The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-03-31
AMERICANS ADVANCE.
Gen. MacArthur's Division Well on
Its Way to Malolos.
BOClVE IS TAKEN By OUR TROOPS.
The InHurEent Capital said to Have Been
Moved from sIzIOIos to san Fernando
-CasuaItIeE In the Twentieth
Kansas Regiment.


Kansas Regiment.
Washington, March 2g.-The insur-
gent capital Of MalOlOs is now the
point to which attention in all official
quarters IS directed. Maj. Simpson,
assistant adjutant general, chief of the
military information bureau, yester-
day advanced the American front Eve
miles on the map, based on the latest
advices from Gen Otis. These were
rather meager since Monday, and the
dispatch received sterday related to
Mondays fighting, without stating
whether the action had been resumed
yesterday morning. II was sufficient,
however, to show that MacArthur's
division was now beyond Mariloa and
well on its way to MalOlos-
The disposition of the forces, as
shown BY the latest dispatches, places
the brigade of Gen. Harrison G. Otis
advancing on the left OF the railroad
and the brigade Of Gen Hale on the
right WheatOn's brigade is further
back, maintaining his communication
with the advance forces. Ahead Of
the American forces the most serious
natural obstacle is the Bulacan river,
which is in reality an arm of Manila
bay, about q mile wide and very deep
and reaching straight across the path
Of the advancing American forces.
But TO Offset this Gen Otis dispatch
Of yesterday morning conveys the
cheering Information that our small
gun boats are in the Bulacan river
where great execution was done Mon
day, and where they viii relieve the
pressure on MacArthur's front This,
in the judgment Of military author
tiles, is a strategic move of great ad-
vantage, as the Bulacau river and the
big city of Bulacan may be the key to
opening easy access to the insurgent
capital lying just beyond
Bulacan is a city of Importance, sec
ond only 10 Manila, and is the capital
Of the province. Il is much larger and
stronger than the insurgent capital,
MalOlos. and, with its broad and deep
river, is a sort Of gateway to the CAPT
tai Only two small towns or pueblOs,
Bocave and Taal, lie between our
troops and the river. There is no
doubt the bridge over the Bulacan is
destroyed and this is probably the
bridge to which Gen Otis refers. 1t
is felt that some delay may be Occa-
stoned in overcoming so important a
natural obstacle as this deep, wide
river. Once across 1t the city OF Bula-
can lies 70 the left. The railroad
skirts around 1t, so that our forces
may leave 1t and press forward to the
insurgent capital, or may see 1T to re-
duce this important city. Beyond
Bulacan the road to MalOlOs is prac-
ticaliV clear
ADVANCE AGAINST MALOLOs
Manila, March 29.-The engineers
are repairing bridges, the rebels hav-
ing failed TO destroy the ironwork, and
the railroad is kept busy hurrying
supplies to the front The country to
MalOlos is level, with occasional
streams and patches Of wood, but there
are more jungles- The American
troops were to advance at daylight,
taking four days ratiOns with them
and having 200 rounds Of ammunition
in their belts They expect to take
BOcave, on the railroad to the east Of
Bulacan,' to-day. It is a difficult posi-
ton, protected by streams The
American line Is about /, 200 yards from
that of the rebels Desultory shots
were exchanged yesterday. The
American reports show that 20 men
were killed and 81 wounded on our
side Monday. The Dakota regiment
lost ten men killed and had 81 wounded.
According to prisoners in the hands
Of the Americans, AguinaldO's gen
erals, Garcia, TOfreo and PachecO,
were with the Filipino army Monday,
and drove their followers into the first
aggressive demonstration. The rebels
attempted to charge across the plain
east of the railroad, but the Ameri-
cans charged 20 meet them and the
FilipinOs bOlted after a few shots,
leaving several men killed on the
field The Filipino prisoners further
declare that the rebels have lost all
taste for fighting and that their
officers have to keep them in line By
beating them with swords
BOCAvE TAKEN BY AMERICANS
New York, March IA dispatch 70
the Journal, dated Manila, to-day
says: "BOcave has been taken by our
troops The railroad bridge is unin-
jured. Gen Macarthur is now within
eight miles Of MalOlos-" A dispatch
to the Herald from Manila says the
insurgent capital has been moved from
MalolOs 70 San Fernando. The insur-
gents burned Bulacan Tuesday after
noon The monitor Monadnock shelled
Los Pinas, south of Manila, Tue sday
noon
CASUALTIES ~ THE KANSAS REGIMENT
Washington, March 29.-Gen. Otis
has forwarded to Adjt- Gen. COrbin
casualty list Of those killed
and wounded Monday. The killed
in the Twentieth Kansas are: Com
pauy G, Corporal John Shear and
PriTates Carroll aud Williams; com
pany /. Private William Kinney; com
pany 81, Private James-O- Kline The
wounded: Company A, Corporal Frsd
Rscob, thigh, severe; company Fl,
Joseph Wahls neck, severes company
L, Leslie Sitter, arm, severe