The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-03-30
Insurgents FALLING BACK
In Full Retreat Towards
Malolos, Their Capital.
AMERICAN ARMY IN PURSUIT
MscArthur's Division Has Crossed the
Marilao River and Is Pushing North
ward-Filipino Circulars.

New York, March ga dispatch
to the Herald from Manila says:
The gunboat Laguna de Bay attacked
the insurgents at Bulacan. Three
Americans were wounded.
MaoArthur's division has crossed
the Marilao river. and is advancing
northward.
The insurgents attacked the Ameri-
cans last evening at Marilao, but were
repulsed with severe loss. Our loss
was five killed and IA wounded.
Later. Garcia, native general,
came down from Dagupan by train
with 200 riflemen and 1000 bolomen
and took positions at Marilao. A river
was between the Americans and the
insurgent forces.
The South Dakota volunteers and
the Third artillery, acting as infantr",
were thrown forward. The South Da-
kotas charged brilliantly across an open
space on the east of the railway to the
edge of some woods They lost 10
killed and ii wounded. including three
lieutenants.
The Third artillery. on the right Of
the railroad. charged and lost nine
wounded, two mortally.
On the left, the insurgents trench,
east of the river, made a stubborn re-
sistance.
Lieutenant Critchlow, with two guns
of the Utah battery, and Lieutenant
Davis, with navy colt gun, forced 30
insurgents in long trench on the OPP
pOsite side OF the river to surrender at
the close quarters OF 100 yards. The
rest of the insurgents got out with Sc.
we're loss. Ninety dead insurgents were
counted
Advance OF the American Troops.
Manila, March 29.-General MacAr-
thurs division spen. the night and
morning at Mayeanayan, the next sta
tion beyond Polo. After reconnoiter-
ing his front, he pushed along the rail-
road this afternoon toward Malolos.
II the statement of the 80 prisoners
captured today is true, the main body
of the enemy has tetreated to Malolos.
There are no more trenches to encoun-
ter, although over 80 villages, includ-
ing the larger settlements Of Bulacan
and Gudguinto, intervene.
At every railroad station circulars
have been posted signed by the Fill
Pine ommanderin-chief, Antonio
Luna, ordering all spies and bearers of
news to the enemy to be shot without
trial, and instructing that all looters
and ravishers be treated in the same
manner. Further, all towns abandoned
by the Filipino troops must first be-
burned. While deploring the existence
of war, the circular maintains the un-
deniable right of the Filipinos to de-
fend their homes, lives and lands
against "would-be dominators, who
would kill them. their wives and child
ren," adding that this motive ought to
impel all Filipinos to sacrifice every
thing.
The Washington regiment had an
exciting experience today, and dis
played much gallantry. The soldiers.
found band of insurgents concealed
in stone house over which the French
flag was flying. A private approached
to set fire to the building. he did SO,
and the troops approached while it was
burning, and the Filipinos had appar-
emily fed. but they were greeted with
a sudden volley from the balcony OF
the house, resulting in the building
being CLEARED of the enemy in short or
der.