Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-12
FORTY-EICAT HOURS
WITHOUT FOOD.
One Of Many Hlrdships Of the
American Pursuit Of AguiuaIdO,
INFANTRY WERE SH0ELESS.
Yet the Forward Movement Kept On
People We're Kind -Aguinaldo
Relies on Congress.

Manila, Dec. il.--Dispatches dated
Conception, Dec. 2, from a correspond
ent Of the Associated Press with the
detachment pursuing Aguinaldo have
just reached Manila by messenger The
military wires on all lines to the north
were cut continually by the natives or
are crowded with government bust.
nesa when working.
According to these advices General
Young was at Condor, Nov 30. having
three troops Of the Third cavalry, Gun.
ningham's scouts and Major March s
battalion Of the Thlrty-third infantry.
The nominal strength o. his command
had been reduced one third By sick.
ness. The horses were worn out and
Handicapped By lack OF shoes. The in
iGntry, after a march Of 100 miles from
san Jacinto, were shoeless and all were
living on the country The troops had
no ammunition except what they car
rlcd IN their belts.
General Young, having then been
without communication with General
I2Wtcn for ten days. and not knowing
the disposition Of the other troops. or
whether support was being sent for
ward resolved to keep moving. Having
received Information that the lnsurgent
General TinO with LOCO men was some
whore north and that Aguinaldo, with
General Pilar, 800 women and 400 SOL
diers OF his faithful Bulacan battalion
vas IA the mountains to the east, Gem
eral Young decided. on Nov 80. 10 d.
vide his force.
he Dloceeded himself 10 Vigan, hop
ins to attack Tho with his handful Of
men, and TO prevent him Joining Aguln-
aldo. Major March with his battalion
and CunninGham's scouts started over
tn, mountains toward Ceryantes after
Aeunaldo, who was reported 10 have
been there Nov. 20. This column
marched for forty-eight hours without
food. The Associated Press cores
pendent goes on TO say:
The Americans found that the lnsur-
gents had impressed the Igorotes, COM
polling hem 10 dig trenches and con-
struct pitfalls along the trails, which
were fearful travelling at the best. one
stream had to be forded twelve times
In the course OF mile. These inoffen-
sive, stupid creatures. usually pictured
as blocdthirsty sayages, cheerfully re-
turned 10 undo their work and actually
went foraging for the Americans
The liocos region is the richest the
Americans have encountered IN the
nortnerl campaign, The llocOs are
prosperous, intelligent. and more than
half CIVILIZED. They have excellent
houses and carry ON flnnrishing indus
tries. Many Of them are evidently rich.
Several towns received the troops with
bands and the ringing Of church bells.
Cattle were killed and houses were
opened 10 the troops,
How much " this display was sin.
cere, and how much due 10 a desire to
prop.tiatc the conquerors. Il would be
hard 10 say. There were evidences that
similar iOgpltalities had been extended
10 Agulnuldo. The people described him
as cheerfully hugging the hope OF sal
vatioh through American politics, and
cVcryv here trying to retain support by
pToclaintirg with seeming sincerity that
the United States Congress would GER
tainly recognize the independence Of
the Filipino republic In December.
Many Of the natives exhibited notes
from lieutenant Gilmore and other
American prisoners. IN which the recip-
tents were commended 10 the Amerl-
cans oil the score OF kindness shown
TO the writer's, There are tweny-seyen
Americans with Lieutenant Gilmore.
Another party Of fourteen were taken
through llQcos a week ahead OF Gen.
eral Young They were ragged and
dirty, and the natives say some Of them
were Urged forward at the point Of the
bayonul'
The advance guard OF General
Grants command. under Major Spence,
orrived al 0langapo, Subig bay. during
the night Of Dec. g. which place was
occupied with little resistance the en-
enn fcJng MIjor Spence mad an ar
duous march over the mountain trails
from Nhalunihian.
Yestt rday morning the Baltimore and
Oregon and a chartered transport ar
rived at Olangapo from Manila. The
navy vas disappointed to find the army
In Ioisession Of the place. which they
had hoped to capture. A detachment Of
marines under Captain Myers occupied
the navy yard at Olangapo and win
hold aud occupy It as a naval station
The yard consists of seven new large
buildings and some repairing and ma
chinery shops. all damaged by the
bombardment Of September 90
During the morning Of Dec, 10 the
navy TRANSPORTED Major Spence's COM
mand from Olangapo TO the town Of
Sublg. five miles distant. The enemy
was seen deserving Subig as the troops
landed, and the latter occupied IL with
out resistance. They found the place
abandoned by the retreatng enemy.
who fired few shots, The Americans
dculoyed TO the right and left Of the
tom and killed one Of the enemy.
General Grant and the remainder Of
his command arrived al Olangapo yes
terday afternoon. He will proceed to-
day TO Subig and Join Major Spence.
General Grant will move north along
tile coast and VIII effect juncture with
the Twenty-ffth Infantry under Colo
mel Andrew $. Burt who was reported
eight miles from Iba Dec. Z The en-
envy encountered In General Grants
advance fed 20 the mountains and
scattered. General Grant Is not garri-
soning the towns be occupies. No cas-