ten o'clock in the morning
`` You both deserve it . '' And after a few words more he hurried off , leaving the two old soldiers to congratulate themselves on their advancement and speculate upon how high they might rise in the service before the rebellion should close . Casey had his eye set on a captaincy , but Stummer said he would be quite content if any commissioned office came his way , even if it was but a second-lieutenancy . Malolos had been captured on Friday , March 31 , 1899 , at a little after ten o'clock in the morning , although the fighting kept up until nearly nightfall . As soon as the rebels were thoroughly cleaned out , many of the soldiers were called upon to do duty as firemen , for a large portion of the town was in flames . While the fire was being put out , other soldiers went about stopping the Chinese from looting the deserted mansions . The coolies were at first made prisoners and put under guard in the public park , but later on they were released and set to work to clean the streets .