Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-16
SKIRMISH.
The American Forces Attack Calico
can and Reduce It.
DlSHIEC CHARGE OF KANSAS TROOPS
AnericAns May 10 Reducing IiO,io-Agu.
inAldo Concentrating His F0ros-Dls.
Patch from Gen. Otis-A Kansaa
Among ths Wounded.

a combined attack upon Caloocan and
reduced it In short order. At signal
from the tower Of the De Ia LONE
church the United States double-tur.
ruted monitor Monadnock opened fire
from the bay, with the big guns OF her
fore turret on the thworks with
great effect Soon afterwards the
Utah battery bombarded the place
from the land side. The rebels re-
served their fire until the lombard
ment ceased, when they fired volleys
Of musketry as the Montana regiment
advanced on the Jungle.
The Kansas regiment on the ex-
IRENE left, with the Third artillery
deploying to the right, charged across
the open and carried the earthworks,
cheering, under a heavy fire. Sup
ported by the artillery at the church
the troops further advanced, driving
the enemy, fighting every foot, right
into the town line and penetrated to
the presidential and lowered the Fill
Pine flag at $3.50 p In.
The enemy's sharpshooters, in the
jungle on the right, fired at long range
on the Pennsylvania regiment, but the
rebels were soon silencsd by shrapnel
she'll and the Pennsylvanians remained
in the trenches. As the Americans
advanced they burned the native huts
The rebels were moved down like
grass but the American loss was slight.
AMERICANS MAY BE REDUCING lL0lLo
Washington, Feb ll.-Iloilo is now
being bombarded by portion of Ad.
miral Dewey's feet, unless the natives
have surrendered on the demand made
by Gen. Miller, who Is in command
there Gen. Otis advised Secretary
Alger he had sent the first Tennessee
infantry to reinforce Gen. Miller and
the commanding officer of that organ
ization carried instructions to him to
demand the evacuation of Iloilo by
nine o'clock Friday morning If this
demand was not complied with imme-
diately the instructions were to begin
the bombardment of Iloilo and con.
tinue it until the rebels ran up the
white flag. The Boston, Baltimore
and Petrol are now at loilo and If the
rebels are indiscreet enough to refuse
to lay down their arms the heavy
guns of these ships will be turned up
on them and followed up by the troops
who have been lying in the harbor for
some time past
AGUINAfDO CONCENTRATING HIS FORCE
Manila, Feb. II. The rebels have
apparently selected Malabon as their
base of operations in the next en-.
counter with the Americans, as they
are concentrating in considerable force
there aud at Caloocan. Many small
bodies of scattered troops are strag-
Cling In from the right and others are
undoubtedly arriving from the north
interior provinces. Aguinaldo is re-
ported to have established headquar.
tiers at Malabon for the purpose OF
rallying his forces for decisive blow.
In order to cover their movement the
rebels again opened fire upon the Kan
sas outposts from the Jungle, The fire
was continued for 80 minutes, but
without effect The Americans re-
served their fire until detachment of
the enemy emerged from the BAN boos,
when well directed volley made the
rebels scuttle back to their covert
like rabbits. Beyond this everything
is quiet along the entire line
DISPATCH FROM GEN. OTIS
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE following
dispatch from Gen. Otis was received
last night:
Manila, Feb 10 -Adiutant General Insur-
gents collected considerable force between Ma
Mia and Caloocan, where Aguinaldois reported
to be, and threatened attack and uprising in
city This afternoon swung left of McArthur's
division which Is north Of pasig river, into
Caloocan, driving enemy easily, Our left now
at Caloocan Our loss slight that Of nSur-
gents considerable Particulars in morning
Attack preceded by one-half hours firing from
two OF Admiral Dewey's vessels Otis
A KANsAN AMONG THE WOUNDED.
Manila, Feb. il.-0ne of the Kansas
heroes among the wounded is Daniel
Hewitt, of Topeka, Hewitt has Sc
we're flesh wound in the right thigh,
His condition is reported by the sur.
geon to be very good. He is son OF
ex-Postmaster Hewitt, of North To-