The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-01
In th0 Filipino Capital
VICTORIOUS AMERICAN ARMY
RESTING AND FEASTING.
The Patience and Endurance of the Private
Soldiers the Most Noteworthy Feature
of the Campaign.

Manila, March 31.-3:53 p. m.-The
American flag was raised over Malolos
at 10 O'Clock this morning. The Kansas
regiment and the Montana regiment, on
entering the city, found it deserted, the
Fresidencia burning and the rebels re-
treating toward the mountains in
state of terror 1t is believed they can
not in future make even a faint resist
ance. The American loss was small.
1t is evident that the rebels had for
some time past abandoned all bope of
holding their. capital for the Americans
found there evidences of elaborate prep
arations for evacuation. On the railroad
the rails and ties for about Il mile had
been torn up and probably thrown into
the river. The only prisoners captured
We're a few Chinamen.e They said
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
yesterday evening to positions east of
the railroad leaving only a small band
in the strong trenches in front of Malolos.
General Macarthur started for the
rebel capital at z 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
artillery on the left of the RAPIDS, firing
continually.
The Kansas and Montana regiments
moved upon Maolos 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 a bamboo and earthen
work, half a mile from Malolos and on
the right. where the Nebraska regiment,
as was the case yesterday, had the hard
est 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 centre of the town, was hauled
down by some men of the Montana
regiment who triumphantly raised their
own.
From the columns Of smoke arising
from the city it seemed as If the whole
place was ablaZe. 1t turned out, however,
that only the Presidencia, or govern
ment building and a few smaller build
ings, had been set afre 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 desertions, and that although
the enemy may make one or two more
stands, the forces of Aguinaldo will de-
generate, in perhaps month, to a few.
hundred who may continue waging a
guerilla warfare in the mountains
The American troops behaved splendid
". They advanced steadily against sue
cessive lines of trenches, through woods
and jungles and suffering from frightful
heat. In addition, the American volun-
teers were handicapped in fighting by the
fact that their Springfield rifles are of
shorter range than the Mauser rifles in
the hands of the rebels. Under those
circumstances, the steady advance OF our
troops is a really remarkable achieve
ment.
But the most noteworthy feature of
this onward sweep of the Americans Is
the patience and endurance OF the private
soldiers. They hove never hesltated to
plunge across any kind of difficult coCn'
try. against any number of the enemy,
and in the face of positions OF. entirely
unknown strength.
The victorious American army is feast
ing on cocoanutsf and bananas and en-
loving well earned rest, while the hos
pital train is carrying the wounded to
Manila.
AGIINALDO'S ESCAPE A PROB
LEM.
Manila. March 81, 10:31 IA. m-General