The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-03-31
Battle Has Continued for Three
Days and the End Is Not
Yet Reported.
City Of Malabon, 4 Stronghold, Is.
Evacuated and Burned by
:. i. /. Aguinaldo's Men. u Il. {
Pelo Is in Flames and Malinta Falls
/, into Our Hands American
~ Gallantry Shown. RS"

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Our Loss So Far Ii Said to Be Is
Killed and las Wounded
/ IF Enemy Loses Heavily. a~s-
Manila, March q, II :35 a. m.-The Ameri-
cans this morning found the important
town of Polo and a number of small vii
lagos west Of the railroad deserted and
burning: They are advancing along the
railroad. To-day the washington volun-.
teers, who held Pasig yesterday, had an
engagement with q band Of insurgents
who drove In their outposts. In the fight
the Filipinos lost several men. IL 't,uI.
The Americans have, advanced along the
line of the Daguman railroad, driving the
Fflipinos from Malinta and Newcanayan,
where there were 5000 inhabitants. Last
night the brigades Of Gen. Harrison Gray
Otis and Gen. Hale encamped in the en-
emy's trenches at Newcanayan and that
Of Gen. Wheaton at Malinta.
Gen.. Wheatons brigade formed juno
ton with the remainder of Gen. Mac
Arthur's division at sMalinta.' and the lat
ter, leaving Gen. Wheaton there, marched
along the railroad toi Newcanayan. This
place was fortified and for 300 yards from
it there were trenches on each side Of the
tracks These were taken possession of by
the American troops The movement of
the Americans will be pushed in this d.
rection. =
Strongly Entrenched. >
The Filipinos, realizing that the railroad
is the crucial line,have constructed row
after row of trenches, running dtagonally
on both sides of the tracks at a distance
of few hundred yards apart. This work
was designed most intelligently and has
evidently been done under the direction
Of experts. It represents an enormous
amount of labor. Most Of the rebel posi-
| tons are protected by thick earthworks,
provided with loopholes. Some have sheet
iron roofs. Tf-r :t,..
The days work Of the United States
troops consisted Of .storming the successive
trenches. The Fifipinos occupying them
were completely hidden. The enemy poured
a strong fire from every trench until they
were disturbed by q lanking volley, when
they would disappear. into the woods and
jungle, only to make stand at the next
line. I" 4 i: +. ,<rS,,
The American loss was remarkably small,
seven being killed and Is wounded. 1t is
known that the Filipinos were so protected
that they suffered little. No dead insur-
gents were found in the trenches. Forty
prisoners were taken by the Americans,
and it is estimated that the rebel cas-
| ualties numbered 20.& -. c,..
The insurgents broke their guns when
| tllSyi& were CO1up01lcue W dUduuOl1 L1ASm
III The evacuation cot MaiabQn was a pic.
turesque rout. Thousands OF men, women,
| and children loaded down with household
goods poured across the swamps in the
early morning. An exploded caisson at
the railroad bridge proved a bar to the
Americans. =.
The soldiers of the Oregon regiment
| while searching for two of those killed
earlier in the fighting sneaked into the city
In. the morning and found the place in
condition of chaos. The inhabitants, see
ing them, fled in a panic, thinking the
American forces were in possession. The
Oregonians shot several armed natives and
| then returned to camp.
The American forces did not occupy NAL
abon, but are concentrating their strength
to strike Malolos. Malabon is a city of
desolation. The American soldiers have
been forbidden to enter the place for fear
that natives may be lurking there. =.
Pelo In Flames.
Manila, March 27.-- James Creelman
| cables to the New York Journal: Pelo is
in flames and the 5000 rebels who consti-
tuted it's garrison are in retreat to join
Aguinaldo's main column of insurgents at
Malolos The plan to cut off the 5000 in
| surgents in Malolos failed by reason of the
| roughness of the ground and the thick
ness of the jungle, which prevented Gen.
| Macarthur from getting far enough around
the north of Pelo to shut the enemy in. We
have to be$content with a victory consist.
ing of our having driven the enemy from
his position and having killed several hum
| bred at cost to: ourselves during the three
days, fighting of % killed. The victory, in
this light, was sweeping one. The insur-5
gents, though beset with cavalry, infantry
and, artillery, volunteers and regulars,
fought despeFatelyin Z heir trenches &:sias
Aguinaldo has fled to Malolos. All the
Filipino prisoners, beg for food. Aguina}do
Ia mo f7y1. co "a yfyi11
punish with death all who refuse 70 fights
He has been daily, promising the loot Of
Manila, saying the Americans were beaten.
! s~'' - Afalinta Captured. %*:5 ~
Manila, March N.-The United States
troops under Brig. Gen. Lloyd Wheaton
captured the town of Malinta, beyond the
Tulihan river, Sunday after a sharp fight.
ond regular infantry was killed. Prince
Lowenstein, formerly aid-de-camp on the
staff Of Brig. Gen. Miller at Iloilo, somehow
got in front of the firing. line and was shot
in the side; dying almost instantly A Ger
man who accompanied him was wounded.
| The American casualties Sunday were
much lighter than those of Saturday, the
total lesses thus far reported since the
engagement commenced being 45 killed and
145 wounded. ~ 50 '@@!E ga. :!
Cen: Wheaton entered Malinta,t which is
+ 9 small village of huts, at one o'clock Sum
| fierce resistance to- the American advance
up the railroad to Malinta.s In addition to
the fatal wounding Of Col Egbert several
men of the Twenty-seeond infantry and
several Of the Oregon and Kansas regi-
s'%% Maiabon. Destroy ed. agbsss, ~
The United. States gunboat Helena and
other, gunboats have been Smelling Mala-
bon, about mile northwest Of Caloocan,
for several hours Ill a. . v os5$s5s . -.
q Evidently anticipating a bombardment
by the fleet. thousand rebels vacated Nal
abon Saturday nights leaving few to burn
| the town. Gen. Wheaton's brigade, com
posed Of the Second Oregon regiment and
1 the. Twenty-seconda and Third infantry,
stretched out along the railroad from Ca
loocan to the Tuliahap river. was powerless
to prevent the withdrawal, owing to the
natural nat opsta cles and to the strong oppo-
sttton. "a column OF smoke at daybreak
was the first intimation Of the Senemy's
intentions. but others followed atevarious
points, all soon blending In dense bal
loon shaped cloud. The flames Of, the burn
| Ing. rice mills land large buildings could be
STRONG sunlight BY IL o'clock In the morn
ing the only building Of Importance not
Isdestroyed I'M the center Of the town was a.
large stone church, but even at noon fresh
TRES We're started among the native hutsin.
the outskirts OF Malabon; although the gem
OF the rebels sought refuge NTH suburbs of
Navotas: and Gasag, or were driven inland
BY the shells Of che Helena, Callao, Ming
lsdapan and La gnna de Bay. Is u. 81
81. The AMER San Advance.
IN the meantime Gen. Wheaton d brigade
heid the railroad to the. river, but was UNI
sels, eithx bridge which 7. had