The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-02-11
LATE REPORT FROM MANILA
LOST FOUR THOUSAND MEN.
The Soldiers Of the West Right to the
FrOnt-Were in the Thickest Of the
Battle-Fillippino Loss :is Enormous
Washington and Idaho Losses.

Washington and idaho Losses.
Washington, Feb. THE war depart
ment received the following dispatch
from General Otis:
Manila, Feb. THE insurgent army is
concentrated around Manila from Luzon
province, numbering over 10000, and pos
sessing several quick firing and Krupp
field guns. A good portion of the enemy
is armed with Mausers OF the latest pat.
| tern.
Two Krupp guns and a great many
rifles have been captured. The insurgents
fred great quantity Of ammunition. Quite
number Of Spanish soldiers are in the
insurgents service and these served the
artillery.
The insurgents constructed strong in
trenchments near our lines, mostly in
bamboo thickets. These our men charged,
killing or capturing many Of the enemy.
Our. casualties probably aggregate $50.
Full reports today. Casualties Of insur-
gents are heavy. We have buried some
500 of their dead and hold 500 prisoners.
Their losses killed, wounded and prison.
eH are probably 1000.
We took the waterworks pumping sta
ton yesterday, six miles out. Had con-
siderable skirmish with the enemy who
made no stand. The pumps are DAM
aged but will be working in a week.
Have a number of condensers set up in
the city which furnish good water. The
troops are in excellent spirits Quiet pre-
walls. OTIS.
Manila, Feb. T., lO:3O a. m.-The
Americans now have the street car line
to Malabon and 600 marines with four
Maxims have been landed from the fleet
on the beach north of the city. The Third
artillery on the main road and the Utah
battery in the cemetery covered the ad-
vance of the Kansas troops.
Among the important points captured
was the strong embrasured earthworks
within sight of Caloacan. There was con.
siderable firing from the upper windows
of houses in the native quarter of the
city last night, but no casualties have
been reported as result.
The signal corps were compelled to run
the lines along the firing line during the
fighting and consequently there were fire.
quent Interruptions Of communication ow.
ing to the cutting Of wires, and the sig
nal men were ordered to kill, without
any hesitation, any one who attempted
to interfere with the lines.
Aguinaldo's Proclamation.
Manila, Feb. 7, $40 p. m.-Aguinaldo
al Sat ri
Sunday. The first declared the Americans
opened the fight and calls upon the Phil.
ippine congress to suspend the constitu-
ton. The second says:
1--WE have fought our ancient oppres-
sors without arms and we now trust to
God to defend us against the foreign foe !"
List Of Casualties.
Washington, Feb. THE following
additional lists of casualties was received
today from Manila.
First Washington.
Wounded, slightly-Captain Albert H.
Otis, First Lieutenant Ed. X. Erwin, Sec
ond Lieutenant Joe Smith, Quartermaster
Sergeants Rufus D. Clark and Oliver
Clancy.
Company A-Corporal Kendall Fellows.
Private Charles F. Delago, John F. Mitch
ell, Fred w. Schander, James A. Time.
we'll.
Company Corporal Miles McDaugall.
Seriously wounded Company A-Pri-
Yates Joseph f. Dougherty, James F.
Greek, John Cline, Richard P. Mclean,
Oscar Sowards, William f. Everett, Will.
liam R. Fait, Otto H. Hoppe, Ebert w.
Owen, Frank Rivers.
Company D-William Hepburn, Mich.
olas Polly, Walter P. Fox, George NJ.
Duncan, William j. Kais.
Company Ernest A. Fisher.
Company LCJohn Pruitt.
Company M-Jesse H. Morgan, Civilian
j. D. Weatherby, cook, slightly wounded.
Company B -Laurin d. lawson, Al
bert F. Pray.
Company G-Augustus Zalodor.
Company F-Herbert E. Osborn.
Company mira Kucker, Rolla Proud.
feet.
Company M-Joseph P. Bernier, Wes-
ley Walton.
Company G-George Mcneil, William
j. Hayes.
First Idaho.
Killed-Private Ralph E. Shearer.
Wounded-Musician Frederick w.
Beck, Privates Fred P. Streeter, Howard
Hallor, Thomas P. Burke, John Switzens,
Will G. Payne, Frank A. Mccall, James
Hansen, F. Lewis, Harry Rutherford,
Fred Shell, William NJ. Keller, Quarter
master Sergeant Earnest Scott, James
Payne, Pley Walter, Robert Jones,
Enoch Koty, Sidney Bailey.
Town In Iowa Burned.
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