The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-12
SHOELESS AND ILL.FFD
American Soldiers Marched In the Advance
10 the North.
yousGs COLUMN ENDURED pRlvATIoNs
oreraticn. by Army md Navy IN
subir Bay vicinity Were
successful--lnsurse FED

Manila December 1i.--Dispatches da'eu
Conception December 2, from correspondent
Of the Associated Press, with the dstaenihen'
cursuing Aguinsido. have just reacneo Ma
Mia by a messenger The military wires on
ALI lines TO the northward are contlnuous''
cut by the natives or are crowded Win so'
eminent business when working AoVoru-
ing to these adyices General Young was 4.
Condor November ~. having three troops VI
the Third cavalry, Cunninghsm's SCOUTS anu
Major Maroh's battalion OF the Ihlr'y 'nl
infoptry. The nominal strength oil ms coiu-
n,and had been reduced one-thlrd by s'ch
ness The horses were worn out and hahd'-
canna, nv lock of shoes. The infantry attar
march of hundred miles from san "a,
cinto were shoeless aud an WERE nin ,,
the country. The troops hau NO MIN hi, 60
a.con, What they carried in their belts zen
ernl Young having then been wltnou. I S",is
municauon with General LAwton lS' no Ne oth.T
and not knowing the disposition OIL wy w ~ s,,
froons or whether support was oelhs se',t
forward resolved to keep moVlns ~" ~ ~
rece we'd information that me lsu. ~ come.
eral Tino with a thousand men vas LII,
where TO the north aud that Agninaldo W.
General Pillar the women and 4uV sois ' ,, .
OF mis- faithful Bulacan beuaion Va S,n 40
mountains to the east, General 1ouns IL
oided November 80 to DIVIDE MI lu' ho,,tnc
lion proceoded himself toward Nlsan, i hop'i,s
to attack General T'no WIN ir n,s seuinsido
Men ma4,- AM MaTeb with his battalion aud Gun
alnyShann's scouts started over the noun
"A ns toward Cervantes after 4NSull"'lNv9, 80,
Was reported 10 have been there on .NoS s'
Der 90 This column marciiec i"'
hours without food, mo. M,
Tho Associated Press corresponds ny s Y{sa "
d, saw. Tho Americans founi that inc in ,S'l
sn,s had impressed the lgorrotes. compei'lus
them 10 dig trenches and to construct Wi
I'll long the trails. which were ieartu'
traveling al the best one stream had 10 %
fordea twelve times in the course OF t E'is,
These inoffensivc stupid creatures, uaT f H.
nicturod as hloodthirsty saVages. cheti tu'a'
turned to to undo their own WORN anu "S NJ,
nIiv went foraging toc the Atuerlcahs Nv
IUcos region is tho richest the amer ne ~, ~ !.
have entered In the northern campaign ~.
Ilicos are prosperous Intet''Svm, anu nIcaiic,i
than hnlf civilized. They nave eAceL!tn
houses and carry on nourisnng ndustr'es
Auny OF them are evidently rlch StNeIu
towns received the troops with bahds ~,
the ringing OF church heiis Cattle were Ni liz
and houses we're opened TO the troops How
much OF this display was sincere ana noV
much due TO a desire to pro:itiate inc cou
onerors 1t would be hard to say
There we're evidences that simllhI h U
Oitality had been extended TO ABuinaldn. ne
people described him as cheerful, husslht w
hone OF salvation through American poliuc
and everywhere trying 10 retain support p
proclaiming with Sc ming sincerity ,hnt th
United States congress would certainty re
ropnize the indercudence of the Filipino re
public In December.
Many OF the natives exhibited notes fror
Lieutenant Gilmore and other American prs
nners in which tho recipients were com
mended to the Americans on the score g
Kindness shown to the writer's ibere az
twenty seven Americans witc Lieutehaht w
more. Another party of fourteen were take
through llicos week ahend OF Senerl
Young They were ragged ana dirty ana "
natives say some OF them were urged 10
ward at the point Of the hayonet'