The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-04-29
ARE STEADILY ADVANCING
South Dakota Regiment Bears
Brunt of Fighting.
CHASING THE REBELS.
Claimed that 200 Dead Natives W.,e
Found on the Field as
We Advanced,

Manila, April 25.-G:15 p. m.-Gcn.
liale's brigade, consisting of the Ne
braSka, Iowa and South Dakota regi-
lhents, with three guns which left Ma
lolos on Monday, followed the west bank
OF the Rlo Grande river to a ford
Many small bands of rebels were en-
coun'ered and during the afternoon the
Americans discovered several hundred
of me enemy entrenched near Pulilan
north Of Quingano.
Our troops attacked the rebels, losing
EiX men Killed and eleven wounded. Gen
ftaie troops claim that nearly 200 dead
natives were counted along the country
| traversed: Among the dead was Span
1Sh captain.
lhe South Dakota regiment bore the
brunt of the fighting and had five men
Killed and nine wounded
ne temperature today was 81 and sew
eral cases of sunstroke were reported.
he weather was cloudy. The country
traversed by our troops is thickly wood
ed and the hardest for fighting
ne rebels along the BaGbag river were
reinforced from Calumpit as troops under
ten. Hale approached
Capture $50 Prisoners.
During the day the Americans cap
tured 800 prisoners.
AS TINS dispatch IS sent the rebels are
r"treating in the direction of Calumpit.
Inc Filipino troops engaged were well
uniformed and well drilled. As the cam
palgn progresses the rebel troops are i'm
proving. They are adopting American
| methods and the accuracy of their shoot
ing Is eyinced by the fact that five Amer
leans were shot i'll the head
Gen. Hale at 4 o'clock this morning
crossed the river and advanced on Ca
lumpt.
Gen. MacArthur's division also ad-
[ a
were pushed ahead on the railroad
The Kansas regiment advanced on the
right of the track and the Montana regi-
ment pushed forward on its left.
he rebels are already returning to
Malolos and are becoming troublesome
They fired on an ambulance yesterday
which was passing across the plaza and
they have driven the Chinese out
The Third artillery patroled the town
last night.
The Ground is sticky.
Manila. April 25-1O:3O a. m-Al-
though the sticky condition of the ground
due to a rainstorm, seriously impedpd it
progress. Gen. Lawton'S column left
san Jose today and is expected to reach
| Norzag gary this evening
Col. Summers is marching across from
| Bncave with two hattalions each from
| the Oregon and Minnesota regiments
In the meantime Gen. MacArthurs di-
vision is in front of Calumpit preparing
| to attack the rebels stronghold and Gen
| Hale, with several guns, is threatening
| the enemy'S flank.
\ few rebels between Novaliches and
| La Iona have persistently interfered
| with telegraphic communication, but the
signal corps has repaired the breaks and
captured several prisoners.
small body of rebels at Taktay was
! discovered this morning by the armorcd
! launch \apidan. \ few shots scattered
! the rebels and drove them inland from
| the lake.
All is quiet along Gen. Halls and Cen
Ovenshine's lines.
Beginning of the Movement.
New York. April pa dispatch to the
Herald from Manila says: The move
mcnt Of the American forces on Calum-
pit has begun. Gen. IIale'S brigade
crossed the river at Quingua and moving
down the bank of the river toward Cal
umpit.
Many insurgents were driven from in
| front Of the line of march. Fifty of the
enemy were killed, while the American
| loss was only one killed.
II is said that Gen. Macarthur with
| WheatOn'S brigade and an armOred train
| * waiting at MaIOlos for the strategic
moment for an advance on CalumpIt.
This advance from Malolos is mOmentar-
| " expected to begin.
The town of MaloiOs will be evacuated.
only the railway station being held. The
| natives are returning there in great mum
| bcrs. All are profeSsed non -combatants.