The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-01


Arthur Preparing to Close In on
the Remaining Forces of the Fill
IpinO Chief.
MANILA, Nov. SO.-Dispatches just re-
ceived from IloilO, island Of Panay, say
that at 10 o'clock on the evening of Sun
day, Nov. 26, the Eighteenth regiment
encountered an entrenched force of the
enemy at Pavia, who opened a heavy
fire. The leading battalion replied, and
after several volleys the Nineteenth
fianked the Filipinos, driving them out
of their trenches. The enemy retreated
TO the mountains. At the beginning Of
the fight one officer and one private Of
the Eighteenth were killed.
When the landing party from the Unit
ed States battleship Oregon, under
Lieut.. Commander McCracken, took the
town of Vigan, province of South nocos
last Sunday, they found there an escaped
prisoner, A. L Sonnenhein, who fur
nished the first authentic account of the
experience of Lieut.. Davis Gilmore, of
the United States gunboat Yorktown
who, with party from the Yorktown,
were captured by the insurgents near Ba-
ler On the east coast of Luzon, last April,
while making an examination of the
mouth of the river IN an armed boat MI
Sonnenhein was imprisoned at Albra for
a long time with Lieut.. Gilmore and his
sailors, but contrived TO escape, carrying
a concealed note, written in naval char
acter, dated Albra, Nov. 49, addressed to
"any naval officer and saying:
in
anything the bearer says.
The note was signed Gilmore"
CAPTURE OF GILMORE.
According to Mr. Sonnenhein, when
Lieut.. Gilmore's launch entered the river
from Baler harbor, under cover of En-
sign w. H. Standley's guns, the party
were received with three volleys. Three
of the Americans We're killed and two
mortally wounded. Every man was hit.
Lieut.. Gilmore receiving a flesh wound In
the hip, and his foot stuck fast IN the
mud. 1t was a choice between surren-
dering and being slaughtered. Lieut.. Gill
more asked terms Of release. The in
surgents promised it, he said. if they Sc
cured the delivery of the arms and am
munition of the Spaniards at Baler, un-
dertaking if this was accomplished to
send the party and Spaniards to the
Yorktown. A sailor of Lieut. Gilmores
party carried this proposition to the gar
rison The Spanish commandant re-
piled that it was an insult to Spanish
arms and expelled the sailor, Spanish
soldiers firing upon him as he went
The Americans were then bound hand
and foot and taken to Isidro, when Gen
Luna ordered their execution. They were
marched to the plaza and in the presence
of a great crowd, were aligned to be
executed. Lieut. Gilmore said:
LAS an American officer and gentleman
I protest against being shot with my
hands tied"
Aguinaldo interfered and prevented the
execution.
When Gen. Lawton approached San
Isdro last June, the Americans were re-
moved to Albra, where they were kept
confined in cells for two months Sub
sequently they We're allowed greater lib~
erty, but the report that Lieut.. Gilmore
was given a house and servant is untrue.
He had the same quarters as the men.
and the Americans were given the same
allowance as the Spanish prisOners-5
% cents a day. with which to buy rice and
bananas-virtually the only rations.
CLOSING IN ON FILIPINOs.
Gen. Macarthur is now in Bayombong
preparing to sweep the country on both
sides Of the Manila-Dagupan railway.
Gen. Wheaton is at San Fabian and Gen.
Lawton at Tayug. a Gordon from San
FABIAN to San Isidro covers all the roads,
and occupies all the towns on the line.
The American policy is to prevent any
more insurgents escap4ng to the north,
and to force them toward the country
west of the railroad.
Maj. March, with a battalion of the
Thirty-third infantry, occupies Viguan
having made a forced march from San
Fabian. The remainder of the regiment
is on the way.
1t is learned that Auginaldo had a large
amount of stores at Bayombong, province
Of Neuva Visayas, which Gen. Lawton's
troops have probably captured
The steamer Francisco Reyes has taken
q cargo of supplies to Dagupan, where
a base will be established Stores have
been established at San Isidro, Cabatuan
and Tayug.
Many Of the American troops are suf-
fering from exhaustion, fever or dysen-
terry, and are in need of hospital treat
ment.
BRAVE AMERICANS.
capt. FoWler march after Gen. Ale
jandrinos brigade, with one company Of
the Thirty-third regiment, was one of the
bravest incidents of the war The COM
pany left Dagupan alone, under orders to
locate the enemy. Capt. Fowler had been
warned by the natives that he and his
men would be exterminated. The guides
deserted them before Mangatrom Cor
Mangalrom) was reached. Alejandrino's 8
artillery was focused upon the main
street, along which the Americans ad-
vanced. The guns Were manned by
Spaniards, who said afterward that they
had fired over the heads of the Ameri-
cans, as they desired that the latter
should win, hoping thus to gain their own
freedom.
In the terrified temper Of the insurgents,
who ran at the sight of an American a
single company might go anywhere in
the north now, according to Capt Fowler
No prisoners, except officers and civil
leaders, are retained by the Americans.
The policy is to release all others almost
Immediately.
Mai Johnston, Of Gen. MacArthur's
staff brought here by special train;
Churibian, secretary Of the treasury in
the so-called Filipino government, and
Mariani Len Gap, Chinese halfbreed. di-
rector of railways and postoffices, both of
whom surrendered in Bayombong, with
their families and servants Their goods