The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-09
DROVE Them LIKE cHAFF
Insurgents Were Massing for a
Night Attack.
SITUATION Is UNCHAN GED
Provost Guard Is in Absolute Control of
Manila-Women Are Begging for
the Lives OF Relatives Who
We're Taken Prisoners.

i Manila, Feb. 8, noon.-LaSt evening,
as the Filipinos at Caloocan were evil
4 IDENTIFY massing for night attack upon
the Americans left wing, the Goth Kan
/ sas Infantry We're ordered to attack and
i drive the sharpshooters from bam-
boo jungle in front of the firing line,
| where they had caused considerable an
! noyanee all the afternoon The battal-
ion charged brilliantly, driving the en-
emy like chaff and penetrating to the
| very heart of Caioocan
] First Lieutenant A. c. Afford as
cabled last night, was killed while lead
ing his company. He was shot in the
| forehead. Sergeant Jay Sheldon, COM
pany 1, was seriously wounded Pri-
J Yates Daniel Hewitt. Ernest Fritz,
John Gillian and two other members
! OF company B were also slightly wound
| ed. Thirty dead Filipinos We're count
ed in the brush, and there were many
/ more wounded. The gunboats Con-
cord and Callao kept up an incessant
fire from the bay, the Concord dropping
] many shells into the town with telling
| effect. In order to avoid accidents from
4
to- recall the Kansas battalion, after
4 burning the outskirts of the town.
Either the shells of the American war
ships or the natives themselves fired
number of buildings within the town
limits. presumably this was the re-
suit of the shelling. No further at
tempt to attack during the night was
made by either side. ..-.f
i The Spanish papers generally com
ment in favorable terms on the admir-
able order maintained in Manila.
The situation to-day is. practically
] unchanged. The American line has not
/ been fappreciably extended and the
troops generally are taking much
I needed rest. Reconnaissance show that
/ the Filipinos are in fEree in the villages
of Pasig and Paranaque probably
/ 1000 men at the latter place within
/ strong fortifications All is quiet along
the line when this dispatch is filed at
/ noon.
3l5 p. m.-The provost guard is in
absolute control of Manila. All fears
4 OF native uprising in the city were dis
1 peiied by the promptitude which ouell-
ed m the outbreak on Monday evening.
Ihe streets were deserted last evening
by o'clock and not a light was to be
1 seen in the native quarter
/ Inc Flllplnos, accustomed to Span-
| lsa methads, are constantly inquiring
CT the American soldiers when the pris
ofaefs are to be executed. They seem
/ TO be unable to realiza that orders havn
/ not already been issued for the exc
cut1cn. Indeed, headquarters is be-
sleSed hy women anxious to plead for
the lives of their relatives and friends,
All IS quiet at Cavite. Owing to the
iack OF supplies in the adjacent village
/ OF San Rogue, Commissary Mi]liken has
heen authorized to sell necessa ries to
those able to pay for them, and there
Will be distribution of free rations to
olhers The rebels, it appears. had
ioopholed church tower in Cavite evil
dently with the purpose of occupying it
with sharpshooters.
/ Senior Aguillos, the Filipino eX-cor1
missioner. made an unofficial visit to
General Otis today
Tomorrow is the first day of the Chi
ness New Year and orders have been
issued prohibiting fireworks
1 Pumping at the water works has been
1 resumed
General Hale's brigade, consisting nf
the lst South Dakota infantry, 1st Colo
rado infantry and 1st Nebra ska in
fantry. supported by a battery cf the
| Utah light artillery. occupies the most
| advanced post in the American line.
! fully 10 miles from the base of supplies.
1t has an almost perfect position. Four
/ guns of the Utah artillery stationed on
a hill behind the water works conn
mand the valley to the right and left
and the foothills in front. Two COM
panies of the Coloradcs sur port TIE 23d
Infantry. which is fncamped at the
reservoir. three miles to the rear. Out
| posts line the ride overlook ng the val
ley. while a sandbag entrenchmant with
gun emplacements fronts the river.
Yesterday the Ttahs 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 re con-
| noitered and found t>e village of San
| Pedro completely deserted. They did
not burn it, and to-day the villa gers re-
turned in small parties. bearing ham
hoos, to which white flags were fass-
ened. They kept out of range. how
ever. Later signal fires were lighted
along the ridge on the other SIDE of the
valley.
The Ameli"~r trc rs are in excellent
eniriss Srl appear to regard their ex-
- periences as a picnic rather than
stern reality. One burly Coioradoan.
who was discussing the CAPTURE of the
water works, said it reminded him Of
rabbit drive on tie Colorado plains.
General Ovenshine's brigade. the 4th
cavalry, 14th infantry and LIST North
Dakota infantry. on the right. did some
accommodating to-day, but otherwise
has been taking matters easily. The
LIST Washington infantry, the list Idaho
infantry and the North Dakotans are
str'ng out from block house No. II to
the old spanish trenches, southwest Of
the Malate fort, where the 14th in
Fnntry is quartered. A few native
houses from which shots have been
fred were burned. but most Of the 9TH
ers 80 either vacant or marked with
white Gaas.
The enemy IS obviously concentrated
at Baranaque. Gene~al Kings brig
ado. which includes the list California
infantry. 1st Idaho infantry. 1st Wyo-
ming infantrs- and 1st infantry. has
been compelled % destroy the village
Of San Psaro Mscate as the natives,