The record-union., 1899-03-25
Americans Gain a Sweeping Vic tory
Over Aguinaldo.
Rebels, After a Severe Battle Are Forced
Back Toward Malab9n.
Insurgent Loss Reported Heavy
General Arthur's Division, Sup
ported by General Wheaton's
Brigade, Capture the Town of
P01n

Brigade, Capture the FOWL OF
Polo.
NEW YORK, March 24.-The World
will tomorrow print the following Ma
Mia cable under date of March 24th:
"A sweeping victory over Aguinal-
dos forces has just been won by the
United States troops.
1.-THE total American loss is estimated
at about 100 including both killed and
wounded
1.-THE Filipino loss is between 300 and
400"
REBELS SWEPT BACK TOWARD
MALABON.
MANILA. March 25.-The American
movement to-day swept the insurgents
back toward Malabon- The fighting' was
fierce One hundred natives were kill
ed. The American casualties were
slight.
General MacArthur's division, sup
plemented by General Wheaton's bri-
gade, has captured the town of Polo.
PARTICULARS OF THE BATTLE.
MANILA, March 25- Noon = The
movement of the American troops to-
day swept the insurgents back toward
Malabon. General Harrison Gray Otis
brigade is in front of Laloma, where
there is a stretch of a mile of rough,
open country The insurgent trenches
in the edge of the woods are four feet
deep. and furnish a good head cover.
The American troops advanced on the
casionany dropping in the grass and
fixing by volley.
The natives stood until the Ameri-
cans were within 200 yards of their po-
sition, and then broke and ran for
the woods. About thirty of them were
killed in the outskirts and seventy of
them on the roads.
The Montana and Kansas troops met
which the rebels have greatly worried
the Americans recently during the
night time
Ninety minutes after the start-at 6
o'clock-the whole front for a distance
OF three miles to the north had been
cleared General Hale's brigade had
simultaneously swept in Northwestern
ly direction, routing the enemy and
burning the town of San Francisco del
Monte and a number of scattered huts
The line was then opposite Nova
leche, the artillery advancing along a
good road from Laloma to Novaleche,
the wagons carrying pontoons. tele-
graph supplies and ammunition follow
order.
Smoke from the burning huts marked
the line of the American advance Am
balances and horse filters, led by
Chinese, brought in the wounded,
among whom We're few Filipinos.
The Americans VINO were wounded
endured the injuries bravely, one group
which had been brought into the hos
pital singing "Comrades
The Pennsylvania troops took nine
prisoners, among them a great naked
Captain of the Macabebee tribe and one
japanese. All the prisoners We're great
iy terrified, expecting TO be executed
Immediately.
2.25 p. m.-General sIcArthur's di-
vision, consisting of the brigades of
General Harrison Gray Otis, General
Hale and General Hail, supplemented
by General Wheaton's brigade, ad-
yanced at daylight and cut the enemy's
forces in two.
They captured the towns of Polo and
Novaleche on the left, and San Fran
cisco del Monte and Mariquina on the
right, clearing the rebel trenches in
front of the line north from the river
to Caloocan. They also secured pos
session of the railroad, practically cor
nering the flower of Aguinaldo's army
at Malabon and in the foothills at Sing
alocn. twenty miles apart
Tho troops engaged We're the Third
Artillery, First Infantry. Montana,
Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming. Colora-
do. South Dakota, Minnesota and Ore
gon Volunteers. the Third, Fourth, Sew