The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-26

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
New York, March 26. 2:SO a. m.-Fol-
lowing is the latest dispatch received
in this city under Manila date relative
to the battle fought Saturday morning:
HARRINGTON.
Manila, March %. $40 p. m-The
greatest battle between the United
States forces and the insurgents that
has taken place since February was
that which began early this morning.
From dawn until evening the Sighting
| went on. The insurgents were steadily
driven back. but they offered unex-
pectedly strong resistance and in many
| instances they were only forced from
| their intrenchments at the point of the
bayonet At other times this was not
possible and artillery was brought to
bear For hours they stood their ground
under a deadly rain of shells on the
| banks of the Tuliaha river, where they
| fought from behind barricade erected
along the line of the railroad. At last
they were forced to yield, and they re-
tired into theto Of Malinta.
| The loss in killed and wounded upon
the American side will be fully 200. The
enemy's loss will greatly exceed this.
Tonight Aguinaldo's men are
Strengthening their position at Polo
about which place it is expected to-
The Advance Begun.
At o'clock this morning the dark
ness was pierced by the lights of many
camp fires that sprang up suddenly
| and silently within the American lines
By o'clock the troops had breakfasted
and the advance began from Laloma.
General MacArthur's division, composed
of General Harrison Gray Otis brigade.
on the left, composed of the 1st Mon
| tana, Sd artillery and Goth Kansas, and
General Hale's brigade. including the
South Dakota. Nebraska and Penn
| sylvania regiments, led the advance. AS
| this force moved beyond the trenches
that had been deserted by the Fillpinos
the reserves occupied the trenches, pre-
pared to advance when their services
| We're needed. The reserve force con-
sisted of Wheaton's command. COM
| posed of the End Oregon regiment 22nd
and Sd infantry, and General Halls
brigade, which included the 4th infant
| ry, two battalions of the 18th infantry
and the Minnesota and the Wyoming
regiments.
Macarthur advanced to the eastward,
encountering sharp, immediate opposi-
| tion from the Filipinos, who were
massed in considerable force and poured
a heavy small-arms fire upon the Amer
leans. General Hale, quickly extending
his front, Otis artillery rushed to the
firing line two guns of the Utah battery
of light artillery under Lieutenant Nay
lor, two guns of the 9Th artillery under
Lieutenant Fleming and Colt auto
matte firing gun in command Of En-
| sign Davis.
a Brilliant Charge.
| While the artillery vigorously shelled
the village Of Masambong, the infantry
charged across the level, open field in
utter disregard of the terrible volleying
| of the insurgents, and, with a great
cheer, carried the trenches. routing the
enemy in great disorder The Fiji
pinos gave ground stubbornly, but they
could not withstand the impetuous
rushes of the United States troops,
which continually advanced in the face
of most calling fire. They stood the
assaults for time, but the relentless
oncoming of the Americans was demor-
! aIiZing, and at last they fell back.
| After carrying the trenches the Amer
| leans swung to the northWard, captur-
| ing in splendid style the fortified towns
of Balintaoag, Baeza and Cathuhan and
finally driving the enemy before them
through the swamps bordering the Tu-