El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-13
In Which it is Intended to
Catch AguinaIdo and -.
His Army.
TBE FIRST VICTIMS
Captured in it Are the Rebel
Chiefs Secretary and
One Hundred and
Seventy Two Men

MANILA, Nov. 13.-The Americana
have practically closed. the trap in
which it is intended to catch Agui-
naldo and his army. The first fsh to
be landed in the net were Aguinaldo's
secretary and 172 Bolomen who were
acting as his escort.
The capture was made by Colonel
Haynes near Carranglan, from which
place the trail leads over the noun
tsins. The Bolomen captured were
part of a force of 400 men who had
come from Nueva Viscaya.
AN AMUSING CRITIC TELLS OF THE
ARMY'S PRESENT DoINGS.
MANILA, Oct. 13.-An anti-admin is
trstion correspondent writes: 'While
waiting for troops from home, the ne
cessity for which Otis failed to see un-
til every body else had despaired of set
tling the problem with the present
force, we have been principally occu
pied in receiving Filipino commission
ers, reconquering and reabandoning
territory conquered and abandoned
months ago by our troops. and in repel-
ling ass saults of the enemy, which of late
have become particularly persistent"
OTIS'S REPORT OF YESTERDAYS CAP
TURE.
. WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 13.-Otis
cables the war department this morn
ing: sMacArthur's advance, with the
Thirty-sixth volunteers and q cavalry
troop under Bell, entered Tarlac at
7:1O o. m yesterday. The enemy fed
by great labor. Macarthur succeeded
in getting forward to Capae yesterday
with all the artillery and .9uartermas-
ter's transportation, and will have had
his command In farlac yesterday, his
advance pushing forward to save as
much of the railroad as possible, which
the enemy is trying to destroy on
their retreat.
MANY deserters from the enemy pass
ed into Macarthur lines with some
thirty rifles yesterday. Insurgents in
that section ar reported to be short OF
provisions.
'Lawton is pushing forward with
great energy. His advance has been
Obliged to leave behind all transporta-
tien and depend to a great extent upon
the country for subsistence.
"Hsyes, of the Fourth cavalry, in
the vicinity of Carranglan, has cap
tured large amount of the insurgents
property and nearly half a battalion of
four hundred Bolomen transporting
property north over the
together with his private
secretary and seven officers.
"Youne, with the Third cavalry, |
and Balson's Macabee scouts, followed |
by the balance of q battalion Of the |
Twenty-second infantry, leaving be-
hind their transportation, pushed out !
on San Jose Lupano, San Quentin and
Tayug road and scattered the enemy
stationed at these points, most of
whom were driven southwestward.
''Vessels, with a squadron of the
Third cavalry, hastened forward to
Tayug, where the insurgents' supply
depot was captured, securing several
hundred thousand pounds of rice,
3 500 pounds of -four, 1900 pounds of
salt and other provisions, I,300 new
|
,ther articles of clothing; also a mum
per of insurgent officers and SO Spsnish
Ind two American prisoners.
"OTIS" \
IMPORTANT PLACES CAPTURED.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.-The war
this afternoon made public
, cablegram from General Otis In
which he reports the capture of Ram
ban, Gapas and Conception by Gen.
Macarthur yesterday. l.
Second Lieutenant Davis, OF the Thir-
y-sixth infantry, was killed and three
men wounded in the fights
With the rebels. Lieutenant Julian l..
Davis came from Little Rock. Ark, {
md was appointed second lieutenant {
n July, 1899. I
THE INSURRECTION AT AN END.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.-Today's