The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-04-01

Manila, March %. = The United
States troops, under Brig. Gen. Lloyd
Wheaton, captured the town OF Ma
linta, beyond the Tulihan river yester-
day after a sharp fight. Col. Harry q.
Egbert, of the Twenty-second regular
infantry, was killed. The total Amer
lean loss thus far reached since the
engagement commenced is DO killed
and 145 wounded. Gen. Wheaton
entered Malinta. which rs a small vii
lage Of huts, at 1,o'clock yesterday at
ternoon. The gunboat Helena and
other gunboats have been Smelling
Malabon, about q mile northwest OF
Caloocan, for several hours. The in
surgents made a fierce resistance to
the American advance up the railway
at Malinta. Evidently anticipating an
attack, a thousand insurgents vacated
Malabon Saturday night and attempt
ed to burn the town. Gen. Wheaton's
brigade, composed of the Second Ore
gon regiment and the Twenty-second
and Twenty-third infantry, stretched
out along the railroad from Caloocan
to the Tulihan river, was
Powerless to Prevent
Tic WltuuA0 wal JILL dSSOuAI ~ tAo
natural obstacles. Many Of the rebels
sought refuge in the suburbs of Navo-
tas and Casig, or were driven inland
by the shells Of the Helena, Callao,
Ningdhapan and Luguna de Bay. In
the meantime Gen. Wheaton's brig
ade held the road to the river, but was
unable to either repair the bridge,
which had been destroyed by the enc
my, or to advance, owing to the op-
position and the hills on the other
side. The calculations Of both Gen.
Hale and Gen. II. G. Otis, whose brig
AIDES constitute Gen. MacArthur's d.
vision, were much interfered with by
the character Of the country in front
of both, and the enemy was able to
take advantage of this, so that the
operations against Novaliches and
Pelo were delayed, though the right
wing of the division swung out,
sweeping the enemy in a Northwestern
" direction. Gen. Wheaton's head
quarters was half a mile south of the
river on the railroad. The opposite
bank was protected by a blockhouse
and intrenchments. Occasionally the
artillery and infantry
Fired Across the stream.
Finally the engineers moved a con-
struction train up to the bridge, the
iron framework of which remained,
and began to replace the floor. While
this vas going on the Second Oregon
crossed the river on the left and the
Twenty-second on the right. with four
companies of the T%wenty-third infan-
try supporting the latter regiment. A
hill Of cleared ground stretched a dis
lance Of half a mile to Malinta, stu
ated on its crest. In front Of the vii
lage were strong Filipino intrench-
ments but no Filipinos we're to be
seen. Apparently they had fed. The
Twenty-second regiment approached
diagonally with Gen. Wheaton and his
STAFF close behind and scouts closely
observing the ground. When the
Americans were within about 800
yards of the intrenchments the Fili-
pinos suddenly volleyed heavily. The
Twenty-second, which was holding the
center, suffered considerably, but
with the Oregons on the left and the
Kansans on the right in the woods,
the fighting was kept up for half an
hour, the Twenty-second infantry ad-
vancing up the slope through the thick
grass under e.
The Hottest Fire.
Gen. Wheaton and his stan were all
the time under a rain Of bullets. No
Filipinos were found in the trenches.
Though apparently their force was
much smaller than that of the Amera-
cans, they had an immense advantage
in position and in opportunity to re-
treat. The Second Oregon encoun-
tered a thousand Filipinos west Of
Malinta who were %retreating from
Malabon. The enemy had taken up q
position behind four rows of intrench-
ments, but was driven out after an
bcur's heavy fighting. One Oregonian
killed and FIVE wounded. The
Third artillery, acting as infantry,
with two guns OF. the Utah artillery
and, the Kansans had O sharp fight
east Of Malinta. The. Americans had
but slight losses. Five Filipinos We're
found dead and several were. taken
Gen. MacArthur's division
is advancing upon Pelo along the
railroad. AS the bridge is destroyed
and the river cannot be forded the adj
vance is temporarily checked. The
surgeons from the fleet and the Brit
ish cruiser Powerful volunteered their
and were indefatigable In
their services at the front.
Gen. Otis Reports.
Washington, March 27.-The war de-
partment received the following last
night from Gen. Otis:
"MacArthur's advance beyond New
Canayan, two miles beyond Pelo, nine
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