The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-03-31
STILL MORE FIGHTING
Going on in the Jungles in Vicin-
ity of Malolos, the Filipino
Capital.
ADVANCING ON REBELS
Will Be Kept Up Until Their Strong
hold Is Taken-Gen. Macarthur
to Be Rewarded.

Washington, March 2S.-The follow
ing dispatch has been received from
General Otis:
"Manila, March 28.-Severe fighting
yesterday afternoon beyond Marilao
A brilliant charge by the South Dakota.
led by Frost. against the famed troops
Of Aguinaldo brought from Ma.olos.
Repulsed the enemy with slaughter.
"Adjutant Lien and Lieutenants
Adams and Morrison and four enlisted
men of the regiment were killed.
Lieutenant McClelland and twenty
two enlisted men wounded.
''Loss yesterday mostly confined to
the regiment. Partial destruction Of
railroads which is being rapidly re-
paired impedes MacArthur's progress.
Supply relay trains have now reached
Marilao and Macarthur is pushing on.
"Our small gunboats are in the Bala.
can river, where great execution was
done yesterday. They will relieve the
pressure Oh MacArthur's front ma
terially. The troops are III excellent
condition and spirits.
1.-The proclamation signed Luna. gen
eral-iu chief of the insurgent forces.
directs that all towns abandoned be
burned. In consequence thereof the
country north is in flames.
"Otis.''
The above dispatch was received in
Washington at 2 40 a. IN. March 28th.
1t is observed that it refers only to the
| fighting yesterday, nothing being said
of the operations today.
Manila, March 29-The American
army advanced at 6 o'clock this morn
ing, sweeping onward three miles be-
fore 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 resistance.
The country of Marilao and Malinta
presents picture of desolation. Smoke
is curling from hundreds of ash heaps
schrapnel are to be seen everywhere.
| The general appearance of the country
is as if it had been swept by a cyclone.
| The roads are strewn with furniture
and clothing dropped in flight by the
Filipinos.
Bodies of dead Filipios are stranded
in the shadows of the river or are rest
ing 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 Mari
lao and Meycaywayan left in such
panic that on tables our soldiers found
money and valuables and in rooms
were trunks containing other property
the houses deserted.
They were not molested by our SOL
diers, but Chinese 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.
7:30 p. NAT daylight MacArthur's s
division advanced from Marilao along
the railroad to Bigaa, five miles dis
tant with Nebraska, South Dakota
and Pennsylvania regiments on the
right and Kansas and Montana regi-
ments and Third artillery on the left.
Wheaton's brigade was in reserve.
The American forces met strong op-
position in the jungle. First one Me-
braskan, then one Pennsylvanian, and
afterwards two of the Montana regi-
ment were killed.
Thirty five were wounded, including
one officer of the Kansas regiment.
The rebels burned the villages as they
retreated 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
was extinguished owing to the timely
arrival 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. It is believed, how
ever, 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 Ma
Mia and going to the front by train.
General Macarthur to He Rewarded.
| New York, March 28.-A dispatch
to the Herald from Washington says:
As result of his gallantry and ju-
dicious management of the campaign
against the insurgents. the war depart
ment has practically determined to ap-
point Macarthur, now major general