The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-03-31
FIGHTING AT MANILA
SeVerest Engagement in the Phil
iPpines Began Saturday.
me Battle Continued All Day and Resumed
Again sunday-InsurEsnts Gradually
SWEPT from the FIsId-AmsrIcan
Losa Comparatively Small

Manila, March 25.-At daybreak Sat
| urday morning a general attack on
/ the insurgents massed 70 the north Of
| Manila began with a forward move
ment Of three brigades under Gen. Mac
Arthur and an independent brigade
under Gen Wheaton About 10. 600
/ American troops became engaged and
/ the fighting continued all day. The
/ Americans have been successful at
| every point, but with heavy loss when
/ compared with previous engagements
/ A conservative estimate places our loss
/ At Is killed and 40 wounded No list
/ has been prepared yet.
The brigades that took part in tn,
/ fight were those under command Of
/ Gen Harrison Gray Otis Gen Hall
/ and Gen Hale. Gen Otis brigade
| consists Of the Twentieth Kansas,
First Montana, First Idaho, First
| California and the Wyoming battery.
| Elaborate preparations were made for
/ the movement. Otis brigade had
/ struck tents Friday. Gen WbeatOn's
/ brigade was placed in the rear and
/ Gen Harrison Gray Otis and Gen
/ Halls were massed behind Gen Hale's,
which was in advance
At daylight Gen Otis and Gen.
/ Halls brigades advanced from LalOma
| church straight through the ebel lines,
/ cutting the euemy's force in two. The
American troops advanced or the
dOuble-quick, yelling 6ercely and Oc-
casiOnally dropping in the grass and
| firing BY vOlley. Upon this occasion
/ the rebels adopted the American tao
tics Of holding their FIRE until the at
| tackers were about ], 200 yards distant
/ The rebels also fired lower than usual
The Americans fred volleys with
terrific effect and then rushed forward
cheering and carrying everything be-
fore them. The natives stood until
the Americans were within eco yards
Of their position and then broke and
ran for the woods About 50 Of them
were killed in the outskirts and 20 on
the roads
Fighting Resumed sunday.
Manila, March 27.-The Americans
have advanced along the line OF the
Dagupan railroad, driving the Fill.
pinOs from Malinta and New Canayan,
where there were 8, OOU inhabitants
Last night the brigades of Gen Har-
rison Gray Otis and Gen. Hale en-
camped in the enemy's trenches at
New Canayan and that Of Gen.
Wheaton at Malinta- Gen. Wheaton's
brigade formed a junction with the
remainder Of Gen. MacArthur's divi-
sion at Malinta and the two, leaving
Gen Wheaton there, marched along
the railroad to New Canayan. This
place was fortified and for 500 yards
from it there were trenches on each
side of the track. These were taken
possession Of by the American troops.
The FilipinOs, realizing that the rail-
road is the crucial line, have con-
structed row after row of trenches,
running diagOnally on both sides of
the track at a distance Of a few hun
dred yards apart. This work was de-
signed most inteuigently and has evil
IDENTIFY been done under the direction
Of experts. It represents an enormous
amount Of labor. Most Of the rebel
positions are protected by thick earth
works, a ma iOrity Of them topped with
stones and provided with loOphOles-
Some have sheet iron roofs The days
work Of the United States troops con-
sisted Of stOrming the successive
trenches. The FilipinOs occupying
them were completely hidden. The
enemy poured a strong fire from every
trench until they were disturbed by a
hanking vOlley, when they would dis
appear into the woods and Jungle, only
to make a stand at the next line.
The American loss was remarka bly,
small, seven being reported killed and
25 wounded. 1t is known that the
FilipinOs were so protected that they
suffered little. No dead insurgents
were found in the tren ches. Forty
prisoners were taken by the Ameri-
cans, and It is estimated that the rebel
casualties mum bered 20.
Casualties In the Twentieth Kansas.
Washington, March 27.-The follow
ing casualties in the Twentieth Kan
sas have been reported:
Riiled-H s PIumar. private, company z,
Curreu @ Craig, private, company E A s
AuibaL private, company c. WOunded-Frauk
Stewart, private. company a; Thaddsus VIE
CANT, c. @, Q. Nicholas, D. George H Cravens,
E Joseph h Hsf1in- (: Andrew Evans E; J.
z Bryant, E Orville Parker, G; Adna G.
liam Tuu
Late Dispatch from Otis.
Washington, March 2T.-The follow
ing dispatch was received dated 9:15
g. N Of the 27th:
Manila, March q The Fflipinos are burn
forces are fleeing from the city in the direction
OF MalOlOs Gen MacArthur's division is
pushing toward MalabOn The Insurgents viii
make their last stand probably az MalOlOS-