Iron County register., 1899-04-06
THE PHILIPPINE CAMPAIGN.
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Returning Under White Flags.

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Returning Under White Flags.
Manila. April =, 6:3O p. m.-ThS
American troops under Gen. MacAr-
thur, are still resting at Maioios, where
everything has been quietto-day. nos
tilities elsewhere-so far as officially
reported-have been limited during
the last "a hours to an occasional eN-
change of shots between the lnsur-
gents and the troops forming the lines
of Gen. Lawton and Gen. Hall, extend
ing from the waterworks to La Lonia-
But this shooting is just active enough
to make the lives of the soldiers
burden and to compel the officers 10
sleep in trenches, clothed and in readi-
ness to repel possible attacks.
backbone of Rebellion Broken.
Most of the Americans are becoming
convinced that the backbone OF the IN
surgent opposition is broken. There
are numerous rumors pointing to an
early collapse of the insurrection. One
of these is that Gen. Pho del Pillar, the
best fighter among the Filipino othcerS'
will desert Aguinaldo, and give ms sup
port to the Americans.
The Burnt Child breads the Fire.
Th Spaniards, reasoning from their
experience of the natives, refuse 10
believe that the rebellion is anywhere
near put down. They declare that the
Filipinos will not take their defeat az
Malolos, with the loss of the city and
the removal of their so-called govern
1nent, seriously to heart. On the con-
trary, the Spaniards predict that the
insurgents will hover near the Amerl-
can lines, bothering them as much aS
possible, and when attacked in force,
dissolve, only to reappear ut other
POINTS. This sort of tactics-the Span
ish say-win be followed until the wet
season compels the Americans 10 be
housed in barracks, and then the Fill
piros will return and occupy such
towns as the United States troops do
not garrison. With the next dry sea
sen a repetition of the present opera
tions will begin.
Not Fighting SpanIards Now.
Time alone will show how much
there is in this theory. But as against
it, must be borne in mind that the
Spaniards in all their domination of
the Philippines, never gave the inhah-
itants demonstration of power COM
parable in effectiveness to that given
them by the United States.
Anxious to Give Up Fighting.
a priest and two members of the so
called Filipino congress, who hid them
selves in the woods during the fighting
which preceded the capture of Malolos.
there this morning, and de
Clared 1000 of the Filipino soldiers
were anxious to give up fighting, ami
would do so but for their officers, who
keep them under arms.
Returning Carrying White Flags.
The whole country between Malolos
and Caloocan is now full of friendlies.
children and old people, who
are returning to their homes, carrying
white flags. The Americans are trying
to gain the confidence of the inhab-
tants by proving to them that If they
will return and attend to their ordi-
nary work, peacefully. no harm will
befall them. Two hundred and fifty
civilians came back to their homes in
Malolos last evening. Two thousand
women and children, with a sprinkling
IF unarmed men, supposed to be war
,iors, came to the outskirts of Malolo~
,n the sea side of the city, and after
cards sneaked away, carrying all the
goods they could.
Who Raised the First Flag.
There has been nolittle good-naturrd
'ivalry as to which regiment-the First
Montana or the Twentieth Kansas-is
entitled to the honor of having raised
Is flag first in Malolos. Col. Funston
ind 20 men of Co. +. Kansas volunteers.
,laim the distinction, on the ground.
is already cabled, of having entered
he town at double-quick and raisel
he company's flag; but the first flac
o be recognized officially was that OF