The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-03-29

NEW YORK, March GA dispatch
to the Journal dated Manila, Wednes-
day. says:
Bocave has been taken by our troops.
The railroad bridge is uninjured. Gen.
Macarthur is now within eight miles Of
Malolos.
MANILA, March 2S, 9 p. m.-General
Macarthur and his army are resting on
the plain beyond Marllao after three
days scrambling In the brush, fordIng
rivers and charging trenches in the
blazing sun. The men are tired, but are
in splendid spirits.
The engineers arc repairing bridges,
the rebels having failed 70 destroy the
Iron work and the railroad Is kept busy
hurryirs supplies to the front.
The country to Malolos is level with
occasional streams and patches Of
wood, but there are no more jungles.
The American troops will advance at
daylight taking four days ratons
with them and having two hundred
rounds OF ammunition In their belts.
They expect to take Bocave, on the
railroad to the east OF Bulacan, to-
norrow. 1t Is q difficult position, pro-
tected by streams.
The American line is about 1000
yards from that of the rebels. Desultory
shots were exchanged to-day.
Mondays Casualties.
The American reports show that
twenty men were killed and sixty-one
wounded on our side yesterday. The
Dakota regiment lost ten men killed
and had thIrty-seven wounded.
According TO prisoners in the hands
Of the Americans. Agu!naldo's generals.
Garcia. Tofreo and Pacheco, We're with
the Filipino army yesterday and drove
their followers into the first aggressive
demonstration. The rebels attempted to
charge across the plain east of the
railroad, but the Americans charged to
meet them and the Fillpinos bolted af-
ter few shots, leaving several killed
on the field.
The Filipino prisoners further declare
that the rebels have lost all taste for
lighting and that their officers have to
keep them in line by beating them with
swords.
One of the most brilliant and costly
achievements OF the campaign was the
charge OF Major Howard's battalion
across the river. Advancing at the
double quick, theS' found the river be-
meath them and splashed across with a
yell, swimming and wading, the bullets
spattering In the water. and rushed
upon the rebel trenches Ten.nen were
killed and eleven were wounded in the
charge.
Bravery of Our Troops.
At the capture OF Marlloa there were
several incidents showing the bravery
OF our troops. Some Fllipnos were en-
trenched on an island in bend of the
river, The Americans approached In q
triangular formation with the third ar
t!l!efs' in the apex and the Kansas and
Pennsylvania regiments forming the
sides. Colonel Funston called for VOL
un:Gers to swim the river. Two men
crossed under fire and secured materials
with which crossing was eventually
effected
Major Bell, of General MacArthur's
staff, with Company l, OF the Pennsyl-
Vana regiment and Lieutenant Abcr-
nathy and ten men engaged in similar
exploits.
After the Fllipinos had raised the
white flag many OF them attempted TO
run, and several were shot for SO doing.
In the church yard OF Mariloa the
Americans found thirty newly made
graves OF Filipinos and a dozen bodies
were seen drifting down the river with
grewsome wounds.
The prisoners are digging their for
mer comrades graves.
Many huts are smoking ruins. having
been burned BY their inhabitants. The
Americans ore not burning any build
ings.
Our troops captured four Spariards
who were. fighting with the insurgents.
General Macarthur was under Il
heavy fire yesterday.
The prisoners say Aguinaldo has de-
Clared that if the Americans can fnke