The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-06-09

It was wonderful how well the
natives in most places succeeded in
removing their belongings. Some
times they failed, especially in re.
moving pianos. | remember seeing
two fine ones with lot of other nice
furniture in casco (bOsD (which was
grounded in the river at Maycavayan.
1t was also at this city that 1 saw.the
greatest quantity of paddle (un-
hulled rice) We had thought that
the natives might get hungry some
times, but am snre that | saw more
fhan hundred thousand bushels of
rice in coming to Malolos, besides
the thousands of bushels the natives
had left burning, and | did not look
for it especially either. suppose
they carried away all they could.
Well, | am little Off my story |
guess. Each regiment was putting
forth every effort to keep up in their
place in the line and think most of
them were doing their best to be III
the lead. The result was that we
literally swept through the country,
through brush and swamp, swimming
rivers or crossing railroad bridges
under heavy fire, or burning wagon
bridges as at the town of Bigaa, at
such "A rate that we we're in Malolos
the seventh day after we started.
At length on March ~ the last river
was crossed a; Guiguinto and little
farther on the trenches, which were
especially fine ones, were taken. The
insurgent trenches were all fine ones ,
scientifically constructed On the
3Oth a little advance was made and
another yet of trenches taken. Then
on the 3lst the third and last set
were taken. GuigulntO il only about
four miles from MalOlos, but in that
distance the insurgents had con-
structed three lines Of breastworks
Then we went hunting for Ma
lolos. The 2nd and 3rd battalions OF
our regiment were on the firing line.
The 2nd extended from the rail-
road, which passes on the lett OF
Malolos, to the wagon road which
is the main street of the city. The
3rd battalion was on the right Of the
wagon road. The Colonel was com.
ing down the railroad on foot He
was suffering from the effects of
wounds received in Cuba, but the
boys had 10 hustle to keep up and
the left end was having "A mighty
hard time TO make it. Just where
MalOlOs was they did not know. They
saw a station ahead but az they had
been coming up through Barasoain, a
town that is strung along the road Tor
mile or 40 before you reach Ma.
lolos, they thought it was the station
| for that town. But the sign on the
board read Bsrasoain and MalolOs
Col. Funston took n platoon Of Com.
panv f. and started down the street
double time. The natives were shoot
ing Mt them and they fired a,
they ran. The Colonel almost gave
out and could not keep up and he
| took Off his hat and waved II and
yelled: Give it to 'em boys, ~ anC
! they did. Then Colonel Funston or
dered the flag raised over the Filipin,
congress building. So the 2Otf
Kansas had the honor TO raise tn,
| flag of freedom in the late capital o
the Filipino "Insurrectos.n What 1
relief it was. Malolos at last cap
tured and the arduous campaign
ended. We rather expected the in
surgent army to surrender, but they
have not done so yet. But hav,
heard since | began this that this il
as tar as we intend TO 90 now unit
after the rainy season.
Maloios was said to be very
( strongly fortified city and by som,
that 1t was surrounded by high stone
walls. We were quite sure that tn,
insurgents would make a most de
termined stand here. But after W.
got start this side of the last rive
the resistance was not so stubborn
The hard fights were at the rivers
At three different places our regi
ment crossed bridges under "A very
heavy fire from the insurgents.
There has been more than a hun
dred Of our regiment killed or wound
ed but you know more about who
when and where than | do as have
never seen list.
Malolos is not the imperial city
expected TO see. The streets anC
napa shacks do not look any bette
than in other cities. There are .
course some pretty fair looking
houses standing, but some of tn,
best were burned, together witt
Aguinaldo's palace which had one,
been cathedral. The city is sur
rounded with brush and on the sid'
next to the BaY there Appears TO bI