Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-11

Jose yesterday, at Carranglan today; strong
force put through on Aligoa route; Young
captured yesterday considerable additional
Cubanatuan arsenal property in transit
north, among which were IA Pinch and
twenty-five boxes 1 Les hundredths ammu-
milton for Hotchkiss guns, fifty propectiles
for and S-inch breechloading rifle cannon,
two boxes of granadas, considerable other
ordnance property, two tons casting and
arsenal machinery in parts. He is meeting
with opposition, but advance not much i'm
peded thereby. Macarthur reconnoitering
north of Mabalacat yesterday, Bell to left
Slaven's scouts directed to front and Smith,
Seventeenth infantry, on Magaang and
Conception road; Bell, ThirtysiXth, with
five OF his officers and two privates Of his
regiment mounted, one officer and men
Fourth cavalry struck 100 insurgents in
mountains west Of Mabalacat, charged, kill
ing and wounding nineteen, captured six and
thirty Mauser rifles; railroad from Angeles
to Bambam destroyed
Macarthur will have 10000 rations to
front today and will take up advance TO
Tarlac tomorrow. Wheaton reports twenty
eight Spanish prisoners secured, 300 insur-
gent recruits escaped to mountains from
enemy during battle San Fabian. These re-
cruits were enroute to Dagupan. Wheaton
says everything favorable to carrying out
successfully his instructions and that CO.
operation Of navy is complete. OTIS
second dispatch from General Otis. re-
ceved today, follows
MANILA. Nov. 1o.-Report received
yesterday concerning WheatoGs movement
erroneous. He did land at San Fabian as
directed and drove bulk Of enemy back in
desired direction towards Dagupan. Opera
ton, completely successful in every
particula:."
Gets Into Hostile Country.
Great interest is felt in the War depart
men: owe, AguinadGS sudden change of
base northeastward from Tarac to Bayam
bang, about 160 miles distant. There are
numerous spellngs of tho latter place, but
tha form given is the ono most generally
, adhered to on the maps in possession Of the
Wa; department. Tho most interesting
feature of the new situation is that
Aguinaldo has been forced out OF the Tagalo
country into region to tho north, where
Tagalo is not spoken and where the gnoun-
tainl ara filled with Negritos and other
savage tribes, who are hostile to the Tagaos.
This is about the most mountainous and in
accessible part OF tho island.
To the south of the base of Carabe,lo
mountain there is a narrow break in the
mountain range and within a few miles
around the base Of CarabelIo mountain on it's
northern slope one strikes the head waters
of the Magat, which is the beginning OF the
great river Cayagan, that flows northward
ESQ miles into the China sea.
1t is on the headwaters OF the Magat that
Aguinaldo is now located. The way is open
for him down the long stretch of the river
to Aparri at the mouth OF the Cayagan,
where 1t flows into the sea- This is one Of
the widest but richest val,ays in the island.
1t is believed that the River Cagayan is nav
isable for cur tinclad boats $50 miles from
its mouth and for cascoes much farther.
It is expected soon as Aguinaldo shows
any disposition to move down the valley to-
ward the China sea that war ships and gun
BEATS will be sent around the northern end
OF the island to meet him and cut off his
escape. .....
II 1t js his intention to escape from Luzon
he would naturally seek Aparri or some
northern port but the country around Cara
bello mountain Is such that he c md urnh-
ably stand eff the whole American force In