The Sauk Centre herald., 1899-03-30
NOW AT BIGAA
Americans Make Another Five
Mile March Toward
MalalOs.
Resistance of the Filipinos For
the Most of the Way Was
Very Weak,
But at One Place a Stand Was
Made and Several Americans
Killed.
District Passed Presents a Desc
late Appearance-Minnesotans
at the Front.

QdyllSuC, Cf0u6Tdl MdCArCQufS 3 DIVISION
advanced from Marilao along the rail-
road to Bigaa, five miles distant, with
the Nebraska, South Dakota and Penn
sylvania regiments on the right, and
the Kansas and Montana regiments and
the Third artillery on the left. General
Wheaton's brigade is in reserve.
The American forces met with strong
opposition in the jungle. First one Ne
braskan, then one Pennsylvania, and
afterwards two of the Montana regi-
ment, were killed. Thirty-fve were
wounded, including one officer of the
Kansas regiment.
The rebels burned the villages as they
retreated in bad order toward Malolos.
The enemy also tore up sections of
the railroad in many places and at
tempted to burn the bridges at Bigaa,
but the fire was extinguished owing to
the timely arrival of the Americans.
The rebels had not finished their
trenches along the line of the days
march, showing that that they were
not prepared for our advance.
It is believed, however, that there
will be hard fight before Malolos is
taken.
The Minnesota regiment has rein
forced the division, marching from the
waterworks during the night to Manila
and going to the front by train.
MANILA, March -Noon-The Amer
erican army advanced at 6 a. M, sweep
ing onward three miles before 10 o'clock,
and driving the rebels beyond B ocave
to the east of Bulacan and on the rail-
road leading to Malolos..
Our troops met with but slight re-
sistance.
The Filipinos fired volleys during the
evening for the purpose of drawing the
American fire and disclosing the local
ity of our positions.
Two of the Pennsylvania regiment
and one man belonging to the Dakota
regiment were wounded. The Amer
leans remained silent. The country be-
tween Marilao and Manila presents a
picture of desolation. Smoke is curling
from hundreds of ash heaps and the re-
mains of trees and fences torn by shrap-
mel 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 persons remaining
behind are few aged persons, too in
firm to escape. They camp beside the
ruins Of the former homes and beg pass
ersby for any kind of assistance. The
majority of them are living on the gen.
erosity of our soldiers, who give them
portions of their rations. The dogs of
the Filipinos cover in the bushes, still
terrified and barking, 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 jungles where they crawled
to die or were left in the wake of the
hurriedly retreating army. These bod
les give forth a horrible odor, but there
is no time at present to bury them.
Fled in Great Haste.
The inhabitants who fled from Mari
lao and Meycauaryan left in such
panic that on tables our soldiers found
spread money and valuables and in the
rooms trunks containing other property
of value. This was the case in most of
the houses deserted. They were not
molested by our soldiers, but the Chinese
who slipped in after the armies are
looting when they can and have taken
possession of several houses, over which
they raise the Chinese flag, some of
which were torn down.
A colored woman was found hidden
in house at Meycauaryan, just dead,
apparently from fright and hunger.