Abilene weekly reflector., 1899-03-30
AMERICANS ADVANCE.
Gen. MacArthur's Division Well on
Its Way to Malolos.
BOCAvE IS TAKEN BY OUR TROOPS.
The Inaurgent Capital Said to Have Besa
Moved from Malolos TO san Fernando
-Casualtiss In the Twentieth
Kansas Regiment.

quarters is directed. Maj Simpson
assistant adjutant general, chiefof the
military information bureau, yester-
day advanced the American front five
miles on the map, based on the latest
advices from Gen. Otis. These were
rather meager since Monday, and the
dispatch received yesterday related to
Mondays fighting, without stating
whether the action had been resumed
yesterday morning. II was sufficient,
however, to show that MacArthur's
division was now beyond Mariloa and
well on Its way to Malolos.
The disposition OF the forces as
shown by the latest dispatches, places
the brigade of Gen. Harrison G. Otis
advancing on the left of the railroad
and the brigade OF Gen. Hale on the
right Wheaton's brigade is further
back, maintaining his communication
with the advance forces Ahead of
the American forces the most serious
natural obstacle is the Buacan river,
which is In reality an arm of Manila
bay, about mile wide and very deep
and reaching straight across the path
Of the advancing American forces.
But to Offset this Gen. Otis dispatch
Of yesterday morning conveys the
cheering information that our small
gunboats are In the Bulacan river
where great execution was done Mon
day, and where they will relieve the
pressure on MacArthur's front This,
in the judgment Of military author.
tiles, is a strategic move Of great ad
vantage, as the Bulacan river and the
big city OF Bulacan may be the key to
opening easy access to the insurgent
capital lying just beyond.
Bulacan is city Of importance, sec
ond only TO Manila, and is the capital
of the province. 1t is much larger and
stronger than the insurgent capital,
Malolos and with Its broad and deep
river, is a sort Of gateway to the capi-
tai Only two small towns or pueblos,
Bocave and Taal, lie between our
troops and the river. There is no
doubt the bridge over the Bulacan is
destroyed and this is probably the
bridge to which Gen. Otis refers. 1t
Is felt that some delay may be occa.
stoned in overcoming SO important a
natural obstacle as this deep, wide
river. Once across 1t the city OF Bula-
can lies TO the left. The railroad
skirts around 1t, SO that our forces
may leave 1t and press forward to the
insurgent capital, or may see fl to re.
ducc this important city. Beyond
Bulacan the road TO Malolos is prac.
tically clear II permits either a
straight march due west or else a cir
cuitous move along good roads north
ward to st. Isabel, then striking Ma.
lolos In the rear But the belief here
is that Gen. Macarthur will press
straight ahead along the railway, pre-
ferring a direct issue with the insur.
gent forces rather than another strate-
yic move TO entrap them
ADVANCE AGAINST MALoLos.
Manila, March 30. The engineers
are repairing bridges, the rebels hav.
ing failed to destroy the ronwork, and
The railroad is kept busy hurrying
supplies to the front. The country to
Malolos is level, with occasional
streams and patches of wood, but there
IRE more iungles. The American
.roops were to advance at daylight,
.aking four days rations with them
md having 200 rounds Of ammunition
n their BELTS They expect to take
3ocave, on the railroad to the east Of
to-day. 1t is a difficult posi-
ion, protected by streams The
american line is about I, 200 yards from
hat Of the rebels. Desultory shots
we're exchanged yesterday. The
American reports show that 30 men
we're killed and 6l wounded on our
ide Monday. The Dakota regiment
ost ten men killed and had 81 wounded
According to prisoners in the hands
i the Americans, Aguinaldo's gem
rails, Garcia, Tofreo and pacheco,
we're with the Filipino army Monday,
md drove their followers into the first
aggressive demonstration The rebels
'tlenpIeu 10 charge across the pam
ast Of the railroad, but the Ameri.
ans charged to meet them and the
'ilipinos bolted after a few shots,
eaving several men killed on the
leld. The Filipino prisoners further
leclare that the rebels have lost all
aste for fighting and that their
'ficers have to keep them in line by
'eating them with swords
B0CAvE TAKEN ny AMERICANS.
New York, March 90. "A dispatch to
he journal, dated Manila, to-day
ays: "Bocave has been taken by our
roops. The railroad bridge is unin.
ured Gen. Macarthur is now within
light miles of Malolos" A dispatch
o the Herald from Manila says the
nsurgent capital has been moved from
dalolos to San Fernando The insur.
'ents burned Bulacan Tuesday after
loon. The monitor Monadnock shelled
los Pinas, south of Mantle, Tuesday
loon.
CASUALTIES IN THE KANSAS REGIMENT
Washington, March 80. zen, Otis
las forwarded to Adjt, Gen. Corbiu
casualty list of those killed
nd wounded Monday. The killed
n the Twentieth Kansas are: Com.
ANY G, Corporal John Shear and
'rivates Carroll aud Williams; com.
ANY |, Private William Kinney; com.
ANY II, Private James O. Kline. The