The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-02-07

MANILA. Feb. 6.-Careful estimates
place the Filipino losses up TO date at
1000 dead, $500 wounded and 5000 taken
prisoners.
MANILA. Feb. c, 7:l5 p. m.--Owing to
the area embraced In the scene OF Sun
days engagement, semi-circle of sew
en,cen miles. details regarding the
fighting has been extremely difficult to
obtain. So far as can be gathered the
brush commenced at S:ij on Saturday
evening. by the firing OF Nebraska
sentry at Santa Mesa upon Filipinos
who were deliberately crossing the line,
utter repeated warnings, with The evil
dent purpose Of drawing our fire.
The first shot from the American sem
TRY was evidently accepted as pre-
arranged signal. for it was followed al
most Immediately BY terrific fusilade
sllong the entire Filipino line on the
north side OF the Pasig river.
The American outposts returned the
fire with such vigor that the Filipino
fire was checked until the arrival OF re-
!n,o;ccments.
All the troops In the vicin.ty were
hurried ont. and the FilipInos ceased
firing for half and hour while their re-
Inducements came up.
Al 10 o'clock the. fighting was re-
samed. the American firing line consist
.nE OF the Third artillery. the Kansas
ard Montana regiments, the Minnesota
regiment, the pennsylvanians the Ne
braskanS. the Utah battery. the Idahos,
The Washing;ons, the Californians. the
Fourth cavalry. North Dakota volun-
iee:s, Sixth artillery and Fourteenth
infantry.
III" Fllipinos concentrated their force
al three points. calcacan. Santa Mesa
AMI taliHSaian. and maintained an In
itE'n.ttent fusilaae for some hours.
Battery Silcnccd.
They brought artillery into action. at
caInSalan at lo:So. but only one gun
annoyed the Americans 10 any appre-
cable extent. j howitEer on the road
beyond Santa Mesa. The Third artillery
silenced the CaiingG!an battery by fir.
ms two guns simultaneously, which
was followed Immediately by vollcys
from the infantry.
NJ about midnight there was lull
HriNp 10 p.i
Wheh the whole Filipino line le8pened
ire. The Americans poured a terrific
hre into the darkness for twcntg min
utes, and then there was another lull
until daylight when the Americans gem
eTall? advanced.
during the night. in response to Rear
Au'h'ral Dewcy's signals, flashed across
from Navlte, the United States cruiser
1haf!eslon and the gunboat Concord.
S.u"nAcd S NJ MalabOn. poured deadly
IsT Isn,l rom The secondary battery into the
''.piNo trenches at Caloacan.
Aiter daylight the United States
u"uo'e'tuFreted sca-soing monitor Mo-
i,,n ,,"n"oCh onened fire of Malate. and
.,S MSPt smelling the FilEpinos' left flank,
,., "a'!G tnc other vessels Shelled the. en-
'"is !lsht Hank for several hours.
%! 10 o'clock the Americans had ap-
MsEently completely routed the enemy.
anu Hal iaHcH the villages Of Baia-
n"Yhs' santa Mesa. Paco. Santana. san
r1ED' Macorte. Pandocan and Pasai:
@ .'Si destroyed hundreds OF native huts
,.u ndu secured possession of the water
s"' .,"'n aiid reservoir, a distance OF over
~ tennessee Joined in the firing line
~ q, ~ O'Clock Sunday morning and as
''s'eu IN capturing Santa Mesa.
Notable Event.
'He OF the most notable events OF
sundays work was driving the Flip
.'oS OUT OF their stronghold at Paco
y! '"e reserve. few companies OF Cal
"oFh'ans' commanded by Colonel Du-
berc.
ne main road to the village was lined
siFe native huts full of Filipino sharp
n|"y '"o'C.S' Aiter they had been firing
s'T,l General King and his staff.killing
y, utNer and firing on the auiDlilancc
haro ."e iied Cross society. Colonel Du-
bv. bS ordered the huts to be cleared and
p,au; p.'a'eu; The Filiplnos concentrated In
MAJ mai church and convent. where they
n, , ,%a,N determined stand. A platoon
irr hhLL,I'orn!ans stationed on a neighbor-
1 riTt,Ilas W lase maintained hot fire on the
4 ,bn,p bnt was unable to afsiodge
CD ',' IN the face OF terrific fusllaJe
Iasbb.'si Duberc and II few volunteers
W'''sH nJ is into the church, scattered coal
tired. ~ Set ife 10 II ana re-
,cr,. ~" "le meantime Captain Dyer's bat-
~, o' the Sixth artillery, bonbarflcfl
M ~ ,nQFch. dropping a dozen shells INFO
n,r, m 'o%"r and roof. Company l. and n
rbs.n rb.. o. company C. OF the CalIrornInns,
obia into the church, but were un
h"G ,snG,i' /" ascend the single flight of steps
'"rIs to the story above.
con ,n'l"f the irccndiarles had retired n
S,,phny Of the Tdahos and the Wash
,7,"h Guards. stationed on either aide
n, ,m m' building. picked Oft the Fillplnos
rsi,.,F Wei" sucked out. Many OF thr
i',,S' however. escaped into the brush
c,,,'. r' ,u' rear Of the church. The Amcrl.
a'N Captured Atty.three OF the rebels
c,mt. curing the fighting about tho
'I'Ch sI twenty Of the rebels were killed
,'" -,dm women. children and non.
t,,''i tr''| nnt. were allowed to enter the
tS tS,'I' lcan iincs after promising TO 70
Wv houses Of frlendR aud remain there
Famous Charge.
H"o'h"r Intensely exciting incidcn,
". .'Orrtd dmr!nG the engagement. The
"'h'hsihE1 ana Idahos and Compan.
\ ana NJ. OF the Calif0rnians. made
ps",Eea across the rice fields between
| ~ ~ ana SInlHnl In tho fDrp nT u tor.