The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-02-15
Hong Long, every steamer bound
thitlcr being crowded with timid rrfu
FIGHT FROM Tmr 1T >Gi.r.

ing whether the problem is not still far
from solution. y week ago those who
took IN optimistic view predicted thai
the terrible lessons lust administered
tn the rebels would settle the uupstiu
of Filipino independence in short or
der. But this prediction has not hrrn
fulfilled AS Il matter of fact the rcb
els are now scattered throughout. the
country discriminating, except at Mail
abon, where they are gathered i'm force.
Even there their methods SAVIOR NOR.
of guerilla than of civilized warfare.
every bush and clump of trees furnish
ing cover for their slarpsIlootcrs.
Unfortunately, for miles around the
land is studded with bamboo Jungle
AMI open spaces are few and far be-
tween. This affords the natives, who
fight better under cover. IL distinct adj
vantage. In many places the Jungle is
so dense that the eye cannot penetrate
it, and only by the flash of their rifles
are the whereabouts of the enemy indi
Gated.
TIE AMERICAN ADVANCE.
ndcr such conditions il is renark;,-
bic that the American casualties should
be so few, while the number of dead
found i'll the brush aftcrcvrry skirnnish
tcStiilrs to the precision Of our fire.
Last week there was not IL single ,lny
without fighting. but the Americans
steadily advanced, carrying everything
before them. and gradually increasing
their Stmi-cilcle, until now it spreads
fan shape from four to ten miles
around Manila, the watcrworkS being
the most distant point.
TWENTY FIVE HUNDRED rIIIrINO>
KILLED.
1t is now known that the Filpino
loss is fully $500 killed, with wounded
vastly III excess of that number, and
thousands are held prisoners. All Ills
has been achieved ut the cost of G5
Americans killed and 251 wounded.
There are two Americans missing and
uilaccOuntcd for.
SUMMING UP.
No fewer than 10 of the native vii
lagos have surrendered or been cap
tured. Several have been DESTROYED be-
cause their houses harbOrcd men. fire.
qucntly disguised in female attire, who
shot from windows and roofs at the
American troops. Many rifles and il ton
of ammunition have been seized. AS
might be expected, there has been loot
ing i'll the outskirts, but it has been
done i'll direct violation of orders.
The only incident that has broken
the quiet of the day followed the ar
rival OF the German tirst-class cruiser
kaiscrin Augusta. When she salutcd
Admiral Dewey this afternoon Il report
spread rapidly that the American war
ships were bombauliiig Malabon.
l:ATTLEFIELpS VISITED.
To-day crowds have visited tIu.
scene of last weeks fighting. All the
roads from the city were tllronycd
with vehicles. But beyond burned,
villages and the new mounds in the
fields there was little to bc seen. \
close inspection showed that most of
the cncmy'S dead had remained at their
posts to the last, as the bodies were us
ually surrounded by empty cartridges,
while i'll the trenches, wherever there
were no dead, there was little AM. Of
ten no ammunition.
AuIong the distinguished prisoners
captured in Manila since the outbreak
of hOstilities ar Capt A. G. Escamildo,
AEulnaldo's private secretary; Capt. l..
II. Ncraguth, Col. Martin dc los Reyes
and Senor Tomas del Rosario, Il mem
Der of the so-called Filipino congress
Ill session ut MalolOs. \ few minor
Filipino officials are also in custody.
AGONCILLO's WORK.
Washington. Feb. 12,-Thc following
cablegrams were received ut the war
department to-day:
MANILA, Feb. 1o
Adiutant General, Washington:
reported that insurgent representa-
tive at Washington telegraphcd Agui-
naldO to drive out Americans before
arrival of rcinforccmcnts. The dis
patch received at Hong Kong and mail
ed at Malolos, which decided on attack
to be made about 7th inst. Eagerncss
of insurgent troops to engage prccipi-
tatcd battle. Very quiet to-day on
lines from CalOOcan on north to Panay
on south. Yesterday small rprunnOi-
tering party 12 miles south of city fired
on, two men slightly wounded. Two
insurgents with arms captured. Affair |
OF the 10th, MacArthur's division very
successful. Encmy's loss considerable;
have collected 20 dead bodies; more not
yet discovered. Insurgents reported
to be gathering force twelve miles
north on railway, but evidently per
picked.
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