Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-03-31
THE Philippine BATTLE.
Dispatch from Gen. Otis About the
Recent Severe Fighting Through
Gen. MacArthur's Advance.
THE REAR REBEL ARMY MAKES A STAND.
The Turret hfonadnock Shells the Town of
Paranaqua-Coi. Funston and go Men OF
the twentieth Kansas Regiment swim
River and Cauture so Prisoner<-Cas-
uaities in the Twentieth Kansas.

uaitfeS In the Twentieth Kansas.
Washington, March 2S.--A cable dis
patch was received this morning from
Gen. Otis saying that the battle con-
tinued all to-day with the loss of
about 40 on the American side. He
says that the troops will press for
ward tomorrow morning. Aguinaldo
commanded the insurgents in person.
With the list sent by Gen. Otis to-day
the casualties officially reported num-
Der 81 dead and 2O2 wounded.
The dispatch received from Gen.
Otis reached Washington at S:55 o'clock
this morning and is as follows:
Manila March 2s -Adiutant General, Wash
ington: Macarthur holds Mariloa: severe
fighting to-day and our casualties about A.
The Insurgents have destroyed bridges. which
impeded progress OF train and artillery. Our
troops met the concentrated insurgent forces
northern line commanded by Aguina ldo In
person. and drove them with considerable
slaughter They left nearly 100 dead on the
field and many prisoners and small arms were
captured The column will press in the
mornin2.-Otis-
The Ftipinos Make a Stand.
Manila, March 2S.-A thousand Fill.
pinos, composing the rear guard of
the rebel army, which is retrea ting
on Malolos, Aguinaldo's headquarters,
| made a stand to-day in some strong
intrenchments about Mariloa, across
the Mariloa river. In the engagement
six Americans were killed, including
three officers, and 40 were wounded.
Gen. MacArthur's division spent the
night and morning at Maykawayan,
the next station beyond Polo. After
| recon noitering his front he pushed
| along the railroad this afternoon to-
| wards Malabon. If the statement of
35 prisoners captured to-day is true.
the main body of the enemy has re.
treated to Malolos.
| The Smelling of Paranaqua yesterday
| was not premeditated. The turret
! Monadnoclz anchored off the town and
| the insurgents, emboldened by the
| long silence of the warships on guard
! duty opened fire on her with muskets,
| with the result that one man was
| killed and three were wounded. The
| Monadnock then destroyed half the
| town, including the church.
The American forces advanced from
| Meyeavan, the brigade commanded by
Gen. Harrison Gray Otis being on the
| left of the railroad and Gen. Hale's
on the right. They eventually dis
| cerned white roofs with eples among
the green trees by the river, looking
| not unlike a Massachusetts village.
| The rebels had an unfordable river in
front of them and they poured in
! fire so effective that it showed that
they were veterans. probably members
| of the native militia which the Span
| iards organized.
| The American artillery put dra-
matte end to the battle. Approaching
| under cover of the bushes, to about
go yards from the trenches, the artil-
lery emerged upon an open space
| commanding the entire town. When
the Americans appeared they gave
great yell and the Filipinos
were panic stricken, about 100 of
them seeking safety in flight while
| white flag was raised by those who
| were in the trenches, who also shou ted
| Amigos (friends). Col. Funston,
| with 20 of the Kansas regiment, swan
across the river to the left of the rail-
road bridge and captured so prisoners
with all their arms. The Pennsylva-
mia regiment captured 40 prisoners.
By this time the right of the Filipinos
was demoralized.
Sundays work of the United States
troops consisted of storming the sue.
cessive trenches. The Filipinos occu-
plying them were completely hidden.
The enemy poured a strong fire from
every trench until they were disturbed
by the fanking volley. when they
would disappear into the woods and
jungle, only to make a stand at the
next line.
The American loss was remarkably
small 1t is known that the Filipinos
were so protected that they suffered
little. No dead insurgents were found
in the trenches, although many were
killed in retreat.
| Casualties In the twentieth Kansas
Washington, March 2S-A list of
casualties in the fighting in the Phil
ippines Friday, Saturday and yester-
day showed killed, two officers and 20
men; died from wounds, three men;
wounded, seven officers, l5S men. Col
III. c. Egbert, of the Twenty-second
United States infantry; Capt. j. s.
Stewart, of company E, First Colorado
volunteers. and First Lieut. NJ. G.
Krayenbuhl are the officers killed.
These are dead in the Twentieth Kan
: sas: Company e, Private ii. 5. Plumer
, and Private Curran C. Craig; company
G, Private A. S Anibal; company B.
Sergt Morris J. Cohen; company
81, Private III. Fairchild. The
wounded in the Twentieth Kansas are
: Company A. Private Frank Stewart
? scalp, slight; company C. Private
Thaddeus Wiegant, thigh. severe
. company d, George Nichols. thorax,
severe; company E, Privates George S.
Cravens, thigh, severe; Joseph Helm,
leg, severe; Andrew Evans, neck, mod
: crate; Corporal Jarne FL. Bryant, ell
bow, slight; company G, Private Or
vile Parker, shoulder and arm, severe
5 company II. Capt Adna 6. Clark
shoulder, severe; Private Edward &
| Hook, shoulder and neck, slight; com
pany /. Private William TuH, tibia
: ! severe.
Lightning.s WORK