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THE WORLD MONDAY, MARCH 27, 1899. 1-l-t-l-l -M-r-H-l-H- 'I 1 'Hi MM 1 1 nCCIPIAl DCDflDTQ -f UhUblAL KtKJKlb. studying the ground ctorely as they Gen. Wheaton his staff were close behind the regiment, VMS holding tlu centre. A jnp.f SUDDEN VOLLEY HIDDEN FILIPINOS.

mHJUI When the American; we within about Hire; hundred vards of the intrenchments there w.is tlas'i of flame. A heavy vo'ley was poured March War Depart- into the Americans, tlie Twenty-second receiving the hunt it. Its 'S. ment ins received to-day the followina cablegrams from men were mowed but it not waver. a Elvcll S.

Otis, Commanding the In the woods were the on the right, the Kausans on the J. oiiii.vu-:. IIKIUIKRT privnt left, pouring in a hot tire from their cover. trotfis in the Philippines: Led by its gallant colonel, the Twenty.second steadily advanced up MANILA, March 26. the slope in the face of a gating lire "Adjutant.General, Washington.

Close behind it weie Gen. Wheaton and his start, exposed to a rain WOUNDED IN SUNDAY'S FIGHT. THIHD U. S. ARTILLERY.

J'-p JAMES pnv UN'TKlt. A. prlvutr, Nntliry (I, 1 BfMLKRT, JUMUg, private. Hat- 'fiUCi'MAS. lirlviilc, Hal lory tcry 11, U-g; alight.

U. iiini: -rvon-. ri.ARK. PHKD, private, IMttny 1 ri'rrT A 1 PATRICK, privet. HnMory of bullets "M.icArthur beyond Newcanayan, two miles COL EGBERT FALLS IN THICKEST OF FIGHT.

-Railroad will be repaired to advanced point Col. Egbert, who w.is in tlie thickest of the lighting, wa? in Troops supplied bv cars 'MncArthur will press on to-morrow. Is now in open country. "Insurgents stoutly resisting behind succeeding lines of in- '( roni an a an fift cen miles from Malolos. trry font; nioflri II'P II I ilCD lrivl lottery osCAIi.

private. Hat- 'i'Y K. Tl'PH. private. Bat- prlvnto nattrry mortally wounded.

OTIS," "MANILA, March 26. it Adjutant-General, Washington. Ma rlhur has drive the abdomen. He was placed upon a stretcher, 'jen. went to the old veteran's side.

He bared his head while the Mauser bullets whistled about him "You have done ncHv he said. trenchmeniv from which troops continue to drive them "1 rr.u?t die." GM. am too old." 1' "City perfectly quiet, and native inhabitants app He d-ed whi'e he was carrie.i to the railroad. 1'eved of anxiety and fear of insurgents. The advanced stMdiiy upon th: tienchfs.

Before they "Captain Krayenbah, Commissarv of Third Light Artillery, reached them AGUNAl.rCVS MEN IN FLIGHT. The were feerc. and the trenches were reached was C.IT. entere.i Valinta at 1 o'clock in the ifmriKon. ar ss north of Polo; will continue to press him Jen V.icAnhur's advarc; suard.

the Third "Insurgents have strong intrenchments from Ca' Arrifii-i, trc uen. U'heaton's brigade, which have taken them months to construct. Bu-aisr Neva uhes "MANILA, March SCLPinRS ERE EXHAUSTED. "'Adjutant General, Washington. Thi -e-j The heat was intense and there were "Attacks on Hall and pumping station last night easily :r.v "MacArthur with moving column has driven enemy Sh and thC FO' 1 crth of Fol accoiint of roughness of country; must v.ve from taken a I do lro 5 lo f5 north Sti he ma se as best of his rm: FOURTH U.

S. CAVALRY. lines of in- ra HAXKIX. nm-ior. 7.

pru rivlp fiioJ 1 IU Ktfi ear to be re- 1 1 51 10 Tro scvrTi 1 IMiiy II; 11 Vi "OHKRT. FOURTH U. S. LOEWENSTEIN LIVED IN LONDON. S.

private. Company LA c-HARI SS IT. S. INFAN RY. ioocan to Malolos Vntht.

ilpt 1 A prlvnt0 Iloit: OTIS." -f oh.s, i 1 11 Hos i plta.1 I "Afta'r satisfactory. or is. 1 "MANILA, March 26. PRINCE KILLED. Durin.s: the attack upon ti Prince Loewen-te formerly aide- de-camp on the of Gen at go: in front of the firing "Adjutant-General, Washington.

line and was shot the side, dyin; almost instantly. "Entire casualties yesterday, one officer, twenty-five enlisted A who accompanied him was woun.led men kilted; eight officers, 142 men wounded. the 1 1 I 1i kilM CapUin'stewart, Hirst Colorado. 1 he bridge has been destroyed. He will push on to-morrow.

List cabled milliediatcl rebels are fleeing to Malolos, where they probably will make -T "To-day's lighting south and around Polo determined, their last stand. "MacArthur, with three brigades united, having CORNELL'S PRESIDENT UNDER FIRE. cavalry, engaging enemy. President Schurman, of the Philippines Commission, and Mr. "Colone Egbert, Twenty-second Infantry, killed.

MacArthur, its secre.ary, were under tire to-day with Gen. Wheaton. "Our less thus far moderate; enemy's heavy. DT "Army gunboats on coast and estuaries west and north of Polo CKUbbHU Itth RUBICON THIRTEENTH MINNESOTA. private, Company prlvtttc pony ubUomwi, severe lc FIRST MONTANA, private, Company tt falNl 1 6 C0n iy rlvat Com- Otis Cables to His Newspaper About Satur- day's Fight.

LOS ANGELES, March following cablegrams Manila were sent by H. Ot to the Los Angeles Times in regard to yesterday 1 engagement. "Minila, March A. M. To the I.as Angeles: My brigade has pierce.l the enemy's country after a brilliant advance and -ere engagement: The rebels were steadily pressed back all alonj the line.

The battle is slili in progress. Four brigades" are engaged The enemy is vainly attempting to make a stand at Talighan River' 4 ooo OTIS, Manila, March A. M. very etlicient. I roops in excellent condition and spirits.

OTIS." CAPT. JOHN S. STEWART. strong. 1 To the Timis, Los Mgeles: Crossed the Rubicon." OTIS." AGUINALDO DECEIVING HIS MEN BY FALSE REPORTS OF VICTORIES, MANILA, March 23, via HONGKONG, March papers received here from Malolos show that Aguinaldo is endeavoring to deceive his followers into the belief that they are winning great victories.

6 AH recent engagemsms are declared to be American defeats The paper describe the insurgents' meeting with the Americans at various points, and end their accounts with the assertion that the Amer- icansjetiredjto iheirjjriginal lines after suffering great slaughter. BRITONS ADMIRE OUR BRAVERY. Out Think KllliiliiOK Iluvc Not Yet Lvunifil thul It to UN. LONDON, March 27, 4 A. The Philippine campaign had of late rather lost Interest for British readers, but today there 1s an entire change.

All the despatches are printed prominently and at length. of the papers contain editorials expresulng admiration of the American troops and sympathy with them In the yfliouHles they have encountered. The general opinion Is that the Amerl- victories are not conclusive, since have not yet learned the of hrfelessneas of resisting United States. flot UUe SvnuUh PltiUttnir fhe Standard says: "The Americana ftBhtlng the rebels with a dash and ijvlgor that are in marked contrast to iho blown aimed at them by the nltih senorale. Englishmen will read Jth sympathy of the uuooeeslve charges at -the American Infantry acrosu the 9n In the face of iv heavy fire.

Work an this hoa had to be done times number In the course at our empire making." he. Dally Telegraph nays: "All that the will bear their full share of the wperlenoe ited Stuteg are gathering today la WWW wtotoh ffi result can hardly douhted. but straite- getlcally Manila Is sill Hhreatened Slu.t Gm.nl Anulii.l Ilu.UwhuokinB. The Chronicle says: "what America rZ I f.l a alnst euerllra wai fare, and the only way to do that Is to drive roads through the heart of the country and to pen thelneurgents In cape 6 The Mall, after remarklne upon the mproved tactics of the FJUptaos, who In many seem 'to have been better armed the Americans," says- 'We now see the result of (Sp.clil to The World.) DENVER. March John S.

Stewart, of the First Colorado Volunteers, who was killed at Manila, was thirty-live years old and unmarried, a native of Waterproof, La. where he lived until he came to Pueblo In September of 1888. Since his boyhood the support of his widowed mother and four slaters depended upon him, Ills father died when he was quite young. He made his home In Louisiana until recently, when with Mrs. Stewart and her two unmarried daughters he came to Pueblo, where the family now lives.

Capt. Stewart was a social favorite, and was a member of the Pueblo, Mln- nequa and Rover athletic clubs. Ho mood high In Masonic circles. Capt. Stewart's father was In the Confederate army.

Five American Vessels Captured by Mutinous Crews and Turned Over to Insurgents. 1'ILIPINOS BUTCHER AN AMERICAN, Hurry F. lluber, CalUornla Contuved ana owt to Pieces Near MnulU, OAKLAND. Maroh has been received tfirougli Dr Va te source, mat Harry P. Hither, an land boy, was captured by lie a spy.

Huber BngUgh, man ftnfl went Into the (Spiclal to The World.) VICTORIA, B. March steamer Tacoma has brought late advices from 'the Philippines, Including a copy of the Manila Times of Feb. 18, which says the report has reached Manila of 'the seizure by Insurgents of nve American Saturnus, Ban Joaquln, Don JOKO. Gloria and Ban Pedro. The captain of the hitter was murdered.

All ithe vessels wore seized by Filipino imombers of their crews, who ran thorn ito the nearest port where the Insurgents were In power and turned the steamers over to them. The San Joaquin left Manila for Cova- yan, Ourrlmar and Aparrl on Jan, 21, and was four days out of port when ithe moater was jumped on from 'behind, trussed and made prisoner In his own cabin. The vessel was beached and turned over to the rebels, and the captain and engineer. only white men on the boait. were released.

They made their way to Manila after an arduous trip in A email boat given to by the natives. TJie BaturnuB 'left for Ban Ferwndo, Qurrtoiar, Apaml and Kin Feb. 1. 8he is reported to be. hfrn 1 lplno who had "I'PPert up behlnj A he fell the natives ruuhcd at him him to death with beiayins Pins, iho mate and two afu mlesjng, Tho Tacomu.

also news of a robbery and murder on Iho ftP'- Mackenzie, which Printp Ijiiilwlpr Karl was r.niKlu IIPIWPI-II HIP In yestp-nlny's hatilo with HIP KIH- iind killed liy a shot In the side, attracted much piddle attention a. few- weeks nso bwause of an advertisement In a London newspaper fur Information if his whereabouts. It was said that lie had disappeared some months hefore. Not lonR after Hie advertisement appeared It eame out that he was In the 1'hlllpiMno Islands serving on the staff of Gen. Miller at Hollo.

The youngest brother of the head of princely house of n- steln-Werthelm, was married In -May, 1897, to Lady Anne Savlle, the younKesl daushter of the Marl of MexboroiiKh. The Princess Is an heiress ami the wed- iB was a very fashionable, muKiilll- ccnt affair. The Prince and Princess lives after their mar- and wore orten separated fo? .1 Him Homo Soon. Al'icr tin' MllcKi'd illsapiiL-uranco of I'rliHH- his wife said that shn had re- i-i-lvod irtiri-H fi-iini people diMnaiulliiK They claimed tin- I'rlnco nwt-tl thnm money. The Priiuvss siiltl that bor husband was with ibn Duko of rortlanrt's party at Wi-lhi'rk In Dorfmhpr, 1S08.

thon In Hnviirla mid she expected him Konr weeks afro information was received In London that the Prlnoe had enlisted In the I'nlted States Army and was servlnR as an aide to Oon. Miller. It also said that before surrendered he was permitted to put In and out of tlie and It.sur- tjent lines and that he was really an of the Government. Th484 were amoiiK many mysterious rumors In the KiiKllsh newspapers. The Prince was tall, handsome and of athletic build; Ills wife a pretty.

blonde, lie was a Protestant; aha to Catholic. (Continued from First PBRO.) FIRST OREGON. anklo Company sergeant. Corn- private, Cosmpany oorporal, Company uh 1 prlvate Company arm, CAL1FF, ALBERT private, Company forearm, severe, rl to Company DAVI8, JOHN, private, Company shoulder, severe. 13ICHAMA.R; QEOROB, private, Com, Corporal, pany nrlvate.

corporal, a 1 5 1 1 hlpe he P'no crow were vessel's treasure room ni In whloh a large amount ol money to bo used In the purchase of hemp. the nat mate and beat ihlm over Uhe with oluba until he was Iniensl- they threw Into "ont i hcn Bt iwo oaaes of JS.OOO each from the treasure room mndo rfor shore In the ship's boat. i ps oa. The i body of the mate was found lv muWated a native vlltei'. A letter to the China Dally Mall oop- of which wero reoelved By 'the Tacomo, describes death of a Spanish girl named Bngraola Dlra nbmnt with her the young woman iwi nxtther, ponetraitlng the walls srtruok the her h8 mother i 5ntll wme' fl a in toll private, Com- HOLLAND, pany private, iprdvate, Com- 5.

private, Company face, severe. WILLIAM, TENTH PENNSYLVANIA. rivate, Company FIRST SOUTH DAKOTA. aROWN, private, Company Ot forsarm, slight. UTAH LIGHT AKTILLBBy.

HAa.L, PIAMKEIR, private, Company thlxh, severe. FIRST WASHINGTON. COURTNBIl. WILLIAM private, Compi Company probably mortal, PAa COVISOT'ON. WILLIAM Quarter- Oompi 1 Tnfantry and a battalion of the lei-nth Infantry, under command of Smith, IH expected to reach Manila to-, morrow.

This will Blvo Qcn. Otis 'Jtf rolnfnrcomenta. Gen. Oils has reported that the men arriving by transports all lit for iluty, and It Is expected that thn now arrivals will he ordered Immediately to talto the Held. private.

mm. eejzed after 'a portpi first named, aim left FILIPINOS DID HOT AID DEWEY. Ailmlrul Denies tllM FlMTthlp or Anr PiloUd br (Bpepltl to Tho World.) Marolh Powey has written -to member of his fa-rolly In reference often made, that AsrulnJWo pMoted Jita and one taken Aboard the otora- shi. this vessel was the last Intha the officials were at their desks to-day, and the same bustle and anxiety were manifested as during: the day preceding the surrender at Santiago. SnntliiKo Ilc-eonl (o lie noiilon.

Liosacs of the American forces during the lighting at Manila hid fair to exceed those at Santiago. Since Feb. 4 there has hardly been a day that Gen. Otis did not report killed and wounded In his command. The killed now number about 125 men since Feb.

J. and the wounded roaoh a total of nearly or qutto 500 men. Sick reports Dhow that about 1,000 men aro In the hospitals or 'unlit for active campaigning. With the rainy season beginning, the nick reports are likely to Increase largely during the next few weeks. Olllclals hero continue hopeful tlmt t'ho campaign may bo concluded bcforo the rainy season la ndvnnced, but Indications are against an early cessation of hos- tllltlCB.

Guerilla Wnrfnro Ahead. American troops Jiavo succeeded In scattering rebels In many Instances, but It Is now assorted ihait each Individual rebel band must oe liuretod down and maido to surrender before the robol- Hon to finally suppressed. The continued opposition of Aguinaldo and followers Js giving a black oyo to for 'tho Filipinos, had landed at Manila with a kindly feeling 'toward the noitlvns. The Bohurman commission will bo 'unable to accomplish much toward Bottling tlie 'trouble. Tho Commlwalonore have agread that Otis shall con Ms advance.

If AfruUnaldo cares do emissaries to tho commission they will too hoard, but the forward movement Americans will not bo Impeded pending neffoblaitlona. Due To-Duy. The Sheridan, with bhe Twelfth U. 8. CLAY A OAOiANT (SpMlol to The WorliJ.) LBXINOTQN, Maroh 'Oharlpg p.

Clay, woundea at ManJJa, amw) CEtHRAT The body I. fed by tbc blood Poor blood means poor Poor food means weak- BLOOD CAPT. GEORGE H. FORTSON. lie AVim niortnlly iiiK Illx Coiiiimny In iho Piirht- InK Near Mniilla.

(Special to Tho World.) SBATTIJi. Maroh George H. Fortson, of Company First Washington, Volnteors who woa murlally wounded at Manilla lived in thin olty. Ho prominent in political and sot-la! circles and was City Attorney from to 1894. He was born Elborton, ISO).

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