The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-20
THREE TOWNS OCCUPIED.
Details of the Movements of MacAp-
thur and LawtOn.

thur ana LoWtOn.
MANILA. Nov. 10, a. m-The following
dispatches have been received here from
correspondents of the Associated Press ac-
companying the American advance north
ward:
Corona. Nov. 1S.-General Macarthur en-
tered Corona. as already cabled this after
noon. The insurgents had fed last Monday
after burning the depot. Nothing else was
destroyed by them. Corona is the first town
along the Manila-Dagupan Railway line
where the natives did not run at the APP
proach Of the Americans. The padres
offered quarters in the churches and con-
vent. The town has one good house. Corona
is the seat of heavy English sugar interests.
The trip here was a hard one and occupied
six hours in covering seven miles and
half, most of the time having been spent in
fording quarter of mile flood running
out of the Rio Tarlac. We have no wagons
and pack mules and native bearers carry all
our supplies.
THE natives here say that Bayombong
was occupied last Sunday by mounted
troops. probably by General Youngs brigads
of General Lawton's division.
1.-The people here are of a better class
than we have usually found, and they well
coined the Americans, as they evidently
realize that their agricultural interests will
revive. General Macarthur said this after
noon: We seem TO be entering a different
political atmosphere. The people here seem
to be less attached to Aguinaldo's cause
than those in many towns we have entered
on the railroad line
''The command will move northward at
daybreak tomorrow towards Bayombong.
Corona will be gerrisoned with two COM
panies Of the Thirty-sixth.
Immediately on entering Corona Slaven's
scouts moved up the track towards Paniqui.
On the way they encountered an intrenched
party of insurgents, whom they drove back.
They then entered the town and captured
four locomotives and thirteen cars, as al
ready cabled. They learned that 800 insur-
gents had left the town in the course of the
afternoon"
'Paniqui. Nov. 1s.-Cieneral MacArthur's
troops arrived from Corona in the course
of the morning. The railroad beyond this
point has not been destroyed. The captured
railway stock Is being repaired to handle
supplies. The expedition will go north
towards Bayombong probably to-day. The
signal corps is constructing lines with great
rapidity. A native courier from Bayom-
bong reports that the American troops left
the town soon after they entered and that
many natives remain, although no insur-
gents.
General Macarthur here discovered Mai.
Johnson, formerly chief surgeon on the
staff of the Filipino commander, General
Mascardo. He resides at Bacolor, and is
about to return there TO resume his prac-
tice. Major Johnson says that all respect
able Filipinos are disgusted with the be-
havior Of the insurgents and are very glad
that the Americans have the upper hand.
"a continuous procession of refugees Is
entering Paniqui from the north, indicating
the proximity of other American troops.
probably off the railroad line. These refu-
gees say the insurgents have not known
which way to turn, with the Americans oc-
cupying so many places in the north.
"Paniqui is a rich sugar town. Some of
the wealthy Chinese and the poorer natives
fed at the first approach Of our troops, but
they are now confidently returning. The
rain has ceased the weather is fine and
the country is drying rapidly.
"Moncada, Nov. 10. 1880 a. m-Advancing
through the enemy's country by train from
Paniqui. distance of five miles, the Amer
leans reached Moncada, where the natives
have displayed a friendly disposition. The
train is stalled here by the wreck of two
locomotives and ffty-four cars, evidently
intentional, on the main track. The freight
house and depot had been burned. No at
tempt will be made 10 save the wrecked
rolling stock. but the track will be cleared.
and as soon as two small breaks have been
repaired the expedition win continue north