The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-03-30
THE AMERICANS ADVANCING
A Great Battle Near the
Rebel Capital.
REBELS SET FIRE TO MAlABoN
gents Has Surprised the war De.
partment-Many Thousands Engaged.

Washington. March 2S.-The war
department tonight received the fol-
lowing:
manila, March 2S.-Adjutant.
General, Washington: MacArthur's
advance is beyond Newcanayan. two
miles beyond Polo. nine mites from
Manila. and fifteen miles from Malolos.
The railroad will be repaired to the
advance point tomorrow. and the
troops will be supplied by cars. Mac
Arthur will press on tomorrow. He is
now in the open country. The insur-
gents are stoutly resisting behind sue.
ceeding lines OF intrenchments, from
which our troops continually drive
them. Manila is perfectly quiet, and
the native inhabitants appear to be re-
lieved of anxiety and fear Of insur.
gents. Captain krayenbuh. commits
sary lieutenant. Third artillery. is
MORALLY wounded. OTIS"
Manila. March 2S.--The United
States troops under Brigadier-
Wheaton captured the town of Ma,inta,
beyond the Tuliahan river, today. af-
ter sharp fight Colonel Harry g.
Egbert, of the Twenty. second regular
infantry. was killed. Prince Loewen-
stein, formerly abide camp on the
staff Of Brigadier Miller at Ilo Ito,
somehow got in front of the firing line
and was shot in the side, dying al
most instantly. A German who &C.
companed the prince was wounded.
The United States gunboat Helena
and other gunboats have been Smelling
Malabon, about mile northwest of
Calocan, for several hours. The insur-
gents made fierce resistance to the
American advance up the railroad at
Malinta. In addition to the fatal
wounding of Colonel Egbert. several
men of the Twenty second infantry and
several men of the Oregon and Kan
sans regiments were killed.
Evidently anticipating a lombard
ment by the fleet, a thousand rebels
vacated Malabon last night, leaving a
few to bum the town. General Whea-
tons brigade. composed of the Second
Oregon regiment and the Twenty
second and Twenty-third infantry,
stretched out along the railroad from
Calocan to the Tuliahan river, was
poNerless to prevent the withdrawal,
owing to the natural obstacles and to
the strong opposition. A column of
smoke at daybreak was the first intima-
tion of the enemy's intention, but
others followed at various points, all
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shaped cloud. The flames OF the burn
ing rice mills and la'ge buildings could
he plainly seen from Calocan, despite
the strong sunlight.
By IL O'Clock in the morning the
only building Of importance not de-
stroyed in the center of the town was a
large stone church, but even at noon
fresh fires were started among the ma
tive huts in the outskirts of Malabon,
although the general exodus took place
much earlier. Many of the rebels
sought refuge in the suburbs, Navotas
and Casag, or were driven inland Ivy
the shells of the Helena, Callao, Ming
dapan and Laguna de Bay.
Washington. March 80. - General
Otis dispatch. received at 10 O'Clock
tonight. recording MacArthur's adj
vance to Newcanayan. marked a direct
and important step by the American
troops. in the opinion of the acting sec
rotary, Meiklejohn, and Adjutant-
General Corbn. Both expressed their
satisfaction at what had been accom-
plished. The former dispatch regard
ing this branch of the operations, had
not been so promising, inasmuch as
they had stated that General MacAr-
thur, although he had driven the en-
envy, could not gain a point north of
Polo on account of the roughness of the
country. With easy railroad commun-
ication to the advanced point, the diff.
Guilty in forwarding cOmmissary sup
plies will be considerably lessened.
Every step foi ward is regarded as so
much ground gained, and an approach
nearer the insurgent headquarters at
Malolos-now stated to be but Is
miles from the vanguard of the Ameri-
can army. The tenacity of the Fill
pinos in the past few days. fighting
has somewhat surprised the war OFF,
Gals here, who did not think them
capable of putting ND and maintaining
the contest they have.
Washington. March 28.-The war
department has received the following
cablegrsm:
Manila, March 2S.-Adjutant-Gen-
eral. Washington. -MacArthur has
driven the enemy, strongly intrenched
in large force, north OF Polo. He will
continue to press them. The insurg-
ents have strong intrenchments from
Calocan to Maloios. which have taken
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