The Globe-republican., 1899-02-16
FILIPINOS MOVED down.
CaIoocan Taken by the American
Forces in a Dashing Charge.
KANSAS TROOPS TOOK PART.
American Loss Light and Insurcent Loss
Said to BE Heavy-FilipinoS Arc Not
Yet Weary of Flgh:ins-Aguinaido
Has Headquarters Near tho 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-haif hours firing from two of
Admiral Dewey's vessels. OrIs.
MANILA, Feb. 1.-THE American
forces at $40 yesterday afternoon
made confined attack upon Calocan
and reduced it in short order.
At signal from the tower of the
De La LONE church the United States
double turreted monitor, Monadnock,
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
fired volleys of musketry as the Mon
tana regiment advanced upon the
jungle.
TheKansas regiment, upon The ex-
treme left, with the Third artillery
deploycd to the right, charged across
the open and carried earthworks. 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 tom
line, and penetrated to the presden-
cia in the heart of the town. At half
past 5 o'clock they lowered the Fill
pino flag. AS the Americans advanced
they burned the native hu.s 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
concentrating 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-
Gshed headquarters at Malabon for
the purpose of rallying his forces
for decisive blow. In order to cover
their 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 we'll 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 a modern naval gun
and part of its mountings.