Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-06
RESTING AFTER BATTLE.
American Soldiers Lounging
in Filipino Capital.
GREAT ACHIEVEMENTS OF TROOPS.


MANILA, April 1.-The American
flag was raised over Malolos at 10
O'Clock yesterday. The Kansas regi-
ment and the Montana regiment. on
entering the city. found it deserted,
the presidential burning and the reb-
els retreating towards the mountains
in a state of terror. 1t is believed they
cannot in future make even "a faint
resistance.
The American loss was small.
1t is evident that the rebels for some
time past have abandoned all hope OF
holding their capital, for the Ameri-
cans found there evidences Of elabor-
ate preparations for evacuation. On the
railroad the rails and ties for about y
mile had been torn up and probably
thrown into the river. The prisoners
captured were a few Cinnamon. They
said Aguinaldo left Malolos on We'd
nesday.
The principal citizens of Malolos.
their families and goods have been
taken into the country over the rail-
road, while others have departed on
foot, carrying their possessions and
driving their cattle and other animals
before them.
Most of the rebel forces were re-
moved to positions east Of the rail-
road, leaving only some small bands
| in the strong trenches in front of Ma
lolos.
General Macarthur started for the
rebel capital at 7 o'clock in the morn.
ing with two rapid firing guns fianking
the track, two guns of the Utah bat
terry on the right and two guns of the
Sixth artillery on the left of the rap
! ids, firing continuously.
The Kansas and Montana regiments
moved upon Malolos and the lNebras-
ka and Pennsylvania regiments and
the Third artillery kept along the
right of the railroad.
The only effective stand made by the
rebels was at a bamboo and earth
work, half a mile from Malolos, and on
the right, where the Nebraska regi-
ment, as was the case yesterday, had
the hardest work and suffered the
greatest loss.
Colonel Funston, always at the
front, was the first man in Malalos
followed by a group of dashing Kans.
ans.
The Filipino flag, which was flying
from the center Of the town. was
hauled down by some of the Montana
regiment, who triumphantly raised
their own above it.
From the column of smoke arising
from the city it seemed as If the whole
place was ablaze. 1t turned out, how
ever, that only the presidential, or
government building, and few Of the
smaller buildings had been set on fire
| by the rebels before they evacuated
the place.
From the reports gathered by the
American officers, from prisoners and
others, it is believed that the rebel
army is constantly losing strength on
account Of assertions, and that al
though the enemy may make one or
two more stands, the forces of Agui-
naldo will disintegreate, in perhaps a
month, to a few hundreds, who may
continue waging guerrilla warfare in
the mountains.
The American troops behaved splen-
didly. They advanced steadily against
successive lines Of trenches, through
woods and jungles and suffering from
frightful heat.
In addition the American volun-
teers were handicapped in fighting by
the fact that their Springfield rifles
are of shorter range than the Mauser
rifles in the hands Of the rebels. Under
those circumstances the steady ad-
vance of our troops is a really re-
markable achievement.
The victorious American army is
feasting on coCoanuts and bananas
and enjoying a we'll earned rest, while
the hospital train is carrying the
wounded back to Manila.
FIRST NEBRASKA CASUALTIES.
Following is a list of casualties in
the First Nebraska:
Killed-PRIVATE MILTON LYNDE,
Company A, York; PRIVATE WILL
lam ORR, Company A, York; JAMES
H. WHITMORE. Company L, Omaha.
Wounded-First Sergeant Vickers.
Company A, groin, severe; Private
Roy Campbell, Company A, leg, mod
crate; Private Henry Hickman, Com
pany G, thigh, severe; Private Otto
Kastenberger, Company H, shoulder,
slight; Private Jack l.. Beach, Compa-
ny H, forearm, slight.
Wounded, Marcn 30:-Sergeant Hugh
Clapp, Company D, thigh, severe;
Sergeant Robert Mcconnell, Company
H, breast, slight; Private Herbert H.
Barber, Company A, wrist, thigh and
bullock, severe; Private William Logs
den, Company G, chest, severe; Pri-
vate George R. BONNER, Company G,
forearm, slight; Private Lyvners Dur
ham, Company G., chest, severe; Pri-
vate Bert s. Watts, Company G, thigh,
slight; Private Herbert Hodges, Com
pany d, leg, slight; Private Eric New
feldt, Company D, thigh and shoulder,
severe; Private John E. Davis. Com
| pany G. hand slight. Private Claude
N. Chenowith, Company G, thigh,
slight; Private Llyod Spottenstein,
Company H, severe; Private Edward
Downing, Company H, thigh, slight;
Private John c. Marshall, Company H,
leg slight: Private Walter A. EIifritz,
arm, severe: Private Roy Duncan,
Company H, leg, slight.
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