Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1899-02-06

there we're no further hostiiities las
hight and no attempt WAS made to re
cover the lost ground. 1t is possible
however. that they are following ths
tactics they employed against fhs
Spaniards and will merely lie off few
days TO recuperate their forces befret
returning TO the attack Ii is impossi
bic to lseertain as yet how the news
has been received at Maloios, the seat
ri the insurRsnt government, but the
Fiiipinos in Manila express the opin-
ion that the movement for in .epen.
denee has received its death blow and
that annexation will soon be welcomed
generally.
DEWEY TALKS BUSINESS.
Hone KONG, China, February 8 A
dispatch received here from Manila
before the outbreak says Admiral
| Dewey said that the Monadnock was
| guarding one end of the city, the Mon
| terry the other and the army guarding
the rsar. He said be had notified
Aguinaldo that if accidentally the in
surgents entered Manila he would re-
duce 1t TO mortar and stone. The dis
patch says the insurgents are an armed
mob incapable of government, and
we're angry with Dewey for seizing the
vessels flying Filipino flags.
AGoNCILLo AT MONTREAL.
MONTREAL. Canada, February G.
Agoncillo arrived here this morning.
AJUNTA FAKE.
Hone KoNG, China, February e.
| nj
a statement that the fighting at Manila
was only an outpost skirmish designed
TO Ii tiuenee the vote of the United
States senate today on the peace
treaty.
MORE WORD FROM DEWEY.
WASHINGTON, d. c.. February g.
Dewey cabled as follows: Manila,
February 6. Insurgents have attacked
Manila. The Boston leaves today for
lloilo To relieve the Baltimore, which
will return to Manila. Two men were
wounded yesterday on the Monadnock,
one seriously.
oTIs's MESSAGE.
NEW YORK, N. Y. February II
General Otis cables the Evening World:
MANILA, Philippine Islands. Feb
ruary We control the situation
The engage nent which continued fer
the twenry-four hours ending last even
ing, was very satisfactory.
WHAT AGoNCILLo SAYS
MONTREAL, Canada, February i
Agoncillo says he has no news from
the Philippines except the news
paper dispatches. Washington author
tiles had prohibited communication
by him with Manila, therefore he hsd
come to Montreal. He says he did not
expect such a crisis. In fact he thought |
the situation was getting better. When |
he hears from Aguinaldo he expects to |
go back to Washington to fulfill his |
mission. He says tbs Filipinos were |
goaded into the fight by Otis, who |
private houses and did other
sxasperating things.
WHAT LONDON PAPERS SAY.
LONDON, England. February G.
The afterr oon papers agree that the
filipinos have made a fatal error
They are convinced that the Ameri-
ans will not allow the trouble to in.
uence their policy. The Pail Mall
as.Hes&ss .~~.5. s-----sasssr.t
merry men have not displayed clear
conception of American character. We
axe it for grsnted there will be no
ooking back now until America has
,lowed the Philippine furrow right
through, although the job is likely to
% troublesome and long" The Globe
says: Americas mistake has been
n attempting to perform a big JOB
With little mears. 1t may be safely
that the United States will
aow place such an overpowering force
n the field as to beat down all opposi-
ion"
OTIS CASUALTY LIST.
WASHINGTON, DC February 6,-No
fresh dispatch has been received at the |
war department from General Otis, |
except his promised casualty list. Not |
much Importance is attached 20 Agon- |
cillo's fight to Montreal. 1t is not
he will be able to do much
harm there as a spy. and as to en-
gineering filibustering expeditions. TO
at all is felt. Otis'
casualty list is incomplete. In the
Tenth Pennsylvania, First Montana,
FIRST Colorado, and First South Da-
kota there were five killed. twenty
eight wounded and one missing.
OTIS SECOND REPORT.
WASHINGTON. ID. c February e.
The second report from Otis shows the
grand total Of 81 killed Eleven of
these were in the l4th infantry.
Colonel William C. Smith, 1st Tenues-
see, died of apoplexy at the head of
bis command on the firing line.
PARTICULARS OF THE BATTLE.
MANILA Philippine Islands. February
6-7:l5 D. m.-Sunday's engagement
comprised a semi-circle fully seventeen
mile in length. The engagement be-
gan at S:45 Saturday evening by a
Nebraska sentry at Santa Mesa firing
on the Filipinos who deliberately
crossed the line after repeated warn
ings, apparently with the purpose Of
drawing fire which should be the sig
nal for attack. immediately there was
fusiIade along the entire FiGpiI o
line on the north Pasig river. The
fighting continued with number of
interruptions throughout the night.
Killed in a Collision.
INLAY CITY, Mich. February c.
T. Ii