Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-08
AMERICANS IN CONTROL.
1Inin Body Of Fiiipinos Routed
Women Among Their Dead.

MANILA. February 7-3:i5 p. M-The
Americans ass this dispatch is sent, are
I'm complete control Of the situation with
in radius of nine miles from Manila.
Their lines. extending to Malabon. on the
north. and to Paranaque, on the south,
are fully twenty-five miles long.
While "a few detached bodies Of the
enemy still offer desultory opposition, the
main body of the enemy is in fun re-
treat. and utterly routed.
or The hordes of troops originally drawn
up IN battle array against the Americans,
fully one third are already ncapacitated,
and the others are scattered in every di-
recurn.
The terrible loss of the rebels may be
gathered from the fact that 100 of them
We're buried in one ricc-hcld on Monday
near Pasas. and that eighty-seven were
inferred between Paco and Santa Ana.
TERRIBLE EXECUTION
4 converted river gunboat did terrible
execution among the rebels, sweeping
both banks OF the river with her Gatling
guns aud her heavier battery Hundreds
Of Fihpinos undoubtedly crawled into
the cane-brakes and died there
The Americans are working nobly in
their efforts 20 hud the wounded, and are
the hospital for treatment. The natives
are unable TO understand the humane
motives which prompt the victOrs TO sue
cor the wounded of an enemy.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press Is informed that members of the
hospital corps have made the startling
discovery that there are several women
I'm male dress. and with hair cropped
among the dead
YGOROTES LED TO DESTRUCTION,
The chief Of the Ygorotes. the Filipino
natives who fought SO CALAMITY in The
face of our artillery fire, with their bows
aud arrows Is i'm a hospital win shaV
tered thigh. He admits that ne heVe
saw modern artillery, and was lsloi IA"
Of Ns effects until he and his followers
fo,t the destructive fire of the cannon
on Sunday morning. The chleI Is Dll'e'
ly mceused against the Tagalos lol
placing tle YeOrOtcs in front OF th'
American battery. under the pretence ina
they were sent 10 occupy post oil hohoI
and uumates that the Ygorotes VIII re
ycuge This trcachery.
TILIPINOS LEAVE MANILA.
II is regarded as a significant fact that
many of the Filipino officers Of TINS CITY
disappeared from Manila as soon as nos
tiines commenced Some Of them are
supposed 10 be still in hiding here. Hun
dreds of women are pouring into Mania
from an districts. as DE villages around
Manila have as a rule. been destroyed
by the troops.
The farther the Americans extend their
lines the more the need of means OF
transportation increases. The American
o1mmanders have already been compelled
90 impress horses and vehicles on all
sides. 10 the inconvenience, naturally. OF
the civilians. All the public conveyances.
af mis- writing have either been Impress
ed or have disappeared in some manner
or other. Street-car tTaiiic. however has
been resumed, and the cars are running
regularly. though the streets are almost
deserted
WHITE FLAGS COVER TREACHERY.
There are a few native stores open. and
white flags. made OF towels, pillow-slips.
and aprons tied 10 bamboOs, adorn the
windows Of the native residences every
whore. but I'm spite Of these emDiems or
peace. scores OF FilipinOs under the cover
OF darkness fred from these same win
dows yesterday evening on the American
patrols
Ats O'Clock last night there was gene
raj fusilade IA the QuiapO and Bnon dis
tIlcts. The inhabitants Of the city, gene