Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-11-14

TREAT CUT OF'F'-TARLAC W
CUPIED BY COL. BELLS COLUMN
WITHOUT FIRING A SHOT
AMERICANS PUSHING FOR
WARD.
MANILA. November 13-Gen. Young
is supposed to have reached San Mich
olas about thirty miles east of Dagu-
pan, but his wagons are far behind.
Col. Hayes has captured Aguinaldo's
secretary and Major Coleman is in Car
ranglan. with an escort Of TIA Bolo-
men. on his way to the province OF
Neuva Vizaya.
The son of Gen. Laneras and his lam
ily are prisoners. The general bare
ly escaped. The correspondent OF the
Associated Press with Gen. Young tele-
graphs from San Jose that Aguinaldo
did not escape to the northeast. He
and his army, the correspondent ADDS
are surrounded. His last orders to the
Filipino commander at San Jose were
to hold San Jose and Carranglan at all
costs.
The recent encounters were too one
sided to be called fights. The insur-
gents are MORALLY afraid of the Amerl-
cans. however strong their position.
They make but brief and feeble re-
sistance, and run when the terrible
American yell reaches their ears,
whereupon the Americans pursue them
and STAY many.
The moral effect of the news that
5000 troops are on their way here has
been unquestionably great. The insur-
gents are undoubtedly suffering more
from disease than the Americans, ow-
ing to poor food, lack Of medicines and
filthy hospitals, with the result that
there is great mortality among them.
Gen. Lawton has intercepted tele-
gram from an insurgent captain to
a Filipino general, reading: How can
you blamed for retreating when only II
Of my company were able to fight?"
When Col Bell left Capas, 10 miles
from Tarlac, at L o'clock yesterday, he
Intended merely to reconnoiter. He had
with him the Thirty-sixth infantry,
5laven's scouts, Troop E, of the Fourth
cavalry a battalion of the Twenty-sec-
ond regiment and gatling guns.
The scouts mounted, preceded the
main body up the railroad. They met
a hundred rebels at Murcia, but the
insurgents quickly retreated. The
scouts found the depot burning, but ex-
tinguished the fire and saved the build
Ing.
The main column marched up
the wagon road, but before reaching
Tarlac divided, entering the town on
two sides at o'clock without a shot
being fired. The insurgents had evac-
uated the place only a few hours before
setting fire to the railroad station and
the rolling stock. They left a rear
guard Of 400 men, who, however, failed
10 make stand and cover the retreat
OF the main force of the Insurgents
as they had probably been ordered to
40. The rebel ordnance is reported to
have been shipped to the town of
0'Donnell.
The Americans are continuing their
advance so rapidly that the Insurgents
nave not the time necessary to DESTROY
the railroad.
oNA lie, Wash, November ia
Ihe government transport Garronna
with cargo OF 9S7 army mules for usa
IN the Philippines, has sailed for Ma.
MIA The transport Victoria has ar
rived from Manila, which port she left
october L. The Victoria took a cargo
OF Alb cavalry horses from Tacoma and
eight cayalrymen from this CITY. She
landed 4O2 of the animals safely in In
dia- The Victoria brought four civil
ian passengers from the Philipnines
and had a rough voyage. She was
much delayed by head winds.
SAN FRANCISCO, November IA
Col. Childers, of the Tennessee regi-
ment, which arrived from the Philin-
pines Saturday, said:
Il have very high regard for Gen.
Otis and his ability as a soldier and
Statesman. He has held a most diff
cult position, and I think he has hand
led it well. OF course, he could have
slashed in and laid the island waste
with fire and sword; but to do this
without an effort first to show the ma
tiyes that the United States wished to
give them fair, just and liberal gov
eminent, would have forever prevented
amicable relations, and it would have
become question of determination and
recolonization."