The San Francisco call., 1899-12-08

~ ANILA. Dec The expectation
IL III of catching Aguinaldo in the
Nt north has been practically aban-
lYl doae5. ard ,he rroha5nity IS now
that De- wII tu-n ..uthward, II he
is not already fhero. with hi- destination
Cavito province. hls homr where the in-
sarrection began. AND whore it st!I has it,
greatest strength.
Tho Filipino soldiers iG that province
havo recently been Showing increased en-
thusiasm arI hollress and captured in-
sureenfs say thai AEuinaldo is coming 10
fr.n them with large army. The same
belief prevails among the natives a. Ma
Mia and elsewhere that ACuiualoo intends
to make his headquarters iu Cavite prov
ince.
There are 5000 insurgents before linus
and B-cor, keeping the Americans sleep
irr on their arms and nightly awaiting
attacks. The Fipinos have several can
non. The first Mayor of linus under the
American regime. who ultimately desert
cl. IS the leader in the assaults and Is
ambitious to take the town.
Three soldiers Of the Fourth Infantry
have deserted and are now with the
enemy Most Of the Inhabitants of linus
are so strong in their sympathles with
The insurgents that 81 IS necessary 20 use
part ~ the regiment 10 patrol the
-t-aats and 10 prevent shooting from
houses whenever an attack begins The
American forces in the north have sepa-
rated iuto many small commands and are
pursuing bands of FIipinos.
General Macarthur IS engaged 81 clear
irc Tho mountain country west of the
hfauua-parupan Railroad General Grant
ls moving from Angelo toward Suhig
with l0 men colonel Bel b. sweeping
s1l;h f-om ManRatarem. Thus FAR the
American commanders have been unable
% locate large bodies ~ Insurgents. al
tha,eb -hero vere about 500 in Saa Cle-
rrcrtre. nine miles south of Mangatarem.
,s~.~ in Che week.
colonel Hood. with the Sixteenth Resi-
mont and. cavalry. and General Lawton,
~.s-r a force from san Isidro, are operat-
.-r .r.lrei General Pillar in the san Ma
geo valley Major Bachelor. with bat
tat.r 10 the Twenty-fourth Infantry, is
rrr'i~r % daring expedition. He LETT BAY
r-.t.-- rrovinoe ~ Neuva Viscaya. a
-r.os ago. 90 march through Cagavan
valley 20 the north coast 81 Luzon. In
tending 70 reach Aparri at the mouth Of
she r-reron River The most important
q. bern .e4po-t ~ the island. While no
r.~rs f--rre are known 70 be in his path.
90 may boz -Eat he has had some fEhting.
ALTHOUGH -ho f-fcrfliness n the inhabit-
a-.s g. counted upon 20 help him. When
Do arrives at Ap-rr be viii ind a gun
boar aul.tlrr him. Tho Spanish prison
e-s r the BarEued region are escaping
F---- tre Fulpinos and are hocking into
TIrar Several hundred are there already
and steamer win so 20 bring them 10
Manila.
Tte transport Maraucnse. which ar
-.-e1 here f-o- san Francisco. Novem-
ha- -I after a. terrible voyage, was sched-
u.ed to start for home to-day with dis
charged and sick soldiers. A large force
has been employed in repairing her ma
crfrcrv. hut it was impossible 10 get her
SD condition 10 leave to-day. and her de-
parture was postponed until next week.
Her captain secured "a crew of Chinese at
TFonrkonE 20 take her 10 san Francisco.
The steamer Rosario. chartered by the
Government 90 trlnr p load ~ cattle from
Tho island 80 Mampciuran 20 Iloilo. left
Tolo Monday and went ashore on the
rocks near Na--7uluF1n. Her crew and
passengers We're saved and taken 10 Ne
Eros.
The transports Olympia and Pennsyl-
vaula arrived to-day