Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-03-30

fapjla. March 2S. - The United
ties troops, under Brig. Gen. Lloyd
captured the town Of Ma
ta. beyond the Tulihan river yester-
I after a sharp fight. Col. Harry e..
bert. of the Twenty-second regular
antry, was killed. The total Amer
N loss thus far reached since the
ragement commenced is 40 killed
4 145 wounded. Gen. Wheaton
tered Malinta, which is a small viii
Of huts. at ] o'clock yesterday ar
noon. The gunboat Helena and
Ter gunboats have been Smelling
llabon, about a mile northwest Of
for several hours. The in
rgents made a fierce resistance TO
American advance up the railway
|Malinta. Evidently anticipating an
lack. a thousand insurgents vacated
llabon Saturday night and attempt
Ito burn the town. Gen. Wheaton's
|gade. composed Of the Second Ore
h regiment and the Twenty-second
b Twenty-third infantry, stretched
! along the railroad from Caloocan
the Tulihan river. was
PowerIess to Prevent
withdrawal on account of the
(ural obstacles. Many of the rebels
Ight refuge in the suburbs of Navo.
and Casig, or We're driven inland
the shells OF the Helena. Callao,
kgdhapan and Luguna lie Bay. In
meantime Gen. Wheaton's brig
! held the road to the river. but was
Sble TO either repair the bridge,
Ech had been destroyed by the enc
or to advance. owing TO the OPP
5tion and the hills on the other
J The calculations OF both Gen.
e anu Gen. III. G. Otis, whose brig
constitute Gen. MacArthur's di-
pm, We're much interfered with by
character of the country in front
both, and the enemy was able to
advantage of this. so that the
fations against NOvaliches and
We're delayed, though the right
Of the division swung out.
eping the enemy in a Northwestern
Erection. Gen. Wheaton's head
tiers was half q mile south of the
on the railroad. The opposite
was protected by "A blockhouse
intrenchments. Occasionally the
lery and infantry
Fired Across the stream.
Us the engineers moved a con-
zion train up to the bridge, the
framework of which remained.
began to replace the floor. While
was going on the Second Oregon
fed the river on the left and the
~lty-second on the right, with four
)aHies of the Twenty-third infan-
Importing the latter regiment. Il
cleared ground stretched a dis
or half a mile to Maiinta, situ-
on its crest. In front of the vii
were strong Filipino intrench-
bu no Filipinos were to be
Apparently they had fled. The
y.second regiment approached
ilsily with Gen. Wheaton and his
close behind and scouts closely
wing the ground. When the
leans were within about 300
or the intrenchments the Fill
suddenly volleyed heavily. The
Hy-second, which was holding the
suffered considerably, but
the Oregons on the left and the
ms on the right in the woods,
ghting was kept up for half an
lhe Twenty-second infantry adj
'g up the slope through the thick
under
The Hottest Fire.
Mheaton aud his staff we're all
he under a rain of bullets. No
pos were found In the trenches.
apparently their force was
smaller than that of the Ameri-
ney had an immense advantage
nloh and in opportunity TO re-
Inc Second Oregon encoun-
thousand Filipinos west OF
y who retreating from
On; The enemy had taken up a
u oebind four rows OF intrench-
out was driven out after an
neavy fighting. One Oregonian
Fhed and five wounded. The
artillery. acting as infantry,
NO guns of the Utah artillery
hansans had a sharp fight
Maiinta., The Americans had
mt losses. Five Fihpinos were
uead and several were taken
Gen. MacArthur's division
ancing upon Peio along the
As the bridge is destroyed
rlVer cannot be forded the adj
temporarily checked. The
: Q the feet and the Brit
user Powerful volunteered their
and We're indefatigabIe In
FrVices at the front.
Gen. oti. Reports.
angton, March 27.-The war de-
~ received the following last
rom Gen. Otis:
'.nurs advance beyond New
W miles beyond Pelo. nine
yn Manila and fifteen miles
aioios; railroad win no rppaired |
point Tomorrow and troops
cars; Macarthur viii press
ow' ~ now In open country. |
s,outly resisting behind
ines OF intrenchmcnts. from
'ne 'foops continually drive
"es"sa Men Injurcd.
The wounded yer the fo,.
.sulefs from Minnesota and