Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-02-13

ATTACK
FiIipinos Again Open Fire
On American
Troops.
FusiIade Maintained 20
Minutes but Nobody
Hurt.
ReinfOrcementS for Gen.
rIiller aiI-Quiet in
r1anila.

Manila, Feb. 9.-11 a. m. Thursday
The F'ilipinos at CalcOocan opened fire
last evening shortly before midnight
on the Kansas outposts on the extreme
left of the American line. They main
tanned fusilade of musketry, supple
mented by an occasional shot from two
big guns for about twenty minutes.
The Americans did not reply. The
enemy fired at long range and nobody
was hurt. All was quiet along the
rest of the line and there was no
change in the American position dur
ing the night. The LIST Wyoming in
fantry relieved the 33d infantry at the
waterworks yesterday. the latter re-
urning to provost guard in the city,
which is gradually resuming it's nor
NAL appearance. The Tennesseeans
have just sailed for Iloilo on the trans
port st. Paul. Brigadier General Mil
ler's forces now consist of battery &,
9Th and 18th regular infantry regl-
ments and half a signal company, with
the Baltimore, Boston and Petrol.
Quiet in Manila.
Manila, Feb. 8.-5:15 p. m.-The
provost guard is in absolute control of
Manila, All fears of a native uprising
in the city were dispelled by the
promptitude with which the outbreak
Monday evening was quelled. The
streets were deserted last night by .
o'clock, and not a light was to be seen
IN the native quarters. The Filipinos,
accustomed to Spanish methods, are
constantly inquiring of the American
soldiers when the prisoners are to be
executed. They seem to be unable to
realize that orders have not already
been issued for'theira execution. The
Headquarters are besieged with men
anxious to plead for the lives of rela-
tives and friends. All is quiet at Ca
vite. Owing to the lack OF supplies
in the adjacent village Of San Rogue,
Commissary Milliken has been author
lied to sell the necessaries to those
able to pay for them; and there will
be a distribution of free rations to
others. The rebels, it appears, had
loopholed church tower in Cavite, ev-
identity with the purpose of occupying
it with sharpshooters.
Gen. Hales brigade, consisting Of
the 1st South Dakota infantry, LIST
Colorado infantry and LIST Nebraska,
supported by battery of Utah light
artillery, occupied the most advanced
position Of the American line, fully 10
miles from the base of supplies. 1t
has an almost perfect position. Four
guns of the Utah artillery are sta
toned on the hill behind the water
works and command the valley to the
right and left and the foothills in
front. Two companies of COlOradOs
support the 23d infantry, which is en-
camped at the reservoir, three miles TO
the rear. The outpOsts line the ri0ge
overlooking the valley, while sand
bag entrenchment, with gun emplace
ments, fronts the river. Yesterday
the Utahs dropped shells into the viii
lagos across the river. The natives
disappeared among the hills, the main
body retiring to the right and the
others scattering. Subsequently the
Americans reconnoitered and found
the village of San Pedro completely
deserted. They did not burn it and
today the villagers returned in small
parties, bearing bamboos to which
white flags were fastened. They kept,
however, out of range. Later signal