River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-02-16

can troops under Gen. Miller of Iloilo,
on the island of Panay, was the first
news received in this city of the fall
of the second largest city in the Philip
pines The announcement was prompt
ly communicated to the president at
the white house and it was read with
qualification. Half an hour later the
official intelligence of the fall of the
city came in cable dispatch from Maj.
Gen. Otis, which Adjt. Gen. Corbin
promptly authorized to be made public.
1t was as follows:
Manila, Feb. 13.-Gen. Miller reports
from Iloilo that town was taken on
the 18th inst, and held by troops. In
surgents given until evening of 18th to sur
render, but their hostile actions brought on
engagement during the morning. Insur-
gents fired native portion OF town but little
losses occurred to property of foreign In
habitants. No casualties among the United
States troops reported.
(Signed) OTIS"
MaIabon Taken.
Manila, Feb. 13.-Malabon was taken
Saturday by the American troops, the
insurgents setting fire to the town as
they retreated. The outposts have been
advanced beyond Caloocan, and Mala-
bon, north of Caloocan, was shelled
Saturday morning by the monitor
Monadnock and the cruiser Charleston.
American Loss Slight.
In this attack the American arms suf-
fered loss of two killed and nine
wounded. The insurgent loss was
heavy. After the retreat of the insur-
gent forces plans showing a meditated
attack upon Manila were discovered.
Rebels burning Towns.
The fire at Malabon, set by the insur-
gents as they retreated, was also put
out without great difficulty. Beyond
Caloocan the railroad lines are still held
by the rebels, but up to this point the
American troops are in possession and
have most of the roads rolling stock.
Haytay and Canita have surrendered to
the American advance guard.
Estimate of Losses.
II is now known that the Filipino loss
is fully $500 killed, with wounded vast
ly in excess of that number, and thou
sands are held prisoners All this has
been achieved at the cost of 65 Ameri-
cans killed and 276 wounded There are
25 Americans missing and unaccounted
for. No fewer than ten of the native
villages have surrendered or been cap
tured. Several have been destroyed be-
cause their houses harbored men, fire.
quently disguised in female attire, who
shot from windows and roof tops at
the American troops. Many rifles and
a ton of ammunition have been seized.
AS might be expected, there has been
looting in the outskirts, but it has not
been general, and has been done in di-
rect violation of orders.
Losses at CaIOOcan.
Washington. Feb. 13.-Gen. Otis sent
two cablegrams from Manila giving the
names of the American soldiers killed
and wounded in Fridays battle at
Caloocan. Four men were killed and
46 wounded. Thousands of Filipinos
were killed or wounded.
Says 1t Is False.
Mon treal, Can, Feb. 14.-AgonciNo,
the Filipino commissioner, in an inter
view Monday night gave an unqualified
contradition to the cablegram from
Gen. Otis, in which it is stated that he,
Agoncillo, telegraphed advising Aguin-
aldo to drive the Americans out before
reenforcements arrived. He then
showed the first official cablegram
which he had received about the situa
ton at Manila and which came through
the HOng-Kong junta. This stated that
the Americans were to blame for every
thing and had publicly announced that
they intended to exterminate the Fill
pinos.