The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-02-11
LATE REPORT FROM MANILA
LOST FOUR THOUSAND MEN.
The Soldiers of the West Right to the
Front-Were In the Thickest OF the
Battle-Fiiiippino Loss is Enormous
Washington and Idaho Losses.

ment received the following dispatch
from General Otis:
Manila, Feb THE insurgent army is
concentrated around Manila from Luzop
province, numbering over 10000, and pos
sessing several quick firing and Krupp
field guns. A good portion of the enemy
is armed with Mausers of the latest pat
tern.
Two Krupp guns and a great mari
rifles have been captured. The insurgel
fired a great quantity of ammunition. GU"
number of Spanish soldiers are in {
insurgents service and these served Il
artillery. q :
The insurgents constructed strOr
trenchments near our lines, most
bamboo thckets. These our men cha
killing or capturing many Of the enemy.
Our casualties probably aggregate $50.
Full reports today. Casualties of insur-
gents are heavy We have buried some
500 of their dead and hold 500 prisoners.
Their losses killed, wounded and prison
ers are probably 1000.
We took the waterworks pumping sta
ton yesterday, six miles out. Had CON
siderable skirmish with the enemy who
made no stand. The pumps are dam
aged but will be working in a week
Have number of condensers set up in
the city which furnish good water. The
troops are in excellent spirits. Quiet pre-
walls. OTIS.
Manila, Feb. T., 1890 a. NJ The
Americans now have the street car line
to Malabon and 600 marines with four
Maxims have been landed from the fleet
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artillery on the main road and the Utah
battery in the cemetery covered the adj
vance of the Kansas troops.
Among the important points captured
was the strong embrasured earthworks
within sight of Caloacan. There was con
siderable firing from the upper windows
of houses in the native quarter of the
city last night, but no casualties have
been reported as a result.
The signal corps were compelled to run
the lines along the firing line during the
fighting and consequently there were fire.
quent Interruptions of communication ow-
ing to the cutting Of wires, and the sig
nal men were ordered to kill, without
any hesitation, any one who attempted
to interfere with the lines.
Manila, Feb. 7, $40 p. Imaginable
issued two proclamations Saturday and
Sunday. The first declared the Americans
opened the fight and calls upon the Phil
ippine congress to suspend the constitu-
ton. The second says
"We have fought our ancient oppres-
sors without arms and We now trust TO
God to defend Us against the foreign foe"
List of Casualties.
Washington, Feb. THE following
additional lists of casualties was received
today from Manila.
First Washington.
Wounded, slightly-Captain Albert II.
Otis, First Lieutenant ED. H. Erwin, Sec
ond Lieutenant Joe Smith, Quartermaster
Sergeants Rufus d. Clark and Oliver
Clancy.
Company A-Corporal Kendall Fellows
Private Charles F. Delago, John f. Mitch
ell, Fred w. Schander, james A. Time
well.
Company Corporal Miles McDaugall.
Seriously wounded: Company A-Pri-
Yates Joseph E. Doughcrty, James F.
Greek, John Cline, Richard p Mclean.
Oscar SOwards, William r. Everett, Will
liam R. Fait, Otto H. Hoppe, Ebert w.
Owen, Frank Rivers.
Company D-William Hepburn, Mich
: olas Polly, Walter p. Fox, George NJ.
Duncan, William ]. Kais.
, Company Ernest A. Fisher.
Company John Pruitt.
; Company M--Jesse ii. Morgan Civilian
J. d. Weatherby, cook, slightly wounded.
Company b -Iaurin d. Lawson, AL
bert F. Pray.
Company G-Augustus Zalodor
Company F-Herbert E. Osborn.
Company Mira Kucker, Rolla Proud
r feet
Company M-Joseph P. Bernier, Yves
: ley Walton.
9 Company George Mcneil, William
s j. Hayes.
a First Idaho
e Killed-Private Ralph +. Shearer.
Wounded Musician Frederick w
] Beck, Privates Fred p. Streeter, Howard
:. Hallor, Thomas p. Burke, John Switzens
e viii c. Payne, Frank A. Mccall, Jane.
# Hansen, f. Lewis, Harry Rutherford
: Fred Shell, William NJ Keller, Quarter
: master Sergeant Earnest Scott, james
T Payne, Piley Walter, Robert Jones
!. Enoch Koty, Sidney Bailey.