Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-04-08

Washington, March 81. - General
Otis cables the follows:
Troops are resting at Malolos. a
considerable portion OF the city was
destroyed by fire. Our casualties were
one killed and fifteen wounded.
Hall has returned with his troops
to his former position, south of Ma
nila."
Manila, March 3l.--3:55 p. m.-Ihe
American flag was raised over Malolos
at 10 o'clock this morning. III Kan
sas and Montana regiments, on enter
ing the city found il deserted, the
presidential burning and the rebels re-
treating towards the mountains in u
state OF terror. II is believed that
they cannot in the future make even
"a faint resistance. The American loss
is small.
II Is evident the rebels for some time
past had abandoned all hope OF hold
ing their capital, for the Americans
found evidence of elaborate prepara-
tons for evacuation on the railroad,
rails and ties for about a mile having
been orr up and probably thrown
into the river. The only prisoners cap
tured were IA few Cinnamon. They said
Aguinaldo left Malolos Wednesday.
The principal citizens OF Malolos,
their families and goods were taken
into the country over the railroad,
while the others departed on foot,
carrying their possessions and driving
their cattle and other animals before
them.
Most OF the rebel forces removed yes
terday evening TO positions east of
the railroad, leaving only some small
bands i'm the trenches in front OF Ma
lolos.
Macarthur started for the rebel cap
ital at Z o'clock this morning with two
rapid-fre guns thanking the track, two
guns OF the Utah battery on the rlght
and two guns Of the Sixth artillery on
the left, all firing continuously.
The Kansas and Montana regiments
moved upon Malolos and the Nebraska
and Pennsylvania regiments ana the
Third artillery kept up along the right
of the railroad.
The only effective stand made by
the rebels was at a bamboo and earth
en- work a half mile from Malolos ana
on the right, where the Nebraska reg
iment, ms was the case yesterday, had
the hardest work and suffered the
greatest loss.
Funston First I'm Malolos.
Colonel Funston, always at the
front, was the first man in MaloloS,
followed by n group OF daShing Kan
sans.
The Filipino flag, which was flying
from the center Of the town was
hauled down by some men of the Mon
tan regiment, who instantly raised
their own above it..
From the smoke arising from the
city Il seemed ms if the whole place was
ablaze. Ii turned out, however, that
only the presidential, or government
building, and a few smaller buildings
had been set on fire by the rebels be-
fore they evacuated the place.
From reports gathered by American
officers, from prisoners and others il is
believed the rebel army is constantly
losing strength on account OF deser-
tions, and that although the enemy
may make one or two more stands, the
force of Aguinaldo will degenerate in
perhaps n month to a few hundreds
who may continue waging n guerilla
warfare i'm the mountains.
superb Behavior OF Americans.
The American troops behaved SPLEEN
didly. They advanced steadily against
successive lines of entertainments,
through woods and jungles, suffering
from frightful heat. In addition the
American volunteers were handi-
capped i'm the fighting by the fact that
their Springfield rifles are of shorter
range than the Mauser rifles in the
hands of the rebels. Under these cir
cumstances the steady advance of u
troops was II really remarkable
achievement.
But the most noteworthy feature of
this onward sweep Of the Americans is
the patient endurance Of the private
soldiers. They never hcsitated to
plunge across any kind of difficult
country against any number of the
enemy and i'm the face Of positions of
entirely unknown strength.
This afternoon the victorious Amer
leans are feasting on c%ocoanuts an ba-
nanas, and enjoying Il well earned
rest while the hospital train is carry
ing the wounded back 20 Manila.
yesterdays fiRhting.
Manila, March 3l.-7:35 a. m.-The
United States troops rested last night
in the jungle about a mile and a quar-
Ter from Malolos. The days advance
began az . o'clock and covered II dis
lance of about two and a half miles be-
yond the Guiguinto river, along the
railroad. The brunt of the battle was
on the right of the track, where the
enemy was apparently concentrated.
The First Nebraska, First South Da-
kota and Tenth Pennsylvania regi-
ments encountered them intrenched
IN the border Of the woods, and the
Americans, advancing in the open, suf-
fered q terrific fire for half an hour.
EnIIr Of the Nnhrn Ska man AXnre killnl '