Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-03-28
THE AMERICANS
GAIN EVERY FIGHT.
They Run Aguinaldo's fayOrite Reg
imenis Ont and occupy the
Trenches Themselves.
PUSHING ON TO THE
REBEL HEADQUARTERS,
forty.fIve Americans Have Been KILLED
and One Hundred and fort,.nEe
Wounded Loss 10 the
fIlplnos 4 Unknown.

Manila. MARI 2I-The Americans
have advanced ing the line II the
Dagupan railroad driving the Filipinos
from Malinta and Newcanayan. where
there were 1000 inhabitants Sunday
night the brigades Of General Harrison
Gray Otis and General Hale encamped
In the enemys trenches at Newcanyan
and that Of General Wheaton at Ma
linta
General wheaton's brigade formed a
junction with the remainder Of General
McArihnrs division at Malinta and the
latter. leaving General Wheaton there.
marched along the railroad 10 Newcan-
ayan This place was foi titled. and for
800 yards from IL there were trenches ON
each side of the track These were taken
possession of by the American troops
The movement Of the Americans will b.
pushed in this direction.
The Filipinos realizing that the rail-
road was the crucial line. constructed
row after row Of trenches. running dag
onally on both sides Of the track at a
distance Of a few hundred yards apart
This work was designed most intelh-
gently and has evidently been done
under the direction Of experts II rep
resents an enormous amount Of labor.
Most Of the rebel positions are protected
by thick earth works. majority Of
them topped with stones and provided
with loopholes. Some have sheet iror
roofs
The days work OF the United State,
troops consisted Of storming the success
sive trenches The Filipinos occupying
them were completely hidden. The en-
emy poured a strong FIRE from ever
trench until they were disturbed by !
fianking volIey when they would disap
pear into the woods and jungle. only ..
make n stand az the next line.
The American loss was remarkabi,
small. seven being reported killed an,
IS wounded IL Is known that the Fill
pinos were 80 protected that they suf
fered little. No dead insurgents wer
found In the trenches Forty prisoner
were taken by the Americans and II I
estimated that the rebel casualties mum
Der 90
The insurgents broke their guns whel
they we're compelled TO abandon them
The Helena and the army gunboat
shelled Malsbon and the country b.
yond. while the Monadnock focused a.
its battery upon Paranque for tw
hours for the purpose Of destroying th
military stores there A great smok
was caused. but as the insurgents are 1
possession Of the town the results Of Oh
shelling are not obtainable.
The evacuation Of Malabol was pic
turcsque. thousands Of men. women an
children loaded down with househol
goods. some with their dearest treai
uies fighting cocks under their arm
poured across the swamps In the earl
morning An exploded caissOn at th
railroad bridge proved bar 10 ii
Americans
Ten soldiers Of the Oregon regimen
while searching for two Of those kille
earlier in the fighting, sneaked into n
city and found the place In cond
ton Of chaos. The inhabitants, seein
them, fed in a panic. thinking II
American forces were In possession. II
Oregonians shot several armed nativ,
aud then returned TO camp The Anne
ican forces did not occupy Malabon. bI
are concentrating their strength 10 stril
. Malolos
Malabon Is q city n desolation. II
American soldiers have been forbidd,
20 cnter the place for fear that natiy
may BE- lurking there
The killed ON March a. % and 20 a
~ follows
Twentieth Kansas Compiny f. n
Yates II. = Plumer and Curran
Craig; q, A. y Nihal
Third artillery Battery II. Privat
William Patton, lamss O'Neil AMI "
veant Fo~arihy q Private Herbe