The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-22
LAWToN is ON THEIR TRAIL.
HIS AMBITION WAS TO CAPTURE
FILIPINO LEADERS.

His Movements and Those of Gen.
Young Are quite Mysterious.
American Soldiers Are Undergoing
Many Hnrdships-Insurgen Pa
per's RNpirins Cry-ENperiences of
the Men Who Were on the Cruiser
Charleston.
Manila, Nov. p. 1880 p. m.-Aguinaldo
has escaped between Gems. Young and
Wheaton.
Gen. Young Is pushing toward Bayam-
bang
Manila, Nov. 21.-The whereabouts of
Gems Lawton and Young is becoming as
mysterious as that of Agunaldo
The belief is beginning TO grow at Ma
Mia that Gen, Lawton has struck the trail
of the insurgent government" and is pur-
suing the ministers into the Binquet noun
tains.
II has been his ambition TO capture the
Filipino leaders, and he and Gen. Young
believe that cavalry brigade, living on
the country. could run them down to any
part of the island.
One vague report. brought by Spanish
prisoners, Is that Agunaldo and others
were nearly surrounded by Americans soon
after the insurgent chief left Tarlac, but
he escaped through the lines in peasants g
clothes.
Officers and soldiers arriving at Cabana-
tuan from Gen. Lawton's force describe
the campaign as one of great hardship.
Many men dropped sick and were left at
various towns without adequate supplies
and attendance, some of them making
their way back across the terrible roads
A number of horses were dying, and many
of the soldiers, and even some of the Of
ficers. were marching on, half naked, their
clothes having been torn to pieces in get
ting through the jungles. Some of them
were reduced to breech clouts and were
barefooted, their shoes being worn out,
ana all were living on any sort of pro-
visions Bread was rare, and carabao
meat and bananas were the staples.
Gen. Lawton foresaw that the campaign
would involve such hardshlps, but he con-
sidered 1t the quickest and cheapest way
of ending the war.
view Taken at TnrInc.
The last number of the Independencia,
published at Tarlac, the day before the
Americans entered that place, contains
a despondent caledictory entitled 'Adieu."
The tone of ,the article showed the writer
considered the game played out. He said:
"Obiged by circumstances, we have
found il necessary to interrupt with this
number the pleasant labors of defending
our Ideals and interests. We take leave
of the public and our readers with grief
most profound and bitterness most cruel"
The paper also contains news illus
trating in what Munchausen world the
Filipino leaders have tried TO keep the
people.
Washington dispatch dated Sept IA
describes Senator Hoar as opposing the
McEnery resolution in the Senate that
day
Men From the Charleston.
The United States gunboat Helena ar
rived at Camaguin during the night OF
Nov. IL.
The watchers of the wrecked cruiser
Charleston saw her lights and thought
there was a fire upon a nearby island,
whereupon they began to take steps 20
help those endangered, but as the search
lights Of the Helena communicated her
presence the village where The men of the
Charleston were located, rang with their
cheers.
party from the Helena and Charleston
visited the stranded vessel Nov 13. III was
found that her bows were clear and that
her after bridge was submerged making
II doubtful whether anything can be sal
vaged.
The Helena left for Rampaguin Nov IA,
but heavy weather obliged her to return
to Camaguin for shelter until the 18Th.
She signalled the Baltimore at Lingayen
last night.
The crew of the Charleston were first
landed on small island near the town,
not knowing what kind of q reception they
would meet with from the natives. When
the Americans learned the natives were
friendly, they occupied the huts of the
town, and the inhabitants supplied them
with beeves, rice and fruits.
In order to guard against possible at
tack from the mainland, detachments of
the Charleston's crew patrolled the island,
and a post was established on hill. A
few Of the men experienced slight attacks
of fever, owing to exposure.
VIII BE Court of Inquiry.
court of inquiry will be appointed TO
inquire into the loss of the Charleston,
and any subsequent action will depend
upon the fixing OF the responsibility for
the disaster, which is dependent on the
courts findings
The Zambales coast is carefully patrolled
by warships in order to prevent the escape
of Aguinaldo
II is believed the Baltimore has proceed
ed north to receive the American prisoners
from the Filipinos.