The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 7, 1899, Page 2

THE SAN FRAN CISCO CALL, TU DAY, FEBRUARY 7., 1899. AGUINALDO'S MEN TO BE CRUSHED OTIS WILL QUELL THE OUTBREAK Ordered to Make a Vigorous - Campaign Against the Insurgents. Instructions Also Sent to General Miller to Occupy lloilo Without Further Delay. Special Dispatch to The Call. O NEW YORK, Feb. 6.—The Her- @ dent that as soon as Aguinaldo learns © ald’s Washington correspondent © Of the ratification of the treaty he © sends the following: Instructions @ Wil appreciate the futility of the con- 0 w e (" Sav LV “’ jor-Gen- @ flict with the United States and will be O o men 0 e willing to make terms of surrender. It Q@ eral Otis dire ting him to com- @ s assumed that AgonciMo, who is in © municate to the insurgents the @ Montreal, has taken measures to inform © information that the treaty of © Aguinaldo of the action of the Senate, [+] d been ratified by the @ but Otis will be ahead of him and will © = nd to continue his oper- @ Send the information into the insurgent & e lines without delay, but Secretary [+] against them so as to @ : < e o nae T B revolt © Long for the information of Dewey, ° . ‘-‘I‘> e cabled to that official: Amery sovereignty. ““Treaty ratified.” QT ruiser Boston, which left © It is possible, of course, that Aguin- O 1 a to-day for Iloilo, ostensi- & aldo may continue fighting, in which ¢ 8] & bly to relieve the Baltimore, c; @ event he will be shown no quarter, but rieg her instructions to Brig- @ Will be relentles: pursued until he is Oo e s o e & forced to surrender. The President does e et 0 h he © POt propose to show any vacillation in © occupy Ilcilo, with or without the this matter. The policy to be put into o ent of the natives there. O effect is the same as that adopted im- In addition it a vigorous policy Mediately upon the outbreak of the war with Spain—to concentrate every effort to break down the power of the enemy in the quickest possible time. No apprehension is feit as to the re- sult of the attack on Iloilo. Miller has at his disposal a force of about 3000 men, and he will be aided in his oper- ations against Tloilo by the cruisers timore and Boston and the gun- boats Petrel and Concord. There are said to be about 10,000 natives defend- ing the town, but they are badly armed and it is t believed that any great difficulty will be experienced in driving them out of town. I was informed to-night that Otis will continue his operations under the terms of the President’s proclamation nts, the President is actuated by a de to bring to an > with all dispatch the rebellious vement which Aguinaldo has inaug- insur, against the uit of the use last conference at the h was partici- Secretary further ctions were o Otis and Dewey along the ited above. These officials d to co-operate in the cam- in, i the President issued some weeks ago. Protection will his confidence in their » afforded to all peaceful inhabitants discretion. Appreciating in the islands, and harsh means will be ibility rating the cam- adopted toward those breaking the vV . Otis has been peace and defying the authority of the dent leaves in his. TUnited States. As to the future policy war, but he of the administration in the Philippines 1 understand that the President has de- termined to take no action until the and to ollowers to all pc ble dispatch. dent belief of the Presi- report of the Schurman commission is received. nRRUNRURLILLLLRYVLS BLE SERVICE. A SPLENDID CA Because of its splendidly organized cable service The Call on last Sunday morning was enabled to lay before its r:aders the most com- plete and accurate detailed story of the assauit by Aguinaldo’s men upon tl ans at Manila. The Call was the only mewspaper in that had anything e a complete story of this big- day. Thi Frane vent of the (Call's story, giving this paper credit, was co date line by the Times-Herald, Trib- ssociated Press papers. San all of Chicago, and all A Record, BamssrnnanenunRg B 8 | and wounded. The killed far outnumber the wounded, many of-the latter being cared for by our army as prisoners of war. It is inc lacking in courage, but have withstood the ath that fell upon gallant Americans positic emy retreated not ing could d in of he mprehensible to any intelli- 3 r here on the ground why Aguinaldo could have been so stupid | as to expect to catch the Americans | nappi For some time past, as dis- 1 P to The Call have indicated. the | When stubbc after a in utter 2med, to nge of the th authorities have been expecting just mber at 4000 killed | some such treacherous move as was s places the r PRIVATE THOMAS T. BRYAN, Company H, First California, who was killed at Manila while bravely fight- ing to maintain the honor of the flag which he went to the front to defend, was a native of this city. He was a son of Mrs. Margaret Bryan of 2519Cali- fornia street, and was 34 years of age and unmarried. When the President fssued his call for volunteers Bryan was among the first to of- fer his services. He always paid that he wanted to see active service. Even in his recent fletters home, while he expressed happiness that he was soon to return to San Francisco, he regretted that he had not been in a fight, as he wanted to have the experience of being under fire. Bryan was never engaged in business, having an income of his own; he, however, looked after his mather’s estate. Besides his mother he leaves two brothers and a sister. The latter is a Mrs. Weed of this eity. One of his brothers is the proprietor of the Arlington Hotel at Suisun. while the other, John J. Bryan, is a resident of San Francisco. lipes. which are the wate r works =, er'fldfll»fl'fl% ‘e Manila with water. \\‘n] \ LI A picture of SANTA MESA, three miles east of Manila, near which the first Filipino attack was made on the American In the distance are seen the San Juan Mountains, at the foot of which is the town of San Jesus del Monte, near and reservoir which supply | made Saturday, and every precaution | was taken to guard against the con-| tingeney. The plot of the natives was carried | out with secrecy, but Otis had enough | information of the plans to enable him | to block any move they might attempt | against our forces. It was not known from what direction the blow would be dealt, and consequently measures | were adopted to make secure each and | every part of the American lines. These | measures were carried out in such a quiet and unostentatious manner that | Aguinaldo's spies, of whem he had | many within the American lines, were | completely deceived as to the real| strength of the American positions, and | reports to the chief led him to make the most serious mistake of his life. The enemy was totally unprepayed for the vigorous punishment adminis- tered tc them. The moral effect of the | drubbing given to them will be great. | The Filipinos apparently thought they | could massacre the Americans in the night attack as easily and frequently | as they did the Spanish troops sent | against them. The difference resulted in thousands of them losing their lives in a hopeless cause. Aguinaldo, so far as can be learned, did not risk his precious skin with his troops, and is still hale and willing to make further trouble. The first reports of the fighting were | to the effect that few of the Americans | had been killed, but when the official | report began to come in it was found that over forty of our men had lost | their lives, while the wounded num- bered 150. These reports are not yet complete. It is known, however, that | the Fourteenth (regular) Infantry, the old command of Brigadier General J. M. Anderson, from Vancouver Bar- racks, suffered the greatest losses. The | regiment was quartered at Malate, and | was under’ command of Major Robe. | It was assigned the task of carrying | the rebel position south of that suburb, and the fight was through a country | with a dense undergrowth that made | progress slow at first. The natives took refuge in huts and until they were dislodged "and while being driven back inflicted considera- ble damage on our men. The Four- teenth is armed with Krag-Jorgensen rifles, and these weapons proved most effective. For every life that gallant old regiment gave up it took a score in | revenge. The First Washington Volunteers and "Third Regular Artillery also saw severe fighting and sustained material losses. The Utah Light Artillery, seasoned by experience at Malate in August, and the Sixth Regular Artillery did splen- didly effective work, and the latter probably saved the First California Regiment and the First Colorado from being badly cut up. The guns of the Utah Battery were posted east of the city, and during the early hours of Sunday poured a deadly fire into the insurgent trenches. The First California Regiment was attacked by the¥ Filipinos, who were concealed in huts beside the road along which the Americans were advancing. To put an end to the danger from this quarter Colonel Smith gave orders to burn the village, which was soon done. In the district between Tondo and Malabon to the north of the city, great slaughter was done by the gunboat Callao, Lieutenant Benjamin Tappan commanding, which Admiral Dewey captured from the Spaniards. This lit- tle vessel is certainly a terror. She mounts more guns, proportionately, than any other vessel in the American navy, being full of one, two and three pounders and machine guns. She dup- licated her performance of August 13, when she covered General Merritt's advance on Manila. Then she steamed close to the breakers and moved along the shore as the troops advanced, pour- ing a deadly fire into the Spaniards. Yesterday she again ran close to the beach, and, getting the range of the en- emy, began to spit fire from her bow guns. Then, maneuvering, she brought her starboard battery to bear, and the rattle and din were terrific. Soon she came about and brought her port bat- tery into action, and these maneuvers were repeated until she was ordered to cease firing. The Concord's six-inch and the Charleston’s eight-inch guns did awful execution. Brigadier-General Otis’ bri- gade had driven a large body of the enemy from their positions, and the Filipinos ran at top speed for the beach, a disorganized and panic-strick- en mob. When they reached the shore they were met by the devastating fire peared to he completely drenched with blood. The sight wa imply sickening, with the dead and dying torn to pleces and terribly mangled and bleeding na- tives lying all about. On Sunday afternoon the Charleston joined the monitor Monadnock off Malate, which was the scene of the heaviest fighting with the Spaniards in August, and both vessels delivered their shells with tell- ing effect. The enemy were retiring before the steady advance of the Four- teenth Infantry, and had comparatively little shelter. They furnished excellent targets for the, markgmanshin of the Yankee gunners, whose¢ reputation suf- fered nothing from the engagement. The Olympia, Admiral Dewey's flag- ship, took no part in the bombardment. With the fine strategy, for which the American naval commander is noted, he placed the vessel in a position directly infront of the city, between the Spanish gunboat General Alava and the German cruiser Irene and the troops ashore. The significance of this move will be readily grasped. This was a fight be- tween the Americans and Filipinos, and no outsiders could be permitted to en- ter the ring, so Admiral Dewey con- | stituted himself a sort of referee to say “hands off” if it became necessary. The captured Spanish gunboat Lagu- na de Bay did good work for her new owners. She is a light draught vessel and has proved most serviceable on more than one occasion since the Amer- jcans have had her. Sunday she went up the Pasig River and fairly riddled the village of Santa Ana with gatling guns, tearing the huts to pieces, kill- ing many rebels and driving others to seek a new shelter. The good result of the firing was seen this morning, when nearly all the native huts on the outskirts of the city. that were left standing were flying white flags to prevent attack by the Americans. The Filipinos have not yet stopped retreating. The Americans are still in pursuit of them, determined to give them a lesson they will never forget. Our troops north of the city are now nearly to Caloocan on the Daguayahan railway. This place fairly bristles with fortifications, and is the strongest po- sition of the rebels. To the south the Americans are at Pasay, which is south of Malate. Aguinaldo’s disheartened soldiers | opened fire along the northern lines east and west of Caloocan early this (Mon- day) morning, but it was mostly at long range and lacked the dignitv of an at- tack. There was a spirited reply and after a few sharp rallies the enemy fell back and the firing died away. The general line was not engaged, and there were no serious casualties. The burial of the dead Filipinos by our soldiers began this morning. In one place 180 bodies were found and in another 60. Nearly every American regiment engaged has reported the along its front. 3 General Hughes' provost brigade, which is composed of the Minnesota volunteers and men from the Twenty- third Infantry, are deoing excellent work in the city in keeping the natives in_subjection. The First Tennessee Infantry has been divided, one battalion reinforcing General Anderson and two battalions joining General McArthur’s command. The troops are now on the way to seize the waterworks, which are situated five miles north of the city. The number of American troops en- gaged Sunday ;was 13,000, while the Filipinos’ forces numbered 20,000. The Americans while the fighting was going on were disposed of in the fol- lowing manner from the bay on the north around the city to the bay on the south: Twentieth Xansas Infantry, Third Artillery, First Montana Infantry and Tenth Pennsylvania Infantry, under command of Brigadier General Harri- son Gray Otis; First South Dakota In- fantry, First Colorado Infantry and First Nebraska Infantry, commanded by Brigadier General Hale, both bri- gades being supported by batteries A and B of Utah Light Artillery, under command of General McArthur; First California Infantry, First Idaho Infan- try, First Wyoming Infantry and First ‘Washington Infantry, under Brigadier General King; Fourth Cavalry, Four- teenth Infantry and First North Da- kota Infantry, commanded by Brigadier General, Ovenshine, both brigades sup- ported by Sixth Artillery division, com- manded by General Anderson. of the warships, and were mowed down score upon score, until the sands ap- PEDRO J. PATERNO, President of the Filipino Congres: . St finding of 50 or more of the enemy dead | 1 0000000000-0000000000600000 AG - SAFE IN CANADA by Aguinaldo’s Agent. HAS VERY LITTLE TO SAY IS UNDER THE SURVEILLANCE OF DETECTIVES. If He Attempts to Act as a Spy the Filipino Will Be Ex- pelled From the Country. Special Dispatch to The Call. 0000w 'OB00O0QOB0O0 NEW YORK, Feb. 6—A Washington special to the Her- ald says: Agoncillo, thougn in Montreal, still under surveil- lance of the American secret agents. = Recognizing the dan- gerous character of the man, the authorities are determined to keep informed of his move- ments, and should there be any ground for suspecting that he is acting as a spy, steps will be taken to secure his expulsion from) Canada, as was done in the case of Senores Dubose and Carranza, formerly of the Span- ish legation here. The remain- der of the Filipino Junta are still in Washington and likely to re- main here for some days at least.. Three members of the Junta have remained for rea- sons, and so far the authorities have shown no disposition to ar- rest or molest them. o 0000000000000 0000 MONTREAL, Feb. 6.—Agoncillo has had an extremely busy day of it Newspapermen and people drawn by curiosity have thronged his room all day long, and the Filipino envoy has been kept busy answering questions ever since he finished his breakfast this morning. The interviews in the even- ing papers amused him greatly. “They have come here and asked me all sorts of questions,” he said to-night, “and then they have gone away and printed what they liked, or what they thought, I said.” Agoncillo was shown the Associated Press dispatches concerning the ratifi- cation of the peace treaty. He read them with interest. The final vote in- terested him in particular. “That is not a very big majority, is it?” he gaid. But when pressed to ex- press an opinion (n the Senate's action he declined. “I cannot say anything just now. I am not yet aware of the circumstances. I really cannot say anything about the matter until I have had an opportunity to fully consider the situation. . Neither can I say anything about my future movements. They are dependent en- tirely upon circumstances.” Then Agoncillo began asking ques- tions about the Canadian constitution. He has asked a good many of a similar nature to-day. He inauired of all his visitors as to whether they prefer to have Canada a colony or not. “You have not got freedom,” he de- clared, “and you don't want it. You are not like us.” The Filipino representative appar- ently does not recognize the action of the Senate to-day as a negative reply | to his mission. He has not yet the news he nrofessed to have come to Can- Many Questions Asken:ii 000000000000009900000000'000 ]nda to get, but he hopes to have it soon. DR. YOUNG WOUNDED AND BRUTALLY MURDERED His Body W};enflRecovered Showed He Had Been Mutilated by Filipinos. 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