupied by the
insurgents were captured. Gen. Otis
places the American loss in killed and
wounded at IT'S. The loss OF the insur-
gents Is said to he heavy. They were we'll
armed with Mauser and Remington rifles.
These were secured from the U. s. gov.
eminent, but the greater number we're
taken from captured Spaniard.. 1t is
estimated that AguinaIdo has 10000 men
and Of these $4,000 are we'll eTmed.
ARoncilla, the representative Of Aguln
aldo in this country, must have been no.
titled OF the contemplated attack as he
quit Washington before notice of the out
break arrived there and went to Montreal.
He explains that he vent to send a cable
gram which he was not permitted to do
at Washington. But his sudden leaving
followed 30 quickly by the opening of
hosGllltIes makes 1t certain he had full
Later reports give the American loss
at As killed and It's wounded. The Fill
pino loss is 1000 killed, $500 wounded
and 5000 prisoners. The conduct of the
American troops was most admirable.
Their cheers while charging were meet by
counter cheers by the insurgents who
fought CALAMITY.
Dewey seized a schooner which was
loaded with arms and ammunition for
the insurgents. The authorities are in
formed that the German consul at Hong
Kong has had some hand in furnishing
The insurgents with arms.
The battleship Iowa will be dispatched
at once to Manila.
The result Of the battle seems to be
the complete disorganization of the 10
surgent forces. The defeat was 80 crush
Ing that for the present it will end all or
gained opposition. Aguinaldo is still in
revolt and has issued something like
OF war.
Dewey's guns caused an awful slaught-
Or. Some of the Filipino tribes fought
with bows and arrows and courageonsly
faced the artillery. A movement will be
made at once upon Iloilo. The Ameri
cane are steadily advancing their lines !
The warfare in the future, If it be contIn-
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