The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-03-28
KILL SIX AMERICANS.
Among Them Three Officers Forty
Men Were Wounded.
TOWN OF PALO IS CAPTURED
The Filipinos Set Fire 20 it Before
Ieaying-Thc Americans Made
Brilliant Charge on the Trenches
Clearing Them of Insur-
gents The Kansas Men
Swan River.

WARRINGTON. D. c.. March 2L-rhs
following dispatch from General Otis
reached Washington at $50 this morn
Manila, March a. 1888.
AdJutant General, Washington:
Macarthur holds Maiiloa; severe fight
fne to-day and our casualties about
forty.
The insurgents nave destroyed bridges
which impedcI progress OF train and ar
uIery.
our troops met the concentrated IN
sureeut FORCES on northern lire com
mandeI by Aguuaido IN person and
drove them with considerable slaughter
Iney JEFF, nearly l0o dead on he'd ana
many prisoners and small arms We're
captured The column will press on IN
tue morning. Ollo'
PALO DESERTED.
MANILA March 2-ll:5j A. M-Ihe
Americans this morning found the nm
uortant town of Polo and a number Oh
small villages west of the railroad ue-
serted and burning. They are advancing
along the raAroad. To-day the Na7h-
iuetou Volunteers who held Passig yes
terduy had an engagement with a pahu'
of insurgents who drove In their OUT
uosts. Iu tine fight the Filipinos lost sew
eral men. ,.
Gen McArthurs division spent the night
and morning 90 Meycauyan the next
station beyond Polo.
Aftcr accommodating his front. he push-
od along the railroad this afternoon TO-
wards MaiOios.
NJ the statement OF the thrty-nye prls-
0uors captured to-day is true the main
body of the enemy has retrcated 10 Ma
loi0s.
80 MORE TRENCHES.
Put there are no more trenches 10 en-
counter although over thirty villages.
Including The larger settlements OF bui-
aoan and Gudeuiuto intervene.
At every railroad station circulars have
been posted signed by the Filipino CONE
mqulpr.in-chIof Antonio Luna. ordering
nh spies and bearers ~ ncws 20 the
enemy 10 ie shot without tiai. and in-
etrurtfuc that a, looters and rav!shers
bo treated in tho same manner
TO BE BURNED.
Further au towns abandoned hy the
Filipino troops are first 20 be burned.
While d-pI0rin- fhe existence or war,
the circular maintains the undeniabie
right of the FlUpiuos 20 defend their
homes. lives, and lands against would
De- dominltors who would kin them.
their wives and children" adding that
this motive ought to impel AN FlNplnos
+ t0 sacrifice everything
DESTROYED THE TOWN.
The shal.ng of Paranaque was not
rrcmeliuted The tlrrot ship Monad-
mock anchored on the town. and the in-
surgeons. bo'l hy tha long silence OF the
wafshins on guard duty opened lire ON
her with uuskcfs with the result that
one man was killed and three were
wounded.
THE M0raduock then destroyed half the
town. uclulirr fne church.
A STONE HOUSE.
The Washington Regiment had an
exciting experience and displayed
much ga.lautry The soldiers found
a. band of insurgents concealed in
"a stone house over which the French
dag was flying.
private volunteered 10 set fire 20 The
building Tie ana SD and the troops ap-
preached when it was burning and the
Fuiuinos had apparently fed. But they
were greeted with q sudden yO.ley from
the balcony OF tho house. resulting I'm the
building being cleared of the enemy IN
short order.
a HEAVY Loss
7.j r. MA thousand FHpinos.
composing The rear guard OF the
insurcent army which is retrcating
Oh Alalolos. Aguinallos headquar-
ters. made stand to-day in some
strong ontrenchmons about Marlao
across the Narilao river
In tho engagement six Americans were
Killed. including three officers. and forty
were wounded.
1ro American forces advanced from
Neycluyan the brigade commanded by
General Harrison Gray Otis being on
tho left of the railroad and General
Haies ON the right They eventually
discarncd white roofs and steeples among
the green trees beyond the river. looking
NOT unlike a Massachusetts village. The
Filinlnos had an unfordatlc river I'm front
OF them and they poured IN a fire so ef-
fcctivo that Sc showed that they We're
veterans probably members Of the native
militia which the Spaniards organized.
SOON ENDED.
Tho American artillery put a dramatic
end to the battle Approaching undet
cover OF the bushes 10 about sixty yards
from the trenches. the artiilerymen
emerged upon an open space command
ing the town When the Americans APP
pcared they gave a great yell and the
Fiipinos were panic stricken about a
hundred seeking safety in flight while
"a white flag was raised by thohe who
were in the trenches who also shouted
Amigos" friends).
Colonel Funston. with twenty men ot
the Kansas Regiment swan across IN,
river 90 the LETT of the railroad bridge
and captured eighty prisoners with all
their arms
The Pennsylvania Regiment captured
forty prisoncrs-
RESTING on THEIR ARMS
The Americans refraincd from burning
the town and are resting there tonight
General Otis brigade Is crossing the
framework bridge General Hale's bril-
pade remaining on the south bank Of the
river
The United States Philippine Commits
sion proposes 20 issue proclamation I'm
medlately after the insurgent government
~ Mal0los is dispersed believing that
the most effective moment 10 secure the
allegiance OF the natives will be after
delivering an object lesson Of the Ameri.
cans power
GUNBOATS BOUGHT
The following cablegram was received
bv the war Department on March 10Th
and has just been made public:
Manila March l9.-Adjutant General.
Hnva p,1rcha sod All D1ttA