Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-03-30

Washington. March 29.-FoIlowing is
the text of the dispatch which reached
Washington at $50 yesterday morn
ing:
Manila, March %. Adiutant Gen
cral, Washington: Macarthur holds
Maltica; severe lighting to-day and orr
casualties about forty. The Insurgents
have destroyed bridges which impeded
progress of train and artillery. Our
trops met the concentrated insurgent
forces on northern line. commanded by
A@uindldo in person, and drove them
away with considerable slaughter.
They htt nearly ole hundred dead on
tle field and many prisoners and small
arms were captured The column VIII
press on IN the morning. -OtiS.
W#SAiu@ta.. March % - The third
day Of the whting north of Manila
brought lu'H Of a dpcisiv., character
iroM which var dppasmnat officials
could iud-a waHt the outcome Of this
movement wonld hc. IN Ill Official
quarters the most intense interest pre-
N'lil' We i'tA AltiIt Was 10 tAtllt4lpIt
ana none of that anxiety and tension
shown during the memorable days OF
last summer when the decisive blows
were being struck at Santiago Early
IN the day Gen. Otis Glhlcd the war de-
parment Il brief but comprehensive
dispatch summing up the situation. 1t
disclosed the fact that severe lighting
was going on with our forces advanced
as far north as MarilOa, while the in
SurgentS under command of Aguinaldo
were be,Sg driven back with consider
able slaughter. This and the press dis
patches satisfied the officials that the
strategic movement of entrappng the
insurgents between our lines had not
proved as successful as designed. and
that the move had now shifted 10 re-
treat by Aguinaldo's forces and pur-
suit by our troops. The insurgent re-
treat toward MalOlos was slow and
dogged and advantage was taken of
one after another of lines of intrench-
ments, the burning of bridges and the
interrupting OF communications. Gen.
Otis dispatch. although received early
yesterday, was sent Monday evening.
Manila time. aud summed up the work
of the three days. That the fighting
would proceed into the fourth day was
shown by his closing sentence: The
column will press on in the morning"
This refers to Tuesday
The engagement has now shaped
itself into what is looked upon as
More of a Chase
than the execution of a strategic move
ment. With the American base ad-
Yanced to Mariloa and the insurgpnt
base forced back TO Malolos. the main
bodies of the two opposing forces are
about ten or twelve miles apart. This
could be quickly covered under fair
conditions. but it is twelve miles Of
innumerahle difficulties and obstacles
which our troops must cover before
they reach the insurgent stronghold
MaloloS is the insurgent capital
where the assembly has been sitting
and the inSurgent government has
been i'll operation. 1t represents more
to the insurgents than any other place
in the Philippines. and little doubt is
entertained that they will make a deS-
perate stand there
The tactics of Aguinaldo are taking
him gradually beyond the range of Adj
miral Dewey's guns. While the in
surgents were at Malabon on Saturday
they were within mile of the water
front and easily within range of the
fleet. But as they have moved north
ward they have gradually moved away
from the bay. Malolos is about seven
miles back from the bay. although
there are shallow estuaries which
would permit light draft boats to ret
within a mile or two.
Among the Wounded.
Washington. March 29.-Gen. Otis
latest list of casualties includes the
following Northwestern soldiers among
the wounded:
First South Dakota-Comp9ny c.
priyates GCurSc Benson leg, slight:
Company |. Private Fred Barber.
chest, severe: Company c. Artificar
Arno Hughes. thigh. modrrate; Com
pany l.. Privates Meyers Allison. hand
and arm. moderate; Fred Lorensen,
chest. severe; Company +. Byron Has
tings knee
Thirteenth nnesota-Company +,
Private Jack Hamilton. thigh and
knee. slight; Company +, Robert Geib,
thigh, moderate.
First North DakOta-COmpany II,
Private Harry W. Donovan, forearm,
moderate.
First Montana-Maj +. j. Adams,
surgeon. thigh. slight; Private Edward
Aorl1sey, arm, slight.