The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-30

Washington. u. G.. March 25.-The
War Department late tonight made
public tile following dispatch form
General Otis:
Manila. March 25.--Adjufant Gen.
crai: Perfected northern movement
not yet completed. Otis and Hale's
brigades. with mounted troops, Fourth
cavalry. the turning column. met with
heavy resistance over difficult country
and are cnmped tonight six miles east
Of. Polo and six miles north OF line
from which advance was taken up.
"Wheafon's brigade. nt Caloocan,
drove enemy one and half miles
north across river. Hale. on extreme
right, encountered considerable force
and routed it. Fighting heavy near
CaIoocnn. Movement continues In
morning.
"Onr casualties about 1GO. twenty-five
killed. Enemy lost in killed alone 200.
"OTIs."
KIiled.-John $. Stewart, captain,
Company A. Pueblo. -
| Wounded.-C Charles Brill. private,
Company NJ. Boulder; sInlcom II. Mac
coe. private. Company NJ. Boulder; Ed
win Pitts. private. Company r. Pueb-
| 10.
Colonel Mccoy OF the Colorado regi-
ment yesterday cabled to Governor
Thomas giving the above as the list OF
casualties suffered by the Colorado sol
dicrs In yesterdays fighting In front
| OF Nnnila. II is expected that this list
| will be added 10, as the Colorado men
were In the thirkcst OF the fighting.
Mnniln, March 25.--;I:45 y. m.--Elnb-
crate preparations were mnde for the
movement General Whcaton's bri-
gadc was placed In the rear and Gen
erai Harrison Gray Otis and General
Halls were behind General Hale's.
Under cover OF darkness. General
Otis and General IIale's brigades left
their trenches and advanced close up
on the encIny's line without being de-
tectcd. General wheaton's and Cen
eral Halls brigndes occupying the va
Gated positions.
| At o'clock the American troops
brealSfnsted, and the Filipinos. MOTTO
ing the camp fires. their buglers called
to arms.
At dnylight General Otis and Gen
eral Halls brigndes advanced from La
Lomn church straight across the rebel
lines, cutting the enemy's force In two
Upon this occasion. the rebels adopt-
cd the American tactics OF holding
their fire until the attackers were 1000
yards distant The rebels also fired
vollcys with terrific effect and then
rushed forward. cheering and carrying
| everything before them.
Once through. General McArthur's
! division was swung through the line.
driving the rebels away on nil sides.
General Wheaton's brigade, in ac-
| cordnnce with instructions. remained
In the trenches. Before joining In the
movement at noon, General Wheaton's
troops developed strong opposition
| between Malabon and the river Tulin-
han.
The brigades commanded by General
Harrison Gray Otis and General Hale
advanced on Novaliches and Polo,
strongly entrenched towns.
In the meantime General Halls bri-
gade swept the country clear to the
water works and the foothills and
Singnlon. capturing San Francisco del
Monte and Mariquina.
Manila. March 26.-S:15 u. m.-Twen-
ty-six dead and 100 wounded in hos
pitnl Is the latest statement of the
American losses in the engagement
with the Filipinos.
To-dny's fighting furnished speci-
men OF the difficulties with which the
Americans have to contend. The Fiji
| pinos never. except at Malabon. per-
| mitted their opponents to get within
several hundred yards OF them. They
would fire few vollcys from their
cover and then scuttle back to another
| cover, repeating these tactics for miles.
| Many of the trenches Ind gullies and
connecting paths through the cane and
| brush, enabling them TO retrent unseen.
The problem the Americans have to
| fnce IL to drive or lure the insurgents
to fight In force. The trenches seem
thinly manned. except in the vicinity of
Malabon.
The gunboat Helenn and two army
boats command Malabon. hut the au-
thoritles desire to avoid smashing the
| town, where there Is much valuable
property belonging to foreigners. and
where are located warehouses of most
of the Manila firms.
Manila, March 26.-1:3O p. m.-The
United States troops. under Brigadier
Generals Hall and Lloyd Wheaton.
captured III town of Aialinta. beyond
the Tuliahan river. to-day after a
sharp fight.
Colonel Harry C. Egbert. of the
| Twenty-second regular infantry. was
killed
The American casualties to-day were
much larger than those of yesterday.
the total loss thus far reported since
| the engagement commenced being 45
killed and 145 wounded.
General Wheaton entered Malnta.
which Is small village of huts. at l
O'Clock this afternoon.
The United States gunboat Helena
and other gunboats have been shelling
Mnlabon. about n mile northwest of
Caloocnn. for several hours.
Evidently anticipating a lombard
ment by the fleet. n thousand rebels
vacated Malabon last night. leaving a
few to burn the town. General Whea-
toms brigade. composed of the Second
Oregon regiment and the Twenty-sec-
ond and Twenty-third infanty stretch
ed out along the railroad from Caloo-
can to the Tuliahan river, was power
less to prevent the withdrawal, owing
TO the natural obstacles and TO the
strong opposition. A column OF smoke
at daybrenk was the first intimation of
the encmy's intentions, but others fol-
lowed at various points, all soon blend
ing In 4 dense balloon-shnped cloud.
The flames of the burning rice mills
and large buildings could be plainly
seen from Caloocan, despite the strong
sunlight.
In the meantime General Wheaton's
brigade held the railroad to the river.
but was unable either to repair the
bridge. which has been destroyed by
the enemy. or to advance, owing to the
opposition and the hills on the other
side.
General Wheaton's headquarters last
night was half mile south of the
river, on the railroad. The opposite
bank was protected yesterday by
hlockhouses and intrenchments. occa
sionally the artillery and infantry fired
across the stream. Finally the enrIn
eers moved construction train up to
the bridge, the iron frame of which
rpInnlund .lnI hasruu IL, ,o,l.,a.. ~.