Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-27
OF
AMERICANS
Was Hindered by Number of
Rebel Trenches
ALONG DAGUPAN RAILROAD
Yesterdays Work Consisted of the
St0rming Of These--Gunboa!s
Were in Action.

Manila, March 27.-7:40 a. m.-The
Americans have advanced along the
line Of the Dagupan railroad, driving the
Fiipinos from Malinta and New Cana
yam, where there were 5000 inhabitants.
Last night the brigades of Gen. Harrison
Gray Otis and Gen. Hale encamped in the
cncmy's trenches at New Canayan and
that of Gen. Wheaton at Malinta. Gen.
Wheaton's brigade formed a junction
with the remainder of Gen. MacArthur's
division at Malinta and the latter, leaving
Gen. Wheaton there. marched along the
railroad to New Canayan. This place
was fortified, and for 800 yards from it
there We're trenches on each side of the
track. These were taken possession of
by the American troops. The move
ment of the Americans will be pushed
in thisd direction.
The Filipinos, realizing that the rail-
road is the crucial line, nave construct
ed row after row of trenches running
diagonally on both sides of the track
at a distance of a few hundred yards
apart. This work was designed most
intelliGently and has evidently been
p''N oiiISA lIC oICSllOH VI cApCIlS IL
represents an enormous amount of labor.
Most of the rebel positions are protected
by thick earthworks, a majority of them
topped with stones and provided with
loopholes. Some nave sheet iron roofs.
Yesterdays work of the United States
troops consisted of the storming of the
successive trenches. The Filipinos be-
hin were completely hidden. h en-
envy poured a heavy fire from every
entrenchnent until they were disturb
ed by a thanking volley, when they would
disappear into the woods and jungle,
only to make stand at the next line.
The American loss was remarkably
small. seven being reported killed and 25
wounded. 1t is known that the F%ilipinos
We're so protected that they suffered
little. No dead insurgents were found in
the trenches. Forty prisoners were taken
by the Americans and it is estimated
that the rebel casualties numbered 20.
The insurgents broke their guns when
they We're compelled to abandon them.
The Helena and the army %gunboats
shelled Ma!abon and the country be-
yond, while the Monadnock focused all
it's batteries upon Paranaque for two
hours for the purpose of destroying the
military stores there. A great smoke
was caused, but as the insurgents are in
possession of the town the results of the
Smelling are not o~btainable. ,
The evacuation Of Malabon was a
picturesque rout, thousands of people,
women II children, loaded down with
household goods, some with their dear
est treasures-tighting c~ocks-under thelr
arms, poured across the swamps in the
early morning. An exploded caisson al
the railroad bridge proved a bar to the
Americans.
Ten soldiers of the Oregon regiment
While searching for two of those killed
earlier in the fighting, sneaked into the
city in the morning n found the place
in a condition of chaos. The Inhabitants
seeing them, fled in a panic, thinking the
American forces We're in possession. Tbs
Oregonians shot several armed natives
and then returned to camp.
The American forces did not occupy
! Malabon, but are concentrating thei1
strength to strike Malolos. Malabon i!
a city of d%esolation. The American sol
diers have been forbidden to enter The
place for fear that natives may be Turk
ing there. -