Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-05
AGUINALDO CO0PED uPs
Young Thinks He Has Him I'm n
Mountain Pass.

MANILA, December al Z. Man
Associated Press dispatch from Dagupan,
giving advices later than those from
Santa Cruz. says that General Young
hopes TO find AguinaldO in the Benguet
mountain pass and 10 capture him there.
Both entrances TO Benguet are fortified
Two troops OF the Third Cavalry will re-
inforce General Young in tho pass.
YOUNG AT SANTA CRUZ.
MANILA, December 1850 Z. M.-An
Associated Press dispatch from Santa
Cruz, province OF South Ilocos. forward
ed by courier TO San Fabian. says that
General Young, with three troops Of the
Third Cavalry and Major PeytOn G.
Marchs battalion Of the Thlrty-third In
fantry arrived at Santa Cruz to-day.
the Americans left Hamapacan, province
Of Union, this morning, expecting 20 have
hard fight at Tagudin, I'm South Iocos
province, but they found on arriving
there that COO rebels, under General Tino,
had EVACUATED thirty-siX hours before,
deserving an almost impregnabie position.
The insurgents had been entrenched at
Tagudin, on the north side of the river,
where a hundred well-disciplined troops
could have slaughtered a whole brigade,
crossing tho river with the men up to
tho armpits in water.
AMERICANS RECEIVED WITH
BANDS.
The residents OF Tagudin received the
Americans outside the town with brass
band. They had been robbed Of almost
everything by the insurgents, and were
glad 10 welcome friendly and protecting
troops.
A. similar reception awaited General
Young at Santa Cruz. Prominent cltl-
zens, headed by band, escorted the
American officers 10 houses where rest
and refreshments were offered.
General Youngs command was almost
without food. The men had been living
on the country, which affords but little
and the horses We're practically worn OUT
most u them without shoes.
The inhabitants of Santa Cruz and OF
/ other towns through which the Americans
passed say that Aguinaldo and his entire
refugee army have gone into the noun
| tains eastward since The Oregon, Samar
and Callao attacked Nisan and landed a
force there.
LETTERS FROM GILMORE.
In several towns General Young was
| shown letters written by Lieutenant Gil
more. showing chat ne had been kindly
treated by the citizens and had been en-
tertained boy them when he passed
| through last May.
/ I'Nulfs lHLlIaLt iiltt AtA 'ttr -Nt'i''''.'
prisoners. some twenty-five or thirty,
were nj one time I'm Benguet province
but II IS supposed now that they nave
! boen removed into Lapanto province.
General Youngs desire is 10 pursue the
rebels into the mountains There is no
communication between his small COM
mand and any Of the other American
columns. except indirectly perhaps by
sighting and signalling United states gum
boats bound 90 or from Manila.
CADET WOOD SWORD.
Captain Humboldt, with thirty-liye men
of Company c.. Thirty-sec0nd Infantry
while escorting the Signal Corps laying
the wire from Porac TO Florida Blanca,
CHARGED and routed seventy Insurgents
killing n captain and several priyates.
The Americans found on the captain the
sword and revolver that were taken from
the body OF Naval-Cadet Welborne Wood
Who was killed by the insurgents while
I'm command OF the gunboat Urdaneta
when that vessels crew was captured IN
the Orani river
FIVE AMERICANS WOUNDED.
MANILA. December 5.-9.01 \. NJ
colonel Hood while accommodating near
SAN Miguel. drove a force Of insurgents
from Idefonso. killing several Five
Americans were slightly wounded.