The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-11-17
Arrived at Towns in Possession Of
the Insurgents
A Day Or Two In Advance Of the Time the
Americans Were Expected.
Aguinaldo and His Government
Said to Be Making Desperate
Efforts to Escape to Bayombong,
the Information at Manila Be-
ing That the Rebel Leader il
Still in the Low Country.

MANILA, Nov. 16, $50 D. m.--Re-
ports have been received here from
General Young, dated Humingam yes
terday. Humngam is about thirty
miles east of San Fabian. General
Young is supposed to have advanced
considerably farther toward San Fa-
bian.
correspondent of the Associated
Press telegraphs an account of the
rapid pace with which General Young
covered the road with his cavalry. The
Macabebe scouts completely surprised
and demoralized the insurgents around
the low country. A messenger and
reinforcements who were captured say
no town from San Jose to San Nicholas
expected the arrival of the Americans
until a day or two after they actually
arrived.
Aguinaldo and his Government. are
said to be making desperate efforts to
escape to Bayombong. All the in
formation here is that he is still inAthe
low country
Lieutenant Johnson, with TroopaM,
Third Cavalry, captured yesterdays at
San Nicholas twelve barrels contain
ing the wardrobe of Aguinaldo's wife,
some personal effects, the records of
the Secretary of War, and much COM
missary and medical supplies Sonora
Aguinaldo probably escaped over the
divide, but the Secretary of War is
thought to be inside the lines
Thomas w. Hayes, a civilian, and
Calvin S. Davis of the Sixteenth In
fantry who were held prisoners, by
the insurgents, have been rescued
Colonel Vessels captured at Tavug
several hundred thousand pounds of
rice, 300 pounds of salt, 1900 pounds
Of flour marked dayton, Ohio" $500
pounds of sugar, 1900 new uniforms
and hundreds of thousands of Mauser
Shells
The names of Lieutenant Gilmore and
seven of his men were found written
on the walls of the convent of San
Quentin The garrisons of all the
towns surprised resisted feebIy.
General Wheaton has not vet an
peared.
The remains of Major John A. Logan.
Killed in action at San Jacinto Satur-
day, We're buried in Pace Cemetery
this morning. Many persons followed
the body to the grave Chaplain Pierce
ofticiated, and the Twentieth Infantry
manded by Major Rodman. The pail
bearers were the Captains Of the Twen-
tieth Infantry
OTIS REPORT OF AMERICAN ADJ
VANCE
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.-GeneraI
Otis to-day cabled the War Department.
concerning the situation of the Amor
lean advance in pursuit of Aguinaldo:
Manila, Nov. 16.-During thirty-six
hours four and one-half inches of rain
fell, and it is still raining north. Law
toms telegraph line not beyond San
Jose. His last dispatch on the even
ing of the 18th, reported the capture
OF many supplies, transportation north
and east of San Nicholas, and our
troops moving from Humingan and
Tayug west on Urdaneta, where an M
surgent force is reported. Lawton has
abundant supplies subsistence. forage
and transportation at San Isidro and
Cabanatuan, but is unable to move it.
Macarthur has the railroad between
Bambam and Tarlac in operation for
hve miles. The road south Of Bam-
BAN is being reconstructed. The re-
moved rails were found north of Tar
lac. Macarthur sends four battalions
and one troop of cavalry forward to
Corona to-day; the advance from Att
aga at Victoria, five miles north of
East Tarlac. OTIS"
EPIDEMIC OF DENGUE.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.-Chief Sur
geon Woodruff, at Manila, under date
of October 18th, sends Surgeon General
Sternberg the following:
IA sharp and quite general epidemic
of dengue has prevailed in Luzon for
some months past, and it appears to
be spreading to the south There have
been few really severe cases, but large
number that interdicted duty for some
days"