Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-03-30
The American Army Steadily
Pushing Onward.
MANY THOUSANDS ARE ENGAGED
The stubborn Resistance ~ the ihsur-
gents Surprises tho war
Department.


Manila, March 2s.-Adjutant.
General, Washington: MacArthur's
advance is beyond Newcanayan. two
miles beyond Polo. nine miles from
Manila, and fifteen miles from Malolos.
The railroad will be repaired to the
advance point tomorrow. and the
troops will be supplied 10y cars. Mac
Arthur will press on tomorrow. He is
now in the open country. The insur'
gents are stoutly resisting behind sue.
ceeding lines OF intrenchments, from
which our troops continually drive
them. Manila is perfectly quiet, and
the native inhabitants appear to be re.
lieved Of anxiety and fear of insur.
gents. Captain Krayenbuh. commits.
sary lieutenant. Third artillery. !s
mortally wounded. OTlS.'
Manila. March 2S.-Tke United
States troops under Brigadier-General
Wheaton captured the town of Ma!inta,
beyond the Tuliahan river. today, af-
ter sharp fight. Colonel Harry G.
Egbert, of the Twenty.second regular
infantry. was killed. Prince Loewen-
stein, formerly abide. camp on the
staff of Brigadier Miller at lilo lilo,
somehow got in front of the firing line
and was shot in the side, dying al
most instantly. A German who &C.
com panied. the prince WAS wounded.
The United States gunboat Helena
and other gunboats have been Smelling
Malabon, about mile northwest Of
Calocan, for several hours. The insur.
American advance up the railroad at
Malinta. In addition to the fatal
wounding OF Colonel Egbert. several
men of the Twenty second infantry and
several men of the Oregon and Kan
sans regiments were killed.
Evidently anticipating lombard
ment by the fleet, a thousand rebels
vacated Malabon last night, leaving a
few to bum the town. General Whea.
toms brigade. composed of the Second
Oregon regiment and the Twenty
second and Twenty-third infantry,
stretched out along the railroad from
Calocan to the Tuliahan river, was
poWerless to prevent the withdrawal,
owing to the natural obstacles and to
the strong opposition. A column of
smoke at daybreak was the first intima.
ton of the enemy's intention, but
others followed at various points. all
soon blending in a dense balloon.
shaped cloud. The flames OF the burn
ing rice mills and large buildings could
he plainly seen from Calocan, despite
the strong sunlight.
BY III O'Clock in the morning the
only building Of importance not de-
strOyed in the center of the town was a
large stone church, but even at noon
fresh fires were started among the ma.
tive huts in the outskirts of Malabop.
although the general exodus took place
much earlier. Many Of the rebels
sought refuge in the suburbs, Navotas
and Casag. or were driven inland 10y
the shells OF the Helena. Callao, Ming.
dapan and Laguna de Bay.
Washington. March 20. - General
Otis dispatch. received at 10 O'Clock
tonight. recording MacArthur's adj
vance to Newcanayan, marked direct
and important step by the American
troops. in the opinion OF the acting Sec
rotary, Me,klejohn. and Adiutant.
General Corbin. Both expressed their
satisfaction at what had been accom-
pi'shed. The former dispatch regard
ing this branch of the operations, had
not been SO promising, inasmuch as
they had stated that General MacAr.
thur, although he had driven the en-.
envy, could not gain a point north of
folo on account Of the rOughness of the
country. With easy railroad commun
'cation to the advanced point, the diff.
Guilty in forwarding commissarv sun.
plies will be considerably lessened.
Every step fol ward is regarded az so
much ground gained, and an approach
nearer the insurgent headquarters at
Malolos-nOw stated to be but tx
miles from the vanguard of the Amer;.
can army. The tenacity of tho Fill.
pinos in the past few days. fighting
mas somewhat surprised the war Off.
Gals here, who did not think them
capable of putting up and MAINTAINING
the contest they have.
Washington. March 2s.-Tbe war
department has received the following
cablegram: ''s
manila, March %. -Adjutant.Gen.
eral, Washington. -MacArthur hos
ariven'the enemy, strongly intrencbed
IN large force, north of Polo He viii
continue to press them. The insnrg.
ents have strong intrenchments from
Calocan to Malolos. which have taken
them months to construct. OTIS
London, March IA d;snotoh j..
the Times from Buenos Ayres saws tba,
the funta de Atacama award recoen ICES
part OF the Argentine and part Of tho
Chilean boundary lines. " '''
=, Aguinaido Deceitful.
manila, via Hong Kong, March %
-, ihsufgent papers received here f,orn
Malolos show that Aguinaldo 10 ON