Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-03-02
WORRYING TACTICS.
The Filipino Sharpshooters Annoy
ing to the American Outposts.
MORE TROOPS To BE- Sent TO MANILA
An OfY-nsiv = Campaign TO he Assumed by
thr Americans Fire started by Our
She il - Farticu ara Cabied
by Gen. OTIS

Manila, Feb. "a Early yesterday
morniug the enemy commenced worry
! ing tactics at various parts of the
American line. apparently for the pur-
pose OF withdrawing attention from
affairs insi1e the city. An attempt
was made to rush through our extreme
! left, but it was promptly checked by
not and effective musketry and artl-
lerv fire In the meantime small
bodies of rebels, evidently some OF
those engaged last night in the
cowardly work at Tondo, spread out
between the city and the outposts.
Every available man was sent out to
drive them away, with the result that
there was desu! tory firing all the
morning.
From eight to 1890 a. M, the United
States double-turreted monitor Mon
adnock Joined in the engagement mt,
hurting ten-inch shells over the Amer
lean lines into bodies of the enemy as
indicated by the signal corps. So far
our casualties are one man killed and
ten men wounded. At II o'clock there
were sharp engagements at the Chi
nese cemetery and at San Pedro Macati
almost simultaneously, but the artil.
lery fire from both positions drove the
enemy back.
From the high towers of the city
fires can be seen burning at dozen
different points outside Some Of
these are probably due to the Monad-
nock's shells 1t is currently reported
that the natives have threatened to
burn Escolata and the walled city to-
night. Scores Of rebels have been ar.
rested in the Tondo district. A band
Of 60 rebels, having two carloads of
arms and accoutrements, was captured
in house. Business is temporarily
suspended. Maj Gen. Otis yester-
day issued general order directing
all the inhabitants of Manila, until
otherwise ordered, to confine them
selves to their homes after seven
o'clock in the evening, when the
streets will be cleared by the police.
The general also warns incendiaries
and suspects that they will be severe
ly dealt with If discovered in any To-
cality. Extraordinary precautions
have been taken for the suppression
of further trouble, which is threat
ened to take place in the city tonight.
But it is generally believed last nights
experience will effectively quell the
disturbing element.
Fire has been burning in the Tondo
district all day and has been clear.
ing the residents out Of many houses
in the outskirts, from which the
enemy previously fred on the Aineri
cans. cloud of smoke hovers over
the city to-day conveying the impress
sion to the people about the bay and
in the outside districts that the whole
city is burning.
The rebels between the city and out
posts are being smoked out this after
noon and driven toward the beach.
Sharpshooters at various parts Of the
line are very annoying, but otherwise
there has been no further excitement
since the Illustration OF the mornings
attack. Lieut.. Eugene s. French, of
company L. First Montana volunteers.
and private Oscar FELTON,, of company
c, South Dakota volunteers, were
killed and two other Dakotans were
wounded.
MORE TROOPS TO BE SENT TO MANILA,
Washington, Feb. "a The war de-
partment has arranged to dispatch fur
ther reinforcements to Gen. Otis at
Manila. The regiments selected are
the Ninth infantry, now at New York,
and the Sixth infantry at San Anto-
MO, Tex. Both these regiments will
60 by way Of San Francisco 1t is ex-
pected that the transports taking them
will be able to leave by March IS.
Every report that comes to the war
department goes to convince the Off
cials that an offensive campaign must
be Immediately assumed in the Philip
pines In their opinion the lives and
health of American troops now in the
neighborhood of Manila depend upon
the initiation of such campaign
Gen. Otis report Of the big fire in
Manila Wednesday and last night,
while agreeing closely with the press
reports, makes mention Of rather
formidable demonstration by the in
surgents near Caloocan, the scene of
some Of the heaviest fighting succeed
ing the first engagement with the in
surgents on the 18TH This is taken as
an indication that the rebels have not
vet been thoroughly impressed with
tne strength OF ule American arms
FIRE STARTED BY OUR SHELLS.
Paris, Feb a. Agents IN this city
Of the Filipinos have received news
from lloilo saying that the outbreak
of fire there was not the work of the
natives, but was started by the Amer
lean shells. When the attack com.
menced the Filipinos and the foreign
residents were endeavoring to per-
suade Gen. Lopez the Filipino com.
mander, to submit, as llolo was not
fortified and was therefore not in
position to resist the American attack.
The whole commercial quarter at
lloilo, 1t appears, was destroyed, with
fonr-ffths of the rest of the town.
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