The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-03-30
Plan to Cut OFF the 5000 Insurgents
Failed IN Account Of Rough-
ness Of the Country.
The Helena and the Army GunbOats
Shelled the Town of MalabOn
and Country Beyond.
Tho Nonadnock Focused All Its Batteries
Upon Paranque for Two Hours Great
Damage " rought-lhe Evacaa-
tiOn of Malabon Was y
Picturesque kout.

MANILA, March 27.-The Americans
have advanced along the line of the
Dagupan railroad, driving the Filipinos
from Malinta and New Canayan, where
there were 3, 600 inha bitants. Sunday
night the brigades of Gen. Harrison
Gray Otis and Gen. Hale encamped In
the enemy's trenches at New Canayan
and that of Gen. Wheaton at Malinta.
Gen. Wheaton's brigade formed
junction with the remainder of Gen.
MacArthur's division 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 il there were trench
es on each side of the track. These
were taken possession of by the Amer
ican troops.
The movement of the Americans will
be pushed in this direction.
The Filipinos, realizing that the rail-
road is the crucial line, have construct
ed row after row of trenches, running
diagonally on both sides of the track
at distance of few hundred yards
apart. This work was designed most
intelligently and has evidently been
done under the direction of experts.
1t represents an enormous amount Of
labor. Most of the rebel positions are
protected by thick earthworks, ma
jorty of them topped with stones and
provided with loopholes. Some have
sheet iron roofs.
The days work of the United States
troops consisted of storming the sue
cessive trenches. The Filipinos occu-
pying them were completely hidden.
The enemy poured a strong fire from
every trench until they were disturbed
by fianking volley, when they would
disappear into the woods and Jungle,
only to make stand at the next line.
The American loss was remarkably
small, seven being reported killed and
25 wounded. 1t is known that the Fill
ipinos were SO protected that they suf-
fered little. No dead insurgents were
found in the trenches. Forty prison.
ers were taken by the Americans and
it is estimated that the rebels casual
ties numbered 90.
The insurgents broke their guns
when they were compelled to abandon
them.
An exploded caisson at the railroad
bridge proved bar to the Americans.
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 a condition of chaos. The in
habitants, seeing them, fed in panic,
thinking the American forces were
in possession. The Oregonians shot
several armed natives and then re-
turned to camp.
The American forces did not occupy
Malabon, but are concentrating their
strength to strike Malolos. Malabon
is city of desolation. The American
soldiers have been forbidden to enter
the place for fear that natives may be
lurking there.
The Americans Monday morning
found the important town of Polo and
. number of small villages west
of the railroad deserted and
burning. They are advancing
along the railroad.
Monday the Washington volunteers,
who held Pasig Sunday, had an en-
gagement with q band of insurgents
who drove in their outposts. In the
6ght the Filipinos lost several men.
The United States troops, under Brig.
Gen. Lloyd Wheaton, captured the
town Of Nalinta, beyond the Tuliahau
,xivex, Sunday, after Q sharp aghk Col