The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-20
A HARD CAMP AIGN
LawtOn's Division Is Spread
Over Much Territory.
Wading Through SWamps and
Swimming Rivers.
CAVALRY TAKE TOWNS
Infantry Follows Up and Occu-
pies Them.
American Troops Are Living
on Captured Supplies.
IN A TIGHT PLACE.
SWigert Is Fighting a Greatly
Superior Force.
Governor of New Viscaya De-
cides to Surrender.
Infantry Follows Up and Occu-
pies Them.
American Troops Are Living
on Captured Supplies.
IN A TIGHT PLACE.
SWigert Is Fighting a Greatly
Superior Force.
Governor of New Viscaya De-
cides to Surrender.

Manila. Nov. 2O.-S:25 a. m.-Only
fragmentary reports reach Manila of
the operations north, which when the
story is known, viii prove to have been
the most remarkable campaigning the
Philippine war has known. General
LawtOn's division is spread thinly over
the territory beyond San Jose, where
the telegraph ends.
General Young's two regiments of
cavalry are continuing their rapid
sweep into the new towns and the in
fantry is being showed forward to hold
the towns the cavalry takes, all in
a country whose natural difficulties are
increased indescribably by tropical
rains making rivers of creeks and
swamps of fields. Wagon transpOrta-
tion is supposed to have been practic-
ally abandoned, the American troops
living on captured supplies and the lit
tie produce the insurgent levies have
left.
Major Samuel W. Swigert's squadron
of the Third cavalry is reported to be
engaging a greatly superior force at
Pozorrubio, northeast of Dagupan.
These troops have fought three engage
ments, and are now holding their posi-
ton waiting for reinfOrcements 1t is
pinO force is covering the retreat Of the
insurgent leaders to the Binguet noun
tains and that the insurgents planned
to retreat northeast along the Tayug
road which is stocked with stOrehOuses,
three OF which the Americans nave Sc
cured to draw upon enrOute and that
only the insurgent advance force had
passed Tayug before the American Oc-
cupation, the main body of AguinaldO's
army being within our lines
The majority of these insurgents may
disOrganiZe and pose as amigos when
the Americans Overtake them.
Among the scraps of news Obtainable
are stories of the hardships the Ameri-
can army is meeting with 1t is report
ed, for instance, that General LaWtOn
narrowly escaped drowning while ford
ing a swift river when Lieute nant Luna
and two privates were lost Captain
Henry A LeOnhauser with a battalion
of the Twenty fifth infantry is on his
way from Bamban to O'DOnneu to take
the insurgent cartridge-hIling works
there.
Filipino captain. who surrendered
with four men to Colonel Andrew S.
Burt, of the Twenty-hfth infantry, de-
scribed the factory and volunteered to
guide the expedition.
The governor of Neuva Niscaya has
determined like many other FilipinOs
in these days. that the administration
of his province can not change too
quick and is coming to Manila to tell
General Otis of his loyalty and inciden-
tally request that he be retained in Of
fee under the new regime.
Admiral Watson has received an adj
ditiOnaI credible report from Lieuten-
ant J. c Gilmore and five of the cap
tured sailors of the United States gun
boat Yorktown, where at Tarlac. No
Vember 1. Lieutenant Gilmore was llV-
iug in a Filipino generals house
The cruiser Baltimore starts for Lin
gayen. Sailors from the gunbOat Cas-
tine occupy ZambOanga on the south
west extremity of the island of Min
danaO The business men, chiefly Chin
eSe. requested Commander s. w. Very.
of the Castine to take possession of
the place and protect them from the
Insurgents.
Commander Very landed a naval force
and although no details have been re-
CeiVed, it appears he found that he had
q large contract on hand and telegraph
ed to Major General Otis. requesting
the presence of troops. But none are
available, except by withdrawing part
of the force from one of the neighbOr-
ing islands temporarily. The original
plan was to have Brigadier General AL
fred z. Bates establish the headquar-
ters of the gOvernOrship of the Moham-
medan islands there. when tre new reg
imeuts arrived. 1t will be carried out
later. when General Bates returns from
his trip to the southern is stands. He
has been visiting the garrisons of Jolo.
Siassi and Bongao. The frieSdliness of
the NorOs for the Americans is in
creasing under General Bates diplo-
matte administration. The threatened
fauds of the DatOhs. Jakai1is and Ca
lois against the Sultan will probably be
averted through the pacific influence of.
the American officers.
MindanaO villagers have seized a
smuggling schooner bound from uoilo
to ZambOanga and supposed to be run
by two discharged soldiers They muir
dered all the crew.
General Bates is now on board the
yorktown bound on a months trip to
Balabac and BOrneO to observe the
methods followed by the British gov
ernment Of the Mohammedans.
THREE DISPATCHES FROM OTIS.
Washington. Nov. 2G-Three cable
dispatches were received a the war
department today from General Otis.
They are all dated today. but received
at different times. The first received at
2.15 a. m. says:
'MacArthur's advance within five
miles af Dagupan. to which point rail-
road intact from Bamban, excepting
Tarlac break. The northern FIVE miles
destroyed but rails recovered. LARGE
quantity rolling stock destroyed along
line. Probably either Lawton's or
Wheaton's men in Dagupan. No report
from those officers since 18th: should
hear today Roads becoming practic-
able for transportation ard troops
moving from San lose To T,awfor's