The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-09
In COMPLETE CONTROL
ALL FEARS, OF AN UPRISING IN
MANILA HAVE BEEN DISPELL-
ED BY AMERICANS
POLICE WORK IS PERFECT
Done It's Duty Weu-Natfvc Fill
pinOs Want to Know When Pris-
oners VIII Be Erecuted-PuzzIed
Over Methods of CfviIised War
fare.

| MANILA, Feb. s--The provost guard,
| composed of the Thirteenth Minnesota
volunteers, is in absolute control of
| Manila All fears of an uprising In
the city were dispe1led by the promp-
| titude with which the. outbreak was
/ Quelled on Monday evening The
streets were deserted last evening by
Q o'clock, and not light was to be
seen in the native quarters. The Fill
p1nos. accustomed to Spanish methods,
are constantly inouiring of the Amer
| lean soldiers when the prisoners are
| to be executed. They seem to be ln-
able to understand that orders have
not already been issued for the execJl-
ton. Indeed, headquarters Is bes1eged
by women anxious to plead for the
| lives Of their relatives and friends. All
| is quite at Cavite.
| Owing to the lack of supplies in the
adjacent village of Ban Rogue, Com
missary Miliken has been authorized
to sell necessaries to those able to
| pay for them, and there will be dis
| tribution Of free rations to others.
The rebels, it appears, had loopholed
| a church tower in ,Cavite, evidently
| with the purpose Of occupying 1t with
i sharpshooteIs.
Senior Aguillos, the Filipino ex-com-
/ missioner, made an official visit to
| Gen. Otis today.
| Tomorrow is the first day Of the
Chinese new year, and orders have
been issued prohibiting fireworks.
Pumping at the water works has
| been resumed.
| Gen. Haie's brigade, consisting of the
First South Dakota infantry. First Col
orado infantry and First Nebraska in
fantry, supported by a battery of the
Utah light artillery, occupies the most
| advanced post in the American line,
! fully ten miles from the base Of sup
plies 1t has an almost perfect posi-
| ton. Four guns of the Utah artillery,
stationed on a hill behind the water
works, command the valley to the
right and left, and the four hills in
front Two companies OF the Colorados
support the Twenty third Infantry.
which is encamped, at the position
three miles to the east. Outposts line
| the ridge overlooking the valley, while
a sandbag entrenchment with gun en-
| placements fronts the river.
VILLAGES sHELLED.
| Yesterday the Utahs dropped shells
| into the villages across the river. The
| natives disappeared among the hills.
the main body retiring to the right and
| the others scattering. Subsequently
| the Americans reconnoitered and found
| the village of San Pedro completely
| deserted. They did not burn it. and
| today the villagers returned In small
| parties. bearing bamboos to which
white flags were attached. They kept,
however, out of range. Later signal
fires We're lighted along the ridge on
| the east side of the valley.
The American troops are in excellent
spirits. and appear to regard their ex-
periences as picnic rather than
stern reality One burly Coloradoan,
who assisted IN the capture of the
waterworks. said 1t reminded him of
rabbit drive on the Colorado plains.
Gen. Ovenshines brigade, the Fourth
| cavalry. Fourteenth infantry and First
North Dakota infantry on the right,
did some accommodating today, but
otherwise has been taking. matters
| easily.
| The First Washington infantry, the
First Idaho infantry and the North Da
kctas are strung out from block house
| No. IL to the trenches southwest Of
the Malate fort where the Fourteenth
infantry is quartered.
A few native houses from which shots
| had been fired were burned, but most
| of the others are either vacant or
marked with white flags.
| The enemy is obviously concentrated
| at Paranaque. Gen. Kings brigade,
which includes the First California in
fantry, First Idaho infantry, First
Wyoming infantry and First infantry
has been compelled to destroy the VIII
lage of San Padro Macate. as the ma
| tfves. moving from house to house. fir
ed from the windows as the Ameri-
cans advanced. The Fourth cavalry
has hugely enjoyed foraging for food.
All that is left Of Paco and Santa Ana
= occupied by the californians.