The Red Cloud chief., 1899-04-07
CHAOS RE|GlED IN MALOLOS
Wild Scenes Witnessed as the
American Army Entered.
HOW FUNSTON LED THE WAY.
inc Nsn'nn' Dashed Over tho barbados
with Terrible Yeiis. Firing voiIey. a.
They Ran Through the street. To IN.
Burning Palace.

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journal prints the following dispatch
from its correspondent in Maolos.
am writing this dispatch seated in
the open square before the burning in.
surgent palace. As | write the roof
falls in and the walls crumble, making
ruins of the chamber whore a few
days ago the Filipino congress was In
session.
The whole i%nsurgent army and gov.
eminent are now fugitivcs. Our
brown battalions are sweeping
through the streets OF Malolos, while
Aguinaldo's palace burns like n sacri-
flee.
Hundreds of terrified Cinnamon run
shrieking among the falling walls,
praying for mercy, some throwing
themselves into the rivcrs-othcrs
looting.
Through the flames and smoke our
cheering troops move, meeting little
resistance. The insurgcnt army NAV
continue to fight, but the prestige OF
the leaders is conc forever. Our pris-
oncrs say that the Filipino republic Is
chaos. The insurgents surrendered
field works to-day in which l,OJO dc.
terminei men could defy an army of
twenty times It's size.
As we approached Malolos Thursday
Halc's and Otis brigades were
stretched between the sea and tho
mountains. The scene was indescrib-
able for beauty and grandeur. The
splendid line, with its waving co.ors,
looked like n rainbow. When the flag
OF truce appeared on the insurgents
right our troops broke into cheers and
song. But when our messengers an.
preached the truce bearers turned and
ran a mile back to the capital. We
began an instant pursuit, and were
received with heavy vollcys from the
outskirts.
On our right tho jungle swarmed
with little blue figures. IL was the
insurgent rear guard protecting the
retreat Of taI rsDsl army and destroy
ing the raiirDll track as they swept
on before u,
The Amer, MS camped all Thursday
night, thts' line reaching across the
valley, the generals holding a council
of war around a campfire under a tree.
They believed that on the morrow we
might have to fight 10000 men behind
strong intrenchments.
At dawn the line OF battle was
formed. Its order was: The Third ar.
tillery and the Montana and Kansas
regiments OF the righ-; on the left the
South Dakota and Nebraska regiments
and the Utah battery.
The battle opened with a lombard
ment OF the trenches in front. For
half an hour our shells fell in a show
err. From the huts natives threw
knives at tho Kansas men, while
showers Of arrows fell upon our right.
Dur right wing, ~unbroken, advanced
over fields and through streams and
thickets, taking the main trenches
south OF the city. They found them
deserted. The condition Of the rebel
earthworks gave proof OF the wonder
full accuracy OF our artillery fire.
A few trembling men came out TO
meet u advancing line of steel. They
said that the army had gone by the
railway, toward the northern interior.
Volleys from the wood harassed
Hale's brigade, and q few men were
wounded. The Kansas men again led
the left us we reached the city. l
see the insurgent palace burn
ing, and puffs Of smoke from all quar-.
ters OF the town.
At the end OF the main street there
was a stone barricade. Scattering in
surgents, concealed behind this,
poured a hot fire into the Kansas
Colonel Funston, leaping from
his horse, and taking the lead, swing.
ing his sword aloft, yelled:
Give them hell. boysl"
With the colo,el at the head, the
Kansas g dashed over the barricade
and down the street with terrific wells.
firing volleys as they ran. ! was with
the colonel as he leaped the barricade,
and was with the brave Kansas bows
rs they reached the square, where the
walls OF the flaming palace were
crashing. The wild cries Of the frcn-
zied Cinnamon added to the din.
Sweeping the square, the Kansans
advanced to the other side of the town, |
they rescued a hundred China. |
men, who we're being driven to the
woods by the Filipinos under threats
TO cut their throats.
Having deserted Malolos, the insur-
gents can make nc serious resistance.
Their troops will become bandits.
Three companies of the rebels threw
their rifles into the river.
isrickiAyers on - strike.
PHILADELPHIA, April 5. - Three
thousand bricklayers, members Of the
Iourncymen Bricklayers' union, went
On strike in this city to-day. The
strike grew out Of the failure of the
bosses TO sign the new schedule OF
for this year
Her Home for Con vaissosntA
SANTA BARBARA, Cal, April 3.-Thc
will Of the late Anna y. c.. Blake leaves
greater part If her estate, which