THE ST. PAUL GLOBE VOL. XXII.—NO. 37. MONDAY MORNING FEBRUARY 6, 1899. PRICE TWO CENTS—J s_*__*%_%_* lion inhis front, but not enough to force his way ashore and hold his own. Then, rather as a formal authorization, for he did not need the NEWS OF IHE NEW WAR instruction, Dewey was told to co-operate fully with (Jen. Otis in any measure the latter might take. Itis believed tiiat it was unknown to the insurgents, but some warships REBELS AT of the American were quietly MANILA REPULSED moved into positions where they perfectly commanded the insurgent Washington Officials Advised of the Attack trenches and defenses and could shell them with effect in ease of an City outbreak. This movement was effected more than ten days ago, and flade Upon the of Manila. the administration has not felt serious apprehension of Gen. Otis' abilityto hold his position. The outposts had been greatly strength- Driven From Their Trenches and Routed by the Boys ened, it is said, by a judicious extension of the lines in some direc- tions and also by taking summary measures to prevent the insur- gents taking up positions and organizing forces. Who Wore the Blue of Uncle Sam. FAITH IN THE MASTERY OF GEN. OTIS LACK OF AUTHORITY. President McKinley took the position that perhaps by a strict Anxious, the consideration of the terms of the protocol, which stillholds good ln The Administration but Convinced That the absence of the ratification of the treaty, he still lao!_s the author- American Commander WiU Hold His Own- ity to extend the field of occupation of the Americans. The fact that DEFEAT AT TIMES ALMOST A SLAUGHTER Effect Upon the Treaty—Status of Agoncillo Rendered Serious- -Cream of the American Army Battle Precipitated by an Attempt on the Part of the Natives to on the Ground— Diplomatic Complications Are Force Guard Li Dakota a Stirring Charge First News Came From Dewey, and > - the ne—= Men the Heroes of Possible— SI \ __P*^_ff " J__r__B_i wS Hr^ '__fl _____i sB Was Reassuring in Its Character— Forces in the Upon the Rebels— Native Villages Captured by the Troops=== Philipinnes-*=Ciash Not Entirely Unexpected. Twenty Americans Killed and More Than Two Hundred Wound- ed™Warships in the Bay Took Part in the Battle===Several En- WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. (1-.15 A. Mb.—Tite following dis- gagements During the Night, Followed by a Headlong Charge at putcb front Gen. Otis at Manila ha* been made i>ul>He; — MANILA,Feb. s.—To the Adjutant General, Washington; Daybreak, Which Routed the Rebels City Under the Control of 1iisnrgents in Inrue force made attack upon our outposts at in. attnek times during Otis, 8v46 i». last night, renewed several Gen. and AllReported Quiet. the night. At 4 o'clock this morning entire line engaged, nil attacks repulsed. At daybreak advanced against insurg- ents and have driven them beyond linen they formerly occu- THE FLAG OF THE FILIPINOS. pied, capturing several village* and their defensive works. Insurgent loss in dead and wonnded large. Onr own casual- — — the insurgents themselves have first to NEW YORK, Feb. (Special) A special from Manila The ties thus far estimated at 175, very few fatal. Troops en« been the break the truce 5. says: United practically releases the United States fromfurther obligations in this and acting fearlessly. Navy did splendid execu- States and the Filipinos are openly at war. The pretense of alliance has been cast thusiastic respect, so that Gen. Otis was unquestionably warranted, in the tion on flanks of enemy. City held in check, and absolute opinion of the administration, in extending his lines as Dewey re- aside. Twenty wearers of the American blue are dead many quiet prevails. Insurgents have secured n good Mau- ports he has done. myrtrs to a soldiers duty and more than a hundred of their ser rifles, a few field pieces and quick firing gnns, Tilth am- The situation is regarded here as rather anomalous from a dip- comrades wounded. The nature of munition, during last month. lomatic standpoint. Legally the Filipinos are still Spanish subjects. are their injuries is not Situation most satisfactory. No apprehension need be Therefore ifoperations continue outside of the limitsofManila, as laid yet definitely reported in most cases but many names willbe protocol, quiet prevails in city and vicinity. List of down in the it willamount to a resumption of tin- war with felt. Perfect Spain, at least technically. added to the grim list of dead as the result of the first clash being and will be forwarded soon aa 'casualties prepared between the forces of the great republic of the Occident and possible. Troops in excellent health and spirits. POSSIBLE REPULSE. the little republic of the east. —Otis. Officials noted one littleflaw in Dewey's dispatch in which he spoke of the American navy as "generally successful," conveying The battle has been fought and the Americans are mas- just the least intimation that at some points the results were not as ters of the situation. The Filipinos, even though aided by satisfactory as at might others. It is inferred here that this mean unexpected suddenness of their Idaho's Dead. J Nebraska's List of Dead. the development of weakness at some of the more exposed points on the attack were unable to line,, ( the American which might be easily explained by the fact that break through walls of flame and • CHICAGO, Feb. 5.—A special to the LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. s.—The following the steel which marked the Times-Herald from Boise, Idaho, Bays:] is a list of killed of the First Nebraska the attack was made at night, perhaps in places where the insur- regiment in the battle of Manila: American outposts. Wherever they came into contact with the soldiers from the United , following Idaho men are reported < gents could creep close up the shelter of the tropical jungle The JAMES PIERCE, musician, David City, in that ;killed in Manila: , merchant. grows nearly into the town of Manila. States they suffered repulse. Their losses are not known but they must have been heavy MAJ. EDWARD M'CONVILLE, who was i HARRY HULL, Company A, hote' clerk, Every confidence is felt, however, that Gen. Otis is >J battalion, Hastings. master of for rapid and accurate artillery arms poured upon in command of the Second ] DAVIS LAGGER, Company I, lawyer; the situation. is only a fire both from and small was in them. volunteers. < This confidence based not on this morning's Idaho was a lieutenant in state militia. cablegram, but from repeated They stood the fire well but > CORPORAL FRANK CALDWELL, Com-] SERGEANT ORRIN T. CURTIS,, Ash- assurances to that effect conveyed by broke before the volleys and their list of dead willconvince land; farmer; was at one time a mem- Washington pany B, thirty-four years old, born ini of legislature. Gen. Otis to from time to time during the past few- • ' ber the them that whatever the merit of their contentions they have a strong power to deal with in I Chicago, enlisted at Harrison, Idaho. CHARLES KBCK, Chadron; wealthy months. The forces under his command, as shown by The records of > GEORGE HALL,Company B, stockman. authority PRIVATE J BELLINGER, the adjutant general's office, Dec. 10, the date of the last report, were defying the of the United States. twenty-five years old, Sweet, I A. eon of a prominent Idaho. doctor, and young BOclety man at Beat- 21,648 troops, and of these present duty 1.9,51 0 Early > PRIVATE ERNEST SCOTT, Company H,] rice. there were for men. Saturday evening the clash came. The outposts of the opposing forces for BEGLER, aged twenty-three, born in Ashland, Wi6. i LEWIS cltrk. Lincoln. This command is composed of the following organizations: EDWARD JABBERS, iawyer, Fremont. days have been confronting each other at o distance of less than a mile apart. Santa Mesa, j HENSEON, Company Company A, United States engineer battalion; C, E, G, PRIVATE JaMES ] The information regarding the regi- Troops I, * H, aged thirty-five, born at Overton, , ment's loss was received in Lincoln in X and L,Fourth United cavalry; troop Nevtjda to east ' private States of cavalry; a point the north and of Manila on the broad road running from the city, was the , Term. cablegrama. Troops G, 11, Xand L, of (he Third, D G, aiid and of the Sixth Unit of the first encounter. not center position by ed States artillery; Batteries A and D. of the California, and A and scene Santa Mesa is far from the of the held B,of the Utah artillery, and the First Wyoming battery; the Four- the insurgents in that section, their line extending along some ten miles from Colocon to WASHINGTON, Feb. AdmiralDewey today cabled the nav- H, 1, X, s.— teenth and headquarters, and Companies' B, D,F, Land M, Poco at the extreme north and south and to a certain extent conforming to the curving line al department that hostilities had begun between the American army of the Seventeenth United States infantry; the Eighteenth, Twen and naval forces, iv and about Manila, and the Philippine insur- tieth and Twenty-third United States infantry; the First California, of the bay. The forces in this position were not believed to be the bulk of the insurgent insurgents, Colorado, gents. The he said, had been the aggressors and had the First the First Idaho, the Tenth Pennsylvania, the Fif- army, estimated at some 30,000 men, but the attack developed the fact that the Filipinos been repulsed. ty-first lowa, the Twentieth Kansas, the Thirteenth Minnesota, the The news came like a shock for the administration. Though an First Montana, the First Nebraska, the Second Oregon, the First were present in considerable force and made it seem probable that the garrison uneasy disposition prevailed in the Philippines, ithad clung steadily North Dakota, the First South Dakota, the First Tennessee, the First there had been greatly reinforced from the main body of troops encamped to the hope that by tact and patience actual fighting might be averted, and even those public men who felt that hostilities would near Malate, to the south of the city and across the bay from follow should the treaty be ratified and the United States attempt Santa Mesa. Opposing the Filipinos' position were the out- to occupy the islands believed that Aguinaldo would not force the STRONG POINTS MADE BY MR. PETTIGREW. fighting when the treaty of peace was inits most criticalstage. Some WASHINGTON. Feb. s.—Senator Pettigrew, of South Dakota, posts of the American troops, held in the main by the North senatorial opponents of ratification of the treaty adhere to their posi- interviewed tonight on the situation in the Philippines, said: Dakota, Montana and Nebraska volunteers. These outposts tion, but the general opinion in Washington tonight is that the news "We could have had no possible difficulty with the people of the by insurgents from Manila insures the ratification of the treaty tomorrow afte- Philippines, if we had given to them the honest assurance were along the lines occupied the at the time that we did not propose to overthrow their newly established rnoon. liberties. Instead, we made a treaty with Spain, by which the they, besieged the city while it was under control of the NEWS FROM DEWEY. country was ceded to us and we began at once to occupy it with and surrendered to the Americans before the troops and sent reinforcements, sufficient to' Spaniards bat- The first beginning of which were cause news of the another war came from Ad- alarm. The dispatch of several thousand more regulars lately tle was fought which gave the Americans control. Dewey. by departments miral No word has been received the other of course created apprehension on the part of the people of the' up to nightfall. Itseems to be Dewey's fortune always to be able to Philippines. Three Filipinos, who persisted in running the guard report favorable news, and like all of his messages that have gone "We should do now what wT e should have done in the first lines, precipitated the battle. In the light of subsequent cablegram place, state to the people of those islands our good intentions before this told of the success of the American forces in say your with deep regret, however, and to them establish republic and we willnot allow events, itis evident that tljeir desire was to draw the fire of the action. It was that the administra- other nations to interfere. Give us your bonds to reimburse us tion learned that the insurgents had forced the issue. Ithad hoped for our expense for securing you your liberties, we welcome you the Americans, and in this last they were finally successful, all alons that they could be brought to see the advantages of pla- to the family of the republics of the world. though not untilthey had three times forced the guard line. The men were detected at the cing their trust in the American people and relying upon the presi- "The course of the administration, on the contrary,- has been dent to deal justly with them. The administration argued that with one of criminal aggression and apparent bad -faith. Ttifei'.e can first attempt and were challenged, but were not fired upon when ordered to halt. They re- the Philippine commission fairlyon the sea en route Manila, be no question inthe minds of any one who has read the Stystruc- for tions to peace that president's j>psition peated bringing with them messages president the commissioners the the operation, with the same result. The third time their effort was successful. Cor- fromthe and with the peace was always to make a permanent claim to the island -of/L^jzori. treaty still unacted on. it was not to be credited that they would "To turn upon an allyin this Way is certainly the greatest poral Greely, of the First Nebraska volunteers, who was in charge of a squad of the guard, refuse to wait to learn the purposes of the American government, international crime of the century. Ibelieve the treaty glrould raised his rifle and followed his order to halt with a shot in the direction the daring na but would precipitate the long impending conflict. be amended at once so as to give assurance to .these people of ot While this was true, the officials here Manila, our good faith, and thus make them our.friends, even under . tives. The first shot was fatal, for one of the Filipinos fell, and later his body testified to and the officers in trying pur had not been blind to the threat contained in there, these circumstances. We should even "now withchraiy the situation and military forces and allow them to establish a military the accuracy ot the American soldier's aim. A second shot fired by Corporal Greely every just - wound- preparation has been made for what occurred last night. ment of their own." *, r ed a second of the two. OUTBREAK FEARED. ' The first rifle shot was the signal for which the Filipinos were evidently waiting. Before ll ' " '• is now acknowledged that the fear of an outbreak in Luzon . :- .' J\u25a0' '\u25a0: Corporal Greely fired the second time his shot was answered by a straggling volley from was the explanation for the much-commented-on failure of Gen. Mil- Washington and the First Wyoming regiments of volAteer infantry. ler to force a landing at Iloiloon the island of Panay. Otis felt A portion of this force, the Eighteenth infantry, sgiif a, battery of the Filipino outposts and from Calwean to Santa Mesa and wanted all troops at Manila, at Iloilo,where Gen. Miller that he of the where was' located the artillery, are was sent *a month or more from Santa Mesa to Poco came a fusilade which was spirit- center of danger. Part of Miller's force, therefore, was ajj« returned to inefficient, Manila and that general was left with one regiment of regulars and a SEASONED SOLDIERS. ed, but largely for the Filipsnos fired wildly,more battalion of artillery, just sufficient to take advantage of any defec- of their bullets falling far short of the American These troops, with those now in Cuba, represent the cream of the lines. American army, according to Gen. Corbin. Itis that only The North Dakota, Montana and Nebraska volunteers' TODAYS BULLETIN. true about 8,000 of Gen. Otis' soldiers are regulars, but his volunteer soldiers in the face of the sudden attack, behaved like veterans. They have been under thorough discipline and training for months, some \ \ _!^j^^_r^^*^*TrMW_B_'"**_ ?age. Page. Repulsed months, did not give way inch, but covered themselves so as I—Rebels at Manila. s— With the Lawmakers. as much as eight and many participated in the eif;_gements an for Official News From Philippines. Dakota Senators in Town. attending the capture of Manila and are practically as geod as the in the trenches and answered the volleys of the Pettigrew Scores McKinley. Col. Sexton's Death. was possible Reports All Well. regulars. No one here knows the real strength of the insurgents op- Otis 6—Minnesota's Dairy Interests. posed to Gen. Otis. The accounts of their number are conflicting natives only and with a well directed fire. Hopelessly out- 2—Views of Senators. Archbishop Ireland at Rome. from Treaty Vote at Hand. and none of them comes reliable sources. Still the best belief numbered in case of an advance in force they grimly kept 7—-Minneapolis Matters. of the authorities at the war department is that they number about S—Treaty Vote Near. News of the Northwest. 30,000 men, they not comparable thdir positions and used their such good effect that Riot in Fifteenth. but are to the Americans in dis- rifles^to — S—ln the Field of Labor. cipline or quality of arms. Itis known they have some Mausers, some the Filipinos were kept in check until the arrival of the rein- 4 Editorial. Rosenthal Concert. Jobbing. Story Remingtons and a variety of other firearms, and is suspected they St. Paul Sermon. it forcements, which were hurried up on a double quick at the Week's Market Review. Colored Men at Odds. have been quite plentifully supplied with amunition from outside Crisis ln Porto Rico. Poultry Show Plans. sources. Taken as a whole this armament is decidedly inferior to the moment of the first alarm. So long as the Filipinos remained spread out their efforts were American troops. Then with inexperienecd officers, ATLANTICLINERS. in many cases, Inefficient, gradually they drew in their lines upon Calwean, Galgagin and Santa Mes:', even the colonels of regiments being not more than twenty-one but — years of age, and their lack of knowledge of tactics, massed their fire with a more serious effect. It was after mid- .LIVERPOOL—Arrive-: Pennland, Pennsyl- SOUTHAMPTON Sailed: Frederick der they are at a and from these three points vania. Grosse, New York. great disadvantage. Their strong point is knowledge Sailed: Etruria, New York. HALlFAX—Arrived Siberia, Glasgow. their of the when the engagement entered upon this phase and developed from a skirmish, sharp QUEENSTOWN— : country and a certain fanatical bravery in onslaught night that would be time, TODAY'S EVENTS. formidable to a volunteer force not well trained to stand fire. Like and deadly line, but still a skirmish into a pitched battle. At this too, the natives first the Cubans, they rely too much on a sword-like weapon correspon- made use of their two batteries of artillery, posted at Balik-Balik, somewhat to the east of Vaudevilles, machette, GRAND—Hopkins' Transoceanic Rosenthal concert. People's church, 8 PM. ding to the a weapon of little value against the long- Poco, B'ls. Pure food show committees meet, 10:30 AM, ranged rifles. Calvern, and much closer to the American lines than the natives at Panvean and Palm Garden— Vaudeville, 2 and 7. Commercial club. Valentine sale, St. Anthony Park M. E. Ramsey County Graduate Nurses' associa- On the whole the war department officials have not: the slightest general vicinity. About io'clock Sunday morning this battery, con- tion election, Lowry Arcade, 4 PM. though in the seme church. meeting, Gospel temperance Totum chapel, Dr. A. J. Stone addresses Commercial club on '\u25a0-'- fire the American lines, and this was by Merriam Park, 8 PM. "Contagious Diseases," 1 PM. Continue- oa Second Fa*© sisting of two field pieces, opened upon supplmented