The Red Cloud chief., 1899-04-28
SHARP FIGHTING ALREADY.
The March on Calumpit a Running
Fight
SIX AMERICANS ARE KILLED.
Ons Army Advancing Directly on the
Filipino Po,ition. While Another Il
Fiiipinos Counted.

ing has been received at the War de.
psrtment from General Otis:
MANILA, April 26. - Adjutant Gen.
cral, Washington: IIale's brigade,
MacArthur's division, moved down
right bank upon Qunqu, river yester-
day to vicinity OF Calumpit; now
joined by Whcaton's brigade on left
bank. Hale encountered fierce opposi-
tion, driving enemy with heavy loss,
taking his intrenchments In flank.
IIsle's casualties, six killed, twelve
wounded The divis on has now in
vested Calumpit, which will be taken
to-day
"Lawton. with part OF his command,
reaches Norsagaray this evening,
where he will be joined by center
column from Bocave. Extreme heat,
rain, high streams. bad roads made
march very difficult IIo has not met
opposition since leaving Novaliches,
enemy retreating in his front.
"South Of and near Manila enemy
has force Of 1000, making demon.
strations daily; can be easily taken
care of. IL cannot communicate with
north.
List OF casualties Of the day be-
fore yesterday, cabled to-day Oils"
MANILA, April .6.-Thc movement
Of the American forces on Calumpit
has begun. General Hale's brigade
crossed the river at Quingua and is
moving down the bank of the river to-
ward Calumpt. Many insurgents
were driven from the front OF tho line
Of march. Fifty Of the enemy were
killed in one engagement to-day,
while the American loss was only one
killed. The town Of Malolos has been
evacuated. Only the railway station
is held. The army gunboa are un-
able to ascend the river t" cooperate
in the movement on Calumpit, and
havo returned to Manila.
General Halc's brigade, consisting
Of the Nebraska. Iowa aud South Da-
kota regiments, with their guns,
which left Ma.olos yesterday, followed
the west bank Of the Rio Grande river
to ford. Many small bands Of rebels
noon the Americans discovered several
hundred Of the enemy entrenched
near Pulilan. north Of Quingano Our
troops attacked the rebels, losing six
men killed and eleven wounded.
General nale's troops claim that
nearly 200 dead natives were counted
along the country traversed. Among
the dead was Spanish captain.
The rebels along the Baghag river
] 80 cal, -
troops under General Hale approached.
The South Dakota regiment bore the
brunt Of the fighting and lost five men
killed and nine wounded, During yes
terday's fighting the Americans cap
tured $50 prisoners The rebels are
steadily retrcating in the direction oi
Calumpit
At 4 o'clock this morning General
Hale crossed the river and advanced
on Calumpit. General Macarthur.
division also advanced. but none o.
the armored fiat cars was pushed
ahead on the railroad The Kansas
; regiment advanced upon the right o
the track, and the Montana regimen
pushed forward on its left.
The Filipino troops engaged wer
we'll uniformed and we'll drilled. Al
: the .mpaign progresses the rcbe
troops are improving They ar
adopting American methods. and tn
accuracy Of their shooting is evincc
by the fact that five Americans wer
shot in the head
The rebels are already returning t.
= Malolos and are becoming trouble
= some. They fired on an ambulanc
, yesterday which was crossing tn
I plaza and they have driven this Chi
S nese out.
d The temperature to-day was "a an
several cases OF prostrotioa were r.
u ported. The weather was cloudl
:. The country traversed by our troor
n Is thickly wooded and the hardest fC