Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-27

thousand Filipinos. composing the rear
guard OF the rebel army which u re-
treating on Maioios. Aguinaido'a head
quarters. made d stand today In some
ntrong entertainments about Marilao.
across the Mariiao river. In the on
gagemcnt six Americans were killed.
including officers, and forty were
wounded.
The Americans refrained from burn
inT the town and are rcnting khOrc to-
night.
Gen. OTIS brigade IL cro'ising tho
framework OF the bridge Con. iIale'H
brigade remaining on the south bank
Of the river.
The United States Philippines COM
mission proposes 10 issue a. prooiama-
tion Immediately after tho rebel gov-
eminent Mt Maiolon IL dis,crrcd. be-
iicving that the most effective momcnt
10 secure the allegiance of the natives
VIII be after they have received an OBJ
jcct lesson OF the Americans power.
AMERIcANs' loss SUNDAY AND
MONDAY.
Washington. March si.--Advieca re-
ttlNfl ntIt ny tU' WI
chow that the number q; casualties In
yesterdays and today'n fighting was
Killed three officers ana twenty-five
enlisted men. Wounded nine officers
and 20J enlisted men.
MACARTHUR FIGHTS FORWARD.
Manila. March 27.--;i.ss .. m.-cen.
MncArthur'a division spent the night
and morning at Siaykawayan. the
next station beyond Polo. After re-
connoitoring his front no pushed along
the railroad this afternoon towards
Mnioios II the f,atcment OF the %
prisoners captured today Ia true the
main body OF the cliemy has retrsated
TO Mnlolop. hut there arc no more
trenches to encounter. although over
thirty villages Including tho larger
settlements OF Bulacan and cudgulnto
intervene.
At every railroad station circulars
have been posted. signed BY thc Fili-
plnoa' commander-in-ehicf Antonio
Luna. ordering all spies and bearers
OF news to the enemy 10 be shot with
out trial. and igstructing that all loot
cru and rayinhgrn be treated In tho
same way. Further. all towns aban-
doned by the Filipino troops are hrat
TO be burned.
While dcplu'ing the existence OF war.
the circular maintains the undoniable
right OF the Fillpinoa to defend their
homes. iivoii and lands against
''would-be domlnators who would XIII
them. their wives and children" adj
ding that uiia motive ought TO impel
nil Filiplnoi TO sacrifice everything.
The Smelling OF Paranaque was not
premeditatoi. The turret aliip Mon
adnock. anchored on tho town and the
insurgents. emboldcnod by the long
silence OF the warshipA ON guard duty,
opened f,rc on h.r with muESets. with
the result that one man was Killed and
three wounded. The Monnilnock then
destroyed half the town. including the
church.
Tho Washington regiment had an OK
citing experience and dlafiayed much
gaiiantry. The soldiers found baud
OF inHurgcuts concealed In IA stone
house over which the French nag was
wing, A private volunl ecrcd TO set
flrc TO the building. lie I'd so ana the
troops approached while 4. was burning
and the Filipinos had apparently He'd
hut they were greeted Win "A sudden
volley from the balcony Of the house.
resulting In the huildiiis being cleared
OF the enemy In short ofier,
OTIS PROGRAM CHANGED.
Washington. March ;7.-Maj. simp-
son. chief VI the military Information
bureau, was again busy today assent
bling the latest inforr iat.on from tho
scene OF battle and 81 arranging II on
the military map na % show the prog-
81 al IA Al "a
complete change Ia the movement sinte
Saturday. Id
Then the essential featurc OF Gen.
OtisH plan was to enclose the inhur-
gents between two par Allei lines OF the
American forces and tiua entrap them
% be crushed and cnpirued. Now TINS
strategic movement has given way 20
general forward movement OF the on.
tire American forces Under Major Gen,
Macarthur. The charge OF operations
was dne to the eacai- o. the insurgent
forces from Mnlabon where the origin
nj purpose was TO take them IN re-
verse" Macarthur has under his com
mand the briEnden OF Wheaton. Hale
and Harrison Gray Otis.
They are nweepdng straight forward
along the railway toward Malolol.
There In no strategy or surprise In
the movement 'ir.less something unoN'
pected develops. II Is simply slow
and dogged retreat OF the Insurgents
10 Maloios and the steady advance OF
the wall OF American troops toward the
retreatins insurgents.
POSITION OF THE ARMIES. 4.
The great changes wrought since sat
urday are shown on the military mnl
with It's new arrangement OF forces, v
two days the insurgents base, whicl
was at Malabon, about i've miles notil
OF Manila. has failed back TO Maloloi
about 20 miles north OF Manila. Abor
the same time tho Americans ha'e