The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-03-31
The Gallant Officer Shot While i'm
the Saddle Must Die, I'm
Too Old" lie GaSped.
The Helena and the Army Gunboats
Nhelled the Town of Malabon
ant Country Beyond.
The Mousdnock Focused Al Its EatterIs,
lPou fhrsnque for Two Hours Great
Damage wroughi The L'soua.
ton of Msl,bor Was
Picturesque Rout.

MANllA, March 27.-Thc movement
az thc American troops Saturday swept
the Insurgents back toward Nalabon.
Con, Harrison Gray Otis brigade il IN
front 80 La Iona, where there Is
stretch ui q mile Of rough. open coun.
try. The iusurgcut trenches in the
edge OF the woods are four feet deep
and furnish good head cover. The
American troops advanced on the dpu.
bic quick, yelling 6crcciy and octa-
sionally dropping in the graa, and fir
ing 10y vo.lcy.
Al daylight Gen. OTIS aud Cen Halls
br.gadcs advanced from La Iona
church straight through the rebel lines,
cutting the cncmy's forces in two.
Upon this occasion the rebels adopt
cd the American tactics Of holding
their fire until the attackers were about
i,oco yards distant. The rebels also
fred lower than usual. The Americans
fired vollcys with terrible cfrccg and
then rushed forward cheering and car
rying everything before them.
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v,sion was swung 10 the left. driving
the rebels away on all aides.
ten. Whcaton's brigade, In accord
nncc with instructions. remained in
the trenches. Before Joining in the
movement at noon. Gen. Nhca,ou's
troops developed strong opposition
between NalaDon aud the River Tiuia-
han.
The brigadcS commanded hy Gen.
Harrison Cray otis aud zen. Hale
advanced on Novalicbos and Polo,
strongly cutrcuchcd towns.
The natives stood until the Amcri-
can, were within 200 yards OF ;hcir POI
si,ion and then broke and ran to the
woods. About 80 OF them were killcd
IN the outskirts and 80 on the roads.
Ninety minutes after the start-at G
o'clock the whole front for distance
90 three miles To the north had been
cleared. Gen. llale's brigade had
simultaneously swept in northwest
crly direction, routing the enemy and
burning the town of san Francisco del
Monte aud a number of scattered hutS
Thclrnc was then opposite Noyaiechc.
the artillery advancing along good
road from La Iona 10 Nova,echc, the
wagons carrying pontoons, telegraph
supplies and ammunition following.
The infantry moved in splendid order.
The Pennsylvania troops took nine
prisoners. among them great naked
captain OF the Macabebce tribe and
one Japanese. Al! the prisoners were
greatly terrified, expecting to bc exc
cutcd Immediately.
The American losses, reported up TO
noon Saturday. was eight men killed
aud about 20 men wounded.
The loss Of the enemy was heavier
than during any previous engagement.
II was stated at the war department
that the expression of Gen. Otis, cam
endcavorinC to take fraction IN re-
verse; means that while ostensibly
making a fciut at the front that he in
tends To swing to the rear and attack
the enemy ON the left. The dispatches
OF Gen. Otis are forwarded tn President
Mex nlcy as soon as received at the
war department.
War department officials do not at
tempt to conceal their belief that the
fighting has been very severe and that
the American losses are no doubt quite
heavy.
MANILA, March 2s--Thc Americans
have advanced along the line of tho
Dagupan railroad, driving the Filipino'
from Malinta and New Canayan, where
there were 5000 inhabitants. Sunday
night the brigadcs OF Gen. Harrison
Gray Otis and Gen. Hale encampcd II
the enemy's trenches at New Cauayar
and that of Gen. Wheaton at Malinta
The movement of the Americans viii
be pushed in this direction.
Ten soldiers of the Oregon regiment
while searching for two of those killed
earlier in the lighting, sneaked into
tn. city in the morning and found thu
place IN IA condition Of chaos. The in
habitants, seeing them. fled in panic