The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-29
At Six O'Clock This Morning
Gen. Macarthur
Took Up His Forward Movement
ON MaIOlOS.
RESISTANCE WANING
FilipinOs Retire Burning Every
thing as They Go.
Three Miles Had Been Covered
by Ten O'Clock.

Washington, March 29.-The follow
ing cablegram from Gen. Otis has reach
ed the war department:
Manila, March 29-Adjutant General
Washington: Macarthur advanced yes
terday only to outskirts of Marllao;
took until late in the afternoon to re
pair road and railway bridges and send
cars through with supplies. Com
menced march o'clock this morning;
march rapidly on Bocave and Will con-
tinue to Bigaa, seven miles from Malo-
los Enemy has destroyed railway and
telegraph line; construction train fol-
lowing our forces. Enemy's resistance
not so vigorous today. Our loss thus far
slight Towns in front of our advance
being destroyed by fire. Troops IN eX-
''-- ADVANCE IS RAPID.
Manila. March 29-The American
army advanced at 6 o'clock this morn
ing, sweeping onward three miles pc
fore 10 o'clock and driving the lnsur-
gents beyond Bocave. to the east OF
Bulacan and on the railroad leading to
Malolos.
The Filipinos fired volleys yesterday
evening for the purpose of drawing the
American fire and disclosing the locality
Two men of the Pennsylvania regi-
ment and one man belonging to the Da-
kOta regiment were wounded The
Americans remained silent.
The country between Marilao and Ma
nila presents a picture of desOlation.
Smoke is curling from hundreds of ash
heaps and the remains of trees and
fences torn by Shrapnel are to be seen
everywhere. The general appearance
of the country is as If it had been swept
by a cyclone. The roads are StreWn
with furniture and clothing dropped in
flight by the Filipinos. The only per-
sons remaining behind are a few aged
people, too infirm to escape. They
camp beside the ruins of their former
homes and beg Passersby for any kind
of assistance. The majority of them
are living on the generosity of our sol
dieTs. who give them portions of their
rations. The dogs of the Filipinos cow
er in the bushes still terrified and bark
ing while hundreds of pigs are to be
seen busily searching for food.
Bodies of dead FilipinOS are stranded
in the shadows of the river. or are rest
ing in the jungle where they crawled
to die or were left in the wake of the
hu@riedly retreating army. These
bodies give forth a horrible odor but
there is no time at present to bury
them.
The inhabitants who fed from Marilao
and Meycauayan left in such a panic
that on tables our soldiers found spread
money and valuables and in the rooms
We're trunks containing other property
of value This was the case in most of
the houses deserted. They were not mo-
Tested by our soldiers, but the Chinese
who slip in between the armies are loot
ing when they can and have taken pos
session of several houses, over which
they raised the Chinese flags, some of
which were torn down.
An old woman was found hidden in
house at Meycauayan yesterday just
dead, apparently, from fright and hun
ger.
CAPITAL MOVED FROM MALOLOS.
New York, March ga dispatch to
the Herald from Manila says the in
surgent capital has been moved from
MalOlOs to San Fernando. The insur-
gents burned Bulacan Tuesday after
noon. The monitor Monadnock sheIled
Los Pinas, south of Manila, Tuesday
noon.
CASUALTIES SINCE FEBRUARY 4.
Washington, March pa list pre-
pared in the office Of the adjutant gen
eral shows the casualties in Manila