The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-03-28
KANSAS BOYS
Distinguish Themselves in
the Fighting
THAT OCCURRED FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY
Between Our Forces and
the FilipinOs.
THE FlLIPINOS FIGHT GAL.
LANTLY
But Are Routed by Our VoIun-
tcers and Regulars.
OUR ARr1Y DEFEATS AND ROUTS
THE FILIPINOS.
Col. Egbert and Twenty-Three Amer
lean Soldiers Killed and $50
Wounded.

Our forces at Manila made general
advance on the Philippine forces out
side Manila, Saturday and Sunday, and
routed them from every position. Our
force was 1900 and the force they en-
countered about the same. The Filipi-
nos were intrenched in all positions, and
fought with more effect than formerly.
They are learning from the Americans,
fire with more accuracy and at shorter
range, and adopt American tactics.
The advance of our army is along the
line of railroad leading from Manila to
Malolos, the Philippine capital, and the
object is doubtless the capture of
Malolos. The railroad is being repair
ed as our troops advance. Village after
village has been captured, and the
Filipinos burned Malabon, one of the
more prominent places, when they had
to fall back from it.
Our troops fought all day Saturday
and part of Sunday, making several
gallant charges.
The Third Regular Battery, acting
as infantry, and the Kansas regiment,
won distinguished honor by fording a
river and capturing blockhouse in the
face of the enemy's fire.
Col. Egbert, of the Twenty-Second
Regulars, who was 1t. Colonel of the
Sixth Regulars at Santiago, and was
shot through the body, in the charge at
San Juan hill, was killed in the fighting
Sunday, being shot in the bowels. He
died as he was being carried to the
cars. General Wheaton, who was in
command, rode up to him, and lifting
his hat said, ''You have done nobly.''
81 must die; I am too old" was the
feeble reply of the gallant Colonel, and
he soon breathed his last.
Our total loss in the two days. fight.
| ing was As killed and $50 wounded
The loss of the Filipinos was much
heavier.
| Our forces were materially assisted
by the gunboats, which, moving up the
river, shelled the Filipino positions.
Our troops were much exhausted BY
the heat.
Our army was to push forward yester
day, on the way to Malolos, and soldier
are in cars at Manila to reinforce then
as fast as the railroad is repaired. TIL,
army is moving along the railroad; thi
will be their base of supplies.
A reinforcement of 1900 regular
from the United States is hourly ex
lpected at Manila, and 5000 more hav
been ordered to leave for Manila a
soon as possible. One regiment LEI
San Francisco, Sunday.
The following dispatch expresses tn
sympathy and admiration for our force
felt in England:
London, March 27.-The Philippin
campaign of late had rather lost interes
for British readers, but to-day there
an entire change. All the dispatche
are printed prominently and at length
Most of the papers contain editoria
expressing admiration for the braver
of the American troops and sympath
with them in the dangers they hav
encountered. The general opinion
that the American victories are M
conclusive, since the Filipinos have NJ
: yet learned the lesson of the hopeles
ness of resisting the United States.
The Standard says: 'The American
are fighting the rebels with dash ar
lvigor that are in marked contrast wit
the faltering blows aimed at them
the Spanish Generals. Englishmt
y will read with sympathy of the succe
lsive charges of the American infantl
across the open in the face of hea'
fire. Work such as this has had to
l. done times without number in Il
/ course of our empire-making.
d The Daily Telegraph says: ''All Il
g accounts show that the Americans W
e have to bear their full share of Il
L. white mans burden The experien
o1 the United States is gathering today
D. that of every power which has soug
le to found an empire beyond its oy
IL shores.'