River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-11-30
A LEADER IN FLIGHT.
Aguinaldo Is Being Chased by
Gen. Young.
Is Thought 40 he Headed for Baugued
Rebels Evncuate MnngaInren
ten. Otis Tells of the
situation.

ShsNttoVe
Washington, Nov. 2s.-Gen. Otis re-
ports the situation in the Philippines
in the following dispatch TO the war
department:
Manila, Nov. 81 Steamer from San
Fabian yesterday brought lis Spanish pris-
oners, $4,000 insurgent government money
and other property captured by LaWtons
troops near Tayug on 25th. Wheatons
troops, Fowler's company Thirty-thiru'
drove enemy westward from Mangatafen
few miles southwest Dagupan, captured
five .hree-inch notwithstanding guns, Y
rifles 1000 rounds Maxim cartridges, looo
shrapnel, 500 pounds of powder and other
property also "a Spanish and seven Amer
lean prisoners Bell, with Thirty-slXth
infantry in pursuit and VIII march down
western LuZon coast Indications are TWO
or three bodies nsurgent troops number
Ing probably 800 or more men each IN
mountains west Of railroad. can be readily
handled by Macarthur; they have the
bulk of the insurgent artillery all OF
which will be captured unless buried.
stIiI Pursuing Asuinaido
Young sim in pursuit of Aguinaldo who
is heading for Bangued few miles east OF
Nigan: Young with cavalry ana scouts Is
followed by battalion Thirty-third ana py
balance battalion Twenty second; two pat
tallions Thirty-third en- route for Nlgah py
military post road. Young's reception ny
Inhabitants enthusiastically; they give All
aid possible. Aguinaldo has collected more
than 600 of his troops at the nortn, prom
ably most will desert him. Number small
detachments insurgent troops throughout
country north of Manila have been cap
tured and inhabitants manifest gratitude
for deliverance. Indications are that IN
surgent force south of Manila disintegrat-
ing and troops going to their homes. he
ports from southern Islands favorable.
"Zamboanga Insurgents surrendered TO
our troops and no trouble anticipated
there"
Later in the day the following dis
patch was received from Gen. Otis:
Oregon landed marines at Vigan Sum
day Young's column at NainoSpacan. ~
miles north of San Fernando, on the 25d,
from which point passed north INTO the
mountains. The troops will relieve the
marines at Vigan on the 29th The bulk
of the Spanish and American prisoners are
reported at Bangued, 20 miles east OF
Vigan Wheaton, San Fabian, just re-
ports the capture of 70 more rifles, Sl,loO III
money: also that he has been obliged to
take the mother and son of Aguinaldo un-
der guard at Fabian to prevent their muir
der by natives They will be sent here at
first opportunity and delivered to friends.
Natives in vicinity of Bayonbong, Nues-
ia Viscaya, are offering services to drive
out the insurgents and request arms. re
port only 400 insurgents there.
REPORT from Zamboanga says the insur-
gents surrendered the heavy artillery 70
the navy and since have surrendered to
Nichols commanding the battalion OF the
Twenty-third infantry, 179 rifles, one Nor
denfelt and four breech-loading cannon.
Order restored in town and vicinity. About
50 Tagolos scattered in mountains"
officer Killed.
Gen. Otis also reports that the officer
killed in action at Iloilo on the 22d in
slant was Charles NJ. Smith, second
lieutenant in the Eighteenth infantry.
Evncuate Mangalaren.
Manila, Nov 2s.-The insurgents
have evacuated Mangalaren, province
of Pangasanan, leaving seven American
and "a Spanish prisoners, who escaped
in the confusion on the Filipino retreat.
The Americans are p. j. Green and
George Powers, of the battleship Ore
gon; Thomas Edwards and Charles
Bird. of the Sixteenth infantry; Henry
w. James, of the Twelfth infantry;
John Desmond, of the signal corps, and
f. H. Huber, of loves scouts. They
report that two Americans, who were
unable to escape, are with the insur-
gents. They are David Scott, of the
Twenty-fourth infantry, and William
Sherry, of the hospital corps. Four
deserters are with the Filipnos, How
ard. Martin and Ford, of the Califor-
mans. and Watts, whose former regi-
ment is unknown.
Howard is the only one serving with
the insurgents. lie is captain of ar
tillery.
Col Bell, of the Thirty-fourth volun-
teers, arrived at Mangalaren. after a
hard march and fording the Agno. He
found that Fowler's company of the
Thirty-third had occupied the town for
two days. The insurgents, Gen. Ale
iandrino commanding, retreated to
the mountains behind the town, short
of food and ammunitions. Besides this
his men are deserving and six cannon,
which the insurgents were dragging,
impeded their march. Col. Bell pro-
poses 10 follow the Filipinos until he
can bring about a decisive fight or they
are scattered. Mangalaren was strong
" fortified with rifle pits commanding
the roads, but the insurgents aban-
doned the place without firing a shot.
spanish Prisoners Reach Manila.
Manila, Nov 2S-Three hundred
Spanish prisoners who escaped from
their captors before the American adj
vance, including civil officials of rank
who had been in the hands of the FIJI
ipinos for more than year and many
officers. have arrived at Manila during
the past week. Francisco Reyes
brought 100 of them from Gen. Wheat
on. They were a motley-appareled and
bearded company. Some were i'll and
had 10 be carried from Tayug to San
Fabian in army wagons. A delegation
of these former prisoners have visited
! Mai Gen. Otis in order to thank him
for his hospitality, which included the
furnishing of food and clothes. Senior
Jamarillo. the Spanish commissioner,
| is making arrangements to send them
to Spain on board of Spanish trans
ports.