Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1899-02-07
MORE FIGHTING
AROUND MANILA,


One American Killed aud Thre.
wounded Natives Firing
From Upper Story Window,
In Manfia-AguinaId Issue,
Two Proclaim ations Insur.
gent Force Arou ID Manila
10000 O-Their Loss In Sunday.
Battle Estimated at 1000.
MANILA. Philippine Islands, Feb
ruary Late yesterday Genera
Hale's brigade advanced aud took the
water works at Singalmon after q SHARP
engagement in which the Nebraskans
lost one killed and three wounded. DR.
Young, formerly q1artermaster's ser
Reant OF the third artillery, was wound
ed, captured and killed by the insur
gents. His body was found horribly
mutilated.i General o Overshiner's brig
ade took Baranaqua, ca It urine
two field guns. General McArthur's
division advanced beyond G.gaiangin
without loss. the enemy reti eating to
Caloocan. The Americans now have q
steam car lire to Malabon and six hun
dred marines with four maxims have
been landed from fleet on beach, north
OF the city. There WAS considerable
firing from upper stories of houses in
the native quarter of the city last
night, bat no casualties have been re-
ported.
Aguinaldo issued two proclamations
Saturday and Sunday. In the first he
said the Americans opened the fight
and calls on the Filipino congress to
suspend the constitution. In the sec
ond he says: We have fought our
ancient oppressors without arms, and
We now trust to God TO defend us from
foreign invaders"
WAsHINGTON, ID. c., February .
General Otis cables from Manila, Feb
ruary z, saying this insurgents around
Manila number 10000. They have
several quick firing and field Knapp
guns. A good portion of the army have
Mausers. Two Krupp guns and many
rifles were captured. rhe insurgents
fred a great quantity of ammunition
Quite q number-of Spanish soldiers are
in the insurgent service. They served
the artillery. The casualties of the
insurgents are very heavy. They have
buried 500 dead. We captured 500.
Their whole loss in killed and wounded
and prisoners is probably 1000
American troops are in excellent spir-
its. Quiet prevails.
WASHINGTON. ID. c., February I'll
The state department has decided that |
General Otis, notwithstanding the |
protocol provision to preserve the
stAtu quo until the treaty is ratified by /
both governments, is bound TO pre-
serve order and to do so he may go !!
anywhere in the islands to suppress |
disorder.
Secretary Alger sent congratulations
to General Otis on his Magnificent |
victory of Sunday, all ths more cred
liable because you were not the ag-
gressor."
MANILA, Philippine Islands, Feb
ruary THE Americans are in com
plete control in radius of nine miles
from Manila, from Malabon on the
north to Par lnague on the south. The
main body of the rebels is in full re-
treat, utterly routed. Fully one-third
are incapacitated. The rest are scat
tered in every direction.
WASHINGTON, d. c., February =
Secretary Alger when asked if in
structions would be sent Gen. Otis an
swered that it seemed Gen. Otis needed
fidence Of the administration and bis
discretion will be relied upon. 1t is
expected he will not only act on the
defensive but will push out to dispense
any attempted concentration of insur
gents having the purpose to att ck his
army. A Filipino colonel came out
by American officers. The Filipino
troops began Fl ring. Tne colonel apollo
giz ed for the barbarous conduct of
his troops and retired within his lines.
MANILA, Philippine Islands. Febru-
airy z. The Americans are doirg
everything in thu ir p ,wer to bring the
wounded insurgents to hospitals. The
natives fail TO understand the humane
motives which prompt the victors to
succor the wounded of the enemy.
Members of the hospital corps found
women wearing mems clothing among
the desd. Chief Gordes, who fought
battery armed only with bows and
arrows, is in the hospital with shat
tered thigh. He says he knew nothing
of artillery and threatens vengeance
on Tagalos for placing him before q
battery on the pretense that it was the
post of honor.