The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-06

of the Novaliches road from Mariquina
to Malabon, and Sunday morning were
already to MOVE an toward Malolos
again. AT about a. m. the attack
was resumed along the entire line.
Dense volumes of smoke shortly after
wards commenced to rise from several
points in Malabon, and it was manifest
that the insurrectos had found their
position there untenable and were eyac-
uating the place
1.-THE big bridge, by means of which
the railway crosses the river, had all
the ties and rails removed. although the
main girders had been left and an at
tempt had been made to render the
rails useless by burnin~ them in a sort
of improvised furnace. Still trains were
kept continuously running up TO this
point fetching along ammunition and
stores and taking back dead and
wounded
After crossing the Tulishan river we
took the tower of Malinta and kept
right on toward Marialo, which we took
i'll the afternoon, along with Meyacan-
yam. We camped Sunday night about
one mile from Polo, which was burn
ing to the ground. Monday and Tues
day we did not do much fighting. only
encountering a few trenches and TAX
ing and burning a few small villages.
ION Wednesday we took Bocane and
Bigaa, both on the railroad. At the
latter place the insurgents had some
strong intrenchments. They burned the
wagon bridge upon the approach of the
Americans, and also attempted to de-
stroy the railroad bridge, but in this
they were prevented. Our company
was detailed Wednesday night to help
the engineer corps build a wagon
bridge across the river for the accom-
mediation of the wagon train, and con-
sequently we lost nights sleep. We
were about eight miles from Malolos
and could see Bulacan off to our left
Thursday we moved on to Bulacan,
which offered little resistance and
camped for the night about two miles
o'clock Friday morning the artillery
opened UP with all their guns and
shelled the rebel trenches for fully
thirty minutes before the infantry adj
Tanced.
I'VE did not encounter any very
strong positions on our side of the
track, and the Montanas was the first
regiment into Malolos al GAS a. m. A
Montana man was the first to raise the
glorious Stars and Stripes over the
doomed capital. The insurgents adopt
ed their usual methods of firing the
town before making clean bolt of it,
thus destroying the government build
ing and all records. OF Aguinaldo's
much talked-of palace we failed to run
across it. The Montana regiment was
placed on guard to allow no looting or
burning and they performed their du-
ties faithfully.
I'VE also found the military prison,
where the five American prisoners were
confined, and written on the wall with
charcoal or other black material were
their names, as follows: Albert Sor-
riphsar Of 1900. To
80, 1899; L. Honnyman, Jan, 80, 1899; H.
Huber. Jan. 81, 1892 J. OBrien At
tached to the name of VIM. Bruce was
pair of cross sabers with N. E. V,
over them, showing that he belonged
to the Nevada volunteer cavalry, which
is at present stationed at Cavite. HUI
Der was Red Cross hospital man who
has been missing since last January.
'Of their sad fate nothing, definite
could be ascertained. rs nobody was
left in the town but Cinnamon. These
latter however, were most positive in
their statements that the tive unfor-
tunate Americans, together with a
number of Spanish captives, had been
taken away towards the hills by the
fleeing insurgents.
I'm the prison itself there was moth
ing else found to indicate their pres
ence at any time. and it is greatly to be
feared that these names upon the
stones of their gloomy prison yard will
prove the self-written epitaphs of these
unfortunates.
I'm the building were found a pair of
stocks pierced with holes for the hold
ing of the limbs of three prisoners at
time One pair of these holes was
surrounded by blood stains, terrible
veidence of the tortures inflicted upon
some unhappy victim. An arched cell,
walled up with stone, also suggested
the immolation of one or more I'M
happy victims, but up to the time of
writing this matter had not been in
vestigated.
For the three days pending the at
tack on Malolos rum ar has it that
Aguinaldo took personal charge of mil
itary matters, compelling all the inhab-
itants of Malolos to leave. On Thurs
day he himself took his departure up
the country for the benefit of his
health. No regular garrison was left in
the town. but of the forces surround
ing it number were told off to fire the
place before their retreat, which was
evidently premeditated. 1t was doubt
lessh expected. that the American adj
vance would be much hampered by the
tremendous breastworks and nature of
the surrounding e untry, hut such did
not prove to pc the case, 'Accis' ap-
pie cart, as has been usual of late. get
ting badly upset. The boys just rushed
those trenches and Topped through
those, swamps in magnificent style,
whilst the fire of the insurgents was as
poor as could be.
let no man say that the Filipinos
can't fight. They are brave and skillful
warriors. As for oar own boys, wneih-
err volunteer or regulars. words are in
adequate to describe their pluck, disci-
| pline and fighting qualities"
Under date of May / Corporal Brin-
| con writes:
Il suppose you will receive my let
| ter of April &c and this one by the same
| mail, as the mail does not leave Hone
Kong until the 18th of this month.
| promised you in the last letter that
would try and give you description OF
our fighting at Calumpit which is sup
posed to be the last Of the insurgent
strongholds.
To-day is May day, but there is not
| much celebrating going on in town. but
out on the fleet everything is different
and King Revel and Mischief hold un-
disputed sway. because one year age
| to-day one of the grandest, most dar-
| ing and brilliant naval battles history