Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-09
Two Companies Of the Twentieth
Kansas Regiment Attacked.
Two PROCLANA7iOSS By AGUISALDO.
The Rebel Ovders Friendly Relations With
the Am. r,cAns to No Broken and de-
tiss-Dispstch from Hen. Otis.

n0ltering The party was in jungle
when it was attacked by the enemy.
Two companies OF the Kansas regi.
ment were sent to the relief Of their
comrades, and drove the Filpnos
into CalOocan, penetrating to the very
heart OF the town. Meanwhile the
gunboats shelled the suburbs Gen.
Otis finally recalled the troops, but
the natives. misunderstanding the re.
treat. failed TO take advantage OF it.
The outskirts of the town were
bu rned.
There are many indications that
Manila is full of desperadoes who had
intended to cooperate with Aguinaldo.
The police are continually capturing
men and women with weapons con-
cealed in their clothing. The vigi.
lance OF the authorities in this respect
is highly reassuring. Many native
clerks employed by mercantile houses
are missing. As it is impossible that
they should have passed the lines, the
inference is that they are in hiding in
the city.
Several attempts were made to as.
sassinate Americans on the streets,
but that danger Is now at minimum.
The natives are terribly cowed, and
the precautions taken, especially
against incendiarism, are admirable
The rebels, who have been swept in
every direction like pheasants in q
battue, died by the hundreds in the
trenches-for the most part passively,
except the Ygorotes, who charged des.
perately and uselessly. The rebel
prisoners declare that their attack
was unprecedented, that the out.
posts fred and then everybody fol.
lowed in accordance with sort OF
general understanding.
A Filipino colonel came out from
Caloocan under flag Of truce. Sew.
eral American officers promptly went
to meet him, but when the parties met
the Filipinos opened fire. The Filipino
apologized for the barbarous conduct
OF his troops and returned to his lines.
The American troops are being
promptly furnished with supplies Of
all kinds. hospital attendants being
supplied up to the fire line. In brief,
all the wants Of the troops are met i'm.
mediately by the different military
departments whose duty 1t is to attend
to such matters.
Aguinaldo published two proclama-
tons, one on Saturday ordering that
peace and friendly relations with the
Americans be broken and that the
latter be treated as enemies within
the limits prescribed by the laws Of
war;" and another on Monday saying
that the outbreak of hostilities was
"unjustly and Unexpectedly provoked
by the Americans He refers to his
manifesto Of January 8, publishing the
alleged grievances of the Filipnos at
the hands Of the army Of occupation,
and the constant outrages and taunts
which have been causing misery to the
Manians, and refers to the useless
conferences and contempt shown for
the Filipino government" as proving a
"premeditated transgression Of liberty
and justice"
The rebel leader also refers to former
losses Of the Filipinos, but says "slav.
cry is bitter" and calls upon them to
sacrifice all upon the altar of honor
and national unity" He insists that
he tried to avoid an armed conflict,
but claims that all his efforts ''were
useless before the unmeasured pride
Of the Americans" whom he charged
as having treated him as rebel, "be.
cause defended the interests of my
country and would not become the
instrument Of their dastardly inten-
tions"
There are few native stores open
and white flags, in the nature of
towels, pillow slips and aprons tied to
bamboos, adorn the windows of the
native residences everywhere. But, in
spite OF these emblems OF peace, scores
Of Filipinos, under the cover of the
darkness, fired from these same win.
dows yesterday evening on the Amer-
can patrols At nine o'clock there was
q general fusillade in the Outage and
Binon districts. The inhabitants OF
the city generally believed that a bat
Tie was raging at their doors, and
lights were extinguished inside the
dwellings, and majority Of the peo-
Pile were In state of terror. Under
the circumstances it is remarkable
that no casualties were reported. Sew.
pral shots were fired across the river
during the excitement
A DISPATCH FROM GEN. OTIS
Washington, Feb. s. The war de.
partment received the following dis.
patch from Gen. Otis yesterday:
Manila Feb 7-Adiutant General Wash
ngton; The insurgent army concentrated
around Manila from Luzon provinces number.
ng over 5000, possessing several quick firing
md krupp field guns Good portion Of enemy
armed with latest pattern Mausers Two
Krupps and great many rifles captured In
'urgents fired great quantity Of ammunition
Quite number Of Spanish soldiers in in
'urgent service, who served artillery
constructed strong n,rench-
nents near our lines mostly In bamboo
h'"tats THESE our men charged killing or |
capturing many OF the enemy Our casualties {
probably aggregate $50 Full reports to-day.
Casualties Of insurgents very heavy Have |
buried some 800 Of their dead and hold 500 pris.
'ners Their losses killed. wounded and pris. I
'ners probably 4000 Took water works pump
ny station, six miles out yesterday Consid. I
'rable skirmishing with enemy who made no
'tand Pumps damaged will be working in a |