Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-28

Tenth Pcnns yania Regiment 2
First Colorado Regiment.
First Nebraska Regiment. q
First s. -. Regiment ........ .
Utah Artillery ................
Twenty Infantry ...... 1
Thirteenth Minnesota ........ %. i3
Second oregon ................
Eighteenth Infantry .......... !
Medical Department .......... !
General Wheaton relieves General King.
who is sick az San Pedro Ne al.
ALL COMPARATIVELY QUIET
MANILA. February 27-ii.5j T.. My
ccpt for an occasional vollcy and some
individual dring By the rebels from the
jungle. near Caloocan. along the river and
i'm tho vicinity OF San Pedro Macat 400
was quiet along The entire line last night
The eucmy's sharpsh0Oters 40 CaloO"an
seemed 10 annoy the soldiers in the day-
time. but the Americans no longer pay
much attention 90 them. reserving their
IRE until the rebels appear Boo The open 900
sufficient force 10 justify q vOlley OF an
occasional shell. During tho uieht the
men are so accustomed 20 the enemy
salutes that q majority Of them remain
undifturbed. secured by the outposts and
sentrics.
MANILA STREETS DESERTED.
I'm Manila absolute quiet prevails, tie
streets are deserted, and the only sounds
90 be heard after z o'clock in the evening
arc the tramp ~ The patrols and sentries.
and tho occasional Clatter 81 the hopia
of on officers horse.
Tho Insurance companies. after "a cone
ference. have decided to accept war risks
at an additional premium Of u per
cent per month
FILIPINO ACCOUNT or FIRE
PARIS February 2T-Thc Filipino JUNE
GA here received to-day cable mo sage
from Manila. dated February Ath Ma
Hourkous 10 says:
"The nre broke out ln The Chinese quar-
tiers during the Chinese Ncw-fedr iea-
u,itics. The Americans provoked the own
ers bv demolishinr houses before 10 w1t
necessary The Filipino hre-engine, owned
by Senior Cameo. and worked by British
subI,ets was largely Instrumental boo eA-
ruru.shing the fire. The Americans lnter-
fcr.d with the native salvagers. and tried
To- capture the cneiue. leading tl ID con-
nict Harsh conduct elsewhere led to gem
eral nrhfIug THE Americans retired 20
the walled city. and Che fleet humnafdcd
the suburbs believing the city Was en-
dangered This caused the Iondo irc
"AgunaIdo's troops then attacked ana
entered Toudo MaisL Santa cruz. ana
Kaipo CONTRIBUTIONS broke out ai hln'n-
do and Malate and the cts VAS sufio'nh-
ga bv "a line OF burning houses
"The fighting continued Wednesday ana
THURSDAY. The Americans by that tm,
vero greatly faugued hy the sun. the
ores. ana tie continual service. on tho
other hand. the Flup.nos were coniin
uouslv reinforced and tne Americans
closed the Espana bridge to prevent the
Filiplnos from invading The city.
DEWEY PREVENTS FOREIGN LAND
INGs
'.rhe Americans then nred on every one
standing al doors and Windows. ana tA'r
killed the engineer and tnr inthafef ''
the Andrews cotton-mih. The ioieisheIs
.nnlied 10 the foreien ships for help, emo
A number % marines were 90 pe la"i W
when Admiral Dewey intlnated that s-lD
landing would be an act OF ho7liii'}
thai his ships would nre upon any ia"'
,,g marty some British Dlue-jackeis
however landed unarmec. 20 act - HIs
men and remained 90 glaId me E'.ll-.
-,,sni.ts ana banks and other BRUSH
.,rh. Andrews cotton-mil belonging
,o pritisb subjects suffered severely Ihe
.,,.ricsn- searched British property
seeking insurgents. -.....-.
.rodiscriuinate street-snooine was PEE
valsnt Men. women. and cnnlFrn were
,tn.5 rrha bodies OF 100 Americans have
aI-ssf, been collected The American
loss In killed ard wounded viii rea-h
Soyr hundred. The bodies " go Filipino
aen AS women. and - children nave
been recovered in the streets About hFe
hundred natives were wounded
THREE THOU SAND HOUSES III hNf
.The loss 20 foreign property is esu-
u d b
~.rtt AZ S6oO0 About three thousand
houses were burned.
General Montenegro commando 'Nv
p,yininos Aguinaldo Is still az Maniac
MANY foreigners embarked on b1ai %
tha shirs About eighty Chinese ~.
KILLED while trying 20 enter the "aii71
.srhs people killed al ths Andrews mn
49, accused Of harboring natives.
yIRULENTLY ANTI-AMEhiCAN DE-
CREE
HONGKONG. February Tine fll-p-...
c,overowent has issued another
aoti- American decree, IN WHICH INC
loving passages occur. .. ,sitbar
..The American guns respe-t
h,nor nor property. but pafDaio-S's ''--7
sacre women and Children -. 49,.
49,, rs witnessed the most hoEfi-
'.,ss-coufscAt OF the proper
- and savings Of the peop1e al 'us
lint OF the bayonet, ana snoouns =.
i ~. ds,snceless. accompanied by odioas
nc s. =, sh.onnination. repugnant oaToA-
go and racial hatred worse than me
doings in Carolina
HOLY WAR INVOKED.
Unless you eonjurs a holy war Tor IN
sansnssnee you are only worthy 10 be
sIaves and pariahs. Proclaim before the
,e,',s-.s .o.ia that YOU viii night 10 the