The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-02-09
Reconn oitering Party Assailed
by Filipinos.
OFFICER AND 9 PRIyATEs KILLED.
six More Were ewouuded-Nntives Driven
Back by Reinforcements -Filipinos Ter.
ribIy Cowed at MnnIia-Nebraskan
Captured the wsterworks.

was in u jungle when IL was attacked
by the enemy.
Two companies OF the Kansas regi.
ment we're sent tn the relief OF their
comrades and drove the Filipinos into
Caloocan. penetrating to the very heart
Of the town. Meanwhile the gunboats
shelled the suburbs.
General Otis finally recalled the |
troops, but the natives, misunderstood.
ing the retreat, failed to take advantage |
of it. The outskirts Of the town were
burned.
MANILA, Feb, 8.-There were many
indications that Manila was full OF des.
peradoes who had intended to cooperate
with Aguinaldo. The police are con.
tinually capturing men and women
with weapons concealed in their cloth
ing The vigilance of the authorities
in this resp, CT Is h ghly IT rtnssuring.
Last Saturday about midnight two
Englishmen accidentally encountered a
gang of armed natives In dark side
street.
The natives, fearing discovery, i'm
prisoned them until morning and
threatened TO kill them nnless they
maintained silence.
Many native clerks, employed by mer.
camille houses, are missing. AS 1T Is
impossible that they should have passed
the lines, the inference is that they are
In hiding in the city.
Several o tenn pts we're made to assas.
sinate Americans on the streets, but
that danger is now at minimum. The
natives are terribly cowed, and the pre-.
cautions taken. especially against IN
cendiarism, are admirable.
The rebels, who have been swept in
every dir, cJion like pheasants in bat
tue, died by the hundreds in the trenches
for the most part passively except the
Ygorotas, who charged desperately and
uselessly.
me rebel prisoners declared that
| their attack was unprecedented, that
| the outposts fired and then everybody
| followed in accordance with sort of
general understanding.
General Hale brigade advanced and
| took the waterworks at Sigaloug. Four
| companies of the Nebraska regiment
and part Of the Utah battery. with
two fl Id guns and two hotchkiss guns
| met the enemy on the hill. half mile
out and a sharp engagement took place,
in which the Nebraskans lost one dead
and three woun led.
| DIR. Young. formerly quartermaster
sergeant i'll the third artillery, was
wounded. captured aud brutua!lv muir
dered and his body when recovered was
found to have b. en- horribly mutilated.
| General Overshine's brigade advanced
and took Paranaque, capturing two
field guns. They met with no opposi'
ton.
General McArthur's division ad.
vanced beyond Gagalangin, without
loss, the enemy retreating upon Caloo'
can.
The Americans had the steam car
line TO Malabon and 600 MARINES, with
four maxlms, were landed from the
feet on the beach north Of the city.
The Third artillery on the main road
and the Utah battery in cemetery
covered the advance of the Kansas
troops.
Among the important positions cap
tured was u strong embrasured earth
work within sight of Culoocan.
There was considerable firing from
the upper windows OF the houses in tn
native quarter OF the city, but no casu
altIes were reported as the result.
A Filipino colonel came out from Ca
loocan under tiag OF truce. Severa
meet him, but when the parties met tn,
Filipinos opened tire. The Filipino
apologiZed Tor the barbarous conduct o.
his troops and returned TO his lines.
The American troops we're being
promptly furnished with supplies Of al
kinds. Hospital attendance was sup
piled up 70 the firing line.
Artificer Hayes OF Company of the
Colorado regiment discovered the miss
ing parts of the pumping machinery ol
the waterworks buried in a coal pile al
Singaion 81 alton. The machinery viii
soou be in working order again, ana
the employees having promised to return
to work, 1t was improbable that tn,
threatened water famine would occur
Aguinaldo's proclamation OF Satur
: day said:
~ order and commands:
"Eirst-That peace and friendly rela
tions with the Americans be broker
and that the latter be treated a.
, enemies. within the limits prescribed
by the Jaws OF war.
"Second-That the Americans cap
tured be held as prisoners of war
"rhird-That this proclamation b,
communicated to the consuls aud tha
congress order and accord suspension
ing from the declaration of war"
Aguinaldo's proclamation of Monda,
said the outbreak of hostililies wa
"unjustly and unexpectedly provoked
! by the Americans" refers 60 his mani
, festo of Jan. 8, publishing the alleged
grievances OF the Bllplnos at tn,
hands OF the army of occupation, anC
the constant outrages and tuunu
| winch have been causing misery to Uh,
Mani aus, ;" aud referred TO the "useles
conferences" and "Contempt shown TO
the tihplno government" as Irovinl
a "premeditated transgrasslon Of lusJlc,
ana liberty"
1ha I, bel leader also referred TO the
former losses OF the tIhpnos. but saiC
! h"slayery is bitter and called dpol
them 10 "sacridce all upon the altar O
honor ana national integrity" He In
: sisted that he had tried to avoid, as ial
as possible, an armed COuflicJ, bu
claimed that all his efforts "Wele use
I less before the unmeasured pride Of Tia,
Americans" whom he charged as hay
= ing treated llm as n rebel "because
detenitd the interests OF NV rountr'
anu WOulu nut sDG ..ia Une lustruMen
OF their dastardly INTENT ms.
Aguinaldo concluded with saving
= "Be not discou 8g,d, Our indeppnd
ence was watered Ieely by the blood o
martyrs ana more wall be- shed IN Jh
, future 70 strengthen 1t. Rememue
thar efforts ar, not TO be wasted tia
3 ends may be gained, II Is Indispensable
to adjust our actions 20 the rules Of hy
and right aud u learn 70 triumph owe
our enemies"
The Americans were IN complete con