Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-04-06
BURNED BALUCAN.
FfIIpinos Destroy a Large Town In
Their FlIght-MaIolos Is Abandon.

| Manila, March ga InOuSdHu It lli'
pinos, composing the rear guard of the
rebel army which is retreating on Ma
| lolos, Aguinaldo's headquarters, made
a stand yesterday in some strong en-
trenchments about Mariloa, across the
Mariloa river. In the engagement six
| Americans were killed. inclu1ing three
officers. and 40 were wounded.
The Washington regiment had an
exciting experience and displayed
much gallantry. The soldiers found
a band of insurgents concealed in a
| stone house over which French flag
| was flying. A private volunteered to
set fire to the building. He did so and
the troops approached when it was
! burning and the Filpinos had appar-
emily fled. 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
| order.
The American forces advanced from
Neycauyan. They finally discerned
! white roofs and steeples among the
! trees beyond the river The rebels
| had an unfordable river in front of
! them and they poured in a fire so eff
! fective that it showed they were vet
Grams.
The American artillery put a dramat.
/ ic end to the battle. Approaching,
under cover of the bushes, the artillery
men emerged upon an open space com
manding the town. When the Ameri-
cans appeared they gave a great yell
and the Filipinos were panic stricken,
about 100 seeking safety in flight,
while a white flag was raised by those
who were in the trenches, who also
shouted amigos" (friends).
Col Funston. with 30 men of the
Kansas regiment, swan across the riv-
er to the left of the railroad bridge and
captured 50 prisoners with all their
arms. The Pennsylvania regiment
captured 40 prisoners. BY this time
the right of the Filipinos was drmoral-
lied The Americans refrained from
burning the town and rested in there
last night.
Washington. March 2S.-The third
day of the fighting north of Manila
brought little of decisive character
from which war department officials
could judge what the final outcome
of this movement would be.
The engagement has now shaped it
self so that it is looked upon as more
of a chase than the execution of a
strategic movement. With the Ameri-
can base advanced to Mariloa and the
insurgent base forced back to Malolos
the main bodies Of the two opposing
forces are about 10 or II miles apart.
This could be quickly covered in a
forced march under fair conditions,
but it is II miles of innumerable diff
culties and obstacles.
> Malolos is the insurgent capital
where the assembly has been sitting.
New York, March ga dispatch to
the journal from Manila dated to-day
says: Bocave has been taken by our
troops. The railroad bridge is unin-
I jured Gen. Macarthur is now within
eight miles of Malolos.
\ dispatch to the Herald from Ma
Mia says the insurgent capital has
been moved from Malolos to San Fer
nandO. The insurgents burned Bula'
can Tuesday afternoon. The moni
tor Monadnock shelled Los Pinas
south of Manila, Tuesday noon.
The insurgents attacked the Amcri
cans Monday evening at Marilao, but
were repulsed with severe loss. Our
loss was five killed and II wounded.
The engineers are repairing bridges
the rebels having failed to destroy the
iron work, and the railroad is kept
busy hurrying supplies TO the front
: The country near Malolos is level, witt
} occasional streams and patches o
wood, but there are no more iung.cs
The American line is about l,21C
| ards hnt Of 40 aln.ls 10
sultory shots were exchanged yester
day.
, The American reports show that q
men were killed and 81 wounded or
, our side on Monday.
According to prisoners in the hand.
of the Americans, Aguinaldo's gen
erals, Garcia, Tofreo and Pachcco
= were with the Filipino army on Mon
$ day and drove their followers iato tn.
! first aggressive demonstration. The
! rebels attempted to charge across The
plan east of the railrod, buta the
Americans charged to meet them anC
e the FilipinCs bolted after a few shots
: leaving several men killed on the field
, The Filipino prisoners declare tha
. the rebels have lost all taste for fight
= ing and their officers have 10 keeI
! them in line by beating them witt
t swords.
n The prisoners say Aguinal1o has &c
: clared that if the Americans can ak
+ the Filipino capital he will surrender
e Singapore, March 29.-Trouble j!
] brewing in the island of Negros, wher,
the inhabitants repudiate the self-con
a stitutcd authority of Anseto Lacson
president of the provisional govern
4 ment, to arrange affairs with th
] Americans and have attacked tn,
e Americans. The censor at Manil;
! suppressed the details.
. Rogers Charges Conspiracy.
! Philadelphia. March 29.-Col. John
Rogers, of the Philadelphia baseball
club, said Yesterday that he believed