The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 8, 1899, Page 1

- The Call VOLUME LXXXV-—NO. T70. SAN FRANCISCO, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1899. PRICE FIVE CENTS. THE KANSAS TROOPS ARE SHOT DOWN FROM AMBUSH They Drive the Tagallos Before Them Into the Very Center of Caloocan. Otis Has the Situation Well in Hand and the American Lines Are Extended in Every Direction. MANILA, Feb. 8, 10 a. m.—Licutenant A. T. | that sixteen of them were buried Ford, Company I, Twentieth Kansas Infantry, | i o “;e’gd‘tho't‘ Mf’“hdtay s X = ! say, T a eignty-seven and a private of that company were Killed | ere interred between Paco and and six other members of the regiment were | Santa Ana. wounded near Caloocan last evening while}d.fl“‘ F&"""md river g“"b"}?t £ s 1d terrible execution among the P?COn{l0|t'¢Ping' Tkhed party was in a lunglclrebe]s, sweeping both banks of when it was attacked by the enemy. | the river with her Gatling guns Two companics of the Kansas regiment and her heavier battery. Hun- were sent to the reliet of their comrades and | dreds of Filipinos undoubtedly drove the Filipinos into Caloocan, penetrat- | Sf2Vled into the canebrakes and ing to the very heart of the town. Mean- |20 there . y > The Americans are working while the gunb'oats shelled the suburbs. nobly in their efforts to find the General Otis finally recalled the troops,|wounded and are bringing hun- but the nativcs, misunderstanding the Pe_idred‘s of suffering rebels to the treat, failed to take advantage of it. The |IOSPitals for treatment. The na- : tives ble t outskirts of the town were burned. S ae g b i situation here s to be exceeding- 1€ A\XT‘.CI'.;\'HH U'(NTPQ y the natives inland and tolan, ten miles and Caloocan, the humane motives which M ANILA, Feb. 7.— The north. ino colonel came out g from Caloocan un- truce. American officers promptly went to:meet. him, but when the par- of ties. met the Filipinos opened | fire.. The Filipino apologized for the barbarous conduct of his wrned to his lines. r the qualities of He possesses sops and rett Otis is sh general. military 1 talent and energy in a high degree. His men and officers fought determined. They ily, but have plenty of vo more American vic- would ruin Aguinaldo’s | make a settlement ity easy. The na- lled are over 3000. side of Manila occupies Pa- 1surgents are massed in force on the opposite o Gene ranaque. The resistance of the | bank of the river. The Americans, as this dis-| patch is sent, are in complete control of the situation within a | | radius of twenty miles of Manila, | | their lines extending to Malabon on the north ‘and to Paranaque| | on the south and fully twenty 1 miles long. While a few de-| | tached bodies of the enemy offer | body of the rebels is in full retreat | {and utterly routed. Of the hordes of troops origi- {nally drawn up in battle array| against the Americans fully one- third are already incapacitated | }and the rest are scattered in | every direction. | | The rebels, who have been| swept in every direction, like pheasants in a batteau, die by| the hundreds in the trenches— | for the most part passively, ex-| cept the Ygorotes, who charge | desperately and uselessly. i The rebel prisoners declare | that their attack was unpremedi- | | tated, that the outposts fired and !then everybody followed in ac-| | cordance with a sort of general | | understanding. | | The terrible loss of the rebels; | may be gathered from the fact prompt the victors to succor the wounded of the enemy. Your correspondent is in- formed that members of the hos- pital corps have made the start- ling discovery that there are sev- eral women in male dress and with their hair cropped among the dead. The chief of the Ygorotes, the Several | desultory opposition, the main |Filipino natives who fought so gallantly in the face'of our artil- lery with their bows and arrows, is in a hospital with a shattered thigh. He admits that he never saw modern artillery and was ig- norant of its effects until he and his followers met the disastrous fire of Sunday morning. The chief is bitterly incensed against the Tagallos for placing the Ygo- rotes in front of the American battery, under the pretense that they were sent to occupy the post of honor, and he intimates that the Ygorotes will avenge this treachery when the survivors re- turn north. It is regarded as a significant fact that many of the Filipino of- ficials of this city disappeared from Manila as soon as hostilities commenced. Some of them are supposed to be still hiding here. (OXOXOXOXOROXOXOXOJOXOYOXOROXOXOROXO] DID DEWEY PROVOKE THE FILIPINOS? WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.—It may be that it was Admiral Dewey’s act in seizing’a vessel loaded with arms and ammu- nition intended for them that incited Philippine insurgents to attack the American sol- diers Saturday night, for it is understood one of their bit- terest grievances was what they declared to be unwar- rantable. interference ‘with their shipping. It is learned at the Navy Department that about a week ago *he admiral caused the seizure of the schooner Taneng, with a full supply of arms for the insur- gents. The admiral’s report disclosed the fact that an American and not a German owned the vessel thus being used to arm the insurgents against Otis’ troops. [0 OXOJOXOROXOXOJOROJOXOROXOXOXOXO] [oIo¥oYoRoYoXoXooJoXoYoXoJooJoJoXoX O XOROXOXCJOXOXOXXOROROJOROXOROKOXOKO] [cXoXoXcIoXoXo oo RO JOROXOXOXOXOROJOYOROROXOROJOROROROJOROROROKOROROROKO] The further the Americans ex- tend their lines, the more the needs of transportation increase. The. American commanders have already been compelled to im- press horses and vehicles on all Continued on Second Page. COLONEL J.F. DMITM. 4+ Colonel J. F. Smith, who is in 4 command of the First California 4+ Regiment, is one of the most + popular officers now in the Phil- 4 ippines. At the outbreak of the 4 war he offered his services and 4+ was placed at the head of his 4 own regiment. It is due to his 4+ rigid discipline and soldierly 4 qualities that this popular or- 4 ganization was brought to such 4 a state of perfection, and under 4 his personal leadership it has 4 distinguished itself time and 4 again. Before the trouble with 4 Spain he was engaged in a lucra- 4 tive law practice with Frank J. 4 Murasky, who was recently 4 elected to the Superior bench, as 4 his partner. Colonel Smith is a 4+ leading Democrat of this city, 4 and his good services to his 4 party and his noble sacrifices in 4 behalf of his country have been 4 recognized by the Democratic 4 members of the Legislature, who 4 have honored him with a minor- 4 ity vote for United States Sena- o tor. on € S BO10404+0404040 + O+010+0+0+0+010 + 0404040404 0+E Aguinaldo’s proclamation.of Monday says the outbreak of hostilities was un- justly and unexpectedly provoked by the Americans; refers to his manifesto of January 8, publishing the alleged grievances of the Filipinos at the hands of the army of occupation and the con- stant outrages and the taunts which have been causing misery to the Man- ilans, and refers to the lack of confi- dence and contempt shown for the AGUINALDO DECLARES WAR ON AMERICA Proclamation Which Led to the Assault the Defenses of Manila. Draw Back. MANILA, Feb. 7.—Aguinaldo, the rebel lead- r, issued two proclamations on Saturday and unday. The proclamation of Saturday says: “l order and command: “First—That peace and friendly relations with the Americans be broken and that the lat- ter be treated as enemies within the limits pre- scribed by the laws of war. ' “Second—-That the Americans captured be held as prisoners of war. “Third—That this proclamation be communi- cated to the consuls, and that Congress order and accord a suspension of the constitutional guarantee resulting from the declaration of war.” Filipino government as proving a ‘‘pre- meditated transgression of liberty and Jjustice.” The rebel leader also refers to the enormous losses of the Filipinos, but says “slavery is bitter,” and calls upon them to “sacrifice all upon the altar of honor and national integrity.” He in- sists that he tried to avold an armed conflict, but claims all his efforts were useless before the unmeasured pride of the Americans, whom he charged with having treated him as a rebel because The Leader of the Filipinos Has Gone Too Far on the Road to Destruction to o EH4O+04040+040404+ 0404040440+ 040 40 404040+0+0+m he defended the interests of his coun- try and would not become the instru- ment of their dastardly intentions. Aguinaldo concludés by saying: “Be not discouraged. Our independence was watered freely by the blood of martyrs and more will be shed in the future to strengthen it. Remember that efforts are . >t to be wasted that ends may be gained. It is indispensa- ble to adjust our action to the law of rlght' and to learn to triumph over our enemies.” NEW YORK, Feb. 7.—The Herald’s ‘Washington correspondent sends the following: With the prosecution of a vigorous campaign against Aguinaldo and his followers, and the promise of | protection to those residents of the Philippines recognizing the sovereignty of the United States, the administration officials are confident that it will not be long before pea- and order are restored in the archipelago. General Otis is expected, under the | instructions sent to him, to follow up | his victory over the insurgents and | prevent their reorganization, and in | this work he will be assisted by Rear 4 | Admiral Dewey and the fleet under his command. R R R WHERE THE CALIFORNIANS FOUGHT. A view of the town of Paco and the vicinity one and a half miles southeast of Manila, showing the scene of the battle of Sunday last in which the First California Regiment bore themselves so gallantly. In the near foreground is the bridge across the Estuo de Gallina, over which the troops charged, and just to the right and beyond the bridge is the Iglesia de Paco, the church which the Filipinos converted into a fortress, and from which Lieutenant Colonel Duboce, with Companies L and G, dislodged them. The main road from Manila, joining that from Malate to the left, after crossing the bridge goes on through Paco to Santa Ana and Macali to the east. At the request of General Otis the full text of the Paris treaty was cabled to him this afternoon, anl he was told to proceed with his operations. The situation in the Philippines was the subject of earnest discussion at the Cabinet meeting to-day. Congratula- tions were exchanged over the ratifica- tion of the treaty. and the President’s determination to conduct a vigorous policy toward the insurgents met with the approval of all of the officials. The decision of most importance reached was that neither General Otis nor Admiral Dewey is in need of re- inforcements, and none will be sent to them unless they specifically request it. A cablegram of inquiry has been sent to Rear Admiral Dewey as to the con- dition of the three former Spanish gunboats being reconstructed at Hong- kong, and the suggestion has been ad- vanced to him that they be pushed to completion. By direction of Captain Charles O’Neil, chief of the Bureau of Naval Ordnance, ammunition is being pre- pared at Mare Island for shipment to Manila on board the Celtic, and the army Bureau of Ordnance will send by the Sheridan a quantity of ammunition for field guns and small arms. I under- stand that as a result of the Cabinet meeting it is expected that General Otis will not confine his operations to the vicinity of Manila, but will pursue the insurgents and occupy such towns as he may deem important. It was ex- plained that the President does not con- template an occupation of all of the islands, but only of important points, and Rear Admiral Dewey, it is expect- ed, will aid the army in taking posses- sion. Of course, there will be no weakening of the forces at Manila until Aguinal- do’s army is thoroughly defeated. It is not intended to follow the Filipinos into the hills, for the present, at least, but the country will be cieared of the or- ganized army, and Aguinaldo and his followers will be compelled to take to 1the hills to escape the American troops. GENERAL OTIS TO FOLLOW UP HIS GREAT VICTORY Tt is believed the Boston has reached Tloilo, and the authorities expect to hear in a few days of the result of Gen- eral Miller's operations against that port. Particular attention is being paid by the authoritics at this time to the mat- ter of preventing the shipment of arms to the Filipinos. Under instructions sent to the Ameri- can Consuls in Asia, they will sharply scrutinize each vessel leaving port, and if her cargo is of a suspicious charac- ter a cablegram is at once to be sent to | Rear Admiral Dewey, who will take action which will result in its examina- tlon and seizure if it is of a contra- band character. It was stated to-night that until rati- fications are exchanged no complaint could be made by this Government against the shipment of arms, but the authorities stand ready to appeal to the good will of those nations sovereign over Asiatic territory to stop such traffic. Considerable comment was caused in official circles by General Otis’ state- ment in his dispatch this morning that the insurgents are armed with Krupp guns and the latest pattern of Spanish Mauser rifles. Some attention was paid to his statement that the Spanish sol- diers are in the insurgents’ service and serve the artillery. Though this Gov- ernment has a technical right to re- quire Spain to take steps to prevent her troops engaging in hostilities, no representations will be made. FIFTEEN NEW VESSELS TO FLY OUR FLAG WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.—The Naval Committee of the House, after an ex- tended session to-day, reached a con- clusion as to important items. In all twelve new warships are agreed to and three more are under consideration. The committee has followed the rec- omendations of the Secretary of the Navy and has passed - the first, sec- ond and fourth class of new ships rec- ommended by him. These are: Three sea-going battleshi~s of about 13,500 tons displacement each, carrying the heaviest armor and most powerful armament of their class, to cost, ex- clusive of armament and armor, $3,600,~ 000 each; three armored -cruisers of about 12,000 tons each, carrying the heaviest armor and most powerful armament. of vessels of their type, to cost, exclusive of armor, etc., $4.000,000 each; six cruisers of about 2500 tons each, of high speed, good cruising qualities and most powerful ordnance suited to vessels of this type, to cost, exclusive of armor, $1,141,800 each. The other item not yet passed upon is for'three protected cruisers of about 6000 tons, to cost $2,500,000 each. ot Volunteers Must Serve. WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.—The ratifi- cation by the Senate of the peace treaty has started talk about the probable early muster out of the volunteers. It is understood, however, that this ques- tion has not yet been seriously consid- ered by the President and will not be until the fate of the army reorganiza- tion bill, pending in Congress, is known. 0000000000600 90000¢000060600606000000000 OFFICIAL REPORT OF GENERAL OTIS WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.—The War Department to-day received the following dispatch from General Otis: “MANILA, Feb. 7.—Adjutant-General, Washington: army concentrated around Manila from Luzon provinces, over 20,000, possesses several quick-firing and Krupp field guns. portion of the enemy armed with Mausers of latest pattern. Two Krupp and great many rifles captured. Insurgents fired a great quantity of ERX X4 ammunitfon. lines, mostly in bamboo thickets. capturing many of the enemy. ably 4000. in city, which furnish good water. prevails. 6000000000000 0900000000660666 0000020000000 0000 “Quite a number of Spanish soldiers in the insurgent service, who served artillery. Insurgents constructed strong intrenchments near our These our men charged, Kkilling or “Our casualties probably aggregate 250. ualties of insurgents very heavy. Have buried some 500 of their dead and hold 500 prisoners. Their losses killed, wounded and prisoners prob- “Took water works pumping station yesterday, six miles out. Con- siderable skirmishing with enemy, which made no stand. Pumps dam- aged, but will be working in a week. Have number of condensers set up The insurgent numbering Good Full reports to-day. Cas- DOV P20 0099 9000200202000 ® ® Troops in excellent spirits. Quiet & OTIS.” * * * 0000000000009 0