Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-02-16
TELLS THEM 70 FIGHT.
AgulnaIdO Blamed by Otis for Be-
ginning HOstlIItIesD
REBELS GATHERING IN FORCE.

WAsHINdTON, Feb, lathe follow
Ing oablcgram was received at tho WA
department yesterdays
Reported that insurgent represents
tive at Washington photographed Agu.
lnaldo 10 drive out Americans before
arrival relnforooments, Dispatch re.
colved Hong Kong aud mailed Malolos
which decided on attack to be ma dc
about 7th inst Eagerness OF insur'
gent troops for engagement pre-
clpltated battle, Very quiet to-day
ON lines from CNlocnn on north to
Ramsay on south, Yesterday small
recopuoitering party twelve miles
south OF city fired on two men,
slightly wounded Two insurgents
with arms captured,
AFFAIR Of 10Th McArthur's division,
very successful. Enemy's loss consld-
crablei have collected seventy dead
bodiesi more not yet discovered In
surgcnts reported TO be gathering
force twelve miles north on railway,
but evidently perpleXod, Otis, -
MANILA, Feb, 49, Contrary to gen.
! eral expectations, all is quiet along
the entire line, nothing having hap.
pcncd to disturb the peace Of Sunday,
In Manila the inhabitants have gcner-
ally recovered from the alarm o9ca-
stoned by the fear Of n native uprising,
and are resuming their ordinary bust
ness The shipping interests are nat
urally suffering, since there have been
no clearances for Philippine ports for
a week. but on the other hand foreign
shipping has increased, especially for
Hong Kong, every steamer bound
thither being crowded with timil re-
fugees,
Despite this quietude, however,
many are asking whether tho problem
Is not still far from solution, A week
ago those who took an optimistic view
predicted that tho terrible lesson just
administered to the rebels would set.
tie the question of Filipino indcpen-
dence, But this prediction has not
been fulfilled, AS n matter OF fact the
rebels are now scattered throughout
the country bushwhaclting, except nj
Malabon, where they are gathering in
force. Even there eheir methods SAVIOR
moro of guerrilla than OF civilized
warfare, every bush, clump Of trees
and tree furnishing cover for sharp.
shooters.
Unfortunately for miles around the
land Is studded with bamboo Jungle
and open spaces are few and far be-
tween. This affords the natives, who
fight better under cover, distinct
advantage.
Under such conditions IL Is remark
able that the American casualties
should be so few while the number of
dead natives found in the brush after
every skirmish test6cs to the pre-.
cision OF our fire. Last week there
was not single day without fighting,
but the Americans steadily advanced,
carrying everything before them,
Heavy Loss of Enemy
1t Is now known that the Filipino
loss is fully $500 killed, with wounded
vastly in excess of that number, and
thousands are held prisoners, All this
has been achieved at the cost Of sixty
five Americans killed and 27G wounded.
Teere are twenty-five Americans miss
ing and unaccounted for No fewer
than ten Of the native villages have
surrendered or been captured. Sew
eral have been destroyed because their
houses harbored men, frequently dis
gu!sed in female attire, who shot from
windows and roofs ut the Americans.
Many rifles and u ton of ammunition
have been seized. AS might be ex-
pected, there has been looting in the
outskirts, but 1t has not been general
and has been done in direct violation
of orders,
The only incident that has broken
the day followed the arrival OF the
German first-class cruiser Kaiscrin hu-
gusta. When she saluted Admiral
Dewey yesterday afternoon report
spread rapidly that the American war
ships were bombarding Malabon.
Sunday crowds visited the scenes Of
last weeks fighting, All the roads
from the city were thronged with We
hicles. But beyond burned villages
and new mounds in the fields there
was little to be seen. Inspection
showed that most OF the enemy's dead
had remained at their post to the last,
us the bodies were usually surrounded
by empty cartridges, while In the
trenches, wherever there was no dead,
there was little and often no ammuni-
ton.
Among the distinguished prisoners
captured in Manila since the outbreak
Of hostilities are Captain A. G. Esca-
milo, Aguinaldo's private secretary;
Captain T. p Keraguth, Colonel Mar
tin De Los Reeves, and Senior Tomaso
Del Rosario, a member of the so-called
Filipino congress in session at Malolos
Other Filipino officers are also in GUS
tody.