The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1899-11-22
ADVANCE OF OUR TROOPS
Lawton and Macarthur Push For
ward in Pursuit of Rebels.
SEVERAL SKIRMISHES.
Aguinaldo's Secretary of the Interior
Taken Prisoner-Troops subsist
on the Country.

Manila, Nov. 1876. p. m.-The first
reports received from Gen. LaWtOn's col
umn in three days say he is on the road
between San Nicholas and San Manuel
west of the Anago river. The swollen
rivers prevented him from reaching Gen.
Wheaton
Maj. Swigert, with two troops of the
Third cavalry, met heavy resistance at
Aguinaldo is there. Gen Young is at
Santa. Ana. COL Vessels scattered a
battalion OF insurgents near Santa Ana,
Thursday, killing four Filipinos and cap
tured fifteen, without loss. Thirty-slx
guns were taken.
Balances battalion of the Twenty.
second regiment had a skirnish at Mata-
belan bridge near Rosales. The people of
Rosales welcomed the Americans. Slav-
ems scouts have reached Paranaoue.
north Of Tarlac. They found four loco
motives wrecked and thirteen cars sound.
Gen. Macarthur is at Corona, where the
troops were welcomed by the people.
Pursuit of AguinaIdo.
Washington, D. c., Nov. 18.-Two dis
patches were received at the war DEPART
mentt. today from Gen. Otis, giving the
detalis OF the advance OF Lawton and
Macarthur. The first dispatch says that
Gen. Macarthur entered Corona yester-
day and pushed his advance to PAINFUL.
few miles beyond. The inhabitants re-
manned in their houses, receiving the
troops Hospitality, the first instance dur
ing the entire advance from San Fer
nando. The railroad is intact from the
washout north of Tarlac to PAINFUL. but
the engines and cars were partially de-
str0yed by the insurgents on retreating
Sufficient rolling stock can be repaired fo
insure railroad service. Nothing has
been received from Gen Lawton as the
1elegraph hne IS only, working to San
Jose, south of Carranglan and thirty-fve
miles east from Tayug. His cavalry is
reported yesterday at Bayambong rail
road station south of Dagupan. Rein
forcements and supplies leave Manila for
San Fablan, Wheaton's headquarters, to-
night. The indications are that the in
surgent troops are widely scattered and
that some are retreating into the western
LuZon province of Sambeles."
Under date of today Gen. Otis again
teiegraphed, having received advices
from Lawton. Gen. Otis says: "a dis
patch from Gen. Lawton dated on the
road between San Nicholas and San
Manuel 1910 o'clock, 18th inst, trans
mlts dispatches from Gen. Young and
MaJ. Balance at Asingan and Rosales of
November 10 and 16. former moving on
Pozarubla, about tweIve miles east of
San Fabian and twenty-five miles west
OF San Nicholas, where Maj Swigert
hnds the enemy strongly intrenched.
Young and Balance have had several
sklrmlshes with the enemy, driving them
northwestward, capturing prisoners, guns
and large amount of property. The
troops have subsisted on the country and
are cordially received by the inhabitants.
1t would appear that the insurgents are
driven northwestward off the road to
Bayongbong, their mountain capital.
Lawton reports the drowning of Lieut..
Luna, Thirty-fourth infantry, his aide,
and two men Of his escort in crossing
Agho river; also reports as still missing
Lieut.. Thayer and ten men sent to com.
municate with Wheaton. He speaks of
the fortitude, endurance and cheerful
ness of command. Hayes telegraphs
naldo's secretary Of interior. Indications
now Of good weather"
Pursuit of the Rebels.
Manila, Nov. 17.-Capt. Thayer's
troops accommodated Barabandon today.
Aguinaldo is again reported to be at
Urdaneta with 1900 men.
Capt. Balance moves to Rosales from
Humingan by steamboats, to prevent
Aguinaldo's escape or his junction with
the rebels, who are reported to be rendez-
vousing TO the south between Rosales and
Moncada and Anao, where it is said there
are nearly 1000 insurgents. Dodd's
troop of cavalry captured $4,000 pesos of
insurgent money ($69,375), which had
been buried in canyon three miles above
San Nicolas. The money had been car
ried toward the mountains in a train of
buH carts. which left here on the 18th.
Yesterday a detail of cavalrymen cap
tllred a Filipino officer and some men
near the place where the bull carts had
been abandoned
Signal Men Prisoners.
When Lieut.-Col. Howes entered Vic
toria d Filipino handed him a letter from
a private in the American signal corps,
who had been taken prisoner by the reb-
els. The letter read as follows:
Victoria, Oct. 21.-TheFe are twenty -one
of us here We are all we'll and expect to
leave for the mountains eHerx day. Stone
and Smith are with me. Tie photographer
Of E company is Ill at Tarlac
This letter explains why so many sig
nal corps men have not appeared. Sauls-
bury, the photographer referred to, was
captured at Cabanatuan after having his
horse shot from under him. When Gen
Macarthur entered Tarlac he found
letter written by Salisbury to Aguinaldo
requesting the latter to allow him to go to
Manila, as he had been wounded and
needed medical treatment.