The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-08

inx the mountain country west Of the
Manila Da supan railroad. q eneral Grant
10 moving from Angeles toward subig
with 900 men. Colonel Bell is sweeping
south from Mangatarem. Thus far the
American commanders have bsen unable
to Ioosts large bodies Of insurgents. al
though there were about 500 In San
Clementins, nine miles south OF Man
tarsm, early In the week.
Colonel Hood with the 10th regiment
and cavalry and General Lawton. with q
force from San lsidro are operating
against Gen. Pillars army In the San
Mateo valley.
Major Batchellsr with q battalion Of
the 2lth infAntry, IL making daring e1-
psdition. He left Bayom bong . week ago
to march through Casysn valley to the
north coast OF Lussn, intending TO reach
Aparisi at the mouth OF Caaaysn river.
the most Important Of the island.
While no large forces are known 10 to
In his path, it may Be that hs hss had
some lighting although the friendiiness
of the inhabitants Il counted upon to help
him. When he arrives st Aparsi bs will
find . gunboat awaiting him.
The spanish prisoners In the Benguet
region are escaping from the Fiiipinos iu-
to vigan. Several hundred are there AL
ready and steamer will 60 to bring
them to Manila.
The transport Manauense which arrived
here from San Francisco, November Is.
after terrible voyage, was scheduled TO
start for home today with discharged and
sick soldiers. A large force has been en-
ploysd In rer airing her machinery. but II
was impossible TO get her In condition to
lsave today and her departure was post
ponsd until next week. Her captain has
secured crew Of Chinese at Hong Kong
to tAks her to San Francisco. The steam
or Rosario chartered BY the government
TO bring load OF cattle from the island
Of Mampulugan to Iloilo. left Iloilo Mon
day and went ashore on the rocks near
Mampulugan Her crow and passeB gers
we're saved and taken to Negros.
The transports Olympia and Psnnsyl-
vania arrived today.
POLICE MUTINY.
Manila, Decsmbsr .-l0. 30 p. p.m.-There
has been mutiny Of native pelioe In one
of tho towns Of the island Of Negros. An
American officer was killed. No partiou-
lars have yet been received.
TO ATTACK GEN. Pillar.
Warrington, December 7.-General Otis
has cabled the war department ~ follows
respecting the military situation at
Luzon;
Manila, December lin central Luzon
there Is no insurgent forcs Of Importance,
except in Bulucan province near the
mountains where Gen. Pillar holds to-
gsther /. 900 or more men. which viii be
alta cked soon. General Grant has moved
q small column down the east coast OF
Bataan province enoountering little oppo-
sition, A column moving westward from
the mountains is expected to reach the
western coast Of Luzen on the tenth In
atant
Many small insurgent bands are In the
country robblng and In some instan oss
numbering the inhabitants which are be-
ing pursued BY troops quite successfully
20 the south positions but the necessary
force to scatter them Will be sent there
soon. OTIS.
GEN, YOUNG HEARD FROM.
Washington, December ITO the relief
Of the war department General Young
has been heard from After weeks abb
seucs In the interior Of Luzon. General
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