The record-union., 1899-03-28

Further, all towns abandoned by the
Filipino troops are first to be burned.
While deploring the excesses of war,
the circular maintains the undeniaDle
right of the Filipinos to defend their
homes, lives and lands against would
be dominators who would kill them,
their wives and children" adding that
this motive ought to impel all F'ilipinoe
to sacrifice everything.
The shelling Of Paranuue was not
premeditated. The turret ship Monan-
mock was anchored off the town, ana
emboldened by the long silence of the
warship the insurgents opened fire upon
her with muskets, with the result that
one man was killed and three were
wounded. The Monadnock then de-
stroyed half the town, including the
church.
The Washington regiment had an ex-
citing experience, and displayed mucn
gallantry. The soldiers found band
of insurgents concealed in stone
house, over which the French flag was
flying. A private volunteered to set
fire to the building. He did so, ana
the troops approached while it was
burning, and the Filipinos had appar-
emily fled But they were greeted with
a sudden volley from the balcony of the
house, resulting in the building oelng
cleared of the enemy in short order.
The American forces advanced from
Meyoauyan, the brigade commanded by
General Harrison Gray Otis on the ieft
of the railroad and Hale's on the right.
They evidently discerned white ROOFS
and steeples among the green trees De-
yond the river, looking not unlike d
Massachusetts, village. The rebels mac
an unfordable river in front of them, ana
they poured in a fire SO effective that
it showed that they We're veterans
probably members of the native militia.
which the Spaniards organized.
The American artillery put dramatic
end to the battle. Approaching under
cover of the bushes to about sixty
yards from the trenches, the artillery
men emerged upon an open space COM
manding the town. When the Amerl-
cans appeared they gave great yell,
and the Filipinos were panic stricken,
about a hundred securing safety in
flight. while a white flag was raised by
those who were in the trenches VINO
also shouted "Amegos" friends). Col
onel Funston, with twenty men OF the
Kansas regiment, swan across the river
to the left of the railroad bridge and
captured eighty prisoners with all their
arms.
The PENNSYLVANIA regiment captured
forty prisoners.
AMERICAN CASUALTIES.
WASHINGTON, March 2.-General
Otis has notified Adjutant General Cor
bin of the following additional casual
ties for March 23d, oath, 25th and 18th:
KILLED.
Third Artillery-Lieutenant NJ. G.
Krayenbuhl, Captain and Commissary,
L. S. V.
Twentieth Kansas-Company B, Ser
geant Morris j. Cohn; H. Private H
Fairchild.
TWenty-SecOnd Neutrality-suspicious.
Charles F. Brooks.
Second Oregon-PrivateS L. V. Straw
derman, Haines B. Taylor, Company L.
WOUNDED.
Twentieth Kansas-Company E, Pri-
vate John C. Muir, lung, fatal; D, Arti-
ficer James H. Hester, neck, moderate;
Company B, Samuel F. Barton, leg,
moderate.
Twentieth Infantry-Ira Wright, foot,
severe.
Twenty -second-Company A, Privates
Henry J. Scanlan, shoulder, slight; VIM.
Geyer, forearm, slight; Company 3,
First Sergeant Patrick Byrne, leg,
slight; F, Ole Walme, shoulder, slight;
Artificer William Hagebaum, back; 1,
Private John Miller, head; K, Musician
Spurgean, toe, slight; l., Private Will
lam J. Bunlap, hand, severe.
First Montana-Major F. J. Adams,
surgeon, thigh, slight; B, Private Ed
ward Morrissey, arm, slight.
Third Artillery-Battery K, Private
Robert Norfeld, leg, severe; Private
Patrick O'Brien, forearm, severe; L.
Private Mason Galloway, side, severe.
First South Dakota-Company C, PHI
Yates George Benson, leg, slight; +,
Byron Hasting, knee; Sergeant Hiram
A. Pratt, thigh, slight; 1, Private Fred
Barber, chest, severe; c, Artificer Arno
Hughes, thigh, moderate; L, Privates
Myers Allison, hands and arms, mod
crate; Fred forenoon. chest, severe.
Thirteenth Minnesota-Company E.
Privates Jack Hamilton, thigh and
knee, slight; F, Robert Geib, thigh,
moderate.
Second Oregon-Company A, Private
Leo B. Grace, neck, moderate; D.,
Daniel E. Bowman, hand, severe; F.,
Richard E Prickdale, leg, moderate
G., Charles E. Cochard, sprained ankle;
NJ, Corporal Frank E. Edwards, thigh,
severe; G, Private William d. Collins,
shoulder, severe; Musician Elmer E.
Barnes, elbow, Slight H, Private Ralph
Hodgens, elbow, moderate; l, William
r. Stoffer, chest, severe; K, Sergeant
Charles T. Wallace, neck, slight.
First Idaho-Company A, Claude Hill,
chest, severe.
First Nebraska-Company c, First
Lieutenant Joseph c. Storch, arm.
slight; A, Priyates Weldon R. Robbins,
thigh, moderate; D, Fred Wagen, chest.
severe; Harry Fetchie, hand, moderate;
E, Walker S. Smedley, thigh, moderate;
/, William ]. Fink, thigh, severe; NJ.
Mate Summers, neck, severe;
First North Dakota - Company II,
Private Harry W. Donovan, forearm,
moderate.
March %. = Wounded not heretofore
reported:
Sixth Artillery-Battery D, Private
Broderick ]. Kelly, shoulder. slight.
First Washington-Compa G., Pri-
vate Robert E. Morrin, hand, slight.
DISPOSITION OF TROOPS UNDER
GENERAL OTIS.
WASHINGTON, March 27-The Ad-
jutant Generals office to-day prepared
the following statement regarding the
disposition of the troops under the COM
mand of General Otis:
North of Pasig River, MacArthur's di-
vision:
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