Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-04-03

Manila, March 30.-10:30 p. MAT
ter a couple of hours of rest Gen. Mac
Arthur's division pushed on across the
rice fields and rivers and through the
jungle without meeting any opposition,
the enemy flying from the villages Of
Taal, Ucat and Bigaa, after burning
them. Even the town of Bulacan, the
capital of the province, was burned
and abandoned, although Gen. Mac
Arthur passed miles to the right. AT
o'clock the enemy made stand in
the trenches half a mile beyond Gui-
quinto station, at the river cross
ing. The Kansas and Pennsylvania
regiments Immediately deployed,
crossing the railroad bridge under a
heavy fire, and attacked the enemy's
position. The rebels withstood the
musketry fire for half an hour, but the
artillery disconnected them, and at
the end of As minutes fighting the
insurgents bolted toward the hills.
Our loss was two killed and 20 wound
ed. The enemy's loss was severe
Gen. Macarthur went into camp near
Guiguinto station at $50 o'clock, four
miles from Malolos.
Otis Cablegram.
Washington, March 30.-The follow
ing advices from Manila were received
by the war department yesterday:
Manila, March 3O.-Adjutant Gen
eral, Washington :-MacArthur ad-
vanced at o'clock yesterday morning
from Marilio. He passed rapidly to
Bocave. At 11:45 he took up the ad-
vance for Bigaa and at 3:15 in the
afternoon for Guiguinto, 31a miles
from Malolos, reaching that point at
5. The casualties for the day were
about TO- There was fierce fighting
in the afternoon. The troops made
a crossing Of the river at Guiguinto
by working the artillery over the rail-
road bridge by hand and swimming
the mules against a fierce resistance
The column will pass on the railroad
to the extreme front. The road is
nearly repaired and will re-supply the
troops today. Otis"
The statement that the rebels
nave dUduOOuOu MdlO1OS duu
removed their headquarters to San
Fernando is not credited here Gen
Otis reported nothing of the sort and
it is believed that the matter is of such
Importance that it would have been at
once reported by him. The military
map shows that the plan Wednesday
was to reach Bigaa, seven miles from
Malolos. The march cut out for the
day covers about seven miles. Bigaa
is just beyond the Bulacan river. Being
31a miles from MaIolos the force can
easily cover the distance today and
tonight will undoubtedly see it
in the insurgent capital. Our
forces are now in a more open coun-
try, where guerrilla fighting must be
abandoned by the rebels.
The navy department had no con-
frmation yesterday of the press dis
patches reporting the Smelling of Mala-
bon by the Monadnock Sunday and Las
Ponas to the south of Manila Monday
Neither has it confirmation of the re-
port Of the wounding of three men on
the Monadnock, nor Of the landing of
marines at Malabon. Admiral Dewey
cabled the department about some rou-
tine matters relative to supplies for
the marines, saying he could secure
everything, but he made no mention of
the matters reported by the press dis
patches.
Six additional mountain guns asked
for hxy Con Ofic chnrr limo
now on their way to Manila. Three of
the guns are two-pounders and can be
taken anywhere that mules or men
can go. Otis has eight of these guns,
besides the four guns of the Astor bat
terry. The latter, however, are r.
Founders and much heavier to handle.