The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-05
POSITIOl Wis IMPRECNABLE
ONE HUNDRED DISCIPLINED SOL
DIERS COULD HAVE SLAUGH-
TERED A BRIGADE
IN MOUNTAINS
cess of the Expedition of the
Oregon and CaIIaO at yigan-
Lieut.. Gilmore and Other Amer
lean Prisoners Are Heard From
Through Natives.

MANILA, Dec. 4.-The Spanish trans
and Quois, with the Spanish garrison and
civilians Of the Caroline islands, arrived
here today. They report that the German
governors of the islands, who arrived on
the warship Jaguar. occupied Yap Nov.
8; Relpan Nov Is, and Ponape Oct g.
They garrisoned the places with fifteen
men each The Spanish governors of Yap
and Ponape said that they considered the
small German garrisons in danger from
the natives.
An Associated Press dispatch from
Santa Cruz, province of Ilocos, forward
ed by courier to San Fabian, says that
Gen. Young, with three troops Of the
Third cavalry and Maj. Priton c.
March's battalion of the Thirty-third in
fantry, arrived at Santa Cruz today. The
Americans left Hamapacan, province Of
Union, this morning, expecting to have
hard fight at Tagudin, in South Ilocos
province, but they found on arriving there
that 600 rebels, under Gen. Tino, had
evacuated thirty-six hours before, desert
ing an almost impregnable position.
The insurgents had been intrenched at
where 100 well disciplined troops could
have slaughtered a whole brigade cross
ing the river, with the men up to the
armpits in water.
The residents of Tagudin received the
Americans outside the town with a brass
band. They had been robbed of almost
everything by the insurgents, and were
glad to welcome friendly and protecting
troops.
A similar reception awaited Gen. Young
at Santa Cruz. Prominent citizens, head
ed by a brass band escorted the Ameri-
can officers to houses where rest and re-
freshment were offered.
Gen. Young's command was almost
without food. The men had been living
on the country, which affords but little,
and the horses are completely worn out,
most of them without shoes. +.-r4'
FLED TO MOUNTAINS.
The inhabitants of Santa Cruz and Of
other towns through which the Ameri-
cans passed say that Aguinaldo and his
entire refugee army have gone into the
mountains eastward since the Oregon and
Callao attacked Vigan and landed force
there.
In several towns Ger. Young was shown
letters written by Lieut.. Gilmore, show
ing that he had been kindly treated by
the citizens, and had been entertained by
them when he passed through last May.
Reports indicate that all the American
prisoners, some twenty-five or thirty,
were at one time in Benguel province,
but 1t Is supposed now that they have
been removed into Lepant province
. Gen. Youngs desire Is to pursue the
rebels into the mountains. There is no
communication between his small COM
mand and any Of the other columns ex-
cept incidentally perhaps, by sighting and
signaling United States gunboats bound
to or from Manila.
Capt Rumbold, with thirty-f1ve men of
Company g, Thirty-second infantry, while
escorting the signal corps laying the wire
from Porac to Florida Blanca, charged
and routed seventy insurgents, killing
captain and several prtvates. The Ameri-
cans found on the captain the sword and
revolver that were taken from the body
of Naval Cadet Welborn c. Wood, who
was killed by the insurgents while in
command of the gunboat Urdaneta, when
that vessel was captured in the Orino
river
HOPES TO FIND AGUINALDO.
Col. Hood, while accommodating near
San Miguel, drove a force of insurgents
from 1ldefonso, killing several. Five
Americans were slightly wounded An
Associated Press dispatch from Dagupan,
containing advices later than those from
Santa Cruz, states that Gen Young hopes
to find Aguinaldo- In Benguet mountain
pass, and to capture him there Both
entrances to Benguet are fortified: Two
troops of the Third cavalry will REIN
force Gen. Young in the pass.