The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-04-01
OUR TROOPS RESTING.
The Filipinos Had Prepared For the
Evacuation Of Malolos,
KANSAS TROOPS ENTERED FIRST.

Colonel Funston, Who Led the Kan
sans, Has Had an Adventurous Ca
reer-He Is Being Urged For Promo
tion to Brigadier General.
Manila, April 1.-Our troops are now
resting at Malolos. 1t is evident that the
rebels for some time past have abandon
ed all hope of holding their capital, for
the Americans found there evidences Of
elaborate preparations for evacuation.
On the railroad the rails and ties for
about mile had been torn up and prob.
ably thrown into the river. The only
prisoners captured were few Cinnamon.
They said that Aguinaldo left Malolos
on Wednesday.
The principal citizens of Malolos, their
families and goods have been taken into
the country over 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 Thursday
evening to positions east of the rail
road. leaving only some small bands in
the strong trenches in front Of Malolos.
General Macarthur started for the
rebel capital with two rapid fire guns
Ranking 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 upon Malolos 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 bamboo and earthen
work, half mile from Malolos and on
the right, where the Nebraska regiment,
as was the case on Thursday, had the
hardest work and suffered the greatest
loss.
Colonel Funston, always 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 of the men of the Mon
tana regiment, who triumphantly raised
their own above it.
From the columns of smoke arising
from the city it seemed as if the whole
place was ablaze. 1t turned out, how
ever that only the Presidential, the gov
eminent building, and few Of tn,
smaller buildings had been set OH fire
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 assertions, and that although the
enemy may make one or two more
stands, the forces of Aguinaldo will
degenerate, in perhaps month, to
few hundreds, who may continue waging
a guerrilla warfare in the mountains.
The American troops behaved SPLEEN
didly. They advanced steadily against |
lines of trenches, through |
woods and junglcs and suffering from |
frightfnl heat.
General Halls brigade advanced yes
terday from Mariauina up the Mateo
river valley almost to Montalban, driv-
ing the enemy to the hills on the north.
The rebels were consdera BILE in force at |
the functions of the Rivers Nanca AMI
Ampit with the Mateo, but the Ameri-
,an artillery soon scattered them with
heavy loss. The American loss was one
siled-Lieutenant Gregg, of the Fourth
General Hall eventually re-
urned to the water works.
Putnam Bradlee Strong, one of the
men wounded. is the son Of ex-Mayor
Strong. of New York city.
General King advanced from San
Pedro Macati establishing headquarters
It Pasig.