The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-11-20
FRIENDLY FILIPINOS
Dur Soldiers Proceed Northward
Practically Without Opposition.
ADVANCE A COMPLETE SUCCESS.

At Panlque General Macarthur Found
"a Former chief Surgeon In the Fiii-
plno Army, who Declares 1aat Re-
spectacle Fiiipiuos Are DisuC-ted.
Manila. Nov. 2O.-The following dis
patches have been received here from
press correspondents accompanying
the American advance northward:
General Macarthur entered Corona
Saturday afternoon. 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
approach OF the Americans. The padres
offered quarters in the church and con-
vent The town has one good house.
Corona is the seat of heavy English
sugar interests.
The trip to Corona was a hard one,
and occupied six hours in covering
seven miles and half. most Of the
time being spent I'm fording a quarter
of a mile food running out OF the Rio
Tarlac. We have no wagons. and pack
mules and native bearers carry all our
supplies.
The natives at Corona say that Bay
ombong was occupied last Sunday. by
mounted troops, probably General
Young's brigade of General Lawton's
division. The people there are of a bet
ter class than we have usually found,
and they welcomed the Americans. as
they evidently realize that their agri-
cultural interests will revive. General
Macarthur said: I'VE seem to be en-
tering u different political atmosphere.
The people here seem to be less at
tached to Aguinaldo's cause than those
In many towns we have entered on the
railroad line"
Immediately on entering Corona
Slaven's scouts moved up the track to-
ward Panique. On the way they en-
countered an entrenched party Of in
surgents, whom they drove back then
entering the town and capturing four
locomotives and thirteen cars They
learned that 500 insurgents had left
the town in the course of the after
noon.
General MacArthur's troops arrived
at Panique from Corona in the course
Of the morning. The railroad beyond
Panique has not been destroyed. The
captured railway stock is being re-
paired to handle supplies. The ex-
pedition has started north toward
Bayombong, having left two companies
of the Thirty-sixth to garrison Corona
The signal corps Is constructing lines
with great rapidity.
A native courier from Bayombong
reports that the American troops left
the town soon, after they entered. and
that many natives remain, although nc
insurgents.
General Macarthur discovered al
Panique Major Joneson, formerly CHIEF
surgeon on the staff of the Filipino
commander General Mascardo. lie re.
sides at Bacolor, and is about to return
there to resume his practice, Major
Joneson says that all respectable Fill
pinos are disgusted with the behavior
of the insurgents and are very glad
that the Americans have the upper
hand
A continuousSproeessio Of refugees
is entering Panique from the north
indicating the proximity of Other
American troops, probably off the rail.
road line. These refugees say that the
insurgents have not known which way
to turn, with the Americans occupying
so many places in the north.
Panique is a rich sugar town. Some
| CT the wealthy Chinese and the poorer
natives fled at the first approach of ouI
troops, but they are now confidently
returning. The rain has ceased, the
weather is fine and the country is dry.
| ing rapidly.
Advancing through the enemy's
country by train from Panique, a dis.
tance Of five miles, the Americans
reached Moncada, where the natives
| have displayed friendly disposition
The train is stalled there by the wrecl
of two locomotives and 81 cars, svi.
| IDENTIFY intentional, on the main track
! The freight house and depot had beer
burned. No attempt will be made Il
save the wrecked rolling stock, but
the track will be cleared, and as sooI
"a two small breaks have been repair.
ed the expedition will continue north
ward. Thus far the advance has beer
complete success.
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