The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-30
ADVANCE OF OUR TROOPS.


Met Strong Resistance in the Jungle, but
Pressed stecdily on.
MANILA. March 2.-s;sO p. ma, day
light MaoArthur's division advanced from
Marfao along the railroad to BIgaa Eve
miles distant. with the Nebraska. South
Dakota and Pennsylvania regiments on
I the right and Kansas and Montana regi-
ments and the Third artillery on the lett.
wheaton's brigade Is in reserve.
/ The American forces ME, strong oppo-
sition In the Jungle First one Ncbras-
kan, then one Pennsylvania. and after
( wards two men ot the Montana regiment
were killed Thrty-hve were wounded
including one officer OF the Kansas regi-
ment
The rebels burned the villages as they
rctrcated In bad order toward Malolos.
/ The enemy also tore up sections OF the
raill cad In many places and attempted
to burn the bridge at Bigaa. but the fire
was cStlnguished owing to the timely ar
rival OF the Americans
The rebels had not finished the trenches
alonc the line OF ,oday's march, show
ing they were not prepared for our al
vance II Is believed however. that there
is to be hard fighting before Malolos IS
! taken. The Minnesota regiment rein.
forced the division today marching from
the waterworks during the night To Ma.
nila and going 10 the front by train
The American army advanced at
o'clock this morning. sweeping onward
three miles before 10 O'clock and driving
the rebels beyond Bocave. to the east OF
Bulocan and on the railroad leading to
Malolos, The troops met with but slight
resistance.
The Flliplnos fired volleys yesterday
evening for the purpose Of drawing the
American fire and disclosing the locality
OF the Americans positions. Two men OF
the Pennsylvania regiment and one man
belonging TO the Dakota regiment were
wounded The Americans remained ST.
lent.
The country around Mariiao and Manila
presents a picture OF desolaton Smoke
Is curling from hundreds of ash heaps,
and the remains OF trees and fences torn
by sharpnel are to be seen everywhere.
The general appearance of the country
Is as II 1t had been swept by cyclone
The roads are strewn witr furniture and
clothing dropped In their fright by the
Fillpinos. The only persons remaining
behind are a few aged people, who are
too old and inhrm to escape They camp
beside the ruins Of their former homes
and beg passers-by for any kind of as
sistance. A majority of them are living
on the generosity OF our soldiers who
give them portions Of their rations. The
dogs Of the Flliplnos cover in the bushes
still terrified and barking, while hundreds
of pigs are to be seen busly searching for
food
Bodies Of dead Fhipnos are stranded
in the shadows of rivers or resting in the
were left in the wake of the hurriedly
retreatlng army, These bodies give forth
a horrible odor. but there is no time at
present to bury them. The inhabitants
who fed from Marilao and Moycaywayan
left In such a panic that on the tables
our soldiers found spread money and val
uables, and in the rooms were trunks
containing other property OF value This
was the case of most of the houses de-
serted. They were not molested by our
soldiers, but Chinese who slipped be-
tween the armies. are looting when they
can, and have taken possession Of sew
eral houses over which they have raised
Chinese flags, some Of which were torn
down.