The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-04-06
ARE IN full RETREAT
Insurgents Falling Back on
Malolos, Their Capital.
AMERICAN ARMY IN PURSUIT.
MacArthur's Division Has Crossed the
Aartlso River and II Push
ing North ward.

NOW AOfKs Marcn VA dispatch
to the Herald from Manila says:
The gunboat Laguna de Bay attacked
the insurgents at Bulacan. Three
Americans were wounded.
MaoArthur's division has crossed
the Marilao river, and is advancing
northward.
The insurgents attacked the Ameri-
cans last evening at Marilao, but were
repulsed with severe loss. Our loss
was FIVE killed and IA wounded.
Later. Garcia, q native general.
came down from Dagupan by train,
with 1000 riflemen and 4. 200 bolomen
and took positions at Marilao. A river
was between the Americans and the
insurgent forces.
The South Dakota volunteers and
the Third artillery, acting as infantry,
were thrown forward. The South Da-
kotas charged brilliantly across an open
space on the east of the railway to the
edge Of some woods They lost 10
killed and II wounded. including three
lieutenants.
The Third artillery. on the right of
the railroad. charged and lost nine
wounded, two MORALLY.
On the left, the insurgents trench,
east of the river, made a stubborn re-
sistanoe.
Lieutenant Critchlow, with two guns
of the Utah battery. and Lieutenant
Davis, with navy colt gun, forced 80
insurgents in long trench on the OPP
posite side of the river to surrender at
the close quarters of 100 yards. The
rest of the insurgents got out with Sc
we're loss. Ninety dead insurgents were
counted
Advance Of tho American Troops.
Manila, March 29.-General MacAr.
thurs division spent the night and
morning at Mayeanayan. the next sta
tion beyond Polo. After reconnoiter-
ing his front, he pushed along the rail-
road this afternoon toward Malolos.
II the statement of the IS prisoners
captured today is true, the main body
of the enemy has retreated to Malolos.
There are no more trenches to encoun-
ter, although over 80 villages. includ-
ing the larger settlements of Bulacan
and dudguinto, intervene.
At every railroad station circulars
have been posted signed by the Fill
Pine commander-in-chief, Antonio
Luna. ordering all spies and bearers OF
news to the enemy to be shot without
trial, and instructing that all hooters
and ravishers be treated in the same
manner. Further, all towns abandoned
by the Filipino troops must first be
burned. While deploring the existence
of war, the circular maintains the IN.
deniable right of the Filipinos to de-
fend their homes, lives and lands
against "would-be dominators, who
would kill them. their wives and child
ren," adding that this motive ought tO
impel all Filipinos to sacrifice every
thing.
The Washington regiment had an
exciting experience today, and dis
played much gallantry. The soldiers
found band of insurgents concealed
in stone house over which the French
flag was flying. A private approached
to set FIRE to the building. He did SO,
and the troops approached while it was
burning, and the Filipinos had appar-
emily fed. but they were greeted with
sudden volley from the balcony Of
the house, resulting in the building
being cleared Of the enemy in short or
dor