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4,000 PH?LIf All of Them, Save 1 Otis, were Kille? ? WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-The war de partment to-day received the follow ing dispatch from Gen. Otis: MANILA, Feb. 7.-Adjutant General, Washington: Tue insurgent army con centrated around Manila from Luzon province, numbering over 20,000, possessing several quiek firing and Krupp field guns. Good portion of enemy armed with Mausers latest pat tern. Two Krupp guns and great many rifles captured. Insurgents fired great quantity of ammunition. Quite a number of Spanish soldiers in insur gent service who served artillery. In surgents constructed strong intrench ments near our lines, mostly by bam boo thickets. These our men charged killing or capturing many of the ! enemy. Our casualties probably ag- j gregate 500. Full reports to-day. i Casualties of insurgents very heavy. Have buried some 500 of their dead . and hold 500 prisoners. Their less killed, wounded and prisoners prob ably 4,000. Took water works pump- ; ing station yesterday six miks out. Considerable skirmish with enemy which made no stand. Pumps dam- ' aged: will be working in a week. Have number of condensers set up in city which will furnish good water. Troop3 : in excellent spirits. Quiet prevails. OTIS. I REBELS UTTERLY ROUTED. MANILA, Feb. 7.-3:45 p. m.-Thc j Americans as this dispatch is scut arc . in complete control of the situation within a radius of nine miles from Manila. Their lines, extending to . Malabon on the north and to Parauaquc on the south, arc fully 25 miles long. While a few detached bodies of the enemy still ofter desultory opposition, the main body of the rebels is in full retreat and utterly routed. Of the hordes of troops originally drawn up in battle array against the . Americans fully one-third are already incapacitated and the others arc scat- ; tered in every direction. The terrible loss of the rebels may ? be gathered from the fact that 1*60 of I them were buried in one rice ?eld on M.onday, near Pasar-, and that 87 were interred between Pac') and Santana. A converted river gunboat did ter-, rible execution among the rebels, j sweeping both banks of the river with her Gatling guns and her heavier bat- j tery. Hundreds of Filipiuos un- j doubtedly crawled into the canebreaks and died there. The Americans are working nobly in their efforts to find the wounded, and are bringing hundreds of suffering rebels to the hospitals for treatment. The natives are unable to understand the humane motives which prompt the victors to succor the wounded of the enemy. WOMAN FOUND AMONG THE DEAD. The correspondent of the Associated Press is informed that members of the hospital corps have made the startling .discovery that there are several wo men, in male dress and with hair -cropped, among the dead. The chief of the Igorrotes, the Fil ipino natives who fought so gallantly in the face of our artillery fire, with their bows and arrows, is in a hospital with a shattered thigh. He admits that -he never s .w modern artillery -and was ignorant of its effects until he and his followers met the disastrous ifire of the cannon on Sunday morning. The chief is bitterly incensed against the Tagalos for placing the Igorrotes in front of the American battery under the pretense that they were seat to occupy a post of honor, and he intimates that the Igorrotes will avenge this treachery when the sur vivors return north. It is regarded as a significant fact that many of the Filipino officials of this city disappeared from Manila as soon as hostilities commenced. .Some of them are supposed to be still hiding there. Hundreds of women are pouring into Manila from all districts, an the villages around Manila have, as a rule, been destroyed by the troops. The further thc Americans extend their lines the more the need of means of transportation increases. The American commanders have already been compelled to impress horses and vehicles on all sides to the inconven ience, naturally, of the civilians. All the public conveyances at this writing have either been impressed or have disappeared in some manner or other. Street car traffic, however, has been resumed and the cars are running regularly, though the streets are al most deserted. There are a few na tive stores open, and white flags, in the nature of towels, pillow slips aud aprons tied to bamboos adorn the win dows of the native residences. But in spite of these emblems of peace, scores of Filipinos^under the cover of darkness, fired from these same win dows yesterday evening on the Amer ican patrols. At 9 o'clock last night there was a general fuscilade io thc Quiapo and Binon districts. >INOS FELL Jive Hundred, Sa vs d and "Wcamded. The inhabitants of the city gene rally believed that a battle was raging at their doors; lights were extinguish ed inside the dwellings, and a major ity of the people were in a state of terror. Under the circumstances, it is remarkable that no casualties were reported. Several shots were fired across the river during the excitiment. Gen Hughes has the interior situa tion absolutely in hand. THE WATER WOiiKS CAPTURED. Late yesterday G-en. Hale's brigade advanced and took the waterworks at Singalon. Four companies of the Ne braska reg'mentand a part of the Utah Hotchkiss guns mei: the enemy on the hill a half mile out and a sharp en gagement took place, in which thc Ne braskans lost one man killed and three wounded. Dr. Young, formerly quartermaster sergeant in tiie third artillery, was wounded, captured and brutally mur dered, and his body, when recovered, was found to have bien horribly muti lated. Thc Filipinos were driven back, re tiring in bad order and carrying with them the valves and. heads of thc steam chest and cylinder of the pump ing machinery. Gen. Ovcrshioe's brigade advanced and took Faranaque, capturing two field guns. They met with no oppo sition. Gen. McArt hur's division ad vanced beyond Gatalaogin, without loss, the enemy retreating upon Caloacan. The Americans DOW have the steam car linc to Malabon, and 600 marines, with four Maxims, have been lanced from the fleet on the beach, north of the city. The Third artillery, on the main road, and the Utah battery in a ceme tery, covered the advance of the Kansas troops. Among the important points cap tured was a strong -mibrasured earth works within sight of Caloacan. There was considerable firing from the upper windows of the houses in the native quarter of the city last night, but no casualties have been re ported as th.e result.. The signal corps wen.' compelled to run their lines along the firing line during the lighting and, consequently, there were frequent interruptions of communication, owing to the cutting of the wires, and the signal men were ordered to kill without any hesitancy any ouc who attempted to interfere with thc lines. FILIPINO BARBARISM. A Filipino colonel came out this morning from Caloacan, under a flag of truce. Several American officers promptly went to me.*t him, but when the parties met the Filipinos opened fire. The Filipino apologized for the barbarous conduct of his troops and returned to his lines. The American troops are being promptly furnished with supplies of all kinds, special hospital attendance is supplied up to the firing line, in biief, all the wants of our troops are met immediately by tlae different mili tary departments whose duty it is to attend to such matters. Artificer Hays, of Co. I, of the Col orado regiment, discovered the miss ing parts of the pumping machinery of the waterworks buried in a coal pile at Singalon station. The machinery will soon be in working order again and the employees having promised to return to work this evening, it is im probable that the threatened water famine will occur. I AGUINALDO'S WAR PROCLAMATION. I Aguinaldo, the rebel leader, issued two proclamations on Saturday and Monday Thc first says: "I order and command, "First, That peace and friendly relations with the Americans be broken and that the latter be treated as ene mies, within tiie limits prescribed by thc laws of war. "Second, That the Americans cap tured bc held as prisoners of war. "Third, That this proclamation be communicated to ibo consuls and that congress order and accord a suspen sion of the constitutional guarantee resulting from the declaration of war." Aguinaldo's proclamation of Mon day says the outbreak of hostilities was "unjustly and unexpectedly pro voked by the Americans," refers to his manifesto of January 8 publishing thc alleged grievances of the Filipinos at the hands of the anny of occupation and thc "constant outrages and taunts which have been causing misery to thc Manilians," and refers to "the useless conferences" and "contempt shown for the Filipino government" as providing a "premeditated trans gression of justice and liberty." The rebel leader also refers to the former 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 insists that he tried to avoid, so far as possible, an armed conflict, but claims that all his efforts "wee use less before the unmeasured pride of thc Americans," whom he charged having treated him as a rebel "becai I defended the interests of my coi try and would not become the inst mont of their dastardly intentions.' Aguinaldo concludes with sayii "Be not discouraged. Our indepi dence was watered freely by the bk of martyrs, and more will be shed the future to strengthen it. Berne ber that efforts are not to be wasl that ends may be gained. It is ind pensable to adjust our actions to t rules of law and right and to learn triumph over our enemies." DESPERADOES HELD IN CHECK. MANILA, Feb. 7.-8 p. m.-The are many indications that Manila full of desperadoes who had intend to co-operate with Aguinaldo. T police are continually capturing m and women with weapons concealed their clothing. The vigilance of t authorities in this respect is high reassuring. Last Saturday about, midnight ti Englishmen acoidentally encounter a gang of armed natives in a dark si street. The natives, fearing discovei imprisoned them until morning ai threatened to kill them unless tin maintained silence. Many native clerks employed 1 mercantile houses are missing. As is impossible that they should ha1 passed the lines, the inference is th they are in hiding in the city. Several attempts were made to a sassinate Americans 0:1 thc street but that danger is now at a minimun The natives are terribly cowed au the precautions taken, especial; against incendiarism, are admirable. The rebels, who have been swept i "every direction like peas in a batteat died by hundreds in the trenches-f( the most part passively, except tr Igorrotes, who charged desperatel and uselessly. The rebel prisoners declare that th outposts fired and then everybody fo lowed in accordance with a sort c general understanding. WHAT THEY SAY. LONDON, Feb. 7.-The president c the European Filipino junta in an it terview with a representative of th Associated Press to-day, said: "It i perfectly clear that the unfortunat hostilities at Manila were occasionc by an attempt of the Nebraskans t lind a place to obtain control of th Singalon waterworks. Thc Ameri cans for months have endeavored fruit lessly to induce the Filipinos to with draw from those works, as the latte fully recognized their immense stra tcgic importance. "As the Americans have capture? thc waterworks, the Filipinos will no\ have to retire to the mountains of Sai Meteo and Boso-Boso, which, as the; are only an hour's distance, commam the capital and it will be impossible V dislodge them from there. "The whole Filipino strength wil now be devoted to the protection 0 the country outside of Manila, a: Aguinaldo is aware that, even if hi captured the city, he could not holt it with the American warships in tin bay." MAYBE IT WAS DEWEY*S ACT. WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-It may b< thff.t it was Admiral Dewey's act ir seizing a vessel loaded with arms foi them that inticed the Philippine in surgents to attack thc American sol diers Saturday night, for it is under stood that one of the bitterest of theil grievances was what they declared th< unwarrantable interference with theil shipping. It is learned at the navj department that about a week ago thc admiral caused the seizure of thc schooner Teneng, with a full supply of such arms for the insurgents. The admiral's report discloses thc fact that an American and not a German owned the vessel thus used to arm the insur gents against Otis' troops. ANOTHER DISPATCH FROM OTIS. WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.-The war de partment to-day received the following dispatch : MANILA, Feb. 8.-Situation rapidly improving. Beconnoissancc yester day to south several miles to Laguande bay, to southeast eight miles, driving straggling insurgent troops in various directions, encountering no decided opposition: army disintegrated and natives returning to villages display ing white flags. Near Caloacan six miles north, enemy made a stand be hind entrenchments, charged by Kan sas troops lcd by Col. Funston. Closed encounter resulting in rout of thc enemy with heavy loss. Loss to Kan sas, Lieut. Alford killed, six men wounded. On the 4th Aguinaldo issued flying proclamation charging Americans with initiative and declared war; Sunday issued another calling all to resist for eign invasion; his influence through out this section destroyed; now ap plies for a cessation of hostilities and conference; have declined to answer. Insurgent expectation of rising in city on night of-Ith unrealized. Provost marshal general, with admirable dis position of troops, defeated every at tempt. City quiet; business resumed, natives respectful and cheerful. Fighting qualities of American troops a revelation to all inhabitants. OTIS. THK NEWS IN WASHINGTON. WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.--There was an almost complete release to-day the tension under which the ra] occurrence of events in the Phil pines has held the officials of the ? ministration since the first startli news from Manila Saturday nig This was brought about through t receipt of a cablegram from Gen. O summing up the last results of t fighting he has had with the nativ The statement thac Aguinaldo's fluence has been destroyed and tl the Philippine leader was seeking 1 a cessation of hostilities and fbi conference was most acceptable a was interpreted as an admission tl he had realized his terrible mistal It is entirely improbable that he w be able to. restore anything like t status quo or to obtain anything li the same terms as were possible h week. No one here now knows jr what Gen. Otis intends to impose the way of terms. Secretary Alger this afternoon i peated his statement of yesterday, th he had given the general no instri tions since the battle and saw no rc son for giving any. Ile realized, said, that Gen. Otis being on tl ground and having proved his fitne was in better position to deal with tl situation than anyone in Washingto Should the general ask perniissio therefore, to do anything he would 1 granted it immediately. "Should 1 ask for instructions on any point, said Secretary Alger, "he will be to to exercise his own'discretion.*' In view of this case, it will be sci that no one herc can tell at presei how Otis will act toward Aguinaldo application. But the opinion is e: pressed by men here who know of Gci Otis' experience with the Indians th: he will make the laying down of arn the condition in dealing with the ii surgents, if at all. Tba: conditio being met, of course, it will mean speedy termination of 6he rebellion. A SHARI? SKIRMISH. MANILA, Feb. S., (Noon)-Lai evening as thc Filipinos at Caloaca were evidently massing for a night a; tack upon the American left win? Companies B, C and I of the Twer tieth Kansas infantry were ordered t attack and drive the sharpshooter from a bamboo jungle in front of th firing line, where they had cause considerable annoyance all the af Lei noon. Tiie battalion charged bri Handy, driving thc enemy like cha and penetrating to the very heart c Caloacan. First Lieut. A. C. Alford, as cable last night, was killed while leadin his company. Ile was shot in th forehead. Scrgt. Jay Sheldon, Con: paay I, was seriously wounded. Fri vates Daniel Hewitt (Ilealitt), Ernes Fritz, John G i Hilan and two others members of Company B, were slight! wounded. Thirty dead Filipinos wer counted in the brush, and there wer many more wounded. Thc gunboat Concord and Calio kept up aa inces sant fire from the bay, the Conc?n dropping many shells in the town witl telling effect. In order to avoid acci dents from this source, Gen. Otis wa compelled to recall the Kansas battal ion, after burning the outskirts of th> town. Either the shells of the Amer ican warships or the natives them selves fired a number of building within the town limits. Presumably this was the result of the shelling No further attempt to attack during the night was made by either side. The Spanish papers generally com ment in favorable terms upon the ad mirable order maintained in 3Ianila. The Union Ib?rica says: "We an satisfied that the Americans, who an for the greater part volunteers, foughl coolly and with perfect discipline though without entrenchments, at thc various points defended. They de monstrated the spirit which animates them. The Filipinos, who are accus tomed to fight in trenches or with guerrilla methods, also fought brave ly, but with less precision and regu larity." AT I'ASKi AN1> PAR AN AO UK. The situation to-day is practically unchanged. The American line has not been appreciably extended and thc troops generally arc taking much needed rest. Kcconnoissances show thc Filipinos are in force in the vil lages of I'asig and Paranaque, prob ably 7,000 men at thc later place, within strong fortifications. All is quiet along thc linc when this dis patch is filed at noon. 5:15 ]>. m.-The provost guard is in absolute control of Manila. All fears of a native uprising in thc city were dispelled by thc promptitude which quelled thc outbreak on Monday even ing. The streets were deserted last evening by !> o'clock, not a light was to bc seen in thc native quarter. Thc Filipinos, accustomed to Span ish methods, are constantly inquiring of thc American soldiers when thc prisoners arc to be executed. They seem unable to realize that orders have not already been issued for the execution. Indeed, headquarters is besieged by women anxious to plead for the lives of their relatives and friends. All is quiet at Cavitc. Owing to the lack of supplies in the adjacent village of San Roque, Commissary Milliken has been authorized to sell necessaries to those able to pay for thom, and there will be a distribution of free rations to others. The rebels, it appears, had loopholed a church tower in Cavite, evidently with the purpose of occupying it with sharp shooters. Senor Aguillos, the Filipino ex-com missioner, made an unofficial visit to Gen. Otis to-day. To-morrow is the first day of the Chinese New Year and orders have been issued prohibiting fireworks. Pumping at the water works has been resumed. Gen. Hale's brigade, consisting of the First South Dakota infantry, First Colorado infantry and the First Ne braska infantry, supported by a bat tery of the Utah Light artillery, occu pies the most advanced post in the American line, fully ten miles from the base of supplies. It has an al most perfect position. Four guns of the Utah artillery stationed on a hill behind the waterworks command the valley to the right and left and the foothills in front. Two companies of the Colorados support the Twenty-third infantry, which is encamped near the water works, while the Nebraskans are en camped at the reservoir, three miles to the rear. Outposts linc the ridge overlooking the valley, while a sand bank entrenchment, with gun emplace ments, fronts the river. Yesterday the Utahs shelled into the villages across the river. The na tives disappeared among the hills, the main body retiring to the right and others scattering. Subsequently, the Americans reconnoitered ami found thc village of San Pedro completely deserted. They did not burn it, aud to-day the villagers returned in small parties, bearing bamboos to which white flags were fastened. They kept, however, out of range. Later signal fires were lighted along the ridge on the other side of thc valley. Thc American troops are in excel lent spirits, and appear to regard their experiences as a picnic rather than a ste:n reality. One burly Coloradan, who was discussing the capture of the waterworks, said it remiuded him of a rabbit drive on the Colorado plains. Gen. Ovenshine's brigade, the Fourth cavalry, Fourteenth, infantry, First North Dakota infantry, on the right did some reconnoitering to-day, but otherwise they 'nave been taking matters easily. The First Washing ton infantry, the First Idaho infantry and the North Dakota are strung out from blockhouse No. ll the old Span ish trenches southwest of Mu?ate fore, where the Fourteenth infantry i. quartered. A few native houses from which shots were fired were burned, but most of the others are either vacant ur marked with white flags. The enemy' is obviously concentrated at Paranaque. Gen. King's brigade, which includes the First California infantry and First United States in fantry, has been compelled to destroy the village of San Pedro M?cate, a* the natives, moving from house to house, fired from the windows as the Americans advanced. The Fourth artillery has hugely enjoyed foragiug for food. All this is left of Paco, and Santana is occupied by the Califor nians. THE LATEST FIRING. MANILA, Feb. 8, ll a. m.-the Fil ipinos at Caloacan opened fire last evening just before midnight upon the Kansas outposts, on extreme left American line. They maintained a fusilade of mus ketry, supplemented by an occasional shot from two big guns for about 20 minutes. The Americans did not reply. The enemy fired at long range and nobody was hurt. All was quiet along thc rest of the linc and there was no change in tho American position during the night. Help in trouble. 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Mr. Janies Ramsey, of the Pal metto battery ot'South Carolina vol unteers, tells several stories of the unwritten heroism of southern soldiers, which should be preserved. One is ot' thc bravery of Major John C. Haskell, of South Carolina, who was a quarter master, nt tile hotly contested battleof Seven Pines. A's one of the regiments returned from the field, suddenly Maj. Haskell culled ?1 halt, and asked per mission i<> lead the men inn charge against one ol the Union batteries, which was :;? that moment pouring death upon tin- Southerners. He ob tained permission, rallied the men. and rushed upon tin: buttery with victor}*, lilith" came out of thisgreal action without un ..trill. For the bravery of the major he v. u> promoted. Another Haskell, ( leneral Alex, com manding ;? cavalry brigade, al one time charged and endeavored to cap ture General Kants and hi* bodyguard and staH'. in this action he lost an eye and was left for dead on the field. All the other nine nu n who were with him were killed. A younger brother, Joe, nicknamed Ajax because of his size and strengt!), was adj II t.in i to General E. A. Alexan der. While going to an carly raid one morning, rbis light-hearted young fel low reninrki'ri tn his brother John: "Why is it that Alexander and 1 are always getting wounded?" At that moment thc minuie-balls were falling like rain about the brothers, who were nonchalantly smoking cigars. That morning's raid was successful in the capture of a battery and recovery of one hundred horses. lt isa sad commentary that too many deeds of Southern bravery must per force forever remain locked in obscu rity. Hut those people who know of such incidents not yet in history, can do tit least the honor to those unwrit ten heroes, to tell of them.-Atlanta Journal. Advise Tolbert to Leave Abbeville. AuttEviM.K, Jan. 25.-A meeting of the citizens of Abbeville was called this afternoon. Mr. Aug. W. Smith presided und Mr. H. T. Wardlaw acted as secretary. The object ol'the meet ing, as expressed by conservative res olutions which were offered by Mr. Wyatt Aiken, was to inform Mr. li. IL Tolbert, Jr., thal in view of his recent conduct in the IMuenix trouble his presence here is undesirable and for the peace and good order of thc com munity' lie had best make his permanent abode beyond the limits of this county. ' No objection was offered to his remain ing to transact necessary business, bul it was advised thal he leave as soon as possible. The sense ol'the meering was thal . this is a while mail's government and it would be maintained by thc citizens of this community. Messrs. Wyatt Aiken. L. C. Haskell and Jonas F. Miller were appointed as a committee lo inform Mr. Tolbert of the action taken by the meeting. Secrets of the Household. "Will you have a piece of the pie," Mr. Goodman ?" asked Hobby's moth er, of thc minister. "Thanks; no," he replied. "Will you, Bobby?" she inquired. "X-no, I guess not," said Hobby, rather hesitatingly. The minister dooked at Bobby in surprise. "I thought all little boys were fond of pie," he said. "They are," replied Bobby. "I could eat that hull pie; but ma said if you didn't take any Imusn't, and save it for to-morrow." ^ - - Labor occasionally takes a day off, but the rent keeps right on pursu ing thc even tenor of its way. - The epicure dislikes to waste his hunger on poor victuals. The Confederate Reunion. WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-Representa tive Elliot was among the callers at tho war and navy departments to-day. He called upon Secretaries Alger and Long in behalf of the committee on arrange ments of the reunion ot" Confederate Veterans to be held in Charleston from May io to May 14 next. He requested of Secretary Alger thai while at Charleston the Veteraasbe permitted to visit rhc <>jd historic Fort Sumter. This request received the hearty ap proval ci Secretary Alger, and was immediately granted, bur his request to Secretary Long, for the attendance of a war ship at Charleston duringtho reunion, though ir also received the hearty approval of Secretary Long, was somewhat clouded by the statement thai he was nut sure thar there would Meany ships convenient at that tine, but il one could be spared he would be? more titan glad r<> comply with the re ?mesi ni' (.'ni. Elliot und that he could let !iini know de ii ni rely in a few days. He informed Col? Elliot later that the Xorth Atlantic squadron would proba bly he in the neighborhood of Charles ton at that time, and if such was the ease one of The vessels could stop at Charleston during the ceremonies. Xacs and Courier' Shot ami Shell. True love is always liberal. The covetous man sows his own thistles. Self-denial means say "No" to yourself. Learn when young-give advice when old. Envy drops poison into all our pleasures. Our business is seed sowing, not sheaf counting. Love for the world cures love of the world. The devil has a fine voice for senti mental songs in the parlor Strength is exhibited in the steady pull more than in the jerk. The Christian armor includes neith er scabbard nor back plate. An interrogation point makes apoor pillow for a troubled heart. No man can ever be right till he ac knowledges he has been wrong. The worldly church administers a killing remedy to the dying world. Thc devil has to pry the busy man's door open, but that of the idler is a standing invitation to him.-Rani." Hom. Dangers of the Grip. Thc greatest danger from La Grippe is of its resulting in pneumonia. If reasonable care is used, however, and Chamberlain's Cough remedy taken, all danger will be avoided. 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