The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-24
She Drops Ten-Inch Shells Over 0w
Troops Into Insurgent Ranks.
CITY THREATENED WITH FLAMES
Natives Say They Will Burn the Wal
led Town. General Otis Adopts
Stringent Measures FOR Its
Safety Several Fire Have
Started from Monad-
nock's Shells.

MANILA, February es.-With daylight
this morning the enemy commenced wor-
rying tactics at various parts Of the
American line, apparently for the pur-
pose OF Withdrawing attention from al
fairs inside the city.
An attempt was made TO rush through
our extereme left, near Coloocan. but Il
was promptly checked by "A hot and ef-
fective musketry and artillery ire.
STEADY FIRING.
In the meantime small bodies Of rebels
evidently some OF those engaged last
night I'm the cowardly work an TOndo.
spread out between the city and the out
posts. Every available man Was sent %
drive them away. with the result that
there was desultory firing all the morn
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From TO 1890 A. NJ. the United states
double turreted monitor Monadnock
Joined In the engagement hurting ten
inch shells over the American lines into
bodies OF the enemy as indicated by the
signal corps.
OUR LOSS
SO far our casualties are one man kill
ed and ten men woupded.
At II o'clock there were sharp engage
ments In the Chinese Cemetery and ~
san Pedro Macau almost simultaneously.
but the artillery fre from both positions
drove the enemy back
From the high towers ~ the city fires
can be seen burning al a dozen different
points out side. Some o. these are prob
ably due 10 the Monadnocks shells.
10 f. currently reported that tho ma
tives have threatened 60 burn Escolata
and the walled city tonight.
Scores Of rebels have been arrested I'm
the Tondo district.
ARMS CAPTURED.
sixty rebels. having two carloads of
arms and accOutrcmcnts were captured
In one house.
Business is practically suspended. tenn
porarily.
Msior-Geeral Otis to-day issued
general order directing all the in
habitants Of Manila. until other
wise ordered. 10 condne themselves 10
their homes after O'Clock IN the even
ing when the streets VIII be cleared By
the nOlice The Generals also warns m
,cendares and suspects .hat they Will be-
severely dealt with II discovered IN ahv
locality
Extraordinary precautions have been
taken for the suppression of further
trouble, which Is threatened 90 take place
m the city tonight. But ~ Is generally
believed that last nights experience viii
effectively quell the disorderly element.
Fire has been burning an day IN tho
Tondo district and has been clearing the
residents out of many houses IN the out
skirts from which the rebels previously
fired upon the Americans.
SMOKING THEM OUT
4 cloud of smoke hung over the city
to-day. conveying the impression 10 peo-
pie in the outside districts that The whole
city is burning The rebels between the
-ity and outposts are being smoked out
this afternoon and driven toward the
beach. Sharpshootors al various parts of
tho line are very annoying. but otherwise
there has been no further excitement since
the Illustration Of the morning. attack
Lieutenant Eugene s. French. Of Colo
rado First Montana Volunteers and Pri-
yafe oscar FELTON,, Of Company q. ''n
Dakota Volunteers. were killed
other D1k0taus We're W0ur