Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-02-24
SUBDU|NG REBELS
Filipino FirebugS Given Hot
Shells by Dewey.
TRIED TO BURN MANILA
Fooled In This, They Threaten
to Destroy Walled City.

Keep Up Worrying. Tactic" All Day
Despite Heavy Loss-Our Casualties
slight-Otis Reports ThRt $5Oo'oHo
Worth Of Property Has Been De-
stroyed In the Attempt to Lay Ma
Mia Waste by Flames-'The Admin
i1tration Decides That More Troops
Must be Sent to Otis-Many Incen-
diaries Killed or Arrested.
Manila, Feb. 24.-Notwithstandin the
many lessons they have been taught, the
insurgents are again active. Wednes-
day night they made determined effort
to burn Manila, starting fires in the
Tondo. Santa Cruz and Binondo dis
tricts. The fires were put out after
great deal of work and number OF the
incendiaries were shot. but the reoess
still maintain their aggressive attitude.
With daylight the enemy commenced
worrying tactics at various parts OF the
American line. apparently for the pur-
pose OF withdrawing attention from ar
fairs inside the city.
An attempt was made to rush through
our extreme left near Caloocan, but it
vas promptly checked by hot and eff
'ective musketry and artillery fire.
In the meantime small bodies Of reb-
els, evid nifty some OF those engaged in
the cowardly work at Tondo. spread out
between the city and the outposts. Ev-
Try available ran was sent to drive
them away, with the result that there
vas desultory firing all morning.
For over two hours the United States
louble turreted monitor Monadnock
'oined In the engagement. hurting ten
inch shells over the Am" ican lines into
bodies Of the enemy as indicated by the
signal corps.
So far our casualties are one man
killed and ten men wounded.
There were sharp engagements at the
Chinese cemetery and at San Pedro
Macati almost simultaneously but the
artillery fire from both positions drove
the enemy back.
Many Fires Visible.
From the high towers of the city fires
ran be seen burning at dozen different
points outside Some of these are prob
ably due to the Monadnock's shells.
1t is currently reported that the ma
ives have threatened to burn 1scolata
md the walled city.
Scores of rebels have been arrested
IL the Tondo district. One band OF 60
rebels, having two carloads of arms
and accouterments, was captured in a
house.
Business is practically suspended
Major General Otis has issued a gen.
eral order directing all the inhabitants
Of Manila until otherwise ordered to
,onfine themselves to their homes after
o'clock in the evening, when the
streets will be cleared by the police.
The general also warns incendiaries
and suspects that they will be severely
lealt with If discovered in any locality.
Extraordinary precautions have been
taken for the suppression of further
trouble, which is threatened to take
place in the city.
Fire has been burning all day in the
rondo district and has been clearing
he rebels out of many houses on the
outskirts, from which the enemy previ- !
,usly fired on the Americans. /
A cloud Of smoke lowered over the
'ity all day, conveying the impression
o people about the bay and in the out
tide districts that tle' whole city is
BURNING.
The rebels between the city and the !!
,utposts are being smoked out and !
lriven toward the beach.
Sharpshooters mt various parts Of the |
inc are very annoying, but otherwise
here has been no further excitement.