The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-04-05
IN THE FAR EAST.
Fierce Fighting.--American Successes

MANILA, Null -, - hCbNliuT 5 dQ-
vance yeste day wos Only to the out
skirts of Mshlao. II took until late in
the afternoon to repair roads and
bridges. Cars were then sent through
with supplies. Commenced the march
this morning. VIII march rapidly to
Biga, seven miles from Malolos. The
enemy destroyed the railway and tel
egraph lines. 4 construction train is
following our forces. TOday'e resist
anCe VS. bot 50 s.rOlg Our less
slight. All the towns ia front of our
advance were destroyed by fire. The
troops are in good spirits; supplies of
i kinds are sufficient for immediate
wants.
MANILA, Mch. 29.-McArthur's div
ision made two miles march this
morning without encountering the
enemy. Scores Of dead insurgents
were found along the roadway with
throats cut, probably killed because
they refused to fight longer. Aguin-
aldo and family are preparing to fee
from Malolos. American marines are
now patroliiug Malabon.
MANILA, March 30.-To the Pub
lishers' Press: Guininto, three and
one half miles from MAlolos was occu-
pied late yesterday afternoon by Gen.
McArthur's troops after fifteen min
utes' fight.
Publishers Press cablegram. MA
MIA, MARCH 31.-Malolos was cap
tured with but slight loss of Ameri-
cans. The town was occupied at $50
this morning by Macarthur and his
troops. They found the main force of
the insurgents and inhabitants had
deserted the capital two days before
for Calumpit, small town two miles
beyond Malolos, where the enemy will
be pursued. The Filipinos left small
squad of volunteers behind, who fired
the principal buildings, fleeing north
as Lieut.. 9. II. Hall, with company L
of the Twentieth Kansas, entered the
town from the east. A few shots were
fired on both sides without material
damage to either. The advance on
Malolos began at eight O'Clock this
morning from Santa Isabel where a
halt of an hour was made to give the
batteries of Utah and the Sixth artil-
lery little practice with the Colt auto
malic guns, as they were anticipating
hot work in driving the Fillpinos from
the strong trenches. The Nebraska
and South Dakota volunteers were the
only troops that really had to fight.
The strong entertainments at the south
of Malolos were deserted without a
! shot being fired.
Flags and guards were placed at
Aguinaldo's former headquarters at
Malolos and the residences Of the Fill
, pinos' cabinet officers. Stringent meas
ures were taken to prevent footing by
the camp followers as the rebels in
! their hasty flight, left much valuable
! property. The country beyond Malo-
! los through which the Fllipinos are now
: retreating is exceedingly rough and
crosses many small rivers. The Ameri-
can pursuit will of necessity be slow
4 Mslolos has a population of 10 900
t 1t is surrounded by swampy country
q principally bamboo jungles and rice
q fields Iull of malarial germs.
o The brunt of the battle was on the
n right OF the track where the enemy was
q apparently concentrated. The FRS
n Nebraska, FIRST South Dakota an(
Tenth Pennsylvania regiments en-
q countered them entrenched on the Dor
q der of the woods; and the Americans
v advancing across the open, suffered
: terrific fire for half an hour. -Four mel
II of the Nebraska regiment were killet
- and thirty were wounded and one o
" the Pennsylvanians was killed. Tn
Americans finally drove the Filipino
"a back.
=. Although there were three lines 0
strong entertainments along the track
the enemy made scarcely any defenc
there, Gen. Macarthur and his stat
~, were walking on the track abreast o
"A the line with everything quiet, whe
q suddenly they received shower OF bu
3 let's from sharpshooters in trees and o
g house tops, but these were speedily dis
= lodged. The enemy's loss was appsl
r ly small, the Jungle affording ther
a such protection that the American
Fl were unable to see them and in firm
= were guided only by the sound OF th
8 Filipinos' shots. The American arti
s lery was handicapped for the same RET
q son.
81 WASHINGTON, March 31.-The TO
g lowing dispatch from Gen. Otis at MI
8 Mia was received at the war depar
3 ment this morning. "Manila, Marc
g 3l,-The troops are resting at Malolo
= A considerable portion of the city WI
. DESTROYED by fire. Our casualties al
= one killed, fifteen wounded. Gen. Ha
= has returned with his troops to his TO
= mer position north of Manila"
= MANILA, March 81. - Gen. Hall
= brigade advanced to-day several mil,
= from the water works along San Mat
= valley. He had several battles wi
the enemy and in each case the enen
3 was routed, with considerable los
= Our loss, one killed and nineteen wei
= wounded. Gen. McArthur's divisiC
= is resting to-day. He will begin Il
: pursuit of the insurgents at daybrei