Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-27
NOW ON CALUMPIT
AMERICAN TROOPS TRYING TO
CATCH AGUINALDO.
NATIVES FLOCK TO MALOLOS
AS Soon as American Soldiers Leave
Rebel Capital Natives Swarm Back
Into the Place-Several Brave
Soldiers Killed-Gen. Otis New
Movement.

Manila, April 25.--Gen. Hale, at 4
o'clock Monday afternoon, had crossed
the Bagbag river and had reached a
position a quarter of a mile from Cal
umpit, thus commanding the ford.
Prisoners captured by Gen. Hales
troops say Aguinaldo, Gen. Luna and
the Filipino staff are at Calumpit with
a great force of Filipino troops.
During the afternoon the 4th cav
airy, with three guns belonging to the
Utah battery, the Nebraska regiment,
and the Iowa regiment, under Gen.
Hale, crossed the river in the direction
of Kuinchu.
Gems. Macarthur and Wheaton, with
the Montana regiment, advanced to the
left of the railroad and the Kansas
regiment moved forward to the right,
north of Malolos. They had with
them a long supply train, with two
armed cars in front, carrying two gat-
ling and colts rapid-fire guns and the
six-pounder which did such execution
at the capture of Malolos.
The insurgents attempted to destroy
the railroad bridge outside Of Calum-
pit and succeeded in badly warplng the
iron framework.
AS soon as the soldiers left the Fill
pino capital, the natives began flock
ing in, as they did at Santa Cruz be-
fore the last boat of Gen. LaWton's ex-
petition had sailed
Our army is compelled to abandon all
towns when an onward movement is
commenced, because of insufficient men
to garrison them. This gives the Fill
pinO leaders framework upon which
to spin stories of American defeat.
The American commanders have left
great stores of rice at Malolos, when
they have been distributing to the ma
tiveS and Cinnamon daily, nearly all of
whom remained during the occupa-
ton, but who followed the American
army out of the place or who took
trains going in the direction OF Manial,
fearing the rebels would kill them.
These refugees included some of the
wealthiest citizens of the place
Maj. milford of Gen. Lawton's staff
is in command of the Nebraska regi-
ment.
The American troops sustained Sun
day their heaviest loss so far in the
campaign in the Philippines. Seven
men were killed and many were
wounded in an engagement with rebels
at Quengua, resulting from a recon
noissance. Forty-four of our men were
wounded. Four of the seven killed
were Nebraska volunteers and the
other three were regulars Of the 4th
cavalry. For the first time since the
fighting with the insurgents began, our
troops were compelled to retreat. Col.
j. M. Statsenberg and Lieut.. Sisson.
two brave officers Of the LIST Nebraska
volunteers, were pierced through the
heart by rebel bullets in the terrific
engagement.
A New Movement.
Washington, April 25.-Information
received at the war department indi-
Gates that General Otis is about to ex-
ecute another important movement.
The objective point is the insurgent
town of Calumpit, eight miles north |
vest of Malolos. 1t was here the in
Surgents concentrated after being
driven out of their capital, setting up
A new capital and making it the base
Of their operations. In moving on |
his stronghold, Otis proposes to con-
luct two distinct operations. The !
irst one, under Gen. Macarthur. has
Tor its purpose pushing straight for
ward from Malolos along the railroad, |
striking Calumpit from the south:
he second is under Lawton, who with |
flying column, is moving far around |
o the northwest to the large town of
Norzagay, from which point he will |
urn abruptly west toward Calumpit.
This last move will take about ten
lays