Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-02-09
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Manila, Feb. Cutlery defeated
in desperate attempt to break
through the American lines and enter
the city of Manila, the Filipino forces,
after many hours of continuous fight
ing, have been driven from the villages |
of Santa Anna, Pace and Santa Mesa.
The fighting began at 8:25 Saturday |
night and continued through that night |
and all day Sunday and Sunday night. |
The scene in the environs of the city |
is one Of terrible desolation. The
Filipincs were routed with terrible
slaughter. From the best information
obtainable their losses area, 900. The
native forces, confidently aggressive,
were wholly unprepared for the terrific
punishment the Americans inflicted
| upon them from the outset. The
American troops suffered loss of 40
killed and $50 wounded. Thirteen
thousand Americans and 10000 Fill
pinos were engaged.
| The Filipinos have apparently
reached the conclusion that the
Americans mean business, as there
were no further hostilities after last
night and there was no attempt to re-
| u.
ever, they are following the tactics
they employed against the Spaniards
and will merely lie off few days in
order to recuperate their forces before
returning to the attack.
| 1t is impossible to ascertain how the
news was received at Malolas, but
Filipinos in Manila express the opinion
that the movement for independence
| hoe roopivod doafh hI0u ND hot
annexation will soon be welcomed gen
orally.
Admiral Dewey has notified Insur-
gent Chief Aguinaldo that if his fol-
lowers by chance entered the city be
would blow it to mortar and stone.
TO INFLUENCE sENATE's ACTION.
Hong sKong, Feb. 6.-The Filipino
junta here today issued statement
that the battle at Manila was only a
skirmish on the outpOsts and Was in
tended to influence the action of the
United States Senate upon the treaty.
WASHINGTON EXCITED.
Washington, Feb. 6.-The city is
stirred with excitement today as it has
not been since those portentous days
of last summer when the President
and his Cabinet waited day and night
for news from the front. This last
battle was not unexpected, as the
President and Cabinet have feared it
all along for the past two weeks and
had reason to believe it would occur
before a vote was taken on the ratifi-
cation OF the peace treaty.
4 Congressman began calling at the
! Executive Mansion early. While it
seems to be the general opinion that
the Filipinos have been taught SO Sc
we're lesson that they will not be
likely to make further trouble at
present, though the administration
would not be surprised at anything,
and does not conceal the fact that
Dewey and Otis both unprecedented a
conflict, but that they were prepared
to meet it promptly and defeat the rash
NATIVES quickly.
IS GERMANY INVOLVED?
| Washington, Feb. 6.-The govern
ment has determined to discover who
recently supplied the Philippine insur
gents with modern guns and ammu
milton. A prominent official is author
ity for the statement that German
agencies have largely supplied the Fill
pinOs with arms. 1t is said that thirty
| thousand stands of arms were secured
in Hong Kong for Aguinaldo by a
German firm and that the German
consular agent there was Instrumental
in effecting the purchase. The agent
is said to have participated, not as an
official, but as an individual.
THE ATTACK RENEWED.
Washington, Feb. 6.-The following
was cabled by Admiral Dewey to the
| Navy Department today:
1.-The insurgents have attacked Ma
Mia. The Boston leaves today for
ll0ilo to relieve the Baltimore, which
returns to Manila. Two men were
wounded yesterday On the Monadnock,
one seriously"
The above dispatch, which was re-
ceived at 8 O'Clock this morning, is
construed by the Navy Department to
mean that the insurgents have renewed
the attack.
ADvICEs FROM OTIS.
New York, Feb. GA World special
from Manila says: I'VE control the |
situation. The engagement which |
lasted twenty-four hours, ending Sun
day evening, was satisfactory. OTIS"
Washington, Feb. GA cablegram |
received tonight from Gen. Otis says
that the mum Der of dead and wounded |
Americans is 81 The Fourteenth |
regulars suffered heavily.
Manila, Philippine Islands, Feb. IL
The Americans are now in complete |
control of the situation within radius
of nine miles of Manila Their lines
extend to Malabon on the north and |
to Paranque On the south and are
fully twenty-five miles long. While a
few detached bodies of insurgents still
offer desultorv opposition, the
main body is utterly routed and in full
retreat. Of the hordes of rebel troops
originally in battle array fully one
third are incapacitated aud the others
are scattered in every direction.
Aguinaldo issued two proclamations
on Saturday and Sunday. The first
declares that the Americans opened
the fight, and Calls upon the Filipino
Congress to suspend the constitution.
The second says: I'VE have fought
our ancient oppressors without arms,
and now trust in God to defend US
against these foreign INVADERS
A detachment of the Nebraskan regi.
ment today recovered the lost parts of
the pumps, thus insuring speedy re-
sumption of the water supply of the
city.
The Americans now have a steamer
line between this city and Malabon.
There war considerable firing from
upper windows in the native quarter
of the City last night, but there were
no casualties. l.
There was sharp engagement be
tween the Filipino force and the Fourth
Nebraska, aided by a part of the Utah
battery, at Singalon on Monday. The
Nebraskans lost one killed and three
wounded. General Hale's brigade
the waterworks at Singalon.
The Filipinos, who fled in disorder,
took along all the portable sections of ,,
the pumping machinery. DR.. Young,
an ex quartermaster Of the Third Ar
tillery, was captured, killed and hor-
ribly mutilated.
General Ovenshine's brigade took !
Paranque and two field guns without I
McArthur's division has advanced
beyond Gagalonquin. forcing the Fill