Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-29

Manila, MafCn 81 L he AHletiCdii
army advanced at six O'Clock
this 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 got but slight resist
ance.
The Filipinos fired volleys yesterday
evening for the purpose of drawing the
American fire and disclosing the locality
of our positions. Two men Of the Penn
sylvania regiment and one man belong
ing to the Dakota regiment were wound
ed The Americans remained silent.
The country Of Marilao and Malinta
presents a picture Of desola ton. Smoke
is curling from hundreds of ash heaps
and remains of trees and fences torn by
shrapnel are to be seen everywhere.
The general appearance of the country
is as if it had been swept by cyclone.
The roads are strewn with furniture and
clothing dropped in flight by the Flip
mos. ...s....
The only persons remaining behind are
few aged persons too infrm to escape.
They camp beside the ruins of their
former homes and beg passers- for any
kind of assistance. The majority Of them
are living on the generosity of our SOL
diers who give them portions Of the ra-
tions. The dogs of the Filipinos cover in
the bushes, still terrified and barking
while hundreds of pigs are to be seen
busily searching for food.
Bodies of dead Filipinos are stranded in
the shadows of the river or are resting
in the jungle 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 inhabitants who fled from Marilao
and Meycaywayan left in such panic
that on tables our soldiers found money
and yaluab and in rooms were trunks
containing other property Of value. This
was the case in most of the houses DESERT
ed.
They were not molestcd by our soldiers,
but Chires who slipped 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.
7:3O p. mat daylight MacArthur's s
division advanced from Marlao along the
railroad to Bigaa, five miles distant, with
Nebraska. South Dakota and Pennsyl-
vania regiments on the right and Kan
sas and Montana regiments and Third
artillery on the left. Wheaton's brigade
was in reserve.
The American forces met strong oppo-
sition in the jungle. First one Nebras-
kan, then one Pennsylvania, and after
wards two of the Montana regiment We're
killed.
Thirty-fiVe were wounded, including
one officer of the Kansas regiment.
The rebels burned the villages as they
rstrea ted in bad order towards Malolos.
The enemy tore UP sections of the rail-
road in many places and attempted to
burn the bridge at Bigaa, but the fire
w6s extnguisllad owing to the timely ar
rival Of the Americans.
The rebels had not finished the trenches
along the line Of today's march, showing
they Were not prepared for our advance.
1t is believed, however, that there will
be hard fighting before Malolos is taken.
The Minnesota regiment reinforced the
division today, marching from the water
works during the night to Manila and
going to the front by train.