The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-12
PURSUIT OF AGUIAALOU
Fearful Travelling Over Noun tain
Trails.
TROOPS ARE WELCOMED
Natives XII Fattsd Calves to Feed the
Soldiers = The Insurgent Leader
Confident He VIII Secure
Independence.

Manila, Dec. IL, 6:45 p. m--The ad-
vance guard of General Grants COM
nand, under Major Spence, arrived at
Olangapo, Subig bay, during the night
of Dec. Q, which was place was occu-
pied with little resistance, the enemy
fleeing. Major Spence had an arduous
march over the mountain trails.
Yesterday morning the Baltimore and
Oregon and a chartered transport ar
rived at Olangapo from Manila. The
navy was disappointed to find the army
in possession of the place. which they
had hoped to capture. A detachment of
marines, under Captain Myers, occu-
pied the navy yard at Olangapo, and
will hold and occupy it as a naval
station. The yard consists of seven new,
large buildings and some repairing and
machinery shops, all damaged by the
bon1bardment of Sept. %.
During the morning of Dec. 10 the
navy transported Major Spence's COM
mand from Olangapo to the town of
Subig, five miles distant. The enemy
was seen deserving Subig as the troops
landed, and the latter occupied it with
out resistance. They found the place
abandoned by the retreating enemy,
who fired few shots. The Americans
deployed to the right and left Of the
town and killed one of the enemy.
General Grant and the remainder Of
his command arrived at Olangapo yes
| terday afternoon. He will proceed to-
| day to Subig ana join Major Spence.
| General Grant will move north along
| the coast and win effect juncture
with the 25th infantry under Colonel
Andrew Burt, who is reported eight
miles from Iba. The enemy encounter
| ed in General Grants advance fled to
| the mountains and scattered. General
Grant is not garrisoning the towns he
occupies. No casualties are reported in
| his command.
| Dispatches dated Conception, Dec. q,
| from correspondent of the associated
press with the detachment pursuing
Aguinaldo, have Just reached Manila
! by messenger.I The military wires on
all lines to the north were either cut
by the natives or are crowded with
government business when working.
| According to the advices General
Young was at Condor Nov. 20. having
three troops of the Sd cavalry, Cum
| ningham's scouts and Major March
battalion of the ssd infantry. The
| nominal strength of his command has
| been reduced one-third by sickness.
The horses were worn out and handi-
| capped by lack Of shoes. The infan-
try, after march of 100 miles from
| San JacintO, were shoeless, and all were
living on the country. The troops had
no ammunition except what they car
ried in their belts General Young,
having been without communication
| with General Lawten for 10 days and
not knowing the disposition OF the
ether troops, or whether support was
being sent forward, resolved to keen
| moving. Having received information
! that the insurgent general Elmo, With
| a thousand men, was som eWhe.e TO he
| north and that Aguinaldo, Wta Gen
! eral Pillar, five women and ECO soldiers
| OF his faithful battalion, Wac in The
mountains to the east, General Young
decided. on Nov 30, 70 divide his
force. He proceeded himself toward
Eigan, hoping to attack Tinp with his
handful of men and to prevent him
joining Aguinaldo. Major March. with
his battalion and Cunningham's scouts
| started over the mountains toward Ger
vantes after Aguinaldo who was re-
ported to have been there Nov. 49,
| This column marched for IS hours with