The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-31

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ed. General Macarthur is now within
eight miles of Malolos."
New York, March pa dispatch TO
The Herald from Manila says the IN
surgents' capital has been moved from
Malolos to San Fernando. The 1nsur-
gents burned Bulacan Tuesday after
noon. nj monitor Monadnock shelfed
Los Pinas, south of Manila, Tuesday
noon.
y Manila, March 2S.-11 a. m.-General
gMcArthur and his army are resting, on
the plain beyond Marilao, after three
days scrambling in the brush, fording
rivers and charging trenches in the
blazing sun. The men are tired, u
are in splendid spirits. The heat is
intense, being 80 degrees on the coast
and fully 100 degrees in the interior,
and the Americans suffer a great deal.
In spite of the heat, however, every
man is eager to proceed toward the en-
envy.
A detachment of ninety-six Philip
nino prisoners was escorted into Manila
today. Their appearance aroused
great interest as they were marched
from the railroad depot to the prison.
The rebels have unloaded about o0O
men from a train, half a mile in front
of General McArthur's forces, with the
object of reinforcing the Philippine
garrisons at Bulacan and Guiguinto, on
either side of the railroad leading to
Malolos.
The fact tina the railroad is in opera
ton from here to our front facilitates
the transportation Of supplies to the
troops. Before the break in the road
was repaired the transportation OF sup
plies was very uncertain.
All is quiet in front Of the lines OF
Generals Ovenshine and Hall.
A battalion of the California regl-
ment, which has been landed at En-
rique, island of Negros, has been re-
ceived with every manifestation of JOY
on the part of the natives. The COM
mand of the island of Negroes has been
formally transferred from General Mil
Ter to Colonel Van ValZah, or the
Eighteenth infantry.
7:1O p. m.-The United States gun
BOA Yorktown has arrived here with
the Spanish steamer owned
1.-The Mendezona Company, of this
ace. The steamer was captured, at
Der a stiff chase, in the gulf of Lingay-
en-, 245 miles north. When she was
first sighted the Mundara was entering
the gulf, but she headed seward. The
Yorktown fired two shots before the
steamer was overhauled.
9 d. m.-The engineers are repairing
bridges, the rebels having failed to
destroy the iron work, and the railroad
is kept busy hurrying supplies to the
front.
TO ADVANCE AT DAYLIGHT.
The country to Malolos is level, with
occasional streams and patches or
wood, but there are no more jungles.
The American troops will advance at
daylight, taking four days ratiors
with them and having 200 rounds of
ammunition in their belts. They ex-
pect to take BocOpe on the railroad, to
the east of Bulcan, tomorrow. 1t is
a difficult position, protected by
streams. The American line is about
1900 yards from that of the rebels. De-
Sultory shots were exchanged today.
The American reports show that
twenty men were killed and siXty-one
wounded on our side yesterday. The
Dakota regiment lost ten men killed
and had thirty-seven wounded.
According to prisoners in the hands
of the Americans, AguinaIdo's gen
erals, Garcia, Tofreo and Pacheco, were
with the Philippine army yesterday
drove their followers into the first
aggressive demonstration. The rebels
attempted to charge across the plain
east of the railroad, but h Americans
charged to meet them and the Philip
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several men killed on the field. The
Philippine prisoners further declare
that the rebels have lost all taste for
fighting, and that their officers have to
keep them in line by beating them with
swords.
DEEDS OF DARING.
One of the most brilliant and costly
achievements of the campaign was the
charge of Major Towards battalion
across the river. Advancing at the
double-quick, they found the river be-
meath them and sped ahead across,
with a yell, swimming and wading,
with bullets scattering in the water,
and rushed upon the rebel trenches.
Ten men were killed n eleven wound
ed in the charge.
At the capture of Marilao, there were
several incidents showing the bravery
OF our troops. Some Philippino We're
entrenched on an island in a bend of
the river. The Americans approached
in a triangular formation, with the
Third artillery in the apex and the
Kansas and Pennsylvania regiments
forming the sides. Colonel Funston
called for volunteers to swim the river.
Two men crossed under fire and Sc
cured material with which a crossing
was eventually effected.
Major Bell, of General McArthur's
staff, with Company I, of the Pennsyl-
vania regiment, and Lieutenant Aber-
nethy and ten men engaged in similar
exploits.
After the Philippines had raised the
white flag n of them attempted to
run several were shot for so do
ing.
In the churchyard of Marilao, the
Americans found thirty newly made
graves of Philippines, and a dozen
bodies were seen drifting down the
river with grewsome wounds. The pris-
oners are digging their former COM
rades' graves.
MANY huts are smoking ruins, hav-
ing been burned by their inhabitants.
The Americans are not burning any
buildings.
Our troops captured four Spaniards
who were fighting with the insurgents.
General Macarthur was under a heavy
fire yesterday.
The prisoners say Aguinaldo has de-