The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-02-17
F|UPIN0S MOVED down.
CaIoocan Taken by the American
Forces in a Dashing Charge.
KANSAS TROOPS TOOK PART.
American Loss Light and Insurgent Loss
Said to BE Heavy-Fillplno3 Are Not
Yet Weary OF FIghting-AguInaldo
Has Headquarters Near the Front.

WASHINGTON, Feb 1.-THE follow
ing dispatch was received last night:
Insurgents collected considerable
force between Manila and Calocan,
where Aguinaldo is reported to be, and
threatened an attack and uprising in
the city. This afternoon swung left
of MacArthur's division, which is
north of Pasig river, into Calocan,
driving enemy easily. Our loss slight;
that of insurgents considerable. Par
ticulars in morning. Attack preceded
by one-half hours firing from two of
Admiral Dewey's vessels. OTIs.
MANILA, Feb IL The American
forces at $40 yesterday afternoon
made combined attack upon Calocan
and reduced it in short order.
At a signal from the tower of the
De La LONE church the United States
opened fire from the bay, with the big
guns of her fore turret on the earth
works with great effect.
The insurgents were behind earth
works, but, nevertheless, they were
exposed and the Monadnock used her
forward 1O-inch guns with telling eff
feet. Soon afterward the Utah artil-
lery bombarded the place from the
land side.
The rebels reserved their fire until
the bombardment ceased. Then they
fred volleys of musketry as the Mon
tana regiment advanced upon the
jungle.
The Kansas regiment upon the eX-
IRENE left, with the Third artillery
deployed to the right, charged across
the open and carried carthworks. The
Kansans cheered in the charge,
although under heavy fire.
Supported by the artillery at the
church, the troops further advanced,
driving the enemy before them. They
fought every foot right into the town
line, and penetrated to the presiden-
cha in the heart of the town. At half
past o'clock they lowered the Fill
Pine flag. AS the Americans advanced
they burned the native huts. The
rebels were moved down like grass,
but the American loss was slight.
The enemy's sharpshooters in the
jungle fired at long range at the Penn
sylvania regiment, but the rebels were
soon silenced by shrapnel shells, and
the Pennsylvanians remained in the
trenches.
The rebels have apparently selected
Malabon as their base of operations
in the next encounter, as they are
ntrating in considerable force
there. Many small bodies of scattered
troops are struggling in from the
right and others are undoubtedly ar
irving from the north interior PROV
inces.
Aguinaldo is reported to have estab-
lished headquarters at Malabon for
the purpose of rallying his forces
for a decisive blow. In order to cover
aleir movements, the rebels opened
fire upon the Kansas outposts last
night from the jungle. The fire was
continued for twenty minutes, but
without effect. The Americans re-
served their fire until detachment of
the enemy emerged from the bamboos,
when a well directed volley made the
rebels scuttle back to their covert like
rabbits.
The Fourteenth infantry has I'M
earthed several tons of Spanish shells
which had been stolen from the Cavite
arsenal and cached by the rebels in the
vicinity of Paranaque. Fifteen cart
loads of it have been brought into the
city, as has also modern naval gun
and part of its mountings.