The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-14
General Young Has Destroyed Aguin-
aIdo's Body Guard.
THE LEADER is IN DISGUISE.
General Pillar Died at the Front OF
His Men Urging Them TO Make
a Stand-ProyinCe Of CagaYan
Has Surrendered Uncondi-
tionally 20 Captain Nc
Gala OF the Newark.

! WASHINGTON, Dec. I3-General Otis
had some stirring news TO report from
Manila, his adyices going TO show that
the insurgents are. as be predicted few
days ago. at the end OF their resources
from a military point of view, ana are
melting away before the rapid advance
Of the American troops at an points His
cabegrams were as follows:
Manila. December 49,
FIFTY men Of the navy and ntty men
Of the army transported by the navy
took Laoag on the 10th instant General
Young with staff followed next day. Tie
reports Howe, with Penns battalion of
the 34th, followed by a portion of the 33rd
infantry. passed north to Pdding. east
of Laoag. Alarch's battalion off the 5lth
was at Cayan, province of Leganto. on
! 7th Instant The Third cavalry was along
| the coast and I'm the mountains pursuing
! the enemy Young states DIS extreme
| northern force passed over mountains,
| driving the insurgents under General
/ Tno. who was badly wounded k.ius I'D
! and wounding many Tie made large cape
| lures of rifles and property with aIl in-
! surgent transportation. and released aIl
| the Spanish prisoners In that section t'
! the number of about two thousand. our
| casualties were two wounded our troops
| are stll pursuing the remnant of T.no's
! command. Alarchs battalion of the 3}rd
| reports from Cayan. Lep3nt0 province. 900
| The 7h instant. that Doe has destroyed
! AguInald1s b0dy-eWrd, killed General
] GrcgOri0 Pillar. received tha surrender ot
/ General Conception and stl0. killed and
/ wounded - insurgents, released 5l5 Span
/ ish prisoners including $50 fri1rf ana
/ captured con der4ble property His loss
/ was two killed and nine wounded. My in-
! formation is that Aguinaid1 has disguised
| his individuality abandoned h.s troops,
| and s hiding I'm the province of Banquet
General Otis second dispatch follows:
| sr-RRFNDERFD TNCONDITlONALLN.
MANILA. Dec. I}.-Admiral Watson
! informs me that the province OF Caeayan
| surrendered uncouditi0nany % Captain
| McCaua. of the Newark, ON lith instant,
al arms being surrendered.
Major ratcheldcr IS go miles south n
! Aparri. command in good condition.
| Navy viii take supplies to Bateneider Do
| launch at once. this surrender doubtless
| includes the Province of Isabella.
General Bates. az Z1mh9auea. reports
| affairs there satisfactory Nearly all
| rifles surrendered
"Mac Arthur. at B3yambang, reports
that he holds as prisoner of war M1oina.
| the abiost of insurgents and founder cI
the late government
STARTING FOR BONTOC.
MANILA, Dec 13-lO:5O p. M.-The fol-
! lowing dispatch. dated Cervantes, Decem-
| Der 5th. has been received from corre-
| spondont cf the Associated Press with
| Major Marchs battalion:
! Major March. with Captains Jenkson
| and Cunningham. Lieutenants Tompkins
| Ruckor. McClelland and Power and l-3
! men s about starting for Bontoc, the
| principal town IN the province OF that
| name. 10 the northeast through am aoio-
| mtely desolate country, and over noun
| tain 1000 feet high. He is pursuing
! Aguinaldo. whose escort, now reduced tl
| fifty men. is known to De there.
According to tho natives Asuinaldo m-
| tends 10 disguise himself and take clr-
| cuitous trail toward Bay0mbong, province
of Nueva Niscay.
"Maior March with three hundred men,
! arrived at Cervantes in the heart of the
| Tlad mountains ON the evening or De-
| cember 3d., about twenty hours behind
| Agulnaldo. who is believed be had found
an inaccessible refuge on December 2d
| the American commander had wonder
| ful fight i'm cloud-enyei0ped mountain
| pass. 5000 feet above the sea. completely
| routing General Gregorio Del pilars force
| OF 2lD picked men IN a position almost
; strong enough 10 rival Thermopylae.
DIED GAME.
General Pillar died at the front of his
| men. urging them TO make "a stand until
| .f.rs.s...tt..of.r rfo hfs
head His followers tried % carry away
the body but were compelled to lay it
down.
Two OF the Americans were killed and
were buried by their comrades, where they
| fell The others. carrying nine wounded
| camped for the night on top Of the noun
! tans, an eminence OF 400 feet, sufferings
| greatly from the cold. but early in the
morning they moved down the trail 20
| Daqui where they learned that Aguinaido
with few men and three women. an
| carried on ltters borne by 'lg rrotes
had passed along the same trial 10 Ger
yantes. where he was during the fight
A runner had brought him the news OF
tho death OF his chief OF stan. He was
! greatly affected and prepared instantly
for flight.
| General Conception. with six officers.
! who had deserted Aguinaldo surrendered
when Major March reached Cayan. pro-
| vince OF LepantO.
"On arriving at Cervantes Major
March's battalion was without food, ex-
cept rice and had only a small supply
of ammunition"
Major March secured five days rations
made arrangements for his sick and
wounded. and having chosen q mounted
and 100 unmounted men, resumed the
chase at day-break.
NAVAL ACCOUNT
WASHINGTON. Dec. 13-The naval ac-
count Of the OF. p.rations OF the ships in
Luzon Is contained In two cabegrams
from Admiral Watson at Cavite The
| first reads as follows:
"Cavlte, December 10.
"Burwel reports that the Wheeling
landed naval force and a detachment of
troops. Kaiser commanding. sixteen miles
north OF Laoag. northwest of Luzon. and
4 attacked the city yesterday. releasing