The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-02-18

into the town line and penetrated to
the presidencia and lowered the FIJI
pino flag at $3.50 p. m.
The euemy's sharpshooters, In ths
Jungle on the right, fred at long range
on the Pennsylvania regiment but the
rebels were soon silenced by shrapnel
shell and the Pennsylvanians remained
In the trenches As the Americans
advanced they burned the native huts
The rebels were moved down like
grass but the American loss was slight
II Is now known that the Filipino
loss is fully 2,50O killed. with wounded
vastly In excess OF that number and
thousands are held prisoners. All this
has been achieved at the cost of IS
Americans killed and 276 wounded.
There were 25 Americans missing and
unaccounted for. No fewer than ten
OF the native villages have surrendered
or been captured Several have been
destroyed because their houses har-
bored men, frequently disguised In fe-
male attire, who shot from windows
and roofs at the Americana Many
AAhC9 hho q NOAi Va 1fnn4anAbAQu hhNG
been seized. As might be expected,
there has been looting In the outslrirts,
but 1t has not boen general aud has
been done In direct violation OF order.
Latest from Gen. Otis.
Washington, Feb. lathe following
cablcgram was received at the war de-
partment yesterday from Gen. Otis:
1t II reported that the insurgent representa-
tive At Washington telegraphed Aguinaldo 20
drive out tho Americans before the arrival OF
relnforcementS The dispatch was received At
Hong Kong and mailed to MaloloS which de-
cided on the attack to be made about the 9Th
instant The eagerness OF the lnsurgent troops
for the engagement preclpltated the battle. II
is ve-y quiet to-day on the lines from Caloocan
| on the north 10 Panay on the south Yester-
DAY q small accommodating party 70 miles
south OF the city fred on two men,
who were slightly wounded Two insurgents
with arms were captured The analr OF 10TH
| MacArthur's division was very successful
| Enemy's loss was considerable; have collected
70 dead bodles more not yet discovered In
surgents reported TO be gathering In force "
miles north on the railway. but are evidently
perplexed
Gen. Otis then gives a list OF the
killed and wounded. Among them
were: Twentieth Kansas volunteer
infantry: Killed-Private Alonzo Rick
etts, company l. Wounded, of the
same regiment-Corporal Edward ID.
Willing, company b; Privatcs Harry
S. Harris, company Is; James s. Mills,
company Z; David NJ Horkman, CON-
pany II; l. J. Howard, company D;
Elmer Z. Eunie, company d; william
C. Barner, company f; Bert Samson,
company X; John o. Morse, company,
K, and Sidney Morrison, company NJ.
The general also gives list OF
additional casualties, among them
being Private Alexander M. Mitchell,
company II, Twentieth Kansas.
Heat Knocks Out Many Kansans.
Manila, Feb. 12.-The heat Saturday
knocked out many more OF our meu
than did the Filipino bullets, especial
ly In the marsh lands north Of Mala
bon, where the Kansas regiment was
stationed. Fully score OF them wer,
taken to the hospital.
Two More Kansans Dead.
Washington, Feb. 14-Gen. Otl
nabled the war department list o
deaths Of soldiers at Manila, not In
cluding those killed 10 action. Amonl
them were Sergt Joy Sheldon, com
pany !, Twentieth Kansas, and Privat
l. ]. Howard. company b, same regi
ment The general said everything
was quiet this morning and busines
in Manila was resuming its former nc
tivity.
Additional CasaaltioN
Washington, Feb. 4--The adjutan
! general to-day received the following
casualty list from Gen. Otis; "Addi
tional casualties Of the engage nent q
Caloocan February 10: Twentieth
Kansas. Wounded. Cant. Charles al