The Springfield herald., 1899-03-31
FIERCE FIGHTING.


MOVEMENT AGAINST FILiPlNOS
UNDER WAY.
Our Troops Advance Against Heavy OBJ
stacles and Capture Maiabon-Csptaiu
stewurt of Pueblo Killed.
Washington, ID. c., March 25.-The
War Department late tonight made
public the following dispatch form
General Otis:
manila. March 25.-Adjutant Gen
eral: Perfected northern movement
not yet completed. Otis and Hale's
brigades. with mounted troops, Fourth
cavalry. the turning column. met with
heavy resistance over difficult country
and are camped tonight six miles east
OF Polo and six miles north of line
from which advance was taken up.
"Wheaton's brigade. Mt Caloocan,
drove enemy one and n half miles
north across river. Hale. on extreme
right. encountered considerable force
and routed it. Fighting heavy near
Caloocan. Movement continues In
morning.
"Our casualties about 1GO. twenty-five
killed. Enemy lost in killed alone 200.
"OTIS."
Kllled.-John S. Stewart. captain,
Company A. Pueblo.
wounded-Charlcs Brill. private,
Company NJ. Boulder; Malcom ii. Mae
coe, private, Company Nj. Boulder; Ed
win Pitts, private, Company Il. Pueb-
10.
Colonel Mccoy of the Colorado regi-
ment yesterday cabled to Governor
Thomas giving the above as the list OF
casualties suffered by the Colorado sol
OF Manila. 1t is expected that this list
will be added to, as the Colorado men
We're In the thickest of the fighting.
Manila, March 25.-3:45 p. m.-Elab-
crate preparations We're made for the
movement General Wheaton's bri-
gnde was placed in the rear and Gen
ernl Harrison Gray Otis and General
Halls We're behind General Hnles.
Under cover of darkness. General
Otis and General Hale's brigadcs left
their trenches and advanced close up
on the enemy's line without being de-
tectcd. General Whcaton's and Gen
Gated positions.
AT 4 o'clock the American troops
brcakfasted. and the Filipinos. notic-
ing the camp fires. their buglers called
to arms.
At daylight General Otis and Gen
ernl Halls brigndcs advanced from La
Iona church straight across the rebel
lines, cutting the enemy's force in two
Upon this occasion, the rebels adopt
ed the American tactics of holding
their fire until the attackers were 1000
yards distant. The rebels also fired
lower than usual The Americans fired
volleys with terrific effect and then
rushed forward. cheering and carrying
everything before them.
Once through. General McArthur's
division was swung through the line,
driving the rebels away on all sides.
General Wheatons brigade. In ac-
cordance with Instructions, remained
in the trenches. Before joining in the
movement at noon, General Whenton's s
troops developed strong opposition
between Mnlabon and the river Tulia-
han.
The brigades commanded by General
Harrison Gray Otis and General Hale
advanced on Novaliches and Polo,
strongly entrenched towns.
In the meantime General Halls bri-
gnde swept the country clear to the
water works and the foothills and
SingalOn, capturing San Francisco del
Monte and Mariquina.
Manila, March 26-S:15 n. m.-Twen-
ty-six dead and $50 wounded in hos
pital is the latest statement of the
American losses in the engagement
with the Filipinos.
To-day's fighting furnished speci-
men of the difficulties with which the
Americans have to contend. The Fill
pinos never. except at Malabon. per
mitted their opponents to get within
several hundred yards of them. They
would fire n few volleys from their
cover and then Scuttlc back to another
cover. repeating these tactics for miles
Many of the trenches had gullies and
connecting paths through the cane and
brush, enabling them to retreat unseen
The problem the Americans have to
face is to drive or lure the insurgents
to fight in force. The trenches seem
thinly manned except in the vicinity of
Malabon.
The gunboat Helena and two army
boats command Malabon. but the au-
thorities desire to avoid smashing the
town. where there is much valuable
property belonging to foreigners. and
where are located warehouses of most
of the Manila firms.
Manila. March 26.-7:3O p. m.-The
United States troops, under Brigadier
Generals Hall and Lloyd Wheaton,
captured til town of Mallnta, Deyonu
the Tuliahan river. to-day after n
sharp fight.
Colonel Harry C. Egbert. of the
Twenty-second regular infantry, was
killed
The American casualties to-day We're
much larger than those of yesterday
the total loss thus far reported since
the engagement commenced being 40
killed and 145 wounded.