River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-03-30
REBELS RETREATING.
Filipinos Continue to Fall Back I'm
der Fierce Onslaught.
Desperate Resistance offered TO Adj
vance of Our TrOOps-DispRtch
from OtIs-Detnits of the
Fighting.

vance of Our TrOops-DIspatch
from Otis-DetaiIs of the
Fighting.
Manila, March PA thousand Filipinos,
| composing the rear guard of the rebel
1 army which is retreating on Malolos, Agui-
! naldo's headquarters, made a stand Mon
day in some strong entertainments about
/ Marilao, across the Marilao river. In the
| engagement six Americans were killed in
/ Guiding three officers, and 40 were wound
/ ed.
The American forces advanced from May
| kawayan, the brigade commanded by Gen
/ Harrison Gray Otis being on the left of the
/ railroad and Gen. Hale's on the right. They
| eventually discerned white roofs and
steeples among the green trees beyond the
river looking not unlike Massachusetts
village
/ The rebels had an unfordable river in
front of them and they poured in fire so
1 effective that II showed that they were
veterans, probably members of the native
/ militia which the Spaniards organized.
The American artillery put a dramatic
/ end to the battle. Approaching under cover
! OF the bushes to about GO yards from the
! trenches, the artillerymen emerged upon
| an open space commanding the town.
! When the Americans appeared they gave
! a great yell, and the Filipinos were panic
/ stricken. about a hundred seeking safety
! in flight, while white flag was raised
4 by those who were IN the trenCneSs VINO
! also shouted Amigos" (friends).
4 Col Funston. with 20 men of the Kansas
regiment. swan across the river to the
/ left of the railroad bridge and captured so
/ prisoners with all their arms.
The Pennsylvania regiment captured 40
! prisoners.
BY this time, the right of the Filipinos
! was demoralized.
The Americans refralned from burning
the town and rested there at night.
Dispatch from Gen. Otis.
Washington. March 2s. = The following
! dispatch was received from Gen. Otis. 1t
reached Washington at S55 Monday morn
/ ing
Manila, March q. 1S99-Adtutant Cen
eral. Washington: Macarthur holds Mari
/ loa: severe lighting to-day and our casu-
altfes about 40. The insurgents have de-
/ stroyed bridges, which impeded progress
! of train and artillery Our troops met the
1 concentrated insurgent forces on northern
/ line, commanded by Aguinaldo In person,
! and drove them with considerable slaugh-
/ ter. They left nearly 100 dead on the field,
! and many prisoners and small arms were
captured The column will press on in the
/ morning
(sgned Otis"
Have Reiterated to MaIOlos
Manila. March 2S.-Gen. MacArthur's d.
vision spent the night and morning at May
4 kawayan, the next station beyond Palo.
/ After recommending MS IfOHlt ne puSnSb
along the railroad Monday afternoon to-
wards Malolos. If the statement Of the
| So prisoners captured Is true, the main body
| of the enemy has retreated to Malolos.
Gunbont Fires ON BuIacan.
Manila, March 2S-The army gunboat
! Laguna de Bay assembled the shallow water
| to Bulacan this (Tuesday) morning and
/ shelled the strong positions of the insur-
gents around that important city. Three
! Americans on board her are reported
/ wounded by the storm of rifle bullets which
! swept the little craft from the intrench-
ments on the shore Gen. MacArthur's en-
! gineers have completed pontoon bridge
/ across the river at Marilao and his forces
are now rapidly advancing northward
! toward Malolos.
Under Terrific Fire.
| The American troops advanced under
| terrific and deadly fire The South Dakota
/ bows rushed up to the trenches in a furious
/ fashion and succeeded In driving the enc
! my out from their stronghold pell NELL
Ten lives were lost in the gallant rush, and
/ IL poor fellows were wounded. Many of
4 the insurgents were killed and about 60
1 were captured
Three men of the Third artillery were
wounded a the railway bridge, Three
/ lieutenaHts of the Dakota regiment were
! killed The total loss for the day was
/ about 20 wounded and ten killed. The total
| American losses during the last three days
/ is about 30 dead and $50 wounded. Marilao
/ is now in complete possession OF the Amer
I leans.
Two more strongly-fortified positions still
/ remain between Marilao and Malolos to be
/ taken by the Americans before they hope
/ to round up the rebel chief in his so-called
capital"
The heat is very severe here and many
! soldiers are suffering from prostration.
/ But there are no more trenches to en-
/ counter. although over 80 villages. includ-
/ ing the larger settlements of Bulacan and
I Gudguinto, intervene.
! At every railroad station circulars have
/ been posted signed by the Filipino com
/ mander-in- chief, Antonio Luna, ordering
/ all spies and bearers of news to the enemy
/ TO be shot without trial. and instructing
/ that all looters and ravisheTs be treated in
! the same manner. Further, all towns
abandoned by the Filipino troops are first
/ to be burned.
While deploring the existence of war, the
circular maintains the undeniable right of
/ the Fiipinos to defend their homes, lives
and lands against "would-be dominators,
! who would kill them, their wives and chill
! dren." Adding that this motive ought to
/ impel all Filpinos to sacrifice everything
! The Smelling of Paranaque was not pre-
| meditated. The turret ship Monadnock an
! chored off the town. and the insurgents,
/ embeldened by the long silence of the war
ships on guard duty, opened fire on her
/ with muskets, with the result that one
/ man was killed and three were wounded
1 The Monadnock then destroyed half the
/ town, including the church.
The, Killed.
The following is the list of killed March
"a, % and %:
Twentieth Kansas-C ompany f, Privates
/ H. S Plumer Curran c. Craig; G. A S.
/ Anibal: Third artillery, battery H. Privates
William Patton, James O'Neil, Sergt
/ Fogarthy; G, Prlvates Herbert Ross X,
Thompson Clarence Watts.
Second Oregon-Company b, Privates II.
/ 3. Arams: j, William w. Cook l., Charles
/ Herbert, Guy Willard.
! First Montana-Company +, Privates
/ Joseph Bickman; G. Percy Lockhart, Steve
/ Stevens: NJ, William Mitschke
Third infantry Company NJ. Privates
Morrell, Corporal Cummings. Tenth Penn
/ sylvania, Private Aliz Nowall First Nc
braska, company A, Sergt. Walter Poor
First Colorado, company +, Capt John 5.
/ Stewart.
Twenty Second infantry-Col. II. c. Eg-
/ bert.
Col. Egbert was among those who dis
tnguished themselves at Santiago, being
wounded al San Juan, and brevetted for his
conspicuous gallantry in that engagement
Gen. Hale Wounded.
Denver. Col, March 2S,-A cablegram was
received Monday morning from Manila
stating that Gen. Irving Hale was wounded
in action. A cablegram reached Mrs. w. b.
4 King, the generals mother-in-law, reading
as follows: Hale slightly injured. Irving"
( The message was evidently sent to allay
any fear when the list of dead and injured
/ is received from the islands, but instead of
toning down anxiety it has increased It.
Neither Gov. Thomas nor Horace NJ. Hale.
the generals father. has received any
/ news, and they believe that the generals
wound is not of serious nature
New Place for VI. Cambon.
Paris. March 24--The journal says it
learns that Jules Cambon, French am
bassador to the United States, will soon
he appointed ambassador to Italy, to
! z,,ccaed NJ NiScard who is n bOUt TO re-