Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-31
MACARTHUR Captures Their Citadel This
Morning With But Slight Loss.
U. S. TROOPS OCCUPY MALOLOS.
ycors Fight Feed Bananas and cooanuts
Colonel Funston Followed by His Kansas r1en
Was the First to Enter the City.

Warrington. March 3i.-Thc war de-
partment at 1880 this morning made
public tho following dispatches from
ucn. Otis:
..AIanila. March 3i.-Adjutant Gcnsr-
nj. WaHhington.-MncA captured
Maiolos at 1915 this morning. Enemy
TetIrcd after slight resistance AMI
frlng city Particulars later. Hal had
quite severe engagement beyond MARI
ouinns cneualtica twenty Enemy
driven bnck. OTIS
Manila. March si.-Adju,ant oener-
nj, WgahinRton.-MacA made dis
positions yesterday for attack on Ma
los today. Engagement opened NJ
o'clock this morning and u now pro-
crossing. Casualties yesterday were
four killed ana twcnty-thrcc wounded.
all brought TO Manila last night Han
moved out from camping station AZ
daylight this morning with three bat
taiions northeast: attacked ana has Ia
ken Mariuuinn and IN pursuing the on
envy. ordered TO return this afterno.n.
OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION.
Washington. March si.--At 1880 this
morning Adjutant General corbin re-
ccived official confirmation OF the cap
ture OF Maloios from den. Otis.
Although the President has retired.
the good news was communicated. He
expressed his qualification and returned
TO his bed chamber. probably thinking
~ the reward he Will give the brave
soldiers at Manila who again have won
distinction for themselves ana tholr
country.
rho outcome Of the battle at Maloios
II In believed has broken the back bone
OF the revolution. and many or the
rebels who have not been captured VIII
lay down their arma.
The President In particularly pleased
with the manner In which the Amcrl-
cans have swept on realistically. SUR
mounting innumcrablc obstacles with
out fnltefing.
Gen. corbin does not believe AEuln-
aldo and his followers who eacapcd VIII
engage In guerrilla warfare. They
have fought like veterans. and he say.
Il In not one OF the characteristics OF
the brave soldiers to engage In BUSH
whncking. Me knows when he u
whipped and Ia willing 10 abide by the
result.
Corbln and they say Agulnnldo VII
never surrender hut viii tight TO ~
bitter end, which means DETERMINATION.
Those who take this Wow say "
AEuianldo decides to continue the un
equal ana disastrous conflict. II VIII be
he viii be killed or In the hands OF the
American forces
onlclals aud army officers hero say
the war win be pursued to the bittcr
end and until the authority of this SOW
eminent II recognised by the humblcHl
rebel In the archipelago.
OLD GLORY FLOATS.
Manila. March u. 1855 y. m.-rhc
American fing was raised over Ma
loloa at 10 o'clock this morning. The
Kansas regiment and the Montana
regiment. on entering the city. found
II deserted. the prcaidcncia burning and
the rebels rctrcnting towards the
mountains In a state Of terror. II N
believed they cannot In future make
even "A faint resistance.
The American loss was small.
II In evident that the rebels FOR some
time past have abandoned all hope
o, holding their capital for the Amcfi-
cans found there evidences OF elaborate
preparations for evacuation, on the
railroad the rails and ties for about n
mile had been torn up and probably
thrown into the river The only pflH-
onern captured were n few chinamen
They said Aguinaldo left Maloloa on
Wednesday.
The principal citizens OF Maloioa
their families ana goods have been
taken into the country over the railroad
NHllt btNtfF u'Dtfttl tN''f aAfha'N
their possessions and driving theli
cattle and other animals before them
Most OF tho rebel forces were re-
moved yesterday evening 10 positions
east OF the railroad. leaving only soins
small bands IN the strong trenches IN
front OF Malolos.
UTAH BATTERY HEARD FROM.
Gen. Macarthur started for the rebe
capital NJ o'clock this morning with
two rapid fire guns Ranking the track
two guns OF the Utah battery on the
right and two guns OF the Sixth nrtil'
lcry on the rapids Airing continuously
The Kansas and the Montana regl'
menta moved upon Malolos, and III,
Nebraska and the Pennsylvania rcgi'
ments and the Third artillery kept
along the right Of the railroad.
The only effective stand made by thu
rebels was ut bamboo and earthwork
half u mile from Malolos. and on th'
right WHERE the Nebraska regiment. ~
was the case yesterday, had tho hard
est work. and suffered the greatest loss
FIRST MAN IN MAI.oLos.
Col. Funston. always at the front
was the FIRST man In Malolos. followe,
by group OF dashing Kansans. Th'
Filipino flag. which was lying fron
the center OF the town, was hnule,
down by some men OF the Montana
regiment, who subsequently raised thei
own above II.
From the columns OF smoke nfisinl
from the city, II seemed as " the who'll
place was ablnze. II turned out. how
ever, thn only the prealdencia or gov
eminent building and few OF tn
smaller buildings, had been set fire 4
~ the rebels before they oyaeuate,
the place. From the reports gathered
by the American officers, from prison
ems and others. II II believed the rcbc
army IN constantly losing strength oi
account OF desertlons, and that al
though the cnomy may make one o
two moro stands, the forces OF Agui
naldo VIII degenerate IN perhaps
month. to "A few hundred who nuy con