Abilene weekly reflector., 1899-04-06
MlLOLOS DESERTED.
Col. Funston and His Men the First
to Enter the Enemy's Capital.
SPLENDID BEHAVIOR OF AMERICANS.
Active Host,litie, Nav soon Cease Owing
to Othe RAINY seAson-- Natives May BE
lmpOypd 10 FIGHT Guerrtllas
-.CasuAlites Of kansans.

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 presidenca 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 prepara-
tons 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 animals before
them. Most Of the rebel forces were
removed last mig ht 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 rspid.fre guns hanking the
track, two guns OF the Utah 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 aud the Third artillery kept
along the right Of the railroad. The
only effective stand made by the rebels
was at bamboo and earthenwork
fortitication half a mile from MalOlos
and oh 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 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
triumphantly raised their own aboveit
From the columns OF smoke arising
from the city it seemed as II the whole
place was ablaze 1t turned out, how.
ever, that only the presidencia, 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 rebel
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-
nald will degenerate in perhaps a
month to few hundreds, who may
continue waging guerrilla warfare in
the mountains.
ACTIVE HOsTILITIEs MAY soon CEASE.
Washington, April lit is said at
the war department that Gen. Otis
will not make campaign during the
rainy season, nor is it believed that he
will at present chase the Fllipinos into
the mountain Businesses of Luzon.
The officials consider it evident that
the fight that was in Agulnaldo has
been whipped out Of him and it is be-
leved he cannot hold the Filipino
army together much longer II Gen,
Otis advises it, the war department
will approve cessation of hostilities
or further forward movement, when
little can be accomplished save
chasing the lTilipinos without
definite results. A short rest will
determine whether the Filipinos
Intent to keep up guerrilla war
fare, and II SO u plan is already matur.
ing TO meet any such condition Ma
tives will be employed to fight the
guerrllas, and a, the government can
rive them better pay and afford them
greater protection than Aguinado,
there is no doubt about the ability to
employ natives in this way. II there
must ne a guerrilla fight during the
RAINY season, which will soon be upon
the Philippines, the United States will
no, sacrifice its troops in such war
fare. II natives can be obtained.
CASUALTIES IN THE KANSAS REGIMENT
Washington, April /. The follow
inc list Of casualties has been received
from Gen. Otis:
Twentieth Kansas killed. Private OrlIn
l. Birew. company G, Oliver Dix. NJ,
Samuel Wilson Wounded: Company n Capt
W j. Watson chest severe; Prlyates Albert
Shaughnessy, knee, severe; Fred /. Carter,
forearm severe A. Charles a Waters Waters
thI,h. light, William D. Smith, hand,
severe Corporal Claude Speerlock breast
siight *, George Is Daily, side. slight l.,
Harry G. Huhns, shoulder, slight scrgt
James W. Murran leg slight; Priyates
Michael II Jarrity knee severe: &, Henry W
johnson forearm, slight; D, Edward Crane
forearm, moderatei Corporal James G.. Chat
terberg. chest severe, H. Ernest Cross, shoul-
der severe, band Private Courtland Fleming
abdomen severe u Private Todd L. Wagner,
leg, severe