The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-17
NIGHT ATTACK NEAR CALOOCAN
THOUSAND OR MORE OF THE IN
SURGENTS FIRE UPON THE
AMERICAN OUTPOSTS
DAILY CASUALTIES NUMEROUS
ADVANCE of the United States Forces
VIII Doubtless Be Attended by
Heavy LOsses-TOwn of Caitan
Captured After an Hours Hard
FiGhting-Enemy' SharpshOot-
ers Are SkiIlfuI.

NEW YORK, March 16.-(SpeciaL)-A
Special from Manila says the Filipino reb
els are making a desperate defense, and
are yielding ground to the American
forces only as compelled to. They seem
determined to contest each inch of terri
tory, and 1t is believed the advance of the
American troops Will be accompanied by
heavy losses. There has been continuous
fighting by day and occasionally at night.
The Filipino sharpshooters are excellent
marksmen, and are difficult to dislodge.
They will take all sorts of chances to get
shot at the Americans. There has been
hard fighting today, and 1t is expected
that from now on until Malolos is cap
tured the troops Will find all the fighting
they care for. The Filipinos are puzzled
at the activity Of the Americans, but do
not seem dismayed by their recent heavy
losses. 1t looks as though they do not
know when they are whipped.
NIGHT BATTLE.
The insurgents at the outposts and In
the trenches beyond Caloocan fired sew
eral volleys last night upon the Kansas
volunteers, and a part Of the Fourth reg
ulars, desiring, it is supposed, to discover
II the American line had been thinned by
the movement of Gen. Wheaton's COM
mand. The Americans in the trenches re-
piled warmly to the fire. Hy Beecher, of
Company A, of the Montana regiment,
was killed in the engagement.
, \ battalion of the Twentieth regular
infantry routed small band of FiIipinos
On the Laguna road, and some sharp
shooters who were firing from a house
over which French flag was flying were
dislodged.
A gunboat entered the lake and 81
fenced one-gun battery in the foot
hills.
ASSAULT ON CAINTI.
The first battalion of the Twentieth in
fantry regiment advanced from Pasig to-
day, clearing the country to Cainti a
well defended village of 700 inhabitants
five miles northwest of the foothills. The
troops first encountered the rebel out
posts in the dense jungle on the banks of
the river. The enemy was dislodged after
half an hours fighting. The Americans
advanced in splendid manner, under a
heavy fire, until they were ready to volley
the rebel from the trenches. The latter
had a great advantage and dropped a
number of our men. The Americans
charged across the rice fields making
four advances on the enemy, who num-
Oered LOCO men, 500 of whom were en-
trenched, and in the face of a crossfire
Our troops carried the town after four
hours fighting and burned the outskirts.
the rebels firing from the windows and
keeping up running fire in the streets
The Americans then withdrew, in order
to obtain more ammunition. The rebels
lost about 100 men, and the American loss
was Corporal Johnson, of Company G,
and Private McAvoy, of Company L,
killed In addition the following Ameri-
cans were wounded: Sergeant Check,
Company L; Corporal Households Com
pany NJ; Private Kelly. Company C; Pri-
vate Kinney, Company C; Private Tink-
Ter, Company c; Privates Varley and Gill
ley, Company G; Private Galley Com
pany F; Privates Mahan, Griffiths, La
feyth, Macfarand, Company L.
Artie Clucllman, the regimental mas
cot" carried a parrot into action, and
was wounded in the knee