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ing one and half miles on the south
bank of the Rio Grande.

soldiers would have been able to defy
thousands. SO strongly were they con.
structed. The Americans found the
trenches on the south bank Of the river
deserted, which furnished them with
cover from which they could pick off
Filipinos whenever one Of them showed
his head.
When the rebels t,egan firing two
puffs of smoke simultaneously from the
trenches on each side of the raiload
track showed they were using cannon,
which was genuine surprise to the
Americans. Several SHELLS burst close
to General Wheaton's staff, but it
seemed the Filipinos failed to master
the machinery of the modern shells and
they were unable to get the right range
Young's Utah battery was ordered
into position in the center OF the
Kansas regiment to silence the rebel
guns and at II O'Clock the rapid fire
guns had been ferried across the river
and came into line.
At noon the rebels were still pouring
a heavy fire in the direction Of the
Americans who returned it spi1itedly
Two Americans were killed and seven
wounded.
At about this time General Hale s
brigade was advancing east of the line,
apparently to cross the river and attack
the rebels in their trenches in flank. AS
did the Americans yesterday.
General Macarthur has secured an
order issued by Aguinaldo to rebel
commanders telling them to instruct
their men to economize their fire, save
their empty shells and not to fire on
the enemy when the latter is under
cover The Filipinos are also instruct.
ed never to fire at longer range than
$50 metres and when they have river
or other obstacle, in front of them to
hold their fire until within eighty
metres. This order was issued after
the recent encounter between the Fill
pinos and Americans
LawtoD is meeting with the greatest
obstacles in the character of the coun-
try. His troops have only had few
skirmishes thus far, resulting in five Of
his men being wounded. But he has
been forced TO put his men at work
building roads and transport service is
giving much trouble, bullocks dying Of
heat and exhaustion and Cinnamon
having to be employed in pulling some
of the carts. Therefore the general
has been unable to cover the ground he
had hoped to cover.
The natives flee before the expedi-
tion, but they swarm back to their
houses as soon as the American troops
have passed. A few Filipino sharp
shooters are harassing the American
f1anks.
The commissary department is pre-
pairing to send more rations under
strong escort to the front
The United States transport Zea-
landia from, San Francisco arrived here
today after an uneventful voyage. Her
troops are oamped on the water front
The United States transport Sheridan
sails for home tomorrow.
Washington, April 24.-The follow.
ing list Of casualties was received from
Otis today:
Killed April 24-Private P. T.. Laid
Ter, hospital corps.
First South Dakota-Wagoner Morti-
ner Bowen, Corporal Victor johnson,
Private Chas. Schultz, James A. Lyes.
Wounded April 24-First South Da-
kota-Corporal Harvey M. Breed. Pri-
Yates Charles Peterson, Guy Jones, J.
A. Lizer, Harley Dejean.
First Nebraska Private Harry Nc
Cart.
Hospital Corps-Private Paul Com
pertz.
Utah Artillery-Private Max Madi-
son, battery A.
First Idaho-April 9, Private George
B. Manning, foot, slight
Fourteenth Infantry-Sergeant Geo.
Wall, Privates B. A. Low, A. W. Shell
lady.
Thirteenth Observation-Disclosures Ira
Fowle.
First South Dakota-April 20, Private
Fred Hanehe; April "a, Sergeant Chas.
A. Butter, Privates Paul Weiss, L. G.
Dean. A. S. Sjoblene; April 25, Ser
aeant A. Semendson, Privates Oliver
9. Lappa, j. Uriohs, Corporals G. L.
Myer, W. Reaman, Privates Frank
Gaebel, James Gibbs, j. W.. Murphy,
Thomas Coleman, Chas. Wagner, H. A.
Putnam, John Ranous, Jas. Davis, R.
W. Hawkins.
First Nebraska-April "a, Second
W. G. Lungan, Artificer
John Roller, Privates G. G. Cadwill,
NJ. 0. Legg, q. Wageck; April 25, Ma
ior Frank D. Edgar, Corporal Charles
Brewster, Privates D. Gillespie. L. w.
Pankborn, William D. Carter. Francis
Mason. Harvey Majors.
Fifty first Iowa-April "a, Maj. W.
Duggan, Corporal L. Wyland, Private
John Bosm. April 25. Privates John
Kennan, Nathan F. Hodges, Elmer
Narvee, P. Fl. Dwyer.
Utah Artillery-Corporal M. Jensen,
Privates Fritz Bummuler, John B.