Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-10-25
AGUNAuDO MUST FIGHT.
His Habit Of Firing and Falling
Back Is Being Rapidly Check
mated by Our Generals.
FALL CAMPAIGN ON IN EARNEST.
Troops Under Gen. Young Fought Rebels
All Day in a Pouring Rain-Moved from
Arayat to Cabiao Over Fearful Roads
Steady Movement Toward Tarlac, Where
10000 Insurgents Are Concentrated.

Manila, Oct. 22.-Gen. Lawton's col
umn is establishing a base at San
Isidro. Launches and cascoes navi-
gate the shallow Rio Grande with con-
siderable difficulty, but supplies have
been landed in the vicinity to be trans
ported overland.
Gen. Young took San Isidro after
several small running fights out near
Cabiao. The troops were out in the
pouring rain all day. The Twenty
second infantry and Fourth cavalry,
with Batson's Maccabees, formed Law
toms escort, and, with Taylor's bat
terry, moved from Arayat to Cabiao
over fearful roads, armored launches
and commissary supplies getting up
the river with great difficulty.
Despite the habit of Aguinaldo of
firing and falling back, it is the ex-
pectation of the military authorities
that the rebels soon will be driven into
corners where they will have to fight,
and severe engagements are looked for.
The two armies will keep in commu-
nication and endeavor to reach Tarlac
about the same time. 1t is estimated
that there are 10000 Filipino troops,
well equipped with artillery. concen-
trated at Tarlac. This is supposed to
be Aguinaldo's present headquarters
At Bambam there are said to be about
5000 insurgents. This is in the line of
Gen. MacArthur's advance.
Will Be Pushed with vigor.
Washington, Oct. 22.-With Gen.
Lawton's seizure of San Isidro and the
movement to be commenced immedi.
ately by Gen. Macarthur from Angeles
along the railroad toward Earlac, the
authorities here say that the autumn
campaign in the Philippines has COM
menced in earnest and will be pushed
with vigor. The object of the present
movement was thus explained by an
official of the war department.:
Gen. Lawton is to continue his advance north
ward to Tarlac. Gen. Macarthur, with force
of 1000 men. will follow the line of the railroad
from Angeles to Tarlac, calling for re-enforce-
ments as they are needed.
Gen. Lawton started his movement
first, with the idea that he would draw
the enemy away from the railroad and
thus make MacArthur's advance easier
and insure the use of the railroad for
transportation of troops and supplies
to an advanced point in the enemy's
country. Gen. Lawton has taken with
him supplies for SO-days' campaign,
and it is expected that he will reach
Tarlac long before his supplies are ex-
hausted.
A little new flag on the map in the
Office of fthe.secretary of war was pinned
in the gulf of Lingayen. This indi
Gates that an American man-of-war is
stationed off Dagupan to prevent sup
plies from reaching the rebels from
the northern end of Luzon, which here
tofore has been unprotected.
Admiral Dewey, in his conference
with the president, recommended this
course, and the American feet unde,
Admiral Watson is being increased
with the purpose of distributing the
navy along the coast SO as to capture
supplies and compel the enemy to live
on their own resources while the army
tightens its lines.
The military and civil authorities at
Manila are putting into force a mum.
ber of reforms calculated to purge the
city of gambling and debauchery. Late
mail advices received here state that
arrests have been made of persons ac
cused of taking women to the city and
conducting various gambling schemes