The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-04-01

MANILA, March 81, 1855 p. m.-The
American flag was raised over Malolos
at 10 o'clock this morning. The Kansas
regiment and the Montana regiment on
entering the city, found 1t deserted, the
presidencia burning, and the rebels re-
treating toward the mountains in n
state OF terror. 1t is believed they can
not in future make even faint resist
ance.
The American loss was small.
1t Is evident that the rebels for some
time past have abandoned all hope OF
holding their capitol, for the Americans
found there evidences of elaborate pre-
parations for evacuatIng. On the rail-
road the rails and ties for about mile
had been torn up and probably thrown
into the river. The only prisoners cap
tured were few Cinnamon. They said
AguInaldo left Malolos or Wednesday.
The principal citizens OF Malolos,
their families and goods have been ta-
ken Into the country over the railroad
while others departed on foot, carrying
their possessions and driving their cat
tie and other animals before them.
Most ot the rebel forces were removed
yesterday evening to positions east OF
the railroad. leaving only some small
bands In the strong trenches In front OF
Malolos.
General Macarthur started for the
rebel capital at O'Clock this morning,
with two rapid fire guns. nankIng the
track. two guns OF the Utah battery on
the right and two guns OF the Sixth ar
tillery on the left OF the rapids, firing
continuously.
The Kansas and Montana regiments
moved upon Malolos and the Nebraska
and Pennsylvania regiments and the
Third artillery kept along the right Of
the railroad.
The Only Effective Stand.
The only effective stand made by the
rebels was. at n bamboo and earthwork,
half a=mile from Mal9los, and on the
right where the Nebraska regiment. rs
was the case yesterday. had the hardest
work and suffered the greatest loss.
Col. Funston, always at the front,
was the first man in Malolos, followed
by a group of dashing Kansasans.
The Filipino flag which was flying
from the centre of the town. was haul
ed down by some men Of the Montana
regiment who triumphantly raised their
own above 1t.
From the columns of smoke arising
from the city 1t seemed as II the whole
place was ab!aza. 1t turned out. how
ever. that only the presidential, or gov
h,,iIIip,p wi ba
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 rebel
| army Is constantly losing strength on
account OF descrt!ons, and that al
though the enemy may make one or
two more stands, the forces of Aguinal-
| 90 will degenerate In perhaps n month.
| TO n few hundreds who may continne
wagiIs n guerilla warfare in the
mountains.
Behavior of our Troops.
The American troops behaved splen-
| didly. They advanced steadily against
| successive lines Of trenches. through
woods and 1unGles and suffering from
| frightful heat. In addition, the Amerl-
| can volunteers were handicapped In
| fighting by the fact that their Spring.
field rifles are OF shorter range than
the Mauser rifles In the hands OF thc
rebels. Under these circumstances, the
steady advance OF our troops Is really
remarkable achievement.
But the most noteworthy feature OF
| this onward sweep OF the Americans,
Is the patience and endurance Of the
| private soldiers. They have never hesi-
tated to plunge across any kind OF difi-
cult country against any number OF the
| enemy and In the face of positions OF
entirely unknown strength.
This afternoon the victorious Amerl-
can army Is feasting on cocoanuts and
bananas and enjoying a well-earned
rest, while the hospital train Is carrying
the wounded back 10 Manila.
Filipino yellow Journnlism.
Recently issued copies Of the Repub-
lica Filipino, Aguinaldo's official or
gnn. contains 4 proclamation to the ef-
feet that certain parties are ralding the
northern towns aud ordering the same
TO Join the Filipino army Immediately
or take the consequences when AEulnal-
do shall have finished with the Amerl-
cans.
This Is construed as meaning that
Macaholns. the governor of the flve
northern provinces, Is unfrIcndly to
Asuinaldo. II this be true Aguinuldo's
retreat is undoubtedly cut Off Mt the
railroad beyond San Fernando.
The Republica Filipino on March %.
published an extra edition containing a
statement TO the effect that the Amer
leans had attacked Pasig, that many OF
them were killed, and 4 majority OF the
remainder were wounded, while $50 of
them were taken prisoners.
A second paragraph In the same edI-
tlon asserted that the Americans had
ravishcd three hundred OF the FilIpinos
fairest daughters and called upon the
natives TO defend their honor with their
lives against opprcssors who spared mel
ther nge. sex nor condition, numbering
whole families In cold boodcd revenge" !"
The American steamer Roanoke re-
Gently picked up native boat contain
Ing q dozen Spanish prisoners who had
escaped from Dogupan and had been
nearly three days a'loat, with neither
food nor water.
They reported that the prisoners cx-
pected to be killed when the Americans
advanced but knew nothing OF the fate
OF those In the southern towns.
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