Connecticut western news., 1899-03-30


 lery was across the railroad bridge in Marilao, and the Nebraska regiment was in the woods on the extreme right The other troops had not gone across the river. s..s- At half past o'clock the insurgents appeared, on the edge of the woods a mile and half off. They deployed in a skirmishing line about a mile long and l advanced quickly, swinging to the left, to drive the Third artillery away from the bridge.
 This was the first time in the present war that the insurgents had advanced in military order against our forces. The Kansas volunteers promptly crossed the bridge in columns of fours to give support to the Third artillery. They lost two men killed and some wounded in their advance. At the same time the First Montana regiment crossed the river on a pom toon bridge and took position on the ex- treme left, so as to be able to cut in back of the insurgents if the latter came far enough. They lost six men wounded in this movement, while tke Third artillery had two sergeants and one man killed and two wounded.
 Masked by the woods, the Nebraska volunteers were not seen by the enc my. They suddenly opened a flank fire on the insurgent line and left their trenches with great shout.
 At sight of them the whole insurgent force, officers and men, fled pellmell. The eager Nebraska men chased them a mile and a half, but were finally drawn the line intact.
 Scouts reported yesterday that about two regiments of insurgents were seen to come down from the country above by train and move toward our right.
 Hard Fighting at MarfIao.
 At Marilao on Sunday there was se- were fighting. Here the enemy made a stand and temporarily checked General MacArthur's division. They were una ble to resist our fire, however, and soon fled from the town and continued their retreat on Malolos. Our losses were somewhere in the neighborhood of 40 killed and wounded.
 The worst part of the campaign, so far as the natural obstacles are con- cerned, Is now over, as the country from Bulacan to Malolos Is open and affords little opportunity for the rebels to find lurking places from which to attack our men. There are many
 
 places, however, and these are giving our troops considerable trouble. AS the rebels retreat they burn the bridges behind them, with the result that the Americans are compelled in many cases to replace them with temporary struc- lures before they can get their artillery across.
 The American forces, after driving the rebels out of Marilao and occupying that place, were allowed to rest, hav- ing been fighting practically without in- remission for nearly three days.
 In the battle on Sunday the rebels, as usual, lost heavily. It is known that at least 100 of them were killed. No esti- mate can be made of their wounded as many of them were carried off in the retreat.
 A large number of prisoners were taken by our men, who also secured many rifles that had been abandoned by the Filipinos.
 General Hale's brigade, coming from the right of the line, advanced north waad on Polo, meeting with strong op- position from the enemy. One after an- other the insurgent trenches were talk en, with extensive losses on both sides. The fighting continued until 1t was stopped by darkness The insurgents burned the greater part of the town and then retreated in the direction of Malolos.
 The enemy south of Manila are show ing increased activity. General Law tons division Is holding this section. The insurgents in the trenches opposite Pasay fired on our men and were she'll ed by Hawthorn's battery and silenced.
 The insurgents abandoned Polo, after setting the village on fire. Sunday night It was occupied by General Hale's bri- gade Monday morning.
 General Wheatohs brigade formed innction o'tth the ren1aiuder of General