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Angat. his two columns united have driven
enemy 20 north and west. Slight casual
ties, names not reported. only means OF
communication, couriers. Macarthur has
taken portion OF Calumpit south OF river.
Movement attended with difficulties on ac-
count OF jungle, heat and strong intrench-
ments. His casualties Tuesday. three
killed. II wounded. Developments thus far
satisfactory. OTIS"
May Call for Troops.
Washington, April 27.-Failure OF
Gen. Otis plans TO crush the body of
insurgents against which Gems. Near
thur and Lawton are now operating
will be followed 10y presidential call
for the enlistment Of $4,000 Volunteers.
Funston Forced Ia Fall Back.
Manila, April 27.-Col. Funston set
out Wednesday night AT the head of the
Twentieth Kansas volunteers TO cross
the Rio Grande river To the north OF
Calumpit for the purpose of surprising
the insurgents. The rebels are masscd
in large numbers just across the stream,
and Gen. Macarthur designed an attack
as soon as the lay of the land could be
ascertained. Col. Funston's men were
eager TO keep up their record for dash
and bravery, and set out with Hgor, but
they were discovered by the insurgents
and were forced TO abandon their plans
for the present.
Rumorcd Capture OF CnIumpit.
New York, April p. a dispatch 10
the Journal from Manila, April &c
says: Gen. MacArthur's division, 5000
troops, annihilatcd the insurgents at
Calumpit Wednesday.
Aguinaldo's troops made a stubborn
resistance, but were driven TO the hills.
Eight Americans were killed.
Calumpit is the key to the whole of
northern Luzon.
Are Fighting Hard.
Manila, April 81 Aguinaldo's army
Wednesday is defending Calumpit en-
ergetically, which is said to indicate
that the rebels are finally making that
place their last ditch, or stand, which
the Americans expected them TO make
at Malolos.
For the first time the Filipinos are
employing artillery. They brought
two guns into action in the trenches
Wednesday before Calumpit, firing
modern shrapnel, which burst over the
heads of Gen. Wheeler's men without
effect.
The fighting was resumed at six
o'clock Wednesday morning. During
the night the American engineers re-
paired the Bagbag bridge, thus en-
abling our troops 10 cross the river.
Gen. Wheaton's brigade advanced in
extended order, with the Kansas regi-
ment 10 the west of the railroad, and
the Montana regiment 10 the east of it,
and took up position covering one and
n half miles on the south bank of the
Rio Grande. On the opposite bank were
fortified trenches, from which few
American soldiers would have been able
to defy thousands, so strongly were
they constructed
The Americans found the trenches on
the south bank of the river deserted.
Rebels Aim IL Poor.
The Americans found the trenches
on the south bank of the river deserted,
which furnished them with cover from
which they could pick off Filipinos
whenever one OF them showed his head.
When the rebels began firing two
puffs OF smoke simultaneously from
the trenches on each side of the rail-
road track showed they were using
cannon, which was "A genuine surprise
TO the Americans. Several shells burst
close 10 Gen. Wheaton's staff, but IL
seemed that the Filipinos failed 10 mas
ter the machinery OF modern shells, as
they we're unable 10 get the right
range.
Young's Utah battery was ordered
into position i'm the center Of the Kan
sas regiment, TO silence the rebel guns,
and al II o'clock the rapid-fire guns had
been ferried across the river and came
into line.
Two Americans were killed and seven
were wounded.
An order Of AguinaIdo.
Gen Macarthur has secured an or.
der issued by Agpinaldo TO the rebel
telling them to instruct
their men 10 economic their fire. save
the empty shells and not TO fire at the
enemy when the latter Is under cover.
The Filipinos are also instructed never
10 fire az a longer range than $50 me-
tiers. and when they have a river OF
other obstruction in front. 10 hold their
fire until within so meters.
Gen. Lawton's Greatest Obstacle.
Gen. Lawton is meeting with tho
greatest obstacles In the character OF
the country. His troops have only had
n few skirmishes thus far, resulting in
FIVE Of his men being wounded. But he
has been forced TO put his men at work
building roads, and the transport serv-
Ice is giving much trouble, bullocks dy-
isg OF the heat and exhaustion. and Chi
namen having 10 be employed in pull
ing some of the carts. Therefore, the
general has been unable TO cover the
ground he hoped to cover.
Sentence COMMITTED.
Washington, April 27.-The president
has committed the sentence of Robert
w. Eaton. convicted in 1897 OF violating