The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-03-31
The Gallant Officer Shot While in
the Saddle Must Die, I'm
Too Old" lie GaSped.
The Helena aud the Army Gunboats
Shcllcd the Town of Malabon
ant Country Beyond.
The Muusdnoct Focused Al IT. batteries
Upon iirnnqu- Tor Two Hours Great
Damage Wrought The tNacua.
tion of MaI,bon was
Picturesque Rout.

MANilA. March 27 The movement
Of tine American troops Saturday swept
the insurgents back toward Malabon.
Cen. Harrison Gray Otis brigade II in
front - la Iona, where there is a
stretch oi a mile Of rough, open couu.
try The insurE,ut trcnchc, in the
edge OF the woods arc four feet deep
and furnish a good head cover. The
American troops advanced ON the dou-
bile quick, yelling hcrcciy aud occa.
slonally dropping in the grass and fir
ing by vo,lcy.
A. daylight Gen. O,is' aud Gen. Hairs
br.gadcs advanced from La Iona
church straight through the rcbc, lines,
cutting the cncmy's forces in two,
Upon this occasion the rebels adopt
ed the American tactics OF holding
their fire until the attackers were about
l Loo yards distant. The rebels also
fred lower than usual. The Americans
frcd vollcys with terrible cffcc, and
then rushed forward cheering and car
rying everything before them.
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v,sson was swsng ia tho left driving
she rcbcls away ON all sides
ten. Whcaton's brigade. In accord
ancc with Instructions, remained In
:A= trenches Before joining IN the
movement at noon, zen. Wheaton
troops Developed strong opposition
n lax "A . I
han.
The hriradcs commanded 10y Gen.
Harrison Gray Otis and Gen. Hale
advanced on Novalichos and Polo,
strongly catrcuchcd towns.
The natives stood until the Amcri-
cas-, were within 200 yards of their POI
sitiun and then broke and ran 20 the
woods. About 80 OF them were killed
In the outslsirt, and 20 on the roads.
Ninety minutes after the start-at g
o'clock the whole front for distance
81 three miles to the north had been
cleared. Gen. llalc's brigade had
simultaneously swept in a northwest
crly direction, routing the enemy and
burning the town of san Francisco del
Monte and a number Of scattered hutN
Thclinc was then opposite Noyalechc.
the artillery advancing along a good
road from La Iona To Novaicchc the
wagons carrying pontoons, telegraph
supplies and ammunition following.
The infantry moved in splendid order.
The Pennsylvania troops took nine
prisoners, among them a great naked
captain OF the Macabcbce tribe and
one japanese, All the prisoners were
greatly terrified, expecting To bc exc
cutcd Immediately.
The American losses, reported up &c
noon Saturday was eight men killed
and about 20 men wounded.
The loss of the enemy was heavier
than during any previous engagement
|, was stated at the war department
that the expression Of Gen. Otis, IAN
endcavoring TO take fraction in re
verse" means that while ostcnsibl,
making fcint at the front that he in
tends To swing to the rear and attacl
the enemy on the left. The dispatche
of Gen. Otis are forwarded tn Prcsidcn
Mex nlcy as soon as received at ,h'
war department.
War department officials do not at
tempt To conceal their belief that thu
fighting has been very severe and tina
the American losses are no doubtquit'
heavy.
MANILA, March 2s.--The American
have advanced along the line of tn
Dagupan railroad, driving the Filipino
from Malinta and New Canayan, wher
there were 5000 inhabitants Sunda.
night the brigadcs OF Gen. Harrison
Gray Otis and Gen. Hale encampcd n
the enemy's trenches at New Canaya'
and that of Gen. Wheaton at Malinto
The movement of the Americans vii
be pushed in this direction,
Ten soldiers of the Oregon regiment
while searching for two of those killc
earlier in the lighting. sneakcd int
the city in the morning and found tn
place in condition of chaos. The in
habitants, seeing them, fed in panic