The record-union., 1899-02-07

hansen, Company NJ; Private Charles
A. Seitz, Company M Private Alphonse
Bonner, Company NJ; Private Peter A.
Stormet, Company I.
Sixth Artillery-Killed: Private w. A.
Goodman, Company D.
First Idaho-Killed: Major Ed. Nc
Conville; Corporal Frank r. Calvert,
Company B; Private James Fraser,
Company C.
First California-Killed: Privates j.
J. Dewar, Company K; Tom Bryan,
Company H; Joseph Maher, Company
NJ.
First Washington-Killed: Corporal
George W. MCGOWAN, Company Al;
Privates Ralph w. Simonds. Company
A. George r. Reichart, Frank Smith,
Matthias H. Cherry, Sherman Harring,
Edward H. Perry, Company 1; Walter
N Hanson, Company L; Arno IL.
Meickel, Company H.
First Washington = Wounded: Ser
geant Samuel E. Boakler, Compay l.;
Corporal James Neary, Company NJ;
Musician Joseph w. Osbe Cons
pany NJ; Privates D. A E,vert, Com
pany A; Michael Kennedy, Augustin
Ferry, Company F; Benjamin A. Har-
Steinhagen, o. B. Wright, Company I;
William Sloat, Company K; Richard
Hughes, Albert E. Barth, Company NJ.
Lieutenant James Mitchell, Four
teenth Infantry, died Of wounds at I'D
p. m. February 9th.
Private G. w. Hall, Company G, First
Idaho, died of wounds.
Colonel William c. Smith, First Ten
Eessee, died of apoplexy at the head OF
his command ON the firing line Febru-
airy 9Th.
AS to the change in conditions
wrought by the ratification of the
treaty to-day, there is a variance of
views, and Adjutant General Corbin
and Second Assistant Secretary Adee
of the State Department were giving
attention to-day, with the idea of being
able to send full instructions for his
future guidance to General Otis imme-
ciately.
The extreme view on one side is that
| until the Spanish Government ratifies
the treaty it is not legal in effect. Ac-
cordjng to that view, the United States
| Government is stopped from proceeding
| beyond their lines in Manila for the
| time being By the other extreme view
the United States Government is free
| to do just as it pleases in the entire
group of islands, and will therefore
proceed at once to complete the mill
tary occupancy of the islands Perhaps
there is justification for this last view
| in the fact that the Filipinos We're
Spanish subjects nominally when they
broke the terms of the protocol, and
| ~ I'll hn Init
! from its observance.
| The medium view, and that which is
likely to be followed, is that General
/ Otis is justified in doing anything that
| is necessary to protect his army and
all American and foreign interests in
Manila, even though this obliged him
| to assume the offensive and to go out
| side of the old lines in pursuit of the
| insurgents, who may be seeking to re-
organize and recuperate from their late
defeat, with an intention of attacking
again or even threatening the Amert-
cans.
Secretary Long this evening said thai
no additional orders had been sent to
| Admiral Dewey, and he did not anticl-
pate that any would be necessary just
now He had been acting on the the
DRY that the President desired to follow
the most liberal policy In dealing with
the F'ilipinos, and there was no reason
now to change that policy. The Solano
started from Norfolk at 3 o'clock this
afternoon with a supply of ammunition
and other needed stores for Dewey,
via. Suez Canal; but it is not the inten-
ton to send further naval reinforce
ments.
| It was learned upon inquiry at the
War Department that all the American
troops at Manila have an abundant sup
ply of smokeless powder. The regulars
have the Krag-Jorgensen rife, and
about 5000 of the same weapons are
| in the hands of the volunteers.
| 1t is no secret now that the author
tiles here were preparing to arrest
Agoncillo just as he fed, but probably
are not sorry that he got away safely
and thus relieved them from the per-
| formance of a disagreeable task. The
| conduct Of the remaining members Of
the Filipino Junta is still close under
watch and while the treatment to be
accorded them has not been deter
mined. it is recognized that they are
in a precarious position legally, and
|
else OF the greatest discretion.
DETAILS OF THE BATTLE
MANILA, Feb. 6.-Owing to the area
embraced in the scene of Sundays en-
gagement, a semi-circle of fully seven
| teen miles, details regarding the fight
| ing have been extremely difficult to OBJ
! tain. So far as can be gathered, the
brush commenced at S:45 on Saturday
evening by the firing of a Nebraska
sentry at Santa Mesa upon Filipinos
who were deliberately crossing the line
against repeated warnings, with the
evident purpose of drawing out our fire
The first shot from the American SEN
try was evidently accepted as a prear-
ranged signal. for it was followed al
most Immediately by a terrific fusilade
along 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-
endorsements. All the troops in the vi
cinity were hurried out, and the Fill
pinos ceased firing for half an hour
while their own reinforcements came
up.
About 10 O'Clock the firing was re-
sumed. the American firing line con-
sisting of the Third Artillery, the Kan
sas and Montana Regiments, the Min
nesota Regiment, the Pennsylvania. the
Nebraskans. the Utah Battery, the Ida
hos, the. Washingtons. the Californians
the Fourth Cavalry. North Dakota Vol
unteers. Sixth Artillery and Fourteenth
Infantry.
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