The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-25
FIERCE FIGHTING ALL DaY.
The Insur9cnts swept Back Toward
MalabOn. With Heavy Loss.


MANILA. March 2s.--The American
movement today swept the insurgents
back toward Malabon. The fighting was
fierce.
One hundred natives we're killed The
American casualties were slight.
Gen. MacArthur's division. supplements
ed by Gen. Wheaton brigade has captured
the town os Polo
The Insurgents swept Hack.
MANILA. March 25~Noon.-~rhe move
ment OF the American troops today swept
the insurgents back toward Maiabon. Gen
Harrison q. OTIS brigade is In front of la
Iona, where there II stretch OF a
mile OF rough. open country. The insur-
gent trenches In the edge of the woods
are four feet deep and furnish a good
head cover. The American troops al
yaneed on the double quick, yelling siercely
and occasionally dropping In the grass and
firing by voiley,
The natives stood until the Americans
were within 90 yards Of their position AMI
then broke and ran for the soas. About
thirty OF them were Killed in the outskirts
and seventy OF them en- the roads
The Montana and Kansas troops met .hs
hottest resistance In q strip. from which
the rebels have greatly worried the ameri.
cans recently. during the night time.
Ninety minutes after the starl--at
o'c.ock-the whole front for distance OF
three miles - the aarth had been cleared.
Gen. Hais's brigade had simultaneously
swept iu a noTfhwoaeriy dlrertion. ro,s.
ing the emesny ard burning ths town az
San Francisco del Monte ard a number Of
scattered huts.
The lne was then opposite Noynlerhe.
the artillery advancing along a good road
frcns Ia Iona 20 Sovaieehs, the wagons
carrying ponieons. telegraph supplies and
amEanaition following. The infantry raov-
cd IN splendid order.
Smoke from Vie burning nufS marked
the iine of s3se American a3ysnea. Am
faiances and horse litserp. TED fy Chinese.
brought IA the wsgaeed. agrspng xhors,
we're few FIllpInos. The Americans ssha
were wounded endured shesr Injuries brave
~. one group which had beer brought fr.o
the hospital singing Comrades"
The Pennsylvania troops took nine psfa-
ausrs. among tnem a great. naked capsasn
al The Maea5ehee ;rihs and one Japanese
All he prisoners we're greatly terrified. sx-
yeetlmg 20 hs executed Immediately.
En~4ay's rerc~ Cut In Two.
MANILA, March zs.~2.@5 p. rn.~Gen.
MaeArsAar's division. consisting % sas
hrsxaas~ OF Gen. Harrison Gray 0gss
Gen. Hale ard Gen. Hall supplemented
by Gen whsason's brigade. advanced 81
daylight and cut tia ensrsys forces In
two They captured shs towns of f'oIo
ana Sevaleche on the left ard saa Fran
cisco del Monte ard NzriaaEnz on tsss
right. clearing the rsfsei treDehss in front
ef the line ssuT1h of she river 50 Gallo
rar They saso secured EsDssssxsas of tbs
railroad, practically eornsFfEE the flower
gf AsHsnaIss9's srrag ~ Maiabnrs ard In
sfgs foothlEfn at slngsiona- twwasy miles
Apart.
Ths troops engaged w@rr the Third ar
fgIlerv. Ffrxs Infantry Montana Kansas
sssraska Wseassfsgs 9s@Iarssss. Scasa Dae
EufSr Minnesota agsfs Oregon Sefstafesrs.
sse Tsssrs4 Foarsk sessazA sss8 Twenty
sexs0sst regulars. shs Utah artillery bat
ssissz Rad Twenty @Tssirs regiment. The
American casualties wero Iaxns-