The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-03-29
Advance Continued.
Later Details OF tue Battle in the
Philippines.

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dashing beyond Polo, which was cap
tured and burned yesterday. He
also captured Mayvanayan, two miles
from Polo, after hard 6ghting. The
insurgents left attachments in all
the trenches to delay the advance.
Mayvanayan is at The base Of the
Cush hills and jungle country. The
road forward is clear ground. The
insurgents are still flying up the rail
way.
Macarthur's column is marching
forward to Bulocan. The South
Dakota boys charged the trenches al
Polo, killing twenty-five and wound
ing sixteen.
Aguinaldo has fl d to Malolos.
The Filipino prisoners beg for food.
Aguinaldo has issued a proclamma-
ton saying he would punish with
death all who refused to fight. He
has been daily promising to loot
Manila, saying the Americans were
beaten. The insurgents are BUSH
whackipg about Pssig and Psrana-
que. TIE railroad over the con-
huered country to the ear is being
repaired and fresh troops are getting
into the cars to be rushed forward.
Everything indicates that before
forty eight hours Wheaton and Mac
arthur will be fighting before Malolos.
Among the killed in the taking OF
Msyvapayan was Captain k:rnahub,
of the Third artillery.
The monitor Monaduock fired Oh
parsDaque.
The American loss so far il: Kill
ed, Twenty-Five: wounded, lG6. The
Filipinos have had killed and wound
ed five hundred more in three days
fighting.
Colonel Egbert, who was wounded
yesterday, died.
Manila, March Pat 1925 this
morning Macarthur, after reconnoi-
teriDg, pushed along the railroad to
ward Malolos. The main body Of
the enemy retreated to Malolos.
There are no more trenches to en-
counter, although over thirty villages,
including the larger settlements of
Bulacan and Guiguinanto, intervene.
Circulars have been posted at every
railroad station and signed "Filipino
commander-in Chief" ordering all
spies and newsbearers of the enemy
to be shot without trials, and in
structing that all looters and ravish-
ers be treated in the same manner.
1t is further ordered that all towns
abandoned by the Filipinos first be
burned. While deploring the exist
ence of war, the circular maintains
the undeniable right of the Filipipos
to defend their homes, lives and
lands against would be d%ominaters,
who will kill them, their wives and
children, adding that this ought to
impel all Fllipinos to sacrifice every
thing.
The evacuation Of Malabou was
picturesque. Thousands Of mer,
women and children, loaded with
household goods, poured across the
swamps early in the morning. The
exploded caisson at the railroad
bridge delayed the American ad-
vance. Ten Oregonians searching
for two comrades killed early in the
fight, sneaked into the city and
found the place in a condition Of
chaos. The inhabitants seeing them
fled panic stricken, thinking the
Americans were in possession. The
Americans did not occupy Malabon,
but are concentrating at Malolos.
Washington, March 27.-General
Otis cables that the battle continued
all day today. The loss is about
forty Americans. He says the troops
will press forward in the morning.
Aguinaldo commanded in person.
Our troops met his concentrated
On the north lines ard drove
them back with considerable slaugh-
ter.
Aguinaldo left a hundred dead on
the field. Many prisoners were cap
General Otis has twenty-nine thou
sand five hundred men to be aug
by sixteen hundred regulars
in a week. Six additional regiments
are under orders for Manila.
Manila, March 27-Macarthur &C.
cupied Malialo at the junction Of two
roads to Mslolos. The insurgents