The record-union., 1899-03-30

afternoon for Guiguinto, three and one
half miles from Malolos, reaching that
point at 5 o'clock Casualties for the
day about seventy. Fierce fighting in
the afternoon. Troops made crossing
of river at Guiguinto by working artil-
lery over railroad bridge by hand and
swimming mules against fierce resist
ance. The column will pass on the
railroad to the extreme front. nearly re-
paired, and will resupply the troops to-
day. OTIS
REBELS BOLT TO THE HILLS.
| MANILA, March 20 "wednesday,
1910 p. m.)-After a couple of hours
of rest General MacArthurs division
pushed on across rice fields and rivers
/ through the jungle, without meeting any
opposition, the enemy flying from the
villages of Taal, Ucat and Bigaa, after
| burning them Even the town of Bull
acan, the capital of the province, was
| burned and abandoned, although Cen
eral Macarthur passed miles 20 the
fright
! AT o'clock the enemy made a stand
in trenches half mile beyond Guigun-
to station, at a river crossing. The
Kansas and Pennsylvania regiments i'm
road bridge under heavy fire, ard at
tackled the eneny's position. The rebels
withstood the musketry fire or half an
hour, but the artillery disconnected
fight, the insurgents bolting toward the
hills
Our loss was two killed and twenty
wounded. The enemy's loss was Sc
we're,
General Macarthur went into camp
near Guiguinto station at $50 o'clock,
four miles from Malolos.
WILL BE A HARD FIGHT AT
MALOLOS.
MANILA, March % 7:3O p mat
daylight General MacArthurs division
advanced from Marilao along the rail-
road to Bigaa, five miles distant, with
the Nebraska, South Dakota and Penns-
Kansas and Montana regiments and the
Third Artillery on the left. General
Wheaton's brigade is in reserve.
The American forces met with strong
opposition in the jungle First one
Nebraskan, then one Pennsy1vanian and
afterwards two of the Montana regi-
ment were. killed. Thirty-five were
wounded, including one officer of the
Kansas regiment.
The rebels burned the villages as they
retreated in bad order towards Ma.cios.
The enemy also tore up sections of the
railroad in many places and attempted
to burn the bridge at Bigaa, but the
fire was extinguished, owing to the
timely arrival of the Americans.
The rebels had not finished their
trenches along the line of to-day's
march, showing they were not prepared
for our advance. 1t is believed, how
ever. that there will be a hard fight
before Malolos is taken.
The Minnesota regiments reinforced
the division to-day, marching from the
waterworks during the night to Ma
Mia. and going to the front by train.
A PICTURE OF DESOLATION
MANILA, March %, noon-The Amer
lean army advanced at 6 o'clock this
morning. sweeping onward three miles
before 10 O'Clock and driving the reb-
els beyond Bocave to the east of Bull
acan and on the railroad leading to
Malolos.
Our troops met with but slight resist
ance. The Filipinos fired volleys yes
terday evening for the purpose of draw
ing the American fire and disclosing the
locality of our positions. Two men of
the Pennsylvania regiment and one
man belonging to the Dakota regiment
were wounded. The Americans re-
mained silent.
The country between Marilao and Ma
Mia presents picture of desolation.
Smoke is curling from hundreds of ash
heaps. and the remains of trees and
fences torn by shrapnel are to be seen
everywhere. The general appearance of
the country is as if it had been swept
by a cyclone. The roads are strewn
with the furniture and clothing dropped
| in flight by the Filipinos. The only
persons remaining behind are a few
aged persons. too infirm to escape. They
camp beside the ruins of their former
homes and beg passers-by for any kind
of assistance. The majority of them
are living on the generosity Of our SOL
diers. who give them portions of their
rations. The dogs of the Filipinos cow
er in the bushes, still terrified and bark
ing. while hundreds of pigs are to be
seen busily searching for food.
Bodies of dead Filipinos are strand
ed in the shadows of the river or rest
ing in the jungle where they crawlsd
to die or were left in the wake of the
hurriedly retreating army These bodies
give forth a horrible odor, but there is
no time at present to bury Them
The inhabitants who fed from Marilao
and Meycayan left in such a panic that
| on tables our soldiers found spread
money and valuables and in the rooms