The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-01
MONTANA'S FLAG.
Our Boys the First to Raise the Stars and
Stripes Over Naloios.

stripes Over Malotos.
Manila, March 81 1855 p. m.-The
American flag was raised over Maiolos
at 10 o'clock this morning. The Kansas
regiment and Montana regiment, on en-
tering the city found it deserted, the
presidential burning and the rebels re-
treating towards the mountains in a
state Of terror. II is believed they can
not in the future make even faint re-
sistance The .American loss is small.
1t is evident the rebels for some time
past have abandoned all hope of hold
ing their capital. for the Americans
found there evidences of elaborate pre-
paration for evacuation.
MOST OF the rebel forces were removed
Yesterday morning to positions east Of
the railroad, leaving only small bands
IN strong trenches in front of Malolos.
General Macarthur started for the
rebel capital at O'Clock this morning
with two rapid firing guns, thanking the
track. two guns of the Utah battery on
the right and two guns Of the 9Th artil-
lery firing continuously.
The Kansas and Montana regiments
moved upon Malolos and the Nebraska
ana pennsylvania regiments and Sd ar
tl!lery kept along the right of railroad.
The only effective stand made by the
feDels was at an earthWorks 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 greatest loss. Colonel
funston, always at the front, was the
first man in Malolos, followed by
group of dashing Kansans. The Filipino
nag, which was flying from the center
of the town, was hauled down by some
men of the Montana regiment, who sub
sequently raised their own above it.
From columns of smoke arising from
the city 1t seemed as if the whole place
Was ablaze. 1t turned out, however,
only the presidencia or government
building and few of the smaller build
lngs had been set afire by rebels before
they evacuated the place.
From reports gathered by the Ameri-
can officers from prisoners and others
it is believed the rebel army is con-
stantly losing strength on account of
assertions, and although the enemy
may make one or two more stands, the
forces of Aguinaldo will degenerate in
perhaps month, to few hundred.
who may continue waging guerrilla
warfare in the mountains.
The American troops behaved splen-
didly. They advanced steadily. clear
ing the successive line of trenches
through woods and jungles and suffer-
ing from the frightful heat In add-
ton the American volunteers were han
dicapped in fighting by the fact 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
really a remarkable achievement
But the most noteworthy feature Of
this onward sweep of the Americans
was the patience and endurance of the
private soldiers. They have never hest
tated to plunge across any kind of diff
ficult country against any number of
+ no nd ~, he fuaa nf
of entirely unknown strength.
This afternoon the victorious Ameri-
can army is feasting on cocoanuts and
bananas and enjoying a well-earned
rest, while the hospital train is carry
ing the wounded back to Manila.