The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-04-27
.CALUMPIT
INVESTED
LawtOH Drives the Enemy to
the North and West Of
the City.
REBELS LAST STAND
AgulnaIdO Makes Stubborn Re-
slstanoe and Orders His Army
TO Reserve Its Fire.
THE AMERICAN CASUALTIES
Our Loss Yesterday Was Three Killed
and Eleven Wounded Rebel
Loss Unknown.
THE AMERICAN CASUALTIES

WASHINGTON April o The follow
ing cablcgrhm was received az the war
department, late this evening:
Manila. April 2g. Adjutant General
Washington. Lawton AT Norzagaray and
Angat with his two columns united.
have driven the enemy 20 the north and
west There were slight casualties. The
names are not reported The only means
ot communication Is by courIers.
Macarthur has taken position Of Cal
umpli south 0f the river. The move
meat Was attended with difficulties on
account ~ the jungle. the heat an dthe
strong hIlrenchments. Ills casualties
yesterday were three killed, Il wounded
The developments thus far are satisfac-
tory. OTIS"
MANILA. Aprll o. SID p, m.--Aguln-
aldo's army today Is defending Caumpl,
energcticaily. which Is said to Indicate
tina, the rebels are tinnlly making that
place the last ditch or stand which the
Americans expected them 10 make at Ma
lolos.
For the first time the Flllplnos are en-
ploying artillery They brough, two guns
into action In the trenches today before
CalumpIt, firing modern sharpnel. which
burs, over the heads OF General whca-
IONS brigade without effect
The fighting was resumed at O'Clock
this morning, During the night the
engineers repaired Bagbag bridge, thus
enabling our troops 10 cross the river.
General wheaton's brigade advanced In
extended order with the Kansas regiment
10 the west OF the railroad and the Mon
tana regiment to the east OF II, and toop
mp a position covering one and one half
miles on the south bank OF the Rio
Grande. On the opposite bank were for
Ilnod trenches from which a few Ameri-
fy thousands, so strongly were they con-
structed. The Americans found the tren-
ches on the south bank OF the river de-
SERTED which furnished the men with
cover from which they could pick on
the Filiplnos whenever one Of khem
showed his head.
when the rebels began firing two puffs
of smoke simultaneously from the
trenches on each side OF the railroad
track showed they were using cannon
which was a genuine surprise to the
Americans. Several shells burst close to
General wheaton's stan, but Il seemed
the Fiipinos failed to master the machlu-
cry OF the modern shells, and they were
unable to get the right range,
Youngs Utah battery was ordered into
position in the center Of the Kansas regi-
meut to silence the rebel guns, and at II
o'clock the rapid-ire guns had been
ferrled across the river and came into
line.
At noon the rebels were stin pouring
a heavy fire In the direction Of the Amer
icaus. who returned 1t splritedly, Two
Americans were killed and seven wound
ed.
About this time General Hale's brigade
was advancing east OF the line, appar-
entity to cross the river and attack the
rebel trenches In the flank as did The
Americans yesterday.
General Macarthur has secured an or
der issued by Agunaldo TO the rebel
commanders telling them to instruct their
men to econom2e their nre. save their
empty shells and no, to fire on the enc
my when the latter Is under cover, The
Fillpinos are also instructed never 10
fire at longer range than $50 meters and
when they have river or other obstruc-
ton In front to hold their fire until with
in 50 meters This order was issued after
the recent encounter between the Fill
plnos and Americans.
Lawton Is meeting with the greatest
obstacles In the character OF country.
His troops have had only few sklrm-
lshes thus far resulting In Ave Of his
men being wounded But he has been
forced to put his men al work building
roads and the transport service is Civ
ing much trouble, bullocks dying Of heat
and exhaustion and Cinnamon having
to be employed In pulling some Of the
ears. Therefore, the general has been
unable to cover the ground he had hoped
to cover.
The natives fee before the expedition
but they swarm back to their houses as
soon as the American troops have passed
A few Filipino sharpshooters are ha-
RAISING the American flanks.
The commissary department is prepar-
ing to send more ratlons under a strong
escort to the front
The United States transport Zelandia,
from San Francisco, arrived here today
after an uneventful voyage. Her troops
are camped on the water front. The
United States transport Sheridan sails
for homo tomorrow.
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