Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-02-16
FINPINOS MOVED down.
CaIOOcan Taken by the American
Forces In a Dashlng Charge,
KANSAS TROOPS TOOK PART,
American Loaa Light and Insurgsnt Loss
Said TO lilo Heavy -Flllplnoi Arc Not
Yet Weary OF FlEhtlng--ARulnaldo
Has Headquarters Noar tho Front


WAsuNdToN Feb 1.-THE follow
Ing dispatch was received last night;
Insurgents collected considerable
force between Manila and Calocan,
where Aguinaldo Is reported TO DO, and
threatened an attack and uprising In
the city This afternoon swung left
OF MacArthur's division, which Is
north OF Paslg river, into CalocNn,
driving enemy easily, Our loss slight;
that OF insurgents considerable. Par
ticdlars In morning, Attack preceded
by one-half hours firing from two Of
Admiral Deweys vessels. OTIS,
MASmA, Feb H. The American
forces at $40 yesterday afternoon
made combined attack upon Calocan
and reduced II In short order,
At n signal from the tower OF the
Dc La LONE church the United States
double turretcd monitor, Monadnocli,
opened fire from tho bay, with the big
guns OF her fore turret on tho earth
works with great effect,
The insurgents were behind earth
works, but, nevertheless, they were
exposed and the Monadnock used her
forward l0-inch guns with telling ef.
feet Soon aftcrward the Utah artil.
lcry bombarded the place from the
land side.
The rebels reserved their fire until
the bombardmcnt ceased. Then they
fired volleys Of muslsctry as the Mon.
tana regiment advanced upon the
jungle.
ThcKansas regiment, upon tho ex-
trcme left, with the Third artillery
deployed TO the right, charged across
the open and carried earthworls. The
Kansans ohcercd in tho 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 tho tom
line, and penetrated TO the presden.
cia In the heart OF the town. At half
past o'clock they lowered tho Fill
plno 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 |
tho 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.
llshed 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 we'll directed volley mado the
rebels scuttle back to their covert like
rabbits.
Tho Fourteenth infantry has UNI
carthed 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 1t have been brought into the
city, as has also modern naval gun
and q part Of its mountings.