The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-08
AMERICAN LINES ADVANCED.
Incidents of the Fight With the In
surgents Near Manila.

surgents Near Manila.
Manila Feb. 7, 3:45 p. m.-The Ameri-
cans, as this dispatch is sent. are in COM
plete control of the situation within a ra-
dious of nine miles from Manila
Their lines extending to Malabon, on the
north. and to Paranque on the south, are
fully twenty-five miles long.
While few detached bodies of the enc
my still offer desultory opposition, the main
body of the rebels is in full retreat and ut
terly routed.
Of the hordes of troops originally drawn
up in battle array against the Americans
fully one-third are already incapacitated.
and the others are scattered in every di-
rection
The terrible losses of the rebels NAV be
gathered from the fact that 100 of them
were buried in one rice field on Monday,
near Pasas, and that 81 were inferred be-
tween Paco and Santa Ana.
GunbOat's Good Work.
A converted river gun boat did terrible
execution among the rebels, sweeping both
banks Of the river with her Calling guns
ana her heavier battery. Hundreds of Fill
iplhos undoubtedly crawled into the cane
brakes and died there.
Inc Americans are working nob,v in
'heir efforts to find the wounded, and are
bringing hundreds of suffering rebels to the
hospitals for treatment. The natives are
unable to understand the humane motives
"mch prompt the victors to succor the
wounded of the enemy.
The correspondent of the Associated
iIess is Informed that members of the hos
p''a' corps have made the startling dis
eo'ery that there are several women in
l'a'e uress and with hair cropped, among
the dead
me AgorOte Chief Is Mad.
4e enlel OF the Ygorotes, the Filipino
Of a''r VINO fought so calamity in the face
arro,,l- "a ''lieFy IRE, with their bows and
Tvs Is IN a hospital with a shattered
ISL lie admits that ne never saw n1od1
g" drtl'ery and was ignorant of its Of
a. uHui ne and his followers met tho
morning 'ii'lOh on sunday
Tagolo g'', e Is bitterly incensed against the
of iho pacing the Ygorotes in front
ions y,
1"se mat they were sent to oocnnv ~.
ysa -lo'ioI' and he intimales Thai the
tba . o,eS VIII aVenge this treachery when
'le survivors return North N
rnar,. ie5arued as significant fact thet
49, o' the Filipino officials of this citv
tiiNdred from Manila as soon as hos
49, Colhinenced. Some of them are SIM
Gu De sun hiding here
eopIe Entering ManiIn.
Al '...'areds of women are pouring into
aro1,r5 rom rom all districts, as the villages
stroyad i lama nave, as a rule, been de-
~ by the troops.
linz iul Oher the Americans extend their
- lhe more the need of means % 60.
rs, ,q,'oN increases. The American com
i1-,.lS nave already been comneIIed IN
M 9S horses and vehicles on all sides RI
ians naturally OF the civil
inc "e Punhc conveyances, at this writ
diss,ra.sc slIher been impressed or have
Street eu IN some manner or other.
sgni,d ai lIatiic, however, has been re-
though ,bd '.e cars are running regularly,
Fin.., 'iee's are almost deserted.
white e. are few native stores open. and
Sins ana 'n the nature of towels, pillow
tb 'I aprons tied to bamboos adorn
windows Of the native residonnos D.
~ Spie Of these emblens Of 9 noeao but
ress 'ali"os, under the cover of the dark
t,rls, '' ,. from these seine windows YES
AMY evening on the American natToIs
fusinsd LoIk last night there was general
trIct t.''e IN The Quiapo and Binon dis
leyej 'tTbr ina, of the city genrally. be-
doors. lig9,. pattie was raging at their
dVe1i i7''s We're eXtinguished inside tho
WERE 'qss and the majority Of the s'r neo ,,e
cireir,s, state Of terror. Under these
c4sIait5l ,@uces At is remarkable thai no
We're er-, were reported Several shots
citepfrt across the river during the ex-
absoI1tiIi,u' ghes has the interior situation
r.. ''"r"skans Lost a Man.
yapeed Yesterday Gen. Hale's brigade aa-
@'iu TOOK the water works at sing