The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-03-31
MALINTA IS TAKEN.
Cen. Wheaton Continues His Ad-
vance Against the Insurgents.
MALAB0N SHELLED By OUR CUyBOATS
Thousands at the Inh ,bitants Quit the
Pace with Their hou,rhoid Guods-
Insnaltits In 1w-ntieth Bansas-
Latest DIS atch from Mania.

nave advanc ri a,oug the line of the
Dagupan raiiro al, driving the Fill.
pinos from Mallnta and New Canayan,
where there were 3. 600 inhabitants.
Last night the brigades of Gen. Har-
rison Gray Otis and Gen. Hale en-
camped in the enemy's trenches at
New Canayan and that of Gen.
wheaton at Malinta. Gen. Wheaton's
brigade formed a junction with the
remainder of Gen. MacArthur's divi-
sion at Malinta and the two, leaving
Gen. Wheaton there, marched along
the railroad to New Canayan. This
place was fortified and for 800 yards
from it there were trenches on each
side of the track. These were taken
possession of by the American troops.
The Filipinos. realizing that the rail-
road i the crucial line, have con-
structed row after row of trenches,
running diagonally on both sides of
the track at distance of few hum
dred yards apart. This work was de-
signed most intelligently and has evil
IDENTIFY been done under the direction
of experts. 1t represents an enormous
amount of labor. Most of the rebel
positions are protected by thick earth
works, ma iority of them topped with
stones and provided with loopholes.
Some have sheet iron roofs. The days
work of the United States troops con-
sisted of storming the successive
trenches. The Filipnos occupying
them were completely hidden. The
enemy poured strong fire from every
trench until they were disturbed by
thanking vollev, when they would dis
appear into the woods and jungle, only
to make a stand at the next line.
The American loss was remarka bly,
small, seven being reported killed and
% wounded. 1t is known that the
Filipinos were so protected that they
suffered little. No dead insurgents
were found in the trenches. Forty
prisoners were taken by the Ameri-
cans, and it is estimated that the rebel
casualties numbered 30
THE SMELLING OF MALABoN
Manila. March -. - The Helena
and the army gunboats shelled
Malabon and the country beyond.
while the Monadnock focused all
its batteries upon Paranaque for
two hours for the purpose of destroy
ing the military stores there. A great
smoke was caused, but as the insur-
gents are in possession of the town,
the results of the Smelling are not oh
tainable. The evacuation of Malabon
was picturesque rout thousands of
men, women and children, loaded
down with household goods, some
with their dearest treasures-fig fighting
cocks-under their arms, poured across
the swamps in the early morning.
Ten soldiers of the Oregon regiment,
while searching for two of those killed
earlier in the fighting, sneaked into
the city in the morning and found the
place in n condition of chaos The in
habitants, seeing them, fed in a panic,
thinking the American forces were in
possession. The Oregonians shot sew
eral armed natives and then returned
to camp. The American forces did not
occupy MalaDon, put are concenJrdJ.
ing their strength to strike Malolos.
The Americans this morning found
the important town of Polo and num-
Der of small villages west of the rail-
road deserted and burning, They are
advancing along the railroad To-day
the Washington volunteers, who held
Pasig yesterday, had an engagement
with a band of insurgents, who drove
in their outposts. In the fight the
Filipinos lost several men,
THE INSURGENTS RESIST rGERCELY.
Manila, March 27.-The United
States troops, under Gen. Wheaton,
captured the town of Malinta. beyond
the Tuliahan river, yesterday after a
sharp fight Col. Harry C. Egbert, of
the Twenty-second regular infantry,
was killed. Prince Loewenstein, for
merly aide-de-camp on the staff of Brig.
Gen. Miller at Iloilo, somehow got in
front of the firing line and was shot ip
the side, dying almost instantly.
The American casual ties yesterday
were much lighter than those of Sat-
urday, the total losses thus far report
ed since the engagement commenced
being 45 killed and l45 wounded Gen.
Wheaton entered Malinta, which is a
small village of huts, at one o'clock
yesterday afternoon.
CASUALTIES IN THE TWENTIETH KANSAS.
Washington, March %. THE follow
ing casualties in the Twentieth Kan
sas have been reported: Killed-H. S.
Plumer private, company E; Curran
c. Craig, private, company f; A. s.
Anibal private. company Il. Wound
ed-Frank Stewart, private, company
A, scalp, slight; Thaddeus Wiegant
private, C, thigh, severe; G. o. Nicho.
las, private, d, thoraX, severe; George
H. Cravens, private, e. thigh, severe;
Joseph H. Heflin, private, h, leg, Sc
we're; Andrew Evans, private, Il, neck,
moderate; j. II. Bryant, corporal, e.
elbow, slight; Orville Parker, private,
G, shoulder and arm, severe; Adna G.
Clark, captain, II, shoulder severe;
Edward r. Hook private, II, shoulder
and neck, slight; William Tull, pri-
vate, /, limbs, severe.
THE LATEST DISPATCH.
Washington, March 27.-The follow
ing dispatch was received dated 9:15
a. m. of the 9th:
Manila March % The Filipinos are burn
ing their stronghold at Malnbon and their
frnu ha at Ia Ia ha a