The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-04-06

bennington: Macarthur ad.
s"nced at Wednesday morning from
. mar'iso' Passed rapidly to Bocavc
NJ ils' took up advance for
n'gaa and at 3l5. afternoon
Tor Guiguinto, three and ono.
nat miles from Malolos. reac,inc
that point at 5. Casualties for tbe do,
about 70. Fierce fighting in the after.
noon. Troops made crossing of river
"' unignlnto by working ARTILLERY over
railroad bridge by hand and SWIMMING
mules against fierce resistance
column will pass on railroad ,oov
IRENE front. nearly repaired and viii
re-supply troops Thursday.
(Signed) OTIS.
MANILA, March Sl.-The United
o'otes troops rested Thursday night in
the jungle about a mile and onarter
from Malolos. The days advance be-
gan at 2 O'clock and covered = die
tance Of about two and half
miles beyond Guiguinto river. alonp
inc railroad The brunt of the
od't'e was on the right of the
TRACK wher- the enemy was apparent
ly concentrated.
Inc Ist Nebraska, 1st South Dakota
and 10th Pennsylvania rcpjments ON
countered them entrenched on tho
oorder OF the woods, and the Amer.
lcans' advancing across the open. snf.
iered a terrific fire for half an .bour
our men Of the 1st Nebraska were c
killed and 80 were wounded. Several I
men Of the Dakota regiment were c
wounded and one of the PcnnsvIva. q
mans was killed f
ne Americans finally drove the Fill Il
Pinos back. Although there were
hree lines of strong intrcnchments n
'iong the track the enemy made scarce "
any defense there. Gen. Macarthur N
nd his sta.ff were walking on the track s.
breast OF the line with everything
""en suddenly they
'ceived shower of bull or
US from sharpshooters in VI
'ees and on house tops, but these II
ere speedily dislodged. The cnemv,s tn
IS was apparently small, the Jungle WI
tording them such protection that re
e Americans were unable to see an
EN- and in firing were guided only mi
the sound of the Filipino shots. is
le American artillery was handicap- lni
d for the same reason. spC
Thursday nights long line of camp dec
es made a beautiful sight, with the nos
N Kansas regiment on the left of an
lguinto station and the Pennsyl- for
MIA regiment on the right beyond a
river tor
laJ. Gen. Macarthur entered Malo- 10
the seat of the so-callcd insurpent strC
'ernment at half past nine Fri oeh
morning, the rebels burning the era
and simultaneously cvacuating it. ina
hey are now in full retreat toward ers
north, where Aguinaldo and the Am'
met have been for two DAYS. man
he provision train was DELAYED by sert
ken bridges, but the stores of grain 10
fiocks of ducks in the locality fur men
ed ample forage. arm
ne hospital work is remarkably eff. ~
t, as it has been throughout the tore
lie campaign. inter
lc teiegraphers keep abreast Of the navy
and maintain a constant conncc- on Il
with the city. "en'
AsHINGroN, March 3L-The war W.
rtment at l:SO Friday morning eNpe'
public the following dispatch oheh
Gen. Otis: plnos
Mia. March Sl-Adiutant GEN Will
Washington: Macarthur cap Ueh'
Malolos at 1915 Fr day morn plans
Enemy retire after Slight re- re'ar'
ice and firing city. Particulars was
Hall had quite severe Engage tlreiy
beyond Mariquina; casualties P6cte'
,nemy driven. OTIS. sent o
railroi
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