Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-11-19
AN ADV VANCE
Of Generals Mac Arthur and Law

OF Generals Mac Arthur and Law
ton, Reported Officially by Otis
/ WASHINGTON, November 1S.-Two
dispatches were received at the war de-
partment to-day from Gen. Otis, giving
the details of the advance of Lawton
and Macarthur. The first dispatch fol-
lows:
MANILA, November 10.
Gen. Macarthur entered Corona yes
terday and pushed advance to Paniqui,
few miles beyond. Inhabitants re-
manned in houses, receiving troops hos
pitably; first instance during entire
advance from San Fernando. Railroad
intact from washout, north of Tarlac,
to Panique, but engines and cars par
TALLY destroyed by insurgents on re-
treating. Sufficient rolling stock can
be repaired to insure railroad service.
Nothing from General Lawton
as the telegraph line is only
working to San Jose. south of Car
ranglan, and 35 miles east Of Tayuag.
His cavalry reported yesterday at Ba
yambong railroad station, south of Dag
upan. Reinforcements and supplies
leave here for San Fabian, Wheaton's
headquarters, tonight. Indications are
that insurgent troops widely scattered;
some retreating into the western Luzon
province Of Sambeles.
Under date of to-day Gen. Otis again
telegraphed, having received advices
from Gen. Lawton. Gen. Otis says:
Dispatches from Gen. Lawton on
road between San Nicholas and San
&C.
dispatches from Gen. Young and Major
Ballancoat. Asingan and Rosales of
November 18th and 10th, former NOV
ing on Pozarrubio, about twelve miles
east Of San Fabian and rs miles west
of San Nicholas, where Major Swigert
| finds enemy strongly intrenched.
Young aond Balance have had sew
eral skirmishes with the enemy, driv-
| ing them northwestward, capturing
| prisoners, guns, large amounts Of prop
erty. Troops have subsisted ON coun-
| try; cordially received by inhabitants;
would appear that insurgents driven
| northwestward off road to Bayongbong,
their mountain capital. LawtOn re-
| ports drowning of Lieut.. Luna, Thirty
fourth infantry, his aide and two men
of his escort, in crossing Agno river;
also reports still missing Lieut.. Thayer
and ten men sent to communicate with
| Wheaton. He says must again recur to
fortitude, endurance and cheerfulness of
command Hayes just telegraphs from!
San Isidro that he holds Aguinaldo's
secretary of interior. Indications now
of good weather"
| MANILA, November 1876 p. NJ
| The first reports received from Gen.
Lawton's columns in three days says
he is on the road between San Nicholas
and San Manuel, west of the Anago
river. The swollen rivers prevent him
! from reaching Gen. Wheaton.
| Major Swigert, with two troops OF
the Third cavalry. met heavy resist
ance at Pozzorubio yesterday. He be-
lieves Aguinaldo is there.
Gen. Young is at Santa Ana
Col Vessels scattered a battalion Of
| insurgents near Santa Ana Thursday,
killed four &lipinos and captured if
teen without loss. Thirty-six guns
were taken.
Balances battalion of the Twenty
second regiment has had a skirmish at
Matablan bridge near Rosales. The
people of Rosales welcomed the Ameri-
cans.
Slaven's scouts have reached Para
naque, north of Tarlac. They found
four locomotives wrecked and thirteen
cars sound.
Gen. Macarthur is at Corona, where
the troops were welcomed by the peo-
pie.