The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-25

Washington, Feb. 24.-General Otis
today cabled the war department as fol-
lows:
Manila, Feb. 24.-Scandia arrived last
night. Yesterday the insargent troops
gained access to the outskirts of the
city behind our lines. Many are in hid
ing, and about 1000 entrenched them
selves. Completely routed yesterday,
with loss of killed and wounded about
500 and 200 prisoners. Our loss very
slight. City quiet; confidence restoredi
business progressing.
Manila, Feb. 24.-'Che enemy's sharp
shooters have been particularly active
about Caloocan all day. Special attes-
ton was paid to the three-gun battery
near the railroad, and the improvement
of the rebel craftsmanship was very
noticeable. The rebels fired volleys at
the battery, their bullets frequently
s6imming the tops of the sandbags.
A lieutenant of the Twentieth Kansas
volunteers and three other men We're
slightly wounded. "A man was killed
in the trenches today.
The rebel battery has rot been used
since shell from the United States
double turreted monitor Monadnock ex-
ploded over it yesterday.
The enemy's fire was so hot during
the night in the vicinity of Higgins
House that the headquarters was re-
moved to a church 400 yards inside the
line.
A few small fires have destroyed ma
tive houses in the outskirts of the city.
The Twentieth is being disembarked
from the transport Scandal. The regi-
ment will be encamped on the water
front, at the former quarters of the
Tennessee volunteers, temporarily.
CITY Is OITTET
Owing to the wholesale arrests of all
suspected Filipinos yesterday and the
clearances of the streets at o'clock
last night, threatened renewal of the
scenes of the previous night did not
occur.
With the exception of a few shots
fired in the neighborhood of the peni-
Tertiary the city was as quiet as pos
sible
Outside Manila the rebels Were very
active. Near Caloocan the brigade
commanded by General Otis had several
lively skirmishes with the rebels, but
at daylight the enemy was driven back
with severe losses.
The feeling in this city is much inn
proved today, and business generally
has been resumed Excellent order is
maintained by General Hughes police
force, which is universally commended.
The United States transport Scandia,
with the Twentieth infantry on board,
arrived here from San Francisco, which
port she left on Jan. IS. All duties on
importations of fresh fruit, vegetables
and meats have been temporarily sus-
pended.
Orders have been issued to enforce
the provisional customs tariff at Iloilo,
and the following officers have been ap
pointed to conduct the civil affairs of
IlOilo: Major Theodore Stomberg,
treasurer; Captain ]. T. Evans. collec-
tor of customs; Ensign L. H. Everhart,
port captain: z. c. Hatch Eighteenth
infantry. collector of revenue.
Manila, Feb. 25.-Despite the threats
of the Filipinos to burn the business CEN
ter. the inhabitants of Manila were not
disturbed last night. There were not a
single incident worth recording from the
time the streets We're cleared until day
dawned this morning.
Everything was equally quiet along the
line outside. except for occasional volleys
from punches Of the enemy at various
points.
The enemy was most active along Cen
eral Kings and General Ovenshine's line
from the beach to Pasig. but a few vol
leys OF musketry. supplemented by shells
from the Buffalo, effectually quieted
them.
The foreign ccnsus met yesterday to
confer regarding commercial interests,
but the result Of thei- deliberations has
not been communicated. II is said. to the
American authorities The British con-
sui was not present at the conference.
The shooting of two Englishmen and
of Mr.. Argentine. ma-ager of the
Andrews cotton mill at I'onto, on We'd
nesday. is generally regretted. but II is
admitted that il was quite unavoidable.
Instead of remaining in the stone base
ment during the excitement occasioned
by the fires I'm the vicinity. the trio lean
ed far out from an upper window. Their
white suits attracted the attention of the
American soldiers. who. believing them to
be natives, firing from the windows, shot
all three Mr.. Argentine is dead Mr.. G.
+. Simpson is fatally wounded and Mr..
T. Haslam slightly.
BY permission Of the authorities a party
of bluejackets is landed every evening
from the British cruiser Narcissus to act
as a special fire brigade for wetting down
the consulate and banks as a precautlon
against incendiaries.