Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-02-08
They Are Scattered Badly and DO
Not Occupy Any Position
of Prominence.
LOSS TO THE REBELS
EXCEEDINGLY HEAVY.
General Otis Places Their Loss at Four
Thousand American Loss Over
Two Hundred Wounded
fillplnos Cared For.


IN complete control Of the situation
within q radius of nine miles Of Manila.
Their lines exieudiug from Malabon on
the north and paanaquo on the south.
are fully sj miles long While a few
detached bodies of the enemy still offer
dcultory opposition the main body ot
rehclsare in fullrairclt utterly routed
OF the hordrs oi troops originally drawn
up iu battle array against the Ameri-
cans fully ncth.rl are already iucap.
aciatei and others are scattered iueyery
direction
The terrible lU-s to lhe rebels may be-
gathered from the fact that 100 Of them
were buried in one rice field on Monday.
near Pasas. and that 81 were Inferred
between Plco aud Santa Ana The con-
yerted river gun boat did terrible exccu-
ton among the rebels sweeping both
banks of the river with her Gatlng
guns and her heavier battery Hun.
drcds % Filipino- undoubtedly cuwled
into the cane breaks and died there
Americans are working nobly in their
efforts - find the wounded. and are
bringing hundreds of suffering rebels
20 the hospitals for treatment The ma
tives are unable % understand the
humane motives which prompt The
yictors 90 succlr the wounded enemy
a Acorrespodeuiof of the Associated Press
was informed that memher- of the hos-
pital corps have made the startling dis.
covery that there were several women
In male dress and with their haircoppel
close 90 the head
The chief OF thc Ygorote- Of the Fiji.
| piuo natives who fought -o gallautIy in
che face of our artillery fire with bows
and arrows BE- Boo the hospital with q
shattered thigh he admits be- never
saw modern artillery aud was ignorant
of its effects until b. and his follower.
met the disastrous fire ON Sunday morn.
| ing. The chief is bitterly inccnsed
against Tagolas for placing the Ygorote.
in front Of the American battery. under
the pretense that they were sent 20 oc.
cupy post Of honor. and be- iniimated
that the Ygorotes will avcnge this treach.
cry when the survivors return north.
Il Is regarded ~ significant the fact
that many Filipino officials In this city
disappeared from from Manila as soon
~ ho-tilities commenced Some of them
are supposed 20 hc still hiding here.
Hundreds of women are pouring int
Manila from all districts q. the village.
around Manila have as a rule. bcen dc
stroyed 10y the troops
American commanders have already
hceu compelled 90 imprcs. horses ani
vehicles on all sides 90 the inconvenience.
naturally Of the civilians. An publ.
conveymces have been either imprcs.o,
or have disappeared Ia some manner of
other Street car traffic however. ha
been resumed aud cars are running reg
ularly though the streets nc almost DE-
serted
There few native stores open an,
white flags in the nature Of towels pil
lowslip- and aprons. tied ON bamboo
adon the windows of native residence
everywhere But in spite Of these cm
blcms Of peace scores of Filipiuos. uu
der cover of darkness. fired from the.
same windows Monday evening ON Am
erican patrols
At0oclock Monday night there wa
a general fu,illade az Quiapo and Bino.
districts The inhabitants Of the ct
generally believed a battle was rag
AZ their doors Lights wcrcextinguish.
inside the dwellings and majority o.
the people were In q state of terror Tn
der the circumstances it Is remarakahl
no casualties are reported Sevcra
shots were fired across the river duriu
the excitement
General Hughes has the interior su
alton absolutely IN hand
a Filipino colonel came ont early M
< ring under hag OF truce. Sever
them witBNccr3 promptly Went tome
- hq parties met the I'll
NThe Filipino colon