Salt Lake Herald | 1899-03-30 | Page 1 | Fierce Fight Yesterday, According to General Otis

FiERCE fIGT YESTERDAY ACCORDING 10 GlNERAl OTIS Washington March 29The following advices from Manila were received by the war department tonight Manila March 30IacArthur advanced at 6 yesterday morning from Iarilao Passed rapidly to Bocave At 1145 he tool up the advance for Biga and at 315 in the afternoon for GUiguinto three and onehalf miles from Ialolos reaching that point at 5 The casualties for the day are about seventy There was fierce fighting in the afternoon The troops made the crossing of the river at Guiguinto by working the artillery over the railroad rail-road bridge by hand and swimming the mules against fierce resistance The column will pass on tile railroad to the extreme front nearly repaired and will supply troops today OTIS