The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-12
FILIPINO FORCES
KEPT FROM JOINING
Young'S Troops Prevent Junction
Between Aggy and
General Tino

Manila. Dec. II, 12.45 p. m.)-Dis-
patches dated Conception, December 2,
from a correspondent of the Associated
Press, with the detachment pursuing
Aguinaldo, have just reached Manila
by messenger. The military wires on all
lines to the northward are continually
cut by the natives or are crowded with
government business when working.
According to these advices, Cen
Young was at Condor, Nov. 90 having
three troops of the Third cavalry, Cum
ningham's scouts and Major March's
battalion of the Thirty third infantry.
The nominal strength of his command
had been reduced one-third by sick
ness. The horses were worn out and
handicapped by lack of shoes The
infantry, after a march of d hundred
miles from San Jacinto, were shoeless.
and all We're living on the country. The
troops had no ammunition except what
they carried in their belts.
Gen. Young, having then been with
out con- munication with Gen. Lawton
for 10 days, and not knowing the dis
position of the other troops or whether
support was being sent forward, re-
solved to keep moving. Having received
information that the insurgent general,
Tino, with thousand men, was some
where to the north and that Aguinal-
do, with Gen. Pietar, five women and
four hundred soldiers of his faithful
Bulacan battalions was in mountains
to the east, Gen. Young decided on
November 80 to divide his force
He proceeded himself toward Vigan,
hoping to attack Gen. Tino with his
handful of men and to prevent his
joining Aguinaldo. Major March, with
his battalion and Cunningham's
scouts, started over the mountains to-
ward Cervantes, after Aguinaldo, who
was reported to have been there on
November 20. This column marched for
Is hours without food
The correspondent goes on to say:
THE Americans found the insurgents
had pressed the Igorrotes, compelling
them to dig trenches and to construct
pitfalls along the trails, which were
fearful travelling at the best. One
stream had been forded u times in the
course of a mile
The Ilocoss region is the richest the
Americans have entered in the north
ern campaign. The people are prosper
Gus, intelligent and more than half
civilized. They have excellent houses
and carry on flourishing industries.
Many OF them are rich. Several towns
received the troops With bands and the
ringing of church bells. Cattle were
killed and houses were opened to the
troops.
How much of this display was sin
cere ana how much due to a desire to
propitiate the conquerors, it would be
hard to say. There were evidences that
similar hospitality had been extended
to Agulnaldo. The people described him
as cheerful hugging the hope of sal
walton through American politics, and
everywhere trying to retain support by
proclaiming, with seeming sincerity.
that the United States congress would
certainly recognize the independence of
the Filipino republic in December.
MANY of the natives exhibited notes
from Lieut.. Gilmore and other Amer
lean prisoners, in which the recipients
were commended to the Americans on
the score of kindness shown to the
writers. There are 81 Americans with
Lieut.. Gilmore's party. Another party
of IA were taken through Ilocoss q week
ahead of Cen Young. They were
ragged and dirty, and, the natives say,
some Of them were urged forward at
the point of the bayonet"