The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-17
NIGHT ATTACK near CALOOCAN
THOUSAND OR MORE OF THE IN
sURGENTS FIRE UPON THE
AMERICAN OUTPOSTS
DAILY CASUALTIES NUMEROUS
ADVANCE of the United States Forces
VIII Doubtless Be Attended by
Heavy LOsses-TOwn of Caitan
Fighting-Enemy's SharpshOot-
ers Are SkiIlful.

NEW YORK, March 16-(Special)-A
Special from Manila says the Filipino reb-
els are making desperate defense, and
are yielding ground to the American
forces only as compelled to. They seem
determined to contest each inch of terri
. tory, and 1t Is believed the advance of the
American troops will be accompanied by
heavy losses. There has been continuous
lighting by day and occasionally at night
The Filipino sharpshooters are excellent
marksmen, and are difficult to dislodge
They will take all sorts Of chances to get
a shot at the Americans. There has been
hard fighting today, and 1t is expected
that from now on until Malolos is cap
tured the troops will find all the fighting
they care for. The Filipinos are puzzled
at the activity of the Americans, but do
not seem dismayed by their recent heavy
losses. 1t looks as though they do not
know when they are whipped.
NIGHT BATTLE.
The insurgents at the outposts and In
the trenches beyond CaIoocan fired sew
eral volleys last night upon the Kansas
volunteers, and part Of the Fourth reg
ulars, desiring, it is supposed, to discover
II the American line had been thinned by
the movement of Gen. Wheaton's COM
mand. The Americans in the trenches re-
Piled warmly to the fire. Hy Beecher of
Company A, of the Montana regiment.
was killed in the engagement
A battalion of the Twentieth regular
infantry routed small band of Filipinos
On the Laguna road, and some sharp
shooters who were firing from house
over which French flag was flying were
dislodged.
fenced one-gun battery in the foot
hills
ASSAULT ON CAINTI.
The first battalion of the Twentieth in
1antry regiment advanced from Pasig to-
day, clearing the country to Cainti a
well defended village of 700 inhabitants
IlVe miles northwest of the foothills The
troops first encountered the rebel out
posts In the dense jungle on the banks of
the river. The enemy was dislodged after
halt an hours fighting. The Americans
sdVanced In splendid manner, under
heavy fire, until they were ready to volley
the rebel from the trenches The latter
had a great advantage and dropped a
number OF our men. The Americans
charged across the rice fields, making
four advances on the enemy who num-
Oered LOCO men, 500 of whom were en-
trenched, and in the face of a crossfire
Our troops carried the town after four
hours hghtfng and burned the outskirts.
the rebels firing from the windows and
keeping up a running fire in the streets.
The Americans then withdrew, in order
to obtain more ammunition. The rebels
lost about 100 men, and the American loss
was Corporal Johnson, of Company c,
and Private McAvoy, of Company L.
killed. In addition the following Ameri-
cans We're wounded: Sergeant Check,
Company L; Corporal Households, Com
pany NJ; Private Kelly, Company c; Pri-
vate Kinney, Company c; Private Tink-
Ter, Company c; Privates Varley and Gill
ley, Company G; Private Galley, Com
pany F; Privates Mahan Grifiths, La
feyth, Macfarland, Company L.
Artie Cluckman, the regimental mas
cot" carried parrot into action, and
was wounded in the knee