Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-04-05
Troops From This State Ran
Up the Flag at Malolos.
Fighting Every Inch Of the Way,
the Brave Volunteers Carry
the Rebel Capital and
Scatter Insurgents,

Manila, March 81, 300 p. m.-The
American flag was raised over
Malolos at 10 O'Clock this morning.
The Kansas and Montana regiments,
on entering thecity, found 1t deserted,
the presidencia burning and the
rebels retreating toward the noun
tains, In a state of terror. 1t Is
believed they cannot, in the future,
make even faint resistance. The
American loss was small. 1t IL evil
dent that the rebels for some time
past have abandoned all hope OF
holding their capital, for the Ameri-
cans found thereevidence eofelaborate
preparations for the evacuation of
the city and surrounding country,
the railroads, rails and ties for about
a mile having been torn up and prob
ably thrown into the river The
only prisoners captured were few
Cinnamon. They say that Aguinaldo
left Malolos on Wednesday. The
principal citizens of .Malulos. their
families and goods have been taken
into the country over the railroad,
while Others departed on foot carry
ing their possessions and driving
their cattle and animals with them.
Most OF the rebel forces were removed
yesterday evening to positions east
of the railroad, leaving only some
small bands in strong trenches In
front of Malolos. General Macarthur
started for the rebel capital at I
O'Clock this morning with two rapid
fire guns fianking the track, two guns
of the Utah battery on the right and
two guns Of the Sixth artillery on
the left of the rapid fire, firing con-
tinuously. The Kansas and Montana
regiments moved upon Malolos and
the Nebraska and Pennsylvania regi-
ments and Third artillery kept along
the right of the railroad. The only
effective stand made by the rebels
was at Bamboo, an earthen work
half a mile from MalOlos and on the
right, where the Nebraska regiment
as was the case yesterday, had the
hardest work and suffered the great
est loss. Colonel Funston, always
at the front. was the first man in
Malolos, followed by group o
dashing kansans. The Filipino flag
which was flying from the center o
the town, was hauled down by some
men of the Montana regiment, who
triumphantly raised their own above
it. From the columns of smoke aris
ing from the city, itseemed as though
the whole place was ablaZe. II
turned out, however, that only thu
presidencia or government building
and few of the smaller buildings
had been set fire to by the rebels
before they evacuated the place
From reports gathered by Ameri
can officers from prisoners and Others
it is believed the rebel army il con
staDtly losing strength, on account
of desertions, and that although tn,
enemy may make one or two NOR
stands the forces OF Aguinaldo will
degenerate perhaps to q few hundreds
who may continue guerilla warfare
in the mountains. Our troops be
haved splendidly. The Americana
advanced steadily against successiv,
lines of trenches, through woods ant
jungles, suffering from frightful heat
In addition the American volunteer
were handicapped in fighting by tn,
fact that their Springfield rifles are o
shorter range than Mauser rifles IL
the hands of bands OF rebels. Unde
these circumstances today's advance
Of our troops is really a remarkabl
achievement. But the most note
worthy feature Of the onward sweel
of the Americans Is the patience an,
endurance Of the privates. 1t Is sal,
they have never hesitated to plung