Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-29
THE FIGHTING CONTINUES
Gen. MacArthur's Forces Make
Gallant Advances.
FACING THE ENEMY.
Our Loss is Considerable but the Fill.
ipinos Did Not Fare So Well
as We Did.

Otis saying that the battle continued all
day on March q, with the loss of about
forty on the American side. He says that
the troops will press forward in the
morning Aguinaldo commanded the in
surgenrs in person. 1t is supposed that
the dispatch was sent in the evening Of
Monday today March q.
The following is the dispatch received
from Gen. Otis, referred to in the pre-
yious bulletin:
1t reached Washington at 500 this
morning:
Manila. March 27.-Adjutant- General,
Washington: Macarthur holds Matilda /;
severe lighting today and our casualties
about forty. The insurgents have de-
Stroyed bridges which lmpeded progress
OF tram ana artillery. Our troops met
the lnSurgent forces on northern line COM
manued 10y Agulnaldo III person and
slaughter. They left nearly lUO dead on
the nelu and many prisoners and small
arms were captured. The column viii
press on III the morning. Otis"
Manila, March 27.-3:25 p. m.-Gen.
MacAr, lur's division spent the night and
morning at MeIcauayan, the next Sra-
ton beyond Palo. After reconnoiterlng
his front, he pushed along the railroad
this AFTERNOON towards MalOlos. Ii the
statement Of the thirtytive prisoners cap
tured today is true, the mann body of the
enemy has retreated TO hlalolos.
tiut there are no more trenches to en-
counter, although over thirty villages, IN
Guiding the larger sediments OF Bulacan
and Gudguinto intervene.
Vigorous Measures Adopted.
L
been posted, signed by the t1nplno COM
mander-in-cnIeI, Antonio Luna, ordering
ail spies and bearers OF news TO the ene-
my 70 be shot without trial and instruct
ing that all hooters and raylshers be
treated III the same manner. further, all
towns abandoned by the Filipino troops
are nrsC TO be burned.
WnIie depIorlng the existence Of war,
the circular maintains the undenlable
right of the F'ilipinos to defend their
homes, liveS ana lands against would
be domlnators WHO would xiii them, their
wives and their children.
Adding that this motive ought to impel
all Filiplnos to sacrifice everything.
The Smelling of Paranaque was not
premeditated. The turret ship Monad-
mock anchored off the town and the in
surgents. emboldened by the long silence
OF the WarShipS on guard duty, opened
fire on her with muskets, with the result
that one man was killed and three more
wounded. The Monadnock then de-
strOyed half the town, including the
church.
Used a French Flag.
The Washington regiment had an cx
citing experience and displayed much gal
lantry. The soldiers found Il band of
insurgents concealed in a stonenouse over
which the French flag was flying. A pri-
vate volunteered to set fire to the build
ing. He did SO and the troops approached
while it was burning and the Eilipinos
had apparently fed. But they were
greeted with a sudden volley from the
balcony of the house, resulting III the
building being cleared Of the enemy in
short order.
Made Stand.
T:40 D. MA thousand Fiipinos, COM
posing the rear guard of the rebel army
which is retreating on MalOlos, Agulnal-
dos headquarters, made stand today Ill
some strong entertainments about Mario,
across the Marilo river. In the engage
ment six Americans were killed, includ
ing three officers, and forty were wound
ed.
The American forces advanced from
Meicauayan, the brigade commanded by
Gen. Harrison Gray Otis being on the
left Of the railway and Gen. Hale's on
the right. They eventually discerned
white roofs and steepleS among the green
trees beyond the river looking not unlike
a Massachusetts village. The rebels had
az unfordable river Ill front of them
and they poured i'll a fire so effective that
it showed that they were veterans, prob
ably members of the native militia which
the Spanlards organized.
Dramatic End to Battle.
The American artillery put dramatic
end to the battle. Approaching under
cover of the bushes, to about sixty yards
from the trenches, the artillerymen
emerged upon an open space commanding
the town. When the Americans APP
peared they gave a great yell and the
Filpinos were panic-stricken, about 100
seeking safety in flight, while a white
flag was raised by those who were in the
trenches, who also shouted Amigos"
(friendS)
Col Funston, with twenty men of the
Kansas regiment, swan across the river
to the left of the railroad bridge and
captured eighty prisoners with all their
arms
The Pennsylvania regiment captured
forty prisoners
BY this time the right OF the Filipinos
was dcmorahzed.
The Americans refrained from burning
the town and are resting there tonight.
zen. OI1S brigade IS crossing the
framework bridge Gen Hale's brigade
remaining on the South bank of the river.
The United States Philippine commits
sion proposes to issue Il proclamation inn
mediately after the rebel government at
Malolos is dispersed, believing that the
most effective movement to secure the al
legiance of the natives will be after they
have received an object lesson of the
Americans power.
Dead and Wounded.
Washington, d. c., March 27.-AdTiccs
received by the war department show
that the number of casualties in yester-
days and today fighting were: Killed:
Three officers and twenty-five men;
wounded Eine officers and BOB enlisted
men.
STORY OF THE BATTLE.