The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1899-02-09

going double-turreted monitor Monainock
opened fire on the enemy from off Malate
With daylight the Americans advanced
The California and Washington regfment-
made a splendid charge and drove tht
Fiiipinos from the villages Of Paco and Santa
Mesa The Nebraska regiment also dis
tiDguished itself, capturing several prisoner.
and one howitzer and very strong position
at the reservoir. which is connected with the
waterworks. The Kansas and Dakota regi
ments compelled the enemys right flank td
retire to Calaocan. Six villages were cap
tured. Col William c. Smith died of a 10
plexy. Many of the insurgents were driven
into the Pasig River and drowned. Several
hundreds were taken prisoners. There was
intermittent firing at various points all day
long.
The losses of the Filipinos are estimated al
2, 000 dead, 3, 500 wounded, and 5000 taken
prisoners. The American losses are esti
mated at about 80 killed and 200 wounded
Dispatches from Dewey and Otis received
some hours after the newspaper first reports
confirmed the news and indicated that rather
a severe engagement had taken place, but
that victory was with the Americans, who
had the situation well in hand. Later re-
ports gave casualties, which are not yet all
known.
The reports concur that the victory of the
Americans was overwhelming The in.
surgents were pursued into the shelter of the
woods and hills, w:th terrific loss Some ac
counts report thousands of them killed. The
victory resembles that of Gen. Kitchener al
Om Durham. and promises to be as finally
decisive. The brunt of the fighting was
borne by the Volunteers-Nebra ska, Iowa
Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Colorado, Cali
fornia, Montana, Wyoming, Oregon, NORTH
Dakota, Minnesota. Washington, Kansas
South Dakota. and Utah troops, and the
l4th inf, and Sd Art, all of whom behaved
most Rallantly, at every point of the long
battle-lne of IL miles, and everywhere swept
the enemy before them in wild rout.
Agoncllo, the representative of AguinaIdo
in Washington. who has been unsuccessfully
pressing upon the State Department foI
recognition, lett Washington near midnight
of saturday, shortly before the news of the
fight came. He was interviewed i'm Canada,
where, he said. he went TO be allowed 10 re-
ceiye cabIegrams that he could not receive
here 1t is believed in many quarters that
lie advised AguiDaldo OF the opposition to
the treaty and that then was the time to
strike with "a view TO a result beneficial To
his cause.
The dispatches partly reporting the Ameri-
can casualties include the following:
KILLED IN -ACTI0N--i4th Inf, COrp'l
Guy Il. Soden, Co. f, and Henry f. Thomp-
son, Co. NJ; Priyaies Jesse A. Hale, Co A:
Maurice l.. Seeman, Co. A; Louis V. Dietz,
Co. ID; James Harvey knight. Charles w.
Douglass, Frank III. Issinghan, Charles A.
Sietz, and Alphonso Bower, Co. M, and Peter
NJ. Storment, Co. l.
Sixth Art, Private w. A. Goodman, Co.
ID. lst Idaho, Maj. Edward McConyille,
Corp'I Frank r. Caldwell, Co. b; Private
James Fraser, Co. c. LIST Cal, Privates J. j.
Dewar. Co. K; Tom Bryan, CO. Ii, and
Joseph Maher, Co. NJ. ist WASH Corp
George w. McGowan, Co. A; Privates Ralph
w. Simons, Co. A; George b. Reicha {
Frank Smith, Matthias III. Cherry, Sherman
Harding, Edward Ii. Perry, Co. l; Walter
N. Hanson, Co. l.; Amo H. Meicel, CO. IL
Died of wounds: Lieut. James Mitchell
14th Inf, at 2:05 p. M, Feb. 6; Private
George w. Hall, Co. G, lst Idaho.
| 1t is reported at Lincoln, Neb., that tn,
following members of the LIST Neb. wer,
killed:
James Pierce, David City; Harry Huh
Co. A. Hastings; David Lager, Co /; OrriI
I. Curtis, Sergeant, Ashland; Charles Keck
Chadron; A. Beliinger. Beatrice; Lewis Beg
isr, Lineolni Edward Eggers. Fremont.