The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-04-06
lIALOLOS DESERTED.
Col. Funston and His Men the F irst
TO Enter the Enemy's Capital.
SPLENDID BEHAVIOR OF AMERICANS.
Acttv- RostiIitle. May soon Cesse Owing
To the RAINY scaSou-SItives May BE
Employed It, Fight GuerrtlIas
Casualties o. han.ans

/ Casualties o. kan.sns.
! Manila. April 1.-The American
flag was raised over Malolos at ten
/ O'Clock yesterday morning The Kansas
/ regiment and Montana regiment. on
! entering the city, found it deserted,
| the presidencia burning and the terri
fed rebels retreating towards the
! mountains 1t is believed they cannot
| in future make even faint resistance.
The American loss was small.
1t is evident that the rebels for some
time have abandoned all hope of hold
ing their capital, for the Americans
found evidences of ella borate prepare
tions for evacuation. On the railroad
the rails and ties for about mile had
been torn up and probably thrown
into the river The principal citizens
| of Malolos, their families and goods
went into the coun try by means of the
railroad, while others departed on foot,
| carrying their possessions and driving
their cattle and other animal lore
them. Most of the rebel forces we're
removed last mig hit to positions east of
the railroad, leaving only some small
bands in the strong trenches in front
of Malolos.
Gen. Macarthur started for Malolos
at seven o'clock yesterday morning
with two rapid-fire guns thanking the
track, two guns of the L tab battery
on the right and two guns of the Sixth
artillery on the left of the rapids,
firing continuously. The Kansas and
Montana regiments moved from Malo-
los and the Nebraska 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 aud earthenwork
fOrtifcation half mile from MalolOs
and on the right, where the Nebras-
ka regiment, as was the case Thurs
day, had the hardest work and suffered
the greatest loss. Col. Funston, al
ways at the front was the first man
in Malolos, followed by a group of
dashing kansans. The Filipino flag,
which was flying from the center of
the town, was hauled down by some
men of the Montana regiment, who
triump hantly raised their own above it.
From the columns of smoke arising
from the city it seemed as if the whole
place was ablaze. It turned out, how
ever, that only the presidencja, or
government building. and few of the
smaller buildings, had been set fire to
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 re bel
army is constantly losing strength on
account of deserti on and that. al
though the enemy may make one or
two more stands, the forces of Agui-
i
month to a few hundreds, who NAV
continue waging guerrilla warfare in
the mountains.
ACTIVE POSSIBILITIES MAY SOON CEASE.
Washington, a pril lit is said at
the war department that Gen. Otis
will not make a campaign during the
rainy season, nor is It believed that he
will at present chase the FilipinoS in to
the mountain Businesses of Luzon.
The officials consider it evident that
the fight that was in Aguinaldo has
been whipped out of him and it is be-
lieved he cannot hold the Filipino
army together much longer. If Gen.
Otis advises it, the war department
will approve a cessation of hostilities
or further forward movement, when
little can be accomplished save
chasing the Filipinos without
definite results. A short rest will
determine whether the Fiiipinos
intend to keep up guerrilla war
fare, and if so a plan is already matur-
ing to meet any such condition Ma
tives will be employed to fight the
guerrillas, and as the government can
give them better pay and afford them
greater protection than Aguinaldo.
there is no doubt about the ability to
employ natives in this way. If there
must be a guerrilla fight during the
rainy season, which will soon be upon
the Philippines, the United States will |
not sacrifice its troops in such war
fare, If natives can be obtained.
CASUALTIES IN THE KANSAS REGIMENT.
Washington, April 1.-The follow |
ing list of casualties has been received |
from Gen. Otis:
Twentieth Kansas. killed: Private OrIin |
l. Birlew; company G, Oliver Dix: d, |
Samuel Wilson Wounded: Company E. Capt |
w. J. Watson. chest. severe; Privates Albert |
ShauRhnessy. knee severe; Fred L. Carter,
forearm, severe; a. Charles A Waters, |
head. slight; B. Charles NJ Pease. |
thigh. light; William D. Smith, hand, |
severe; Corporal Claude Speerlock, breast, |
slight; h, George B. Daily, side. slight: L |
Harry G. KuhHS shoulder. slight: Sergt /
James W. Murran. leg. slight: Privates |
Michael H Jarrity. knee. severe; C, Henry W. |
johnson. forearm, slight: d, Edward Crane
forearm, moderate: Corporal James C Chat |
terberg. chest. severe; H. Ernest Cross shout |
der. severe; band, Private CORTLAND Fleming
abdomen. severe; E, Private Todd L Wagner.
leg, severe