The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-16
OTIS DISPATCHES.
Reports Of Great Public Interest From
The Commander in The Philippines.
TYPHOONS IMPEDE HIS PROERSS,


Washington, ID. c., Special
important dispatches from General
otis were received at the War Depart
ment Saturday showing the hardshios
and difficulties encountered by cur
troops In their advance and giving a
captured insurgent dispatch showing
the line of arguments put forward to
sustain the insrri ection. Tue dis
paches are as follow,
Manila, Nov. 1l.-Severe t-rsoons
over Panay last two days impeded
marchGeneral Hughes troops; his
column several miles north of west Of
lloilo. Insurgents have abandoned
strong defenses in that section
Manila, Nov. I1.-Lawton pushing
troops through on Lupadimgan and
Sanquentin road; but country sub
| merged; bridges and recently con-
| structed RATS washed out wheel trans
| portation can ret move; his reliance
| on cavalry, few infantry and natiy.
| scouts, living mostly on country. Mac
| Arthur commenced advance early this
morning. Yesterday two companies
Seventeenth Infantry under Chyn-
weth making reconnaissance on Mag
along and Conception lad, Struck
battalion of the aner;, which left IS
dead On the fell; our casualties re-
ported 3 wounded"
| Manila, Nov. ia number of Of
fetal insurgent dispatches captured
yesterday by General Young's troops
In the north and forwarded by Lawton
last night. They indicate directed
abandonmet by enemy of country in
vicinity of Cabanatuan and San Jose
and hurried movements by way of
laying over mountains to Bayonbo-
nay, thence to Apirra. Among the
dispatches the following appears:
"'Tarlac, Nov. 5th, 1899.
Otis did not accept proposition to-
day; enemy attacked our outposts be-
cause Otis Promised Mckinley to take
Tarlac today; think they can not
/
as therein lies our great hopes, espe-
cially for?) our wives. There is nc
such miscruit CD either Ey the GOV
ernment or by Miong. Spanish COM
missioners tried to deceit q US; deal
ing with us IS insurgents; our gov.
ernment sent them away and they
withdrew greatly displeased. Quadru-
pie alliance between Germany, Francs
Russia, and Spain is fact. Before
Decembex we will know our fate
Throughout Europe there is sympstny
for our cause-American Democrat:
clearly in our favor; they arc sure D
Bryan's next election. Pay no atten
tion to your affairs and never mini
the rest"
The dispatches are given verbatim
as received with several unintelligibl,
words including "miscruit." Inquir.
Is being made to learn whether this i
a cable error or word used in tn,
insurgent dispatch.
Washington, D. c., Special.-Inter
est is felt in the War Department owe
. Aguinaldo's sudden change of bas
northeastward from Tarlac to Bayom
bong, about Is miles distant. Their
are numerous spellings of the latte
place, but the form given is the mos
generally adhered to on the maps i
the possession of the War Department
. The most interesting feature of tn
g new situation is that Aguinaldo ha
e been forced out of the Tagalo countr
into a region north, where Tagalo
not spoken and where the mountain
are filled ith Negritos and other sav
: age tribes who are hostile to the Tag
= alos.
. To the southwest base of Carabell
r mountain there is break in th
# mountain range and within fe'
! miles around the base Of Carabell
mountain on it's northern slope on
strikes the head waters of the gres
Gagayan river that flows northwar
S ESQ miles into the China sea. It
n on the head waters of the Magat tn;
: Aguinaldo is now located. The way
q open for him down the long stretch {
+ river to Aparri at the mouth Of tt
: Cagayan where it flows into the Sc
It This is one of the widest but richie
: valleys in the island. It is believe
that the river Cagayan is navigab
# for our thin-clad gun boats $50 mil
from its mouth and for cascoes mut
further. It is expected that as SOC
as Aguinaldo shows any disposition
: move down the valley toward the Oh
s ma sea that the war ships and 6,
l. boats will be sent round the northel
?. end of the island to meet him and sh
n of his escape.
" II it is his intention to escape fro
l. Luzon he would naturally seek ApaI
l. or some northern port, but the cou
ID try around Carabello mountain is SUI
l. that he could probably stand of t
D. whole American. force in a gams
q, hide and seek in the hills fT t
greater part of the coming season.