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Are Still Fighting At Manila

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Parent Issue
Day
24
Month
February
Year
1899
Copyright
Public Domain
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Are Still Fighting At Manila

Manila, Feb. 23, 5:05 p. m. - With daylight this morning the enemy commenced worrying tactics at various parts of the American line, apparently for the purpose of withdrawing attention from affairs inside the city. An attempt was made to rush through our extreme left near Caloocan, but it was promptly checked by a hot and effective musketry and artillery fire. In the meantime small bodies of rebels, evidently some of those engaged last night in the cowardly work at Tondo, spread out between the city and the outposts. Every available man was sent to drive them away.

At 11 o'clock there were sharp engagements at the Chinese cemetery and at San Pedro and Macati almost simultaneously but the artillery fire from both positions drove the enemy back.

It is currently reported that the natives have threatened to burn Escolsa and the walled city tonight. Business is temporarily suspended.