Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-04-29
AFTER AGUINALDO.
American Troops March Upon Cnlum-
pit, the New Capital of the
Insurgents.

Manila, April 25.-Gen. MacArthur's |
division left Malolos Monday, apparent
ly intending to besiegc Calumpit.
Before daylight the Fourth cavalry
with theree guns belonging to the Utah
battery, the Nebraska regiment and the
Iowa regiment, under Gen. Hale, were
proceeding in the direction of Kuhn
chua, where the Bagbag is fordable,
but commanded by trenches.
Gems. Nc Arthur and Wheaton, with
the Montana regiment, advanced to the
left of the railroad and the Kansas regi-
ment moved forward to the right, north
of Malolos. They had with them long
supply train, with two armed cars in
front, carrying two gatlings and Colts
rapid-fire guns and the siX-pounder
which did such execution at the capture
of Malolos.
The insurgents attempted to destroy
the railroad bridge outside Calumpit,
and succeeded in badly warping the
iron framework.
AS soon as the soldiers left the Fill
ipino capital, the natives began flock
ing in, as they did at Santa Cruz before
the last boat of Gen. Lawton's eXpedi-
ton had sailed
Our army is compelled to abandon all
towns when an onward movement is
commenced, because of insufficient men
to garrison them. This gives the Fill
ipino leaders framework upon which
to spin stories of American defeat.
The American commanders have left
great stores of rice at Malolos, which
they have been distributing to the ma
tives and Cinnamon daily, some
200 or 300, nearly all of whom re-
mained during the occupation but
followed the American army out of
the place or took trains going in
the direction of Manila, fearing the reb-
els would kill them. These refugees
included some of the wealthiest citi-
zens of the place.
Malolos is now evacuated by the
American troops, except the outposts.
Over 81 100000 worth of food and sup
plies belonging to the Filipinos who
live in the northern province have been
captured. The owners have gone on
with the insurgent army.
Manila, April 25.-Gen. Hale, at four
o'clock Monday afternoon, had crossed
the Bagbag and had reached posi-
ton a quarter of mile from Calumpit,
thus commanding the ford.
Prisoners captured by Gen. Hale's
troops say Aguinaldo, Gen. Luna and
the Filipino staff are at Calumpit with
a great force of Filipino troops.
Washington, April 25.-Information
received at the war department indi-
Gates that Gen. Otis is about to execute
| hn mi.
tial features of which are shown by
Mondays press advices from Manila
The objective point is the insurgent
, town of Calumpit, being about eight
miles northwest of Malolos. 1t was here
that the insurgents concentrated after
= being driven out of their capital, set
ting up a new capital and making it the
, base of their operations. In moving on
! this stronghold Gen. Otis proposes tc
conduct two distinct operations. The
first one, under Maj. Gen. Macarthur
has for its purpose pushing straight
forward from Malolos along the rail
road and striking at Calumpit from the
4 south. The second one is under Maj
Gen. Lawton, who with his flying col
:, umn is moving far around to the north
|
from which point he will turn abrupt,
west toward Calumpit. This last mov'
;. will take about ten days, and militar.
y strategists look upon it as another eff
fort to flank the insurgents by gettin;
4 behind them at Calumpit similar to tn
- flank movement which Gen. Macarthur
. attempted to execute at Malabon.
This double operation makes Calum
!, pit the center for the next few days
y, while attention will be divided betweel
&c MacArthur's column advancing fror
g Malolos and Lawton's column on it's te
9 days march by Norzagay. Macarthur
i, has only a short distance to traverse
= so that his forces may be engaged wit
n the main force of the insurgents With
20 the next few hours. The country is fla
II and open, and rather better for ou
a troops than that lying south of Male
- los. Calumpit lies on the left bank of
small stream, at its confluence with tn
large river Rio Grande. 1t is substar
TALLY built town, with some 200
l. houses.
n The execution of this double move
c. ment is being followed with great il
g terest by the war department officials
Il as it is on a considerably larger seal
ID than the brush-clearing which has bee
"a in progress recently.
l. Washington, April 25.-secretary A
e. ger Monday said that Sundays bait
d at Quingua had not altered the plans {
the department in any degree. Gel
Otis, Gen. Lawton, Admiral Dewey an
r. the Philippine commission all wel
Il, fully authorized to deal with the situ
Is ton in the Philippines, according
4. their best Judgment, and the depar
he ment believed that it would be goc
s. policy to refrain from meddling III
j. necessarily. The secretary said tn;
r if Otis wants more troops he shall ha'
le them, and that meantime the depar
10 ment will mike eYerN effort to haste