Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-29

In his march north from Tarlac Cen.
Macarthur has made rapid progress
and Gen. Otis reports that Macarthur
is in Dagupan. This rapid movement
indicates to the war department off,
Gals that the insurrection is broken as
an organization, and that the rainy
season has been the real obstruction to
Gen. Otis and his army in the Philip
pines.
The reports of recent serious fighting
about Ladysmith are generally discred-
tied. The British are actively prepar-
ing for the hard march north and the
Beers meantime are continuing their
invasion Of Cape Colony. There was
prospect of a native uprising in Cape
Colony in sympathy with the Beers.
In a letter Gen. Joseph Wheeler says
that he will not return to congress and
also says firm declaration by congress
will end the war in the Philippines.
Emperor William and the empress of
Germany and their party arrived at
Windsor and Queen Victoria warmly
welcomed her grandson.
The fear of being caught in Boer
traps is causing the British to move
with great caution. Beers seem to be
very numerous on every side. but &C.
cording to recent dispatches there
has been no battle of any conse-
quence 1t is believed the British are
about to move northward in three d.
visions.
Reports were brought by the gun
boat Helena, which arrived in Manila
with the crew of the cruiser Charles
ton, that when off Lingayan gulf she
saw the battleship Oregon, which sig
nailed that Gems. Wheaton, Young and
Lawton had joined forces. Aguinaldo,
with ~ officials. had escaped north
ward via Santo Tomas, a town on the
northeast coast of Lingayan gulf. A
troop of cavalry was"in hot pursuit.
LATER NEWS.
The general opinion in Manila is that
Aguinaldo's army will never again
come together in any considerable
force with him in command. The forces
under Gen. Lawton and Gen. Young are
following so rapidly on his heels into
Bayombong that no insurgent capital
can again be established.
West Lawrence, negro who assault
ed Mrs. w. Bowman, was lynched by a
mob in Escambia county, Fla.
In train collision on the Baltimore
r. 0hin 1,oo1 MANN MoCoo1 T,><l IT,:
neer Henry Bradford was killed and
seven other persons were injured.
During the deer hunting season Just
ended in the Adirondacks % persons
were accidentally killed by hunters.
Martin V. Bergen, son of Councilman
feter V. Bergen, of Princeton, n. j.,
died from receiving hazing at Law
renceville college.
Miss Eliza Works died at Henrietta,
N. Y, aged 105 years 10 months and 13
days.
With assets amounting to $4,000 and
liabilities $4,000, the Yankton IS. d.
savings bank was forced to close it's
doors after three days run.
The village of Magazine, Ark, was
destroyed Dy tornado.
The Mexican government ordered
the national flag to be hoisted at half
mast over all public buildings as a token
of coincidence with the United States
for the death of Vice President Hobart.
The First Tennessee regiment was
mustered out of the service at San
Francisco.
Thousands of acres Of valuable farm
ing lands were under water near Den
ison, Tex, and families were fleeing
for their lives from bottom lands.
All the large streams in the southern
portion of Indian territory were out
OF their banks and enormous damage
has been done to farming lands.
len persons were caught in an ice
jam and drowned in the upper Yukon
river in Alaska.
DIR. Daniel McMurtrie, medical direct-
or in the navy, retired, died at Wash
lngton, aged So years.
With considerable army of Beers
marching upon Pietermaritzburg, in
terest now centers in the Natal capital.
reports of an engament at Moot river
show the British on the defensive, but
no serious damage on either side. The
Beers now have $4,000 British in be-
sleged towns. An official statement
from Pretoria places the total casual
ties of the Beers during the war as
killed, 90; wounded, 200.