The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-04-06

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morning, sweeping onward three miles
before 10 o'clock and driving the rebels
beyond Bocave, to the east of Bulacan,
and on the railroad leading to Malolos.
Our troops met with but slight re-
sistance. The Filipinos fred volleys
Tuesday evening for the purpose Of
drawing the American fire and dis
closing the locality of our positions
The country between Marilao and
Manila presents a picture of desola-
tion. Smoke is curling from hundreds
Of ash heaps and the remains of trees
and fences, torn by shrapnel, are to be
seen everywhere. The general APP
pearance of the country is as If it had
been swept by cyclone. The roads
are strewn with furniture and clothing
dropped in fight by the Filipinos.
Bodies of dead Filipinos are strand
ed in the shadows of the river or in the
jungles where they crawled to die or
were left in the wake Of the hurriedly
retreating army. These bodies give
forth horrible odor, but there is no
time at present to bury them. The in
habitants who fed from Marilao and
Meycauayan left in such panic that
on tables our soldiers found spread
money and valuables, and in the rooms
were trunks containing other property
of value. This was the case in most of
the houses deserted. They were not
molested by our soldiers, but the Chi
nese, who slip in between the armies,
are looting when they can and have
taken possession of several houses, over
which they raised Chinese flags some
Of which were torn down.
The American forces met with strong
opposition in the jungle. First one
Nebraskan, then one Pennsylvania
and afterwards two of the Montana
regiments were killed. Thirty. five
were wounded, including one officer of
the Kansas regiment. The rebels
burned the villages as they
retreated in bad order to-
ward Malolos. The enemy also tore up
sections of the railroad in many places
and attempted to burn the bridge at
Bigaa, but the fire was extinguished
owing to the timely arrival Of the
Americans The rebels had not fin
ished their trenches along the line Of
Wednesdays march, showing they
were not prepared for our advance.
Gen. MacArthur's victorious division
took lunch Wednesday at Bigaa, seven
miles from Malolos, the Filipino capi-
tai, and the headquarters of Aguinaldo.
Bocave was captured at 8 o'clock
Wednesday morning, then the second
advance to Bigaa, distant two miles,
was made. Bigaa was taken without
. shot being fred. the enemy fleeing at
the approach of the Americans.
MANILA, March Slater q couple
Of hours of rest Gen. MacArthur's di.
vision pushed on across rice fields and
rivers through the jungle without
meeting any opposition, the enemy
flying from the villages of Taal, Ucat
and Bigaa, after burning them. Even
the town of Bulacan, the capitol OF
the province, was burned and aban-
doned, although Gen. Macarthur pass
ed miles to the right. A. O'Clock the
enemy made stand in trenches half a
mile beyond Guiguinto station. at a
river crossing.
The Kansas and Pennsylvania regi.
ments immediately deployed, crossing
the railroad bridge under heavy fre,
and attacked the enemy's position.
The rebels withstood the musketry
fire for half an hour but the artillery
disconnected them, and at the end of a
45-minutes' fght the insurgents bolted
towards the hills Our loss was two
killed and 20 wounded. The enemy'i
loss was severe. Gen. Macarthur went
into camp near Guiguinto station at 6:S(
o'clock. four miles from Malolos.
WAsHINeToN, March 31.-The follow,
ing advices from Manila were re
ceived BY the war department Wedpes
day night:
MANILA. March so.-Adjutant Gen