The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-16
MALABON CAPTURED.
Gen. Otis Takes Another Insurgent
Stronghold After q Hard Fight
The Losses. ~ ~ 81 i

Manila, Feb. 13.-Malabon was taken
Saturday by the American troops, the
insurgents setting fire to the town as
they retreated. The outposts have been
advanced beyond Caloocan, and Mala-
bon, north of Caloocan, was shelled
Saturday morning by the monitor
Monadnock and the cruiser Charlie ston.
In extending the left wing Of the Amer
lean army much desultory firing from
the insurgents has been encountered.
The monitor Monadnock steamed from
her position off Malabon and hurled
scores of shells along the coast line, de-
moralizing the insurgents and sending
them scurrying toward the mountains
ing.
In this attack the American arms suf-
fered loss of two killed and, nine
wounded. The insurgent loss was
heavy. After the retreat of the insur-
gent forces plans showing meditated
attack upon Manila were discovered.
| It is estimated that the strength Of
Aguinaldo's army is about 40, 900, which
is made up in part of Ygarotes and
mountaineers. The evident design of
Gen. Otis campaign is to pursue the
| rebels into the mountains and so sur
round them as to prevent the escape of
Aguinaldo, who, it is now understood,
is on his way to the lnsurgent capital,
Malolos. Here, it is thought, he will
| attempt to make alast stand with what
is left of his shattered army, and when
fnroa1 hoal tho will
break into outlaw bands and seek the
Businesses of the mountains for Sc
curity. 1t is impossible for the rebels
to check the progress of the American
army. They are, however, attempting
to destroy the towns from which they
are driven.
The fire at Malabon, set by the insur-
gents as they retreated, was also put
out without great difficulty. Beyond
Caloocan the railroad lines are still held
by the rebels, but up to this point the
American troops are in possession and
| have most of the roads rolling stock.
Haytay and Canita have surrendered to
the American advance guard. Hun
dreds of unarmed Filipinos are seeking
asylum within the American lines.
Manila, Feb. 13.-Friday afternoon
a accommodating party of the Four
teenth infantry came upon a large body
of the enemy in the jungle near Camp
! Dewey. The re bells were attacked, and
| fell back upon the main line of the in
| surgents. The Fourteenth infantry,
the North Dakota volunteers, and the
Fourth cavalry then engaged the enemy
and drove them toward the beach,
where one of the gunboats received
them with fusillade from automatic
Colt guns. The enemy's loss is severe,
and they scattered along the beach,
seeking cover from the fire of the Amer
leans.
Privates Ransom, Hensel and Saun-
ders, of company F, of the Fourteenth
infantry, and two troopers of the
Fourth cavalry were wounded. The
| bodies of two members of the California
regiment were subsequently found in
the bush to the right of the line. They
had been shot to pieces by the enemy.
| One of these bodies was identified as
that of Private Abnepham, but the
other has not yet been Identified.
It is now known that the Filipino loss
is fully $500 killed, with wounded vast
~ in excess of that number, and thou
sands are held prisoners. All this has
| been achieved at the cost of 65; Ameri-
cans killed and 276 wounded. There are
IS Americans missing and unaccounted
for. No fewer than ten of the native
villages have surrendered or been cap
tured. Several have been destroyed be-
cause their houses harbored men. fire.
quently disguised in female attire, who
shot from windows and roof tops at
the American troops. Many rifles and
a ton of ammunition have been seized.
AS might be expected, there has been
looting in the outskirts but it has not
been general, and has been done in di-
rect violation of orders.
Washington, Feb. ia dispatch
from Gen. Otis received at the War de.
| partment Sunday morning says he has
been informed that the attack made on
the American forces by the rebels was
in pursuance of advices received by
Aguinaldo from Hong-Kong.
| Washington, Feb. 13.-Gen. Otis sent
two cablegrams from Manila giving the
names of the American soldiers killed
and wounded in Fridays battle at
| Caloocan. Four men were killed and
46 wounded. Thousands of Filipinos
were killed or wounded.
Dan TIDE TN rrIrrA1n