Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-02-23
IN THE LAST DITCH
Filipinos Now Making a Grand
Stand Play, and Posing for
Final Effect.
AMERICAN TROOPS READY
Monitor Monadnock Takes Lively Hand
and Puts Ten Inch Shells Where They
Do Some Good-More Troops
Ordered West.

Manila, Feb. 23.-At daylight thi
morning, the enemy commenced sys
TEN of worrying tactics along varou!
parts of the American lines apparently
to draw attention from affairs inside the
city. All attempt To rush through Oul
extreme left, near Caloocan, was prompt
ly checked by a hot musketry and ar
tillery fire.
| Meantime, small bodies of rebels
evidently some of those who started last
night at Tondo to destroy much prop
erty, spread out between the city and
outposts. Every available man was sent
to drive them away. There was de-
sultory firing all the morning. From 6
to 1920 the double turreted monitor
Monadnock joined in the engagement
hurting 10-inch shells over the American
lines into bodies of the enemy as in
dicated by the signal corps. So far, our
| casualties are, one man killed and 10
wounded.
At II o'clock, there were sharp en-
gagements at the Chinese cemetery and
San Pedro Macati almost Simultaneous
ly, but the artillery fire from both posi-
tfons drove the enemy back. From the
high towers of the city, fires can be
seen burning at different points out
side. Some are probably due to the
Monadnock's shells. 1t is currently
reported that natives threatened to
burn Escolata and the walled city to-
night.
Scores of rebels have Deen arrested
in the Tondo district, and 60 rebels hav-
ing two car loads of arms and accoutre-
ments were captured in house.
Business is temporarily suspended.
GENERAL OTIS REPORT.
Washington, Feb. 23.-General Otis
today cabled as follows: "Manila, Feb.
23.-Two determined efforts were made
to burn the city last night. Buildings fired
in three different sections of the city.
The fires were controlled by the troops
after severe labor A considerable
number of incendiaries were shot and
a few soldiers were wounded. Early
this morning large body Of the in
surgents made demonstration off Nc
Arthur's front, near Caloocan, but were
repulsed. The loss of property by fire
last night is probably half million
dollars. ''OTIs."
MORE REGULARS GOING TO MANILA.
The war department has arranged to
dispatch further reinforcements to
Manila. The regiments selected are
the 9th infantry now at New York, and
tho 9Th infantry at San Antonio, Texas.
Both win 60 by the way Of San Fran
cisco, and it is expected the transports
will leave by March IS,
General Otis issued general order
today directing all inhabitants of Ma
Mia, until otherwise ordered, to confine
themselves to their homes after o'clock
in the evening, when the streets will be
cleared by the police. The general says
incendiaries will be severely dealt with.
Extraordinary precautions have been
taken for the suppression of further
trouble threatened tonight. 1t is gener-
ally believed that last nights experience
will effectively quell the disturbing ele-
ment. A cloud of smoke hovered over
the city today, conveying the impression
to people about the bay and in the out
side districts that the whole city was
burning. Rebels between the city and
outposts are being smoked out this after
noon and driven toward the beach,
Sharpshooters at various points along
the line are annoying, but otherwise
there has been no further excitement
since the Illustration of the mornings
attack. Lieutenant French, Company
L, 1st Montana volunteers, and Private
Oscar Fulton, of Company G, South Da-
kota volunteers, were killed and two
other Dakotans were wounded.