Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-03-29


General Otis achieves decisive vic
tory over Aguinaldo the Philippine
commission will issue proclamation
promising amnesty to all natives who
will lay down their arms, and self-ruie
to those who will recognize the sover-
eighty of the United States.
INsURGENT CAPITAL REMOVED.
MANILA, March 29.-Information re-
ceiyed here indicates that the insurgent
capital has been moved from Mal0los
to San Fernando. The Americans are
building bridges and waiting for sup
plies to come up. The insurgents
BURNED BULAoAN.
When General MacArthur's force en-
camped last night the Third artillery
was across the bridge at Marilae. The
Nebraska regiment was in the woods
on the extreme right. The other troops
had not gone across the river. At half
past five O'Clock the insurgents ap-
peared on the edge of the woods q mile
long and
ADVANCED QUICKLY
swinging to the left to drive the Third
artillery away from the bridge. This
was tH6 uTSb tliuc lu tuo plCoOhU WdA
that the insurgents advanced
IN MILITARY ORDER
against our forces. The Kansas volun-
teers promptly crossed the bridge in
columns of fours to support the Third
artillery. They lost
TWO MEN KILLED
and some wounded. At the same time
the First Montana regiment crossed
the river on a pontoon bridge and took
position at the extreme left, SO as to
be able to cut i'll
BACK OF THE INSURGENTS
If the latter came far enough. They
lost six men wounded in this move
ment. The Third artillery had two
Bergeants and one man killed and two
wounded.
masked by the woods the Nebraska
volunteers were moi seen by the enemy.
They suddenly
OPENED A FLANK FIRE
on the insurgents line and, left their
trenches with great shout. At the
sight of them the whole insurgent
force
FLED PELL NELL.
The eager Nebraska men chased them
mile and half but were finally
drawn back by General Macarthur to
preserve the line intact.
THE ADVANCE.
The American army advanced this
morning. sweeping onward three miles
before 10 o'clock, driving the rebels be-
yond Bocave to the east of Bulacan and
on the railroad leading to Malolos.
Our troops met
AsLIGHT RESISTANCE.
The Filipinos fired several yolleys yes
terday evening for the purpose OF
drawing the American fire and disclos-
ing the locality of our positions. Two
men of the Pennsylvania regiment and
one of the Dakota were wounded. The
Americans remained silent. The coun-
try between Marilao and Manila pre-
sents
A PICTURE OF DEsOLATIoN.
Smoke is curling from hundreds Of ash
heaps. The reads are strewn with fur
nitnre and clothing, dropped IN their
flight by Filipinos. The only persons
remaining behind are few aged per-
sons too inlirm to escape. They are
camped beside the ruins Of their former
homes and
BEGGED PAssERs-BY
for assistance. The majority are living
on the generosity of our soldiers, who
give them portions of their rations.
The bodies of Pilipinos are stranded In
the shadows of the river or resting In
the Jungle, where they craWled to die
or were left in the wake of the
HURRIEDLY RETREATING ARMY.
These bodies give forth horrible odor.
The inhabitants who fled from Marilao
and Meycauayan left in such panic
that on the tables our soldies found
spread =
MONEY AND vALUABLEs,
and in rooms trunks containing other
property of value. They were not mo.
Tested by the soldiers. but the Chinese,
who slip in between the armies are loot
ing when they can and have taken pos
session of several houses over which
they raised Chinese flags, some Of which
were torn down.
DISPATCH FROM OTIS.
WASHINGTON, March 20 General
Otis cabled today: MacArthur's adj
vance yesterday was only to the out
skirts of Marilao, as 1t took until late
In the afternoon to repair the road and
gaficoad bridges. and send cars through
With supplies. They
COMMENCED THE MARCH
this morning, and marched rapidly on
Bocaye, and will continue to Bigaa,
seven miles from Malolos. The enemy
destroyed the railway and telegraph
alnes. The construction train Is follow
ing our forces.
THE ENEMY's RESISTANCE
is not SO vigorous today. Our loss thus
far Is slight. The towns IN front oi
our advance are being destroyed b
fire. The troops are 10 excellent
spirits.
LIST OF KILLED.
General Otis cabled the following
list 81 killed. March e:
Third Artillery. Battery G. -Privates
J.J. #hltney and Charles johnson.
Three were wounded.
MAGARTHUR's ADVANCE.
MAN1LA. March %. At daylight
General Mac Aflhur's division advanced
from MariIao along Ehe railroad e
n1raa. i've miles distant. with che Ne
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