Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-12-05

An Associated Press dispatch from
Santa Cruz, province of South Ilois,
forwarded by courier to San Fabian,
says that Gen. Young, with three
troops of the Third cavalry, arrived
at Santa Cruz to-day. The Americans
left Hamapacan province CT Union,
this morning, expecting to have hard
fight TAT Thgudian, in South Ilocos
province, but they found, On arriving
there, that six hundred rebels, under
Gen. Tino, had evacuated thirty-six
hours before, deserving an almost i'm
pregnable position.
The insurgents had been entrenched
at Tagudin, on the North side of the
river, where hundred well disciplined
troops could have slaughtered a whole
brigade crossing the river, with the
men up to the arm pits in water.
The residents Of Tagudin received the
Americans outside the town with a
brass band. They had been robbed of
almost everything by the insurgents,
and were glad to welcome friendly
and protecting troops.
A similar reception awaited General
Young at Santa Cruz. Prominent citi-
zens, headed by a band, escorted the
American officers to houses, where rest
and refreshment were offered.
Gen. Young's command was almost
without food. The men had been liv-
ing on the country, which affords but
little, and the horses are completely
work out, most of them being without
shoes.
The inhabitants of Santa Cruz and
of other towns through which the
Americans passed, say that Aguinaldo
and his entire refugee army have gone
into the mountains eastward since the
Oregon, Samar and Callao attacked
Vigan and landed a force there.
In several towns Gen. Young was
shown letters written by Lieut. Gill
more, showing that he had been kind
ly treated by the citizens and had been
entertained by them when he passed
through last May.
Reports indicate that all the Ameri-
can prisoners, some 25 or 80, were in
Benguet province, but it is supposed
now that they have been removed into
Lepanto province
Gen. Young's desire is to pursue the
rebels into the mountains. There is
no communication between his small
command and any of the other Amer
lean columns, except indirectly, per-
haps by sighting and signaling United
States gunboats bound to or from Ma
Mia.
Captain Rumbold, with So men of
Company G, SD Infantry, while es-
Corting the signal corps laying the wire
from Porac to Florida Blanca, charged
and routed seventy insurgents, killing
captain and several privates. The
Americans found on the Captain the
sword and revolver that We're taken
from the body of a naval cadet, We'll
born c. Wood, who was killed by the
insurgents while in command of the
gunboat Urdaneta, when that vessel
was captured in the Orani river.
MANILA, December 4, p. m.-The
Spanish transport Aliva and the gun
boats Villalobos and Quios with the
Spanish garrison and civilians of the
Caroline islands, arrived here to-day.
They report that the German governors
OF the islands who arrived on the war
ship Jaguar occupied Yape. November
Sd, Reipan, November 16, and Ponape,
October 8. They garrisoned the places
with fifteen men each. The Spanish
governors Of Yape and Ponape said
they considered the small German gar
risons in danger from the natives.
The Spanish gunboats will probably
be offered fer sale to the United States
government.
The Spanish Secretary, Senior Ben
Quente, has arrived here with a note
from Lieut. Gilmore, to his sister, Mrs.
Major Price. He says he has been i'll
but is now in fairly good health. The
Spaniards befriended him and gave him