Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06
MA[OLOS HAS
BEEN TAKEN
General Macarthur Captured the
Rebel Capital Early This
Morning.
AGUINALDO LEFT TWO DAYS AGO
lnsurgent Army Retreats After a
Two Hours Fight With the
Americans.
hEBRAsKANs SEVERE SUFFERERS
-Four Killed and Thirty Wounded
---Ten Dakota Soldiers Arc
Wouasted---Yesterd
Fighting.
HEBRasKANs SEVERE SUFFERERS

seAOu DakoCa SOlU1CrS Arc
Wounsted---Yesterd
Fighting.
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
Mia"
Manila, March 3l.-3:55 p. m.-The
American flag was raised over Malolos
ut 10 o'clock this morning. The Kan
sas and Montana regiments, on enter
ing the city found it deserted, the
presidential burning and the rebels re-
treating towards the mountains in a
state of terror. 1t is believed that
they cannot in the future make even
. faint resistance. The American loss
is small.
1t 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-
lions for evacuation on the railroad,
rails and ties for about a mile having
been torn up and probably thrown
into the river. The only prisoners cap
tured were Il 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 in the trenches in front of Ma
lolos.
Macarthur started for the rebel cap
ital at O'Clock this morning with two
rapid-fire guns flanlling the track, two
guns of the Utah battery on the right
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 and 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 and
on the right, where the Nebraska reg
lment, as 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 group of dashing Kan
s9ps.
The Filipino flag. which was flying
from the center of the town was
hauled down by some men of the Mon
tana regiment, who instantly raised
their own above it.
From the smoke arising from the
city it seemed as if the whole place was
abaze. 1t 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 it is
believed the rebel army is constantly
losing strength on account of deser-
tons, and that although the enemy
may make one or two more stands, the
force of Aguinaldo will degenerate in
perhaps month to a few hundreds
who may continue waging guerilla
warfare in the mountains.
Superb Behavior of Americans.
The American troops behaved SPLEEN
didly. They advanced steadily against
successive lines of entertainments.
II.
from frightful heat. In addition the
American volunteers We're handi-
capped in 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 our
troops was 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 hesitated to
plunge across any kind of difficult
country against any number of the
enemy and in the face of positions of
entirely unknown strength.
This afternoon the victorious Amer
leans are feasting on cocoanuts an ba-
lanas, and enjoying we'll earned
rest while the hospital train is carry
ing the wounded back to Manila.
Yesterdays Fighting.
Manila, March 31.-7:35 a. m.-The
United States troops rested last night
in the jungle about a mile and quar-
ter from Malolos. The days advance
began at 2 o'clock and covered a dis
lance of about two and half miles be-
You'd the Guiguinto river, along the
railroad. The bruat 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
on the border of the woods, and the
Americans, advancing in the open, suf-
fered terrific fire for half an hour.
Four of the Nebraska men were killed