The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-26

enabling the Americans 10 pour an enfiiad-
ing hre into the enemy's trenches
ABOUT this time the cheers of the Kan
GUS troops announced that the Americans
ilaa crossed the river Gen. Hales men
pesdh 10 lord the Chico, branch OF the
bagoag, stretching to the northeast. The
senerai himself, plunged in up to his neck,
aiiu 'he regiments, all carrying flags,
noundered across the streams.
Inc guns of the Utah Light Artillery
were dragged over next and formed into
an extended line, to advance upon the
Ienches before Calumpit, from which the
ilpltlos were pouring continuous Volleys
me armored car had one man killed
and two wounded The Kansas regiment
mad three wounded during the charge. and
the Otah Light Artillery one killed and
tWo WOUNDED. Most of the other casual
nes oetell the South Dakota regiment.
IL is difficult to estimate the insurgeat
losses. but they had no fewer than sew
ehty Killed many of them by the artillery
Movement of HaIe's Men.
1850 a. m. Gen. HaIe's brigade,
consisting of The Nebraska, Iowa
and South Dakota regiments. with
three guns, which left Malolos on
Monday, followed the west bank of the
Rlo Grande river to ford Many small
bands OF rebels we're encountered and dur
ing the afternoon the Americans discover.
ed several hundred cf the enemy On
trenched near PuhIan, north of Qulngan.
Our troops attacked the rebels. losing six
men killed and eleven wounded. Gen.
Hale's troops claim that nearly 200 dead
natives were counted along the country
traversed, Among the dead was a Span
ish captain.
The South Dakota regiment bore the
brunt of the fighting, and had five men
Killed and nine wounded
Inc temperature to-day was "a degrees,
and several cases of sunstroke were re-
ported. The weather was cloudy. The
country traversed by our troops is thick
ly wooded and the hardest for lighting.
The rebels along the Bagbag river were
reinforced from Calumpit as the troops un-
der Gen. Hale approached.
During the day the Americans captured
$50 prisoners.
AS this dispatch is sent the rebels are re-
treating in the direction of Calumpit.
Filipino Troops Improving.
The Filipino troops engaged were well
uniformed and well drilled As the cam
paign progresses, the rebel troops are i'm
proving. They are adopting American
methods and the accuracy of their shoot
ing is eyinced by the fact that FIVE Amer
leans were shot in the head.
Gen. Hale, at 4 o'clock this morning,
crossed a river and advanced on Calumpt.
Gen. MacArthur's division also advanced,
and nine of the armored fiat cars were
pushed ahead on the railroad.
The Kansas regiment advanced on the
right of the track and the Montana regi-
ment pushed on its left.
The rebels are already returning to Ma
lolos, and are becoming troublesome. They
fired on an ambulance yesterday which
was crossing the Plaza and they have
driven the Chinese out.
The Third Artillery patrolled the town
last night.
Marching ON the Rebels.
Although the sticky condition of the
ground due to a rainstorm, seriously i'm
peded it's progress, Gen. Lawton's column
left San Jose to-day, and is expected to
reach Norsegary this evening.
Col. Sumner is marching across from
Bocava with two battalions, each from
the oregon and Montana regiments three
troops of cavalry, and Two guns.
A few rebels between Novaliches and La
Iona have persistently interfered with
telegraphic communication, but the signal
CORPS has repaired the breaks and captured
several prisoners.
A small body of rebels at Takktay was
discovered this morning by the armored
launch Nanidan. A few shots scattered the
rebels and drove them inland from the
lake.