The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-02-15

an almost complete release to-day of
the tension under which the rapid
occurrence of events in the Philip
pines has held the officials of the ad
ministration since the first startling
news from Manila Saturday night.
This was brought about through the
receipt Of a cablegram from Gen. Otis
summing up the last results of the
fighting he has had with the natives.
The statement that Aguinaldo's in
huence has been destroyed and that
the Philippine leader was seeking for
a cessation Of hostilities and for a
conference was most acceptable and
was interpreted as an admission that
he had realized his terrible mistake.
1t is entirely improbable that he will
be able torestore anything like the
status quo or to obtain anything like
the same terms as were possible last
week. No one here now knows just
what Gen. Otis intends to impose in
the way Of terms.
Secretary Alger this afternoon re-
peated his statement Of yesterday, that
he had given the general no instruc-
tions since the battle and saw no rea-
son for giving any. He realized, he
said, that Gen. Otis being on the
ground and having proved his fitness
was in better position to deal with the
situation than any one in Washington.
Should the general ask permission;
therefore, to do anything he would be
granted it Immediately. Should he
ask for instructions on any point.
said Secretary Alger. she will be told
to exercise his own discretion. ~
In view of this case, it will be seen
that no one here can tell at present
how Otis will act toward Aguinaldo' S
application. But the opinion is ex-
pressed by men here who know Of Gen.
Otis experience with the Indians that
he will make the laying down of arms
the condition in dealing With the in
surgents, if at all. That condition
being met, Of course, it will mean a
speedy termination of tle rebellion.
A SHARP sK1RMIsH.
MANILA, Feb. s., (Noon)-Last
evening as the Filipinos at Caloacan
we're evidently massing for night at
tack upon the American left wing,
Companies B, c and I Of the Twen-
tieth Kansas infantry were ordered to
attack and drive the sharpshooters
from bamboo jungle in front of the
firing line, where they had caused
considerable annoyance all the after
noon. The battalion charged brill
liantly, driving the enemy like chaff
and penetrating to the very heart OF
Caloacan.
First Lieut.. A. G. Afford, as cabled
last night, was killed while leading
his company. lie was shot in the
forehead. Scrgt Jay Sheldon, Com
pany I, was seriously wounded. Pri-
Yates Daniel Hewitt (Healitt), Ernest
Fritz, John Gillian and two others,
members of Company B, were slightly
wounded. Thirty dead Filipinos were
counted in the brush, and there were
many more wounded. The gunboats
Concord and Gallo kept up an inces-
SAINT fire from the bay, the Concord
dropping many shells in the town with
telling effect In order to avoid acci-
dents from this source, Gen. Otis was
compelled to recall the Kansas battal.
ion, after burning the outskirts Of the
town. Either the shells of the Amer
lean warships or the natives them
selves fired number of buildings
within the town limits. Presumably
this was the result of the shelling
No further attempt to attack during
the night was made by either side.
The Spanish papers general ly com
ment in favorable terms upon the ad
mirable order maintained in Manila.
The Union Iberica says: "We arc
satisfied that the Americans, who are
for the greater part volunteers, fought
coolly and with perfect discipline
though without entrenchments, at the
various points defended. They de-
monstrated the spirit which animates
them. The Filipinos, who are accus
toned to fight in trenches or with
guerrilla methods, also fought brave
| ly. but with less precision and regu-
larity.
AT pAsIG AND PARANAGUE.
The situation to-day is practically
unchanged. The American line has
not been appreciably extended and the
troons concro]lv are taking much