The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-04-01
Battle Has Continued for Three
Days and the End Is Not
Yet Reported.
City of Malabon, Stronghold, Is
Evacuated and Burned by
Aguinaldo's Men.
Pelo Is in Flames and Malinta Falls
Into Our Hands-American
Gallantry Shown.
Our Loss So Fnr Ia Said to De 45
Killed and 145 Wounded
Enemy Loses Heavily.

Enemy Loses Heavily.
Manila, March p. IL :35 a. m.-The Ameri-
cans this morning found the important
| town OF Polo and a number of small viii
lagos west of the railroad deserted and
! burning. They are advancing along the
railroad To-day the Washington volun-
teers, who held Pasig yesterday, had an
engagement with a band of insurgents
who drove in their -outposts. In the fight
the Filipnos lost several men.
| The Americans have advanced along the
/ line of the Daguman railroad, driving the
| Fiipinos from Malnta and Newcanayan,
where there were 5000 inhabitants. Last
night the brigades of Gen. Harrison Gray
Otis and Gen. Hale encamped in the en-
emys trenches at Newcanayan and that
| of Gen. Wheaton at Malinta.
! Gen. Wheaton's brigade formed a juno
tion with the remainder of Gen. Mac
! Arthur's division at Malinta. and the lat
ter, leaving Gen. WhSaton there, marched
! along the ra!!iuad to Newcanayan This
place was fortified and for 800 yards from
| 1T there were trenches on each side Of the
! tracks. These were taken possession of by
/ the American troops. The movement of
| the Americans will be pushed in this d.
rection.
strongly Entrcnchcd.
The Fiipinos, realizing that the railroad
| is the crucial line, have constructed row
! after row of trenches running diagonally
| on both sides of the tracks at distance
of few hundred yards apart. This work
was designed most intelligently and has
evidently been done under the direction
OF experts. 1t represents an enormous
amount of labor Most of the rebel posi-
tions are protected by thick earthworks,
! majority OF them topped with stone and
provided with loopholes. Some have sheet
iron roofs.
he I'll 90 he
troops consisted of storming the successive
trenches, The Filipinos occupying them
were completely hidden. The enemy poured
a strong fire from every trench until they
were disturbed by Ranking volley, when
they would disappear into the woods and
jungle, only to make a stand at the next
line.
The American loss was remarkably small,
seven being killed and % wounded. 1t is
known that the Filipinos were so protected
that they suffered little No dead insur-
gents were found in the trenches. Forty
/ prisoners were taken by the Americans,
! and IL is estimated that the rebel cas-
ualties numbered 20.
| The insurgents broke their guns when
they were compelled to abandon them.
| The evacuation of Malabon was a pic
turesque rout. Thousands of men. women
and children loaded down with household
goods poured across the swamps in the
early morning. An exploded casson at
the railroad bridge proved a bar to the
| Americans.
The soldiers of the Oregon regiment
while searching for two of those killed
| earlier in the fighting sneaked into the city
| In the morning and found the place In a
| condition of chaos. The inhabitants, see
ing them. fled in panic, thinking the
| American forces were In possession. The
| Oregonians shot several armed natives and
| then returned to camp.
| The American forces did not occupy NAL
| abon, but are concentrating their strength
, to strike Malolos. Malabon Is a city of
! desolation. The American soldiers have
| been forbidden to enter the place for fear
that natives may be lurking there.
Pelo In Flames.
Manila, March 81. - James Creelman
! cables to the New York Journal: Pelo is
| in flames and the 5000 rebels who consti-
| tuted Its garrison are in retreat to join
! Aguinaldos main column of insurgents at
! Malolos. The plan to cut off the 5000 in
| surgents In Malolos failed by reason Of the
! roughness Of the ground and the thick
| ness of the jungle, which prevented Gen.
| Macarthur from getting far enough around
! the north of Pelo to shut the enemy in. We
| have to be content with a victory consist
ing of our having driven the enemy from
| his position and having killed several hun
dred at cost to ourselves during the three
days lighting Of % killed. The victory, in
this light, was sweeping one. The insur-
gents, tnOuBn DeSet with cavalry, infantry
and artillery, volunteers and regulars,
fought desperately in their trenches.
Aguinado has fed to Malolos. All the
Filipino prisoners beg for food. Aguinaldo
has issued a proclamation saying he will
punish with death all who refuse to fight.
He has been daily promising the loot of
Manila, saying the Americans were beaten.
MnIinta Captured.
Manila. March N.-The United States
troops under Brig. Gen. Lloyd Wheaton
captured the town of Malinta, beyond the
Tulihan river. Sunday after a sharp fight.
Col. Harry c. Egbert, of the Twenty-sec-
ond regular Infantry, was killed. Prince
Lowenstein, formerly aid-de-camp on the
stan Of Brig Gen. Miller at Iloilo, somehow
got In front of the firing line and was shot
In the side. dying almost instantly Ger
man who accompanied him was wounded.
The American casualties Sunday were
much lighter than those of Saturday. the
total losses thus far reported since the
engagement commenced being 40 killed and
las wounded
Gen. Wheaton entered Malinta. which is
| q small village of huts. at one o'clock Sum
day afternoon. The insurgents made a
fierce resistance to the American advance
up the railroad to Malinta. In addition to
the fatal wounding of Col Egbert several
men Of the Twenty-second infantry and
several OF the Oregon and Kansas regi-
ments were killed.
MaIabon Destroyed.
The United States gunboat Helena and
other gunboats have been Smelling Mala-
bon. about mile northwest Of Caioocan.
for several hours.
Evidently anticipating a bombardment
by the feet. a thousand rebels vacated Nal
abon Saturday night, leaving a few to burn
the town. Gen. Wheaton's brigade, com
posed Of the Second Oregon regiment and
the Twenty-second and Third infantry.
stretched out along the railroad from Ca
loocan to the Tuliahan river, was powerless
to prevent the withdrawal, owing to the
natural obstacles and to the strong oppo-
rition. A column of smoke at daybreak
was the first intimation of the enemys
Intentions. but others followed at various