St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-04-05
NEWS IN GENERAL.
Condition I'm the Philippines.

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ment, Thursday morning, the rebels
burning the city and simultaneously
evacuating it. The United States troops
rested Wednesday night in the jungle,
about mile and quarter from Malo-
los. The days advance began at 2
O'Clock and covered distance of about
2h miles beyond the Guiguinto river,
along the railroad. The brunt of the
battle was on the left bank, where the
enemy was apparently concentrated.
The LIST Nebraska, list South Dakota
and 10th Pennsylvania regiments en-
countered them, intrenched on the border
of the woods, and the Americans, adj
vancing across the open, suffered terri
6c fire for half an hour. Four men Of
the Nebraska regiment were killed and
30 were wounded. Ten men of the Da-
kota regiment were wounded and one of
the Pennsylvania was killed. The Am
orleans finally drove the Filipinos back.
Although there were three lines of strong
intrenchments along the track the rebels
made scarcely any defence there. Gen.
Macarthur and his staff were walking
on the track abreast of the line, with
everything quiet, when suddenly they
received shower OF bullets from sharp
shooters in trees and one house, but they
were speedily dislcdged.
The enemy's loss was apparently small,
the jungle affording them such protec-
ton that the Americans were unable to
see them, and in firing were guided only
by the sound of the Filipino shots. The
American artillery was handicapped for
the same reason.
The provision train was delayed by
broken bridges; but the stores of grain
and iocks of ducks in the locality furnish
ed ample food. The hospital work is re-
throughout the campaign. The tele-
graphs abreast the line and in constant
connection with the city.
The American forces under General
Macarthur captured Bocave and Bigaa
Wednesday, the rebels retreating in bad
order toward Malolos. The American
losses were four killed and 35 wounded.
The insurgents had not finished their
trenches along the line of Wednesday s
march, showing that they were not pre-
pared for our advance. The Minnesota
regiment Wednesday reinforced MacAr-
thurs division.
Gen. Otis's report from Manila We'd
nesday stated that Gen. Macarthur
advance beyond Marilao began at 6 a.
m, the intention being to push on to
, Bigaa, seven miles from Maloos. The
enemys resistance as not so vigorous,
the American loss thus far being slight.
The towns in front of our advance were
being destroyed by fire. The troops
were said to be in excellent spirits.
A subsequent report from Gen. Otis, re-
ceived early Thursday morning, an.
nounced the capture of Guiguinto, 3 IL
miles from Malolos. There was fierce
fighting in the afternoon, and the Am
erican losses for the day were about 70
|; Filipino prisoners in the hands OF the
Americans declare that the rebels have
lost all taste for fighting, and that their
officers have to keep them in line by beat
ing them with their swords. They also
say that Aguinaldo has declared that i
2 the Americans can take the Filipino
E capital he will surrender.
5 Warlike Mt Samoa.
The troubles growing out Of the cleo
!, ton of king of Samoa have taken {
more serious turn, and resulted in bonn
bardment of native villages along th'
shore by the United States cruiser Phila
e delphia, Admiral Albert Kautz com
manding, and the British cruisers Por
poise and Royaist. The bombardment
continued internationally for eight days
Several villages burned and there were {
number Of casualties among the Ameri
can and British sailors and marines.
AS Mataafa and his chiefs, constituting
, the provisional government, continued
to defy the treaty after the arrival of tn,
] Philadelphia, Admiral Kautz summoned
the various consuls and the senior nava
Z. officers to a conference on board the Phil
= adelphia, when the whole situation wa:
carefully canvassed.
: Mataafa evacuated Mulinuu, the tow
he hal made his headquarters, and Wen
= into the interior.
Herr Rose, the German consul at Apia
issued a proclamation, supplementint
the one he had issued several weeks be
fore, unfolding the provisional govern
ment. AS a result Of this the Mataafan
assembled in large force and hemmed il
I the town.
The British cruiser Royalist brough
, the Maletola prisoners from the islands
to which they had been transferred b,
n the provisional government. The Amer
leads then fortified Mulinuu. where 200(
Malietoans took refuge. The rebels-th'
adherents of Mataafa - barricaded tn
n roads within the municipality and seizet
the British houses.
An utimatum was then sent to then
|. ordering them to evacuate, and threat
ening them, in the event OF refusal, will
a bombardment March 10. This wa
;. ignored, and the rebels began an attacl
:, in the direction Of the United States ant
British consuates about half an hou
before the time fixed for the lombard
ment.
The Philadelphia, Porpoise and Royal
list opened fire upon the distant villages
d There was great difficulty in locating tn
S enemy, owing to the dense forest; bu
If several shore villages were seen in flames
r A detective shell from the Philadelphi,
y exploded near the American consulate
s and the marines outside narrowly es
s" capped.
l. During the night the rebels made no
e attack on the town, killing three British
d sailors. A British marine was shot il
e the leg by sentry Of his own party
Y and was shot in the foot, while al
d American sentry was killed at his post
'e The news from Samoa was startling
7. surprise to administration officials ant
E. members of the diplomatic corps il
n Washington. While the gravity of tn
n crisis was fully recognized on all sides
l. those best informed as to the situation
do not believe that international compli
cations will result, A disposition wa