Evening star., 1899-03-25
DETAILS OF THE FIGHTING.
Enemy Made Desperate Resistance,
but Were Finally DisIOdged.

MANILA, March -, noOn.-The American
movement today swept the insurgents back
toward Malabon. The fighting was fierce.
One hundred natives were killed. The
American casualties were light. Gen. Nc
Arthur's division, supplemented by Gen.
Wheaton's brigade, has captured the town
of Polo.
Gen Harrison Gray Otis brigade is in
front of Laloma. where there is a stretch
of mile of rough, open country. The in
surgent treEches in the edge of the woods
are four feet deep and furnish a good head
cover. The American troops advanced on
the double-quick, yelling fiercely and occa-
sionally dropping in the grass and firing by
P-volley.
The natives stood until the Americans
were within two hundred yards of their po-
sition. and then broke and ran for the
woods About thirty of them were killed
in the outskirts and seventy on the roads
The Montana and Kansas troops met the
hottest resistance in a strip from which the
rebels have greatly worried the Americans
recently during the night time.
Whole Front Cleared.
Ninety minutes after the start-at q
o'clOck-the whole front for a distance of
three miles TO the north had been cleared
Gen Hale's brigade had simultaneously
swept in a northwesterly direction, routing
the enemy and burning the town of San
Francisco del Monte and a number of scat
tered huts.
The line was then opposite Novaliches,
the artillery advancing along a good road
from Laloma to Novaliches the wagons
carrying pontoons, telegraph supplies. and
ammunition following. The infantry moved
II splendid order
Smoke from the burning huts marked the
line of the American advance. AmbuIances
and horse itters, led by Chinese brought
in the wounded. among whom were a few
F'iiipinOs- The Americans who were wound
ed endured their injuries braveIy, one group
which had been brought into the hospital
singing Comrades"
The Pennsylvania troops took nine pris-
oEers, among them a great naked captain
of the Macabebee triba, and one Japanese
All the prisoners were greatly terrified. ex-
pecting to be executed Immediately
Enemy's Force Cat i'm Two
p MANILA, March p 2:25 pm.-Gen- Nc
Arthurs division. consisting of the brigades
Of Gen Harrison Gray Otis Gen Hale and
Gen Hail. supplemented by Gen. Wheaton $
brigade, advanced at daylight and cut the
enemy : forces in two. They captured the
towns OF Polo and Novaliches on the left.
ard San Francisco del Monte and Marc
quina. on the right, clearing the rebel
trenches in front of the line north from the
river To Caloocan.
They also secured possession of the rail-
road, practically cornering the flower of
Aguinaido's army at Malabon and in tho
foot hills at Singalon, twenty miles anart
The troops engaged were the Sd Artillery
as infantry; the Montana, Kansas. Penn
sylvania, Nebraska, Wyoming. Colorado
q South Dakota. Minnesota and Oregon vol
uEteers: the I'd. 4th, 18th and 22d regulars
the Utah Artillery Battalion and 23d rcp-u.
lars.
ThesATnerican casualties were light.
Elaborate Preparations Made
MANILA. March %. 3:45 p.m.-EIaborate
preparations were made for the movement.
Gen. Wheaton's brigade was placed in the
rear and Gen Harrison Gray Otis and
Gen. Halls were massed behind Gen.