The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-31


MANILA, March a1-Mat. Gen. Mac-
Arthur entered MaIoIos, the seat of
the so-called insurgent government,
Mt haIf-past o this morning. the
rebels burning the city and stimuli
faneousIy evacustins it. They are
now I'm full retreat towards the
north, where AguinaIdo and the
cabinet have been for two days.
GEN. OTIS CONFIRMS.
WASHINGTON. March s-The war
department at 1:30 this morning made
public the following dispatch from Gen.
Otis:
MANILA, March 31.-Adjutant Cen
efal, Washington-MacA cam
tured MaIolos at IOI5 this mornfnr.
Enemy retired after slight resist
ance and firing city. Particulars
A~tSA' nan hdu quite a severe n
gagement beyond Mariquina. Cas-
uaIties twenty. Enemy driven.
Otis.
MANILA, March 31.-The United States
troops rested last night In the Jungle
about mile and q quarter from MaloIos.
The days advance began at o'clock and
covered distance of about two and a
half miles beyond the Guiguinto river.
along the railroad
The brunt of the battle was on the right
OF the railway, where the enemy was an
parentiy concentrated. The First Ne
braska. First South Dakota and Tenth
Pennsylvania regiments encountered
them in the entertainments on the border
OF the wood, and the Americans. ad-
vancing across the open, suffered a ter
rifle fire for half an hour. Four men of
the Nebraska regiment were killed and
thirty were wounded. Several of the Da-
kota regiment were wounded, and one of
the Pennsylvania was killed
Gen. Halls brigade is advancing north
from the water works and driving the left
wing of the enemy across
The Americans finally drove the Fill
pfnos back. Although there were three
lines of strong entrenchments along the
track, the enemy scarcely made any de-
fense there.
MARTHURS CLOSE CALL.
Gen. Macarthur and his staff were
walking on the track abreast of the line,
with evervthinp c,,iat yban e,,dda,,lD,
they received a shower of bullets from
sharpshooters in trees and on housetops
But these were speedily dislodged The
enemys loss was apparently small. tho
jungle affording them such protection
that the Americans were unable to see
them, and in firing were guided only by
the sound of the Filipino shots. The
American artillery was handicapped for
the same reason
Last nights long line of campflres
made beautiful sight. with the Twen-
tieth Kansas regiment on the left of
Guiguinto station and the Pennsylvania
regiment on the right beyond the river.
The provision train was delayed by
broken bridges, but the stores of grain
and focks of ducks in the locality fur
nished ample forage The hospital work
is remarkably efficient, as 1t has been
throughout.
The signal corps continues abreast OF
the line and maintains a constant COM
munication with the city
The Minnesota regiment was sent for
ward from the water works yesterday, in
order to strengthen the advance line for
the final assault.
FORCED TO FIGHT.
NEW YORK, March 3O-A dispatch
from Manila says: Insurgents have
been found with their throats cut. This
is taken to indicate that they were thus
punished for refusing to fight
ut is now believed the insurgents faith
In Aguinaldo is destroyed.
Gen. Macarthur is making ready an
armored railroad car for future opera
tions.''