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FIGHTING NEAR MANILA.
Filipinos Make an Attack on linus
and Three Americans
Are Wounded.
CAPTURE CT BUENCAAIAo IMPORTANT.
Was the Drniniest Man Aruinaldo
Hnd-Was the Chief Author of the
Filipino Cnnstitution-Gen. Otis
Orders Him Locked Up In Com
Portable Quarters.

AoA s"ohS &uhrters.
Washington, Nov. 27.-The following
cablegram has been received at the wal
department from Gen. Otis:
Manila, Nov. 25.-Insurgents made feint
on linus last night. Three enlisted men
wounded; their loss two killed, one cap.
tured Quickly withdrew. Additional
troops sent from Manila to-day. Insur-
gents will be driven south. Reports from
Negros encouraging. Chief insurgent lead
er north of island surrendered voluntarily
More planting being done. More sugar
mills at work than at any time since revolu-
Ition against Spain began. Officers report
people apparently cheerful and hopeful;
that form of government in operation we'll
suited to conditions and working
| smoothly"
An Explanation.
The war department officials are
disposed to account for the sudden ac-
tivity developed by the insurgents
south of Manila, as reported Saturday
morning, on the assumption that the
insurgent general in command there,
who is believed to be Pho Del Pillar, has
received notice through some of his
spies of the desperate straits of
Aguinaldo and is manfully trying to
create diversion in his favor by at
lacking the American forces in the
rear. He occupies strong defensive
ground, and Cavite province, the home
OF Aguinaldo, has never been taken by
the Spaniards since the first hostilities.
Gen. Schwan, assisted by the marines
from the naval station at Cavite, made
raid through the territory last sum-
mer, but 1t was during the wet season,
the swamps were deep, and, beyond
driving the insurgents off temporarily,
nothing substantial was achieved, and
the country was abandoned to the in.
surgents. Now, however, with the adj
vent of the dry season the time is ripe
for the execution of the plans of Gen.
Otis to clear out this country perman-
emily and carry out his favorite project
for the installment in the province Of
local municipal government, and Gen.
Grant, in command there, is being reen-
forced with that special object.
Gen. Young Pursuing Aguinaldo.
The acknowledgement has received
the following cable from Gen. Otis:
Manila. Nov. 25.-vessel from Lingayen
gulf with dispatches from Wheaton to
25d instant brought in Buencamino. insur
gent secretary state, captured 21st instant
He was with Aguinaldo and party left Tar
lac night 18th to be escorted north by
1000 troops from Bayambang and Ia OH,
pan. These troops Wheaton struck at San
Jacfrto, and Young eastward. Agu;naldo
VITA part OF family, escaped north with 200
men, passing between Young and Wheston
young still In pursuit last accounts, and
has been rationed at San Fernando.
Aeuinaldo's motherand Oldest child, with
Buencamino separated from rest of party:
mother lost In woods, and child, four wears
old with Wheaton's troops. Two thousand
dollars gold, belonging to mother, can
tured and now in Manila treasury
Heavy storm in L:ngayen has prevented
loading of troops there for the north.
Macarthur has captured irsureent di
rector of railroad who endeavored to de-
stroy the railroad to Dagupan; also Cant
Lawrence. Englishman who servad
AsuinalGo's artillery.
to-day. ala
"Lawton believed to be on military va,
to BayamhaIg. Roads now practicable far
wagons, ard supplies for him being for.
warded.
Our troops have liberated some am
Spanish prisoners recently"
Euencnmino Was Captured.
Manila, Nov. 27.-Buencamino. the
brains of the Filipino instruction. is
locked up here in charge of BRIG Gen.
Edward Il. Williston, the provost mar
shall. When Tarlac fell, l!uencamino
fled northward with Aguinados three
year-old son and an old lady. supposed
to be the mother of Aguinaldo's conf
dental servant, Tomas MaXarine. and :,
guard of 100 soldiers. Reaching the
neighborhood OF the coast. November
ID, BuencamIGo found American SOL
diers on every side and escape impossi-
BILE. So he sought refuge in a little
Pangasinan village, six miles from
Manhoag. living in mean little hut be-
longing to natives, who We're lukewarm
towards the instruction. On learning
his identity, some refugees brought the
news on November 20 to Col. Luther r.
Hare, commanding the Thirty-third in
fantry, garrisoning Manaoag. After
communicating with, Gen. Wheaton
Maj. Marcus ID. Cronin's battalion sur
rounded the village, November g1.
Buencamino's guard had hidden their
rifles ard uniforms, and Buencamino
without resistance. He
had only few clothes and $4,000 in |
gold. Gen. Wheaton kept the woman
and child and sent Buencamino to
Manila on the transport Brutus. in
charge of Lieut.. Smith of the Twen-
tieth infantry. lie seemed cheerful and
rather glad that his troubles had Gull
On the Brutus arriving at
Manila Saturday morning, Lieut.. Smith |
took Buencamino to the palace He |
was only few minutes in Gen. Otis
office. The prisoner told Gen. Otis that
he desired peace and had for a long
time used his influence for peace.
Aguinaldo, he added, was retreating
north with 1000 men and two cannons.
Gen. Otis then summoned Provost
Marshal Williston, who previous to
driving away with Buencamino re-
,eired instructions to lock him up in
quarters and allow no per-
son to see him.
Buencamino is the chief author of the
Filipino constitution and most of the
state documents.
British-American Consul Dead.
Lima, Peru, Nov. 27-Rowland East
American and British consul in Piura.
Peru, is dead of inflammation Of the
lungs,