The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-04-05
VOL. xxx.

Twentieth Kansas regiment on tn
left of Guiguinto station and tn
Pennsylvania regiment on the right
beyound the river.
The provision train was delayed b.
b oxen bridges, but the stores O
grain and focks of ducks in tht
locality furnished ample forage.
The hospital work is remarkably
Efficient, as it has been throughout
the whole campaign.
The telegraphers keep abreast O.
the lines and maintain a constan,
connection with the city.
LONDON VIEW.
London, March 30.-The speaker
this week, commenting upon the
difficulties of the Americans in the
Philippine islands and asserting that
the new series of troubles which is
said to be inevitable even after the
capture of Malolos probably puts an
end to the Filipino republic, con-
tinues: 1T must be noted through
cut the present struggle that the
F,lip,nos have put themselves in the
wrong. The plea that they were
fighting in defense Of their rights
does not hold good in the case OF
Manila, which is the centre of Euro
pean interests. 1t could not be left
to the mercy Of revolutionaries.
America, through no fault of her
own, has become responsible for the
good government of the Philippine
islands, and is bound to suppress
Aguinaldo, as we suppressed Arab
Pasha, for the protection of Europe
an interests in Egypt"
LATER ACCOUNTS.
Manila, March 81, 3:15 p. m.-The
American flag was raised over ma
lolos at 10 o'clock this morning. The
Kansas regiment and the Montana
regiment on entering the city
found it deserted. the presidencia
burning and the rebels retreating
toward the mountains in state Of
terror. 1t is believed that they can
not in future make faint resistance.
The American loss was small.
It is evident that the rebels had
for 80 ne time past abandoned 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
probably thrown into the river. The
only prisoners captured were a few
Cinnamon. They said that Aguinaldo
left Malolos on Wednesday.
The principal citizens OF M'lolos,
their families and goods, have been
taken into the country over the rail-
road, while others departed on foot,
carrying their possessions and driv-
ing their cattle and other animals be-
fore them.
Most of the rebel forces were re-
moved yesterday evening to positions
east of the railroad, leaving only a
small band in the strong trenches in
front of Malolos.
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 al
though the enemy may make one or
two more stands, the forces OF
AguinaIdo will degenerate, in per.
baps month, to few hundred who
may continue a guerrilla. warfare in
the mountains.
The American troops behaved
splendidly. They advanced steadily
against successive lines of trenches
through woods and jangles and suf-
fering frow frigbtful heat. In addi,
ton, the American volunteers were
handicapped in fighting by the fac'
that their Springfield rifles are o.
shorter range than the Mauser rifles
in the hands OF the rebels. Under
those circumstances the steady ad
vance of our troops is a really remark
able achievement.
But the great noteworthy feature
of this Onward sweep OF the Amerl
cans is the patience and endurance
of the private soldiers. They have
never hesitated to plunge across an.
kind of difficult country, against an,
number of the enemy and in the fac
of positions of entirely unknown
strength.
This afternoon the victorious Amer
ican army is feastipg on cocoanut
and bananas and erjoying a wei
earned rest, while the hospital tral
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