Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-04-06
QUIET At NALoLoS.
The American Troops Resting at
the Filipino Capital.
VIEWS ENTERTAINED At WASHINGTON
The Occupation Of MalOlOa Not Likely to
Have the Important Results Hoped.
for-AgonciIIo's Opinion Of
the Capture

troops under Gen. Macarthur are still
resting at Maloos, where everything
was quiet yesterday. Hostilities else
where-so far as officially reported
have been limited during the last "a
hours to an occasional exchange oil
shots between the insurgents and the
troops forming the lines OF Gen. Hall,
extending from the waterworks to La
Lonia. But this shooting has been
just active enough TO make the lives
Of the soldiers burden and to compel
the officers to sleep In trenches, clothed
and in readiness to repel possible at
tacks
Most OF the Americans are becoming
convinced that the back bone OF the
insurgent opposition is broken. There
are numerous rumors pointing to an
early collapse OF the nsurrection.
One Of these is that Gen. Pic del Pillar,
the best fighter among the Filipino
officers, will desert Aguinaldo and
give his support to the Americans.
The Spaniards reasoning from their
experience of the natives, refuse to
believe that the rebellion is anywhere
near put down. They declare that
the Filipinos will not take their defeat
at Malolos, with the loss OF the city
and the removal of their so-called gov
eminent, seriously to heart On the
contrary, the Spaniards predict that
the insurgents will hover near the
American lines, bothering them as
much as possible, and when attacked
In force dissolve, only to reappear at
other points This sort of tactics, the
Spaniards say, will be followed until
the wet season compels the Americans
to be housed In barracks, and then the
Fllipinos will return and re.occupy
such towns as the United States troops
do not garrison. With the next dry
season, repetition of the present
operations will begin.
The Americans are trying to gain
the confidence Of the inhabitants by
proving to them that II they return
and attend to their ordinary work,
peacefully, no harm will befall them.
Two hundred and fifty civilians came
back TO their homes in Malolos Satur-
day evening. Two thousand women
and children, with sprinkliug Of un.
armed men, supposed to be warriors,
came to the outskirts Of Malolos on
the sea side Of the city and afterward
sneaked away, carrying oil the goods
they could. There has been no little
good natured rivalry as to which regi-
ment-the First Montana or the TWEEN.
teth Kansas is entitled to the honor
OF having raised its flag first in Malo-
los, Col. Funston and 20 men Of com
pany Il, Kansas volunteers, claim the
distinction, oil the ground, as already
cabled, Of having entered the town at
double quick and raised the company's
flag. but the first flag to be recognized
officially was that OF company q, OF
the Montana infantry.
VIEWS ENTERTAINED AT WASHINGTON
Washington, April 3-lhe occupa-
ton OF Malolos by Gen. MacArthur's
troops, 1t Is now admitted by all ex-
cept the most hopeful war department
officials, does not seem probable to
have anything like the important re-
suits which were hoped for here. In
stead of practically marking the end
Of the Filipino instruction, the fall
Of Malolos and the dispersion of the
under Aguinaldo's imme-
date command appears to be nothing
more than incidents of the campaign
which will have many ramifcations
and will drag along for weeks or even
months in different sections OF the
ISLAND Of Luzon. That Gen. Otis him
self does not look on the fall of Ma
olos as decisive is shown by his ca ble-
gram to the war department, in which
ne says he is preparing for continued
active campaign.
Another proclamation OF the Pres-
lents commissioners will soon be is
iued to convince the deluded follow.
,rs Of Aguinaldo that continued re.
'istance is futile and that it is not the
mention Of the United States to OBJ
,ress them. The promise of local
will be held out and
very inducement made to bring about
'ouae understanding that will put an
md to the cruel loss of life on both
sides
AGoNClLLos OPINION OF THE CAPTURE.
Paris, April S.-Agoncillo, the agent
If Aguinaldo, in the course OF an in
erview published yesterday in La
Patrie, says;
The capture Of Malolos Is not as important
Is the Americans are trying to make II appear.
[he Filipino government had already de.
ermined upon removal to San Fernando and
small detachment Of troops was left with
riders to burn the town and thus to draw the
Americans inland Two months Of rain and
ever will save the Filipnos their ammunition
md good deal Of trouble and the war viii
not end while single Filipino remains to bea
irms
Missouri Normal College Orators.
kirksville, Mo-, April 3-The an
nual contest in oratory of the Inter
normal league, comprising the three
state normal schools at Kirisville,
Warrensburg and Cape Girardeau, was
leld in normal chapel here before an
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