The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-25
GIVES UP THE GHOST.
Aguinaldo's Follow
ers Have Had
Enough.
LEADERS HAVE SURRENDERED.
Gen. Otis Says They Can
No Longer Claim An
Organization.
LEADERS HAVE SURRENDERED.

Washington, Nov. 24.-Gen Otis sum
marizes the situation in Luzon in a
! dispatch to the war department today,
in which he says that the insurgent
government can no longer claim to ex-
list, its troops and officials are scat
tered and Aguinaldo n in hiding. The
dispatch follows:
Manila, Nov. 24.-Claim to- govern
ment by insurgents can be made no
longer under any fiction; its treasurer,
secretary of interior and president of
congress in our hands; it's president and
remaining cabinet officers in hiding.
evidently in different central Luzon
provinces; its generals and troops in
small bands scattered through these
provinces, acting as bandits or dis
| persed playing the role of amigos. -
with arms concealed. Indications are
that Aguinaldo did not escape through
! the lines of Lawton or Wheaton, but
fed westward from Bayambang rail-
way station.
Telegraphic communications to Dag
upan established; probably to San Fa-
! bian today. By relaying nine miles
of track with material at hand, railway
communication to that point re-estab-
I,lished. Labors Of troops must attend
maintenance.
GOVERNMENT BREAKS UP.
Manila, Nov 24-Ambrosio Bautista.
president of the native congress, pre-
sented himself to Gen. Macarthur to-
day, and formally renowned all future
connection with the insurrection. He
was one of the influential natives who
hesitated at the beginning of the war
as to which side on which to cast his
lot. He was offered a judgeship of
the supreme court, but declined. He
announces that he desires to accept the
position, and says the native congress
and cabinet are scattered never to re-
assemble. Some Of the members. he
added, have returned to their homes,
while others are fleeing for safety.
Many of the congressman have resign
ed, and he believes the native soldiers
will lay down their arms everywhere
as soon as they learn the truth.
Bautista entered Panicue yesterday.
exhibiting pass from Gen. Otis dated
last April, and signed by Lieut. Sla-
I'eRs as aide-de- camp. Bautista saws
Senior Mabini, the native pinister of
foreign affairs, is the cause of the re-
slStance to the Americans. Mabini has
great scheme it is said, FOR the liber-
alton of the Malay races under the lead
e"ship of the Filipinos. Supplies are
now going forward rapidly.
GEN. OTIS REPORT.
Washington Nov. 24.-Fuller details
of the sharp engagement between Car
penters command and the insurgents
in Iloilo reached the war department to-
day in the following dispatch from Cen
Otis, dated Manila today:
In Panay, 21st inst, when Diclrman
drove enemy vicinity Jaro, Carpenter
with two battalions Eighteenth infan-
try and Bridgman's battery had severe
engagement at Pavia, North Iloio. His
casualties, killed, 20 wounded, now in
Iloilo hospital others slightly wounded
with command; enemy driven north
with reported very heavy loss; particu-
lars not received Carpenter passed on
to insurgents stronghold. Santa Bar
bara, which he captured 22d inst, with
out loss
Nothing received from column under
immediate command Hughes, which is
moving rapidly and operating north and
west of Santa Barbara. Apparently vi
sayans friendly, not taking active part;
enemy consists of 1000 Tagalos"
A later dispatch from Gen Otis gives
the results of the fighting at Iloilo as
follows:
Hughes, Iloilo, reports enemy driven
back into mountains; insurgent capt.
tai Cobatuan captured Only serious
action that of Carpenter at Pavia; total
casualties five killed or since dead of
wounds. p wounded; captured 10 pris-
oners, Is cannon, six rifles quantities