Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-03-30

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Forty-Five Americans Killed and one
Hundred and Forty-Five Wounded.
Washington, D. c., March 26.-The department to.
day received the following cablegrams from General Otis
Manila, March 26-430 p. m-MacArhur has driven
the strongly enrenched, in large FORCE north OF
Polo; will continue to him. insurgents have strong
tenchmens from Caoocan Maslo which have taken them
months to construct. OTIs.
REBELS ESCAPE.
Manila, March 26-Attacks Hall and Pumping station
last night easily repulsed Macarthur with moving column
has driven the enemy but gain the point north of
Polo account of the oughness of the counry strike
the railway south of that point; this will enable of
Agunaldo troops to escape north still he may oppose
the best of his army consisting of released of
and former native Spanish troops there
This northern army will be pressed south Of the city, Three
thousand nsugent troops from southern Luzon provinces
concentrated Lawton will take care of them Affairs sat-
isfactory. OTIS.
ADVANCING MALoLos.
Washington, D. G., March 26-The war department to-
night received the following:
Manila, March 26-Adjutant General Washngon
MacArthurs advance beyond New Cansyan miles beyond
Polo, nine milea from Manila, and fifteen miles Ma
oos railroad will be repaired to advance point tomorrow
and troops supplied by Macarthur will press
row; is in country Insurgents stouty resisting
behind succeeding lines of ntrenchments from which the
troops continually drive them The city perfectly quiet
and the native inhabitants appear to be relieved of anxiety
and fear of insurgents Captain Krayonbuh commissary
lieutenant Third artillery mortally wounded Or1s.
WHEATON CAPTURES MAL1NTA.
troops under Brigae General Wheaton, captured the town
of Manta beyond the Tuahan river today after sharp
fight Col Harry Egbert Twenty regular infantry
was killed Prince Loewenstein formerly aide de-camp
the staff of Brigadier General Miller noio somehow
got front of the firing line and shot, dying instantly
German who accompanied him wounded
The American casualties today were much lighter than
those of yesterday the total losses thus far reported the
engagement commenced being As killed and 145 wounded
General Wheaton entered Malinta, which is small vii
lage of huts, ut o'clock this afternoon
SMELLING MALABoN
The United States eunboat Helena and other gunboats
have been Smelling Malabon about mile northwest Of
Caloocan, for several hours.
The insurgents made resistance to the American
advance the railroad Manta. addition to the fatal
woundng of Colonel Egber several of Twenty-sec-
ond infantry, Oregon and regiments were killed.
Evidently anticipating bombardment by the feet 1000
rebels vacated Maabon last night leaving few the
town General Wheatons brigade composed of the Second
Oregon and Twentyseeond and Twenty third infantry
stretched out along the railroad from Caloocan to Tuahan
river powerless to their withdrawal owing the
natural obstacles and to strong opposition column of
smoke at daybreak the ntimaon of the enemys in
enons but others followed at various points, all blend
ing in dense clouds Flames burning rice
mills and large buildings could be plainly Caoocan
despite the strong sunlight.
By this morning the only building of Importance
stroyed in the center of the town large church. At
noon fresh fires started among the native hus in the
outskirts of Maabon although the general exodus place
much earlier Many rebels sought refuge the suburbs Of
Navota and Casag driven inland by the shells the
Helena Calico, Ningdapan and Laguan de Bay.
In the meantime Wheaton brigade held railroad to
the river but unable to either repair the BRIDGE which
had been destroyed by the enemy to advance owing
opposition, and hills on the other side
The calculations of both Generals Hale and Harrison
Otis whose brigades constituted MacA division were
much nterfered with by the character of the country front
Of both and the able to take advantage this so
that the operations agaist Novaiches we're delayed
though the right wing division swung sweeping the
enemy northwestery direction Wheatons headquarters
last night half mile south of the river the railroad