The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-04-01
HOW MALoLos WAS TAKEN
Twelfth Kansas Lead the Way
incidents of the Campaign.

| Manila, March 81 ts.h5 p m.l-lhe
American flag was raised over Malolos
at 10 O'Clock this morning. The Kansas
regiment and the Montana regiment on
entering the city found itdeserted the
presldencia burned and the rebels retreat
ng towards the mountains in state of
terror. 1t is believed that they cannot
in future even make afaintresistance.
The American loss was small.
Manila, March 81 u0;37 a. m.)-General
Halls brigade advanced today from Mon
talban, driving the enemy to the hills on
| the north. The rebels were considerable
in force at the functions Of therive rs
Nanca and Amplt with the Mateo, but
the American artillery soon scattered
the Fourth Infantry. General Hall even
| loss was one killed. Lieutenant Gregg Of
the Fourth infantry. General Han eve
tually returned to the wateworks.
General King advanced from San Pedro
Maracti establishing headquarters at
Pasig
Recently issued copies of the Repubi-
can Filipino. Agunaldo's official organ
contains a proclamation to the effect that
certain parties are raiding then orthern
towns and ordering the same to join the
I
consequences when Aguinaldo shall have
finished with the Americans
This is construed as meaning that
Macaholas, the governor Of the five nor
thern provinces. unfriendly to Aguinaldo
If this be true Aguinados retreat Is un-
doubteily cut OF therailroad beyond
/ San fernando.
The Republican Filipino on March %
published an extra edition q statement to
the effec' that the Americans had attacked
Pasig; tha' maIy of them were killed and
a majority OF the remainder were wound
: ed while 1S0 of them we're taken prison
ers. second paragraph in the same ed
ition asserted that Americans had raw
ished 800 of the Filpinos falrest daugh-
ters and called upon the natives to Nde-
fend their honor with theirlives against
oppressors who spared neither age. sex
nor condition, numbering whole families
incold blooded revenge"
! The American steamer Roanoke recent.
/ ly picked up native boat containing d
dozen Spanish prisoners who had escap.
ed from the Dagupan and had been near,
ly three days ahoat without food or wa.
ter.
They reported that the prisoners ex.
pected to be killed when the Americans
advanced. but knew nothing Of the fate
Of those In the southern towns.
1t Is evident that the rbels have some
time past abandoned all hope Of holdnl
their capital for the Americans fount
| evidence Of there elaborate preparation,
for evacuation on the railroad the rail.
and ties had been torn UP and probably
| thrown IN the river. The only prisoner,
captured were few Cinnamon they saiC
that Aguinaldo left Maloos on Wednes
day
The principal citizens Of Malolos theii
family and goods have ben taken int,
the country over the railroads while 9th
ers departed on foot carrying their po
sessions and driving their cattle and 9th
er animals before them
Most of the rbe force were removed
yesterday to positions east Of the rail
road leaving only somesmall bands Al
the strong trenches in front OF Malolos
General Macarthur started for the rebe
capital at this morning with two rapi,
fire guns thanking the track, two guns o
the Utah battery on theright and two o
the Sixth artillery on the left of the rap
ids, firing continuously.
The Kansas and Montana companie
moved upon Malolos and the Nebraska
and the Pennsylvania regiments and tn
Third artillery kept along the right Of m
railroad. The only effective stand mad
by the rebels was at a bamboo and eartl
en- work half a mile from Malolos and o
the rigrt where the Nebraska regimen
as WAS the case yesterday had the hard
est work and suffered the greatest loss
Colonel Funston always al the front
was the first man in Malolos followe,
by a group OF dashing Kansans.
The Filipino flag which was flying Il
the center Of the town was hauled dow
by some men in the Montana regimen
who triumphantly raised their ow
above Il.
From the columnsof smoke arisn
from the city il seemed that the Who'll
city was ablaze It turned out howeve
that only the presldence or government
building and few of the smaller build
ings had been setaire by the rhels be
fore they evacuated the place
In addition the American volunteer
were Handicapped in lighting by the fac
that their Springfield rifles are of shorte
range than the mauser rifles in the hand
Of the rebels. Under those circumstance
the steady advance of our troops is real
ly remarkable achievement
But the most noteworthy feature OF th
onward sweep of the Americans Is III
patience and endurance Of the private so
dierf They have never hesitated to plum
across any KIND OF dNneult coLhtr!
against any number Of the enemy and
the face of positions Of entirely ul
known strength.