The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-02-10

by derisove "Vivas."
BOWS AND ARROWS AGAINST |
ARTILLERY.
Among the natives the Ygortotes
were specially noticeable for their
bravery, about 700 of these naked saw
ages facing artillery fire with their
bows and arrows.
THE SCENE IN MANILA.
The scene at Manila when the alarm
was given OF Saturday night was wild
ly exciting. The American soldiers in
the theatres and at the circus were
called out; the performances were
stopped; Philippines scurried every
where and the rattle of musketry and
the booming of cannon outside the city
was plainly heard. The residents on
the outskirts of Manila hocked into
the walled city with their arms full of
articles. All the carriages
as if by magic; the street cars were
stopped; the telegraph lines were cut
and the soldiers hurriedly but silently
marched out of the city to the sta
tions assigned them. The stores were
| closed almost instantly; foreign flags
| were to be seen flying from many win
dows, and a umbe of white rags
were hung out from Philippine huts
and house
On Sunday immense criwds of people
visited the water front and gathered
in the highest towers to watch the
| bombardment. There were no street
cars or carriages to be seen, and the
| streets were almost deserted.
ATTEMPTS TO ASSASSINATE.
The Minnesota troops, acting as po-
lice, searched every native and arrest
ed man of them, with the result that
while there were several attempts to
assassinate American officers on Sat-
urday there were none on Sunday. Alb
solute order was maintained.
The United States flagship Olympia
steamer across the bay on Sunday and
, took up a position near the Germ
cruiser Irene and the British cruiser
Narcissus, off the mole. She is still
there.
The Americans are determined not to
give the Philippines a chance to recu-
perate.
The official list of dead and wounded
! has not yet been submitted for
publication, and it is impossible
owing to the fact hat the regiments
are too scattered to obtain a reliable
list except from headquarters.
Two Philippines commissioners from
Iloilo and four rebel officers were ar
rested here this morning, after board
ing the steamer Uranus. Many sus-
poets have been arrested in various
parts of the city.
TWO LEADING THEMES.
Washington, D. c., February g.
The important news in Washington
today was the ratification of the peace
treaty and the receipt of lists of casu-
alties from General Otis.
Prompted by General Otis promise of
last night to send along the list of cas-
ualties at the earliest possible mo-
ment. the friends of the soldiers at Ma
Mia besieged the war department to-
day by telegram and word Of mouth
for information from the scene of the
battle in the Philippines. The list was
long in coming, a fact explained by the
: cutting of the telegraph wires along the
American front, which prevented ear
|, ly reports from the division command
, erS. In the meantime came a short ca
blegram from Admiral Dewey that
!, caused some temporary commotion by
creating the impression that hotilities
has been renewed by the insurgents.
I Up 10 the close of office hours, how
= ever, nothing had come from Genera
, Otis to confirm this inference and such
I cablegrams as did come from hin
L touched upon other matters, so it was
e assumed that there was no foundation
: in fact for the apprehension and tina
Admiral Dewey's message was a be-
S lated one, referring to the Philippine
n engagement. When General Otis cas-
=. ualty lists began to come over tn
e cables they were somewhat confusing
probably due to the fact that there ar
: nineteen different lines between Manil;
y and Washington. The immediate effec
r was to cause some errors to be mad
= in the reported list of killed. Afte
= great difficulty the officials of the wa
5, department arranged the previous cas-
n ualty lists into a single list, which i
believed to be substantially accurat
q and was made up as an official sub-lis
l. for the prior list.
= This list shows forty men killed an
about forty-five wounded.
l. Lieutenant James Mitchell, -Four
d teenth infantry. died of wounds at 81
20 o'clock p. m, February 9Th.
ID Colonel VIM. c. Smith, First Tennes
IS see, died of apoplexy at the head of h
l. on the firing line Februar
IS 5th.
AS to the change in condition
d wrought by the ratification of til
u treaty today there is a variance {
lie views, n Adjutant General Corbi
y and Second Assistant Secretary AIDE
~ of the state department, were givin
10 the matter attention today, with tt
II: idea of being able to send full instru,
OF lions for his future guidance to Ger
lg eral Otis Immediately. The extren
rs view on the the one sid is that UNI
the Spanish government ratifes Il
treaty it is not of legal effect. Accor,
ne ing to hat view therefore, the Unit
go States government is estopped fro
IN proceeding beyond their lines at Mani
for the time. BY the other eXtren
view, the United States ernm
r. free to do just as it pleases in the el
ms tire group of islands, and will, Their
fore, proceed at once to complete Il
'ss military occupation Of them. PerhaI
n there is justification for this last vie
IS in the fact that the Philippines we
ch Spanish subjects nominally when tn,
nd broke the terms of the protocol al
'e- thereby released the United Stat
six from its observance. The mediu
.er view, and that which is likely to
1t followed, is that General Otis is jus
fed in doing anything that is necessa
If to protect his army and all Americ'
lr- and foreign interests in Manila. ev
rly though this obliged him to assume t
mel offensive and to go outside of the c
asst lines in pursuit of the insurgents w
re- may be seeking to reorganize and I
In coup from their late defeat with
ed intention of attacking again or ev
- fhroafoninr the Arnorioorc