The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-21

four companies of the Fourth infantry
and two guns of Captain Riley's bat
terry proceeded to Annaboo. south OF
linus. and came upon the enemy en-
trenched at that point. They scattered
the FilipinOs, but as the. latter were
subsequently reinforced. the Ameri-
cans returned 10 linus under fire. seven
of our men being wounded The scouts
found fifteen dead insurgents at Anna
boo.
Ammunition Was Exhausted.
In the course of the morning Major
Cowles. with a battalion of the Fourth
infantry and two guns. scattered the
enemy from the districts around linus
and in the direction of Peres das Ma
rinas- The Americans could not pursue
the retreating insurgents, because
their ammunition was exhausted. The
FilipinOS were under the command OF
General Mariana Trias
Spies report that the insurgents are
coming into Cavite province from Ca
lamba, in Laguna province. and the
other southern provinces The insur-
gents have smooth bores and two mod
ern cannon.
Firing was in progress this afternoon
and it is reported there are more in
surgents in the vicinity of linus than
ever before.
Difficulties of Troops.
Only fragmentary reports reach
Manila of the operations north,
which, when the story is known,
will prove TO have been the most re-
markable campaigning the Philippine
war has known General Lawton's di-
vision is spread thinly over the terri
tory beyond San Jose, where the tele-
graph ends. General Young's two
regiments of cavalry are continuing
their rapid sweep into the new coun-
p nj tnra.r e~r,rN
mold the towns which the cavalry
takes in a country whose natural diff
ficulties are increased indescribably by
tropical rains, making rivers of creeks
and swamps of fields. Wagon trans
portation is supposed to have been
practically abandoned. the American
troops living on captured supplies and
the little produce the insurgent levies
have left
Major Samuel NJ Swigert's squadron
of the Third cavalry is reported to be
engaging a greatly superior force at
Pozorrupeo.- northeast of DdgJpau-
These troops have fought three engage
ton, waiting for -reinforcements.-
Retreat of Aguinaldo.
1t is believed at headquarters that
this force is covering the retreat of the
insurgent leaders to the Binguet noun
tains; that the insurgents planned Z
retreat northeast along. the Tayug road.
which is stocked with storehouses.
three of which the American troops
have had to draw upon en- route, and
that only the insurgents advance force
had passed Tayug before the American
occupation, the main body of Aguin-
aldo's army being within our lines. The
majority of those insurgents may dis
organize and pose as amigos when the
Americans oyertake them.
Among the scraps of news obtain
able are stories of the hardships the
American army is meeting. 1t is re-
ported, for instance. that General Law
ton recently narrowly escaped drown
ing while fording a swift river. when
Lieutenant Luna and two Drivates
were lost. Captain Henry A. Leon
haeuser, with a battalion of the Twen-
ty-fifth infantry. is on his way from
Bamban to O'Donnell to take the in
surgent cartridge-fillingw works there. A
Filipino captain who surrendered with
four men to Colonel Andrew S. Burt of
the Twenty-fifth infantry, described
the factory and volunteered to guide
the expedition.
Tie governor of Nueva Viscaya has
determined, like many other F1npinos
in these days. that the administration
of his province cannot change too
quickly, and is coming to Manila to tell
Major General Otis of his loyalty and
incidentally TO request. that he be re-
tanned in office under the new regime.
Gilmore and Companions.
Admiral Watson has received an ad-
oitionsl credible report that Lieutenant
]. c. Gilmore and five of the captured
sailors of the United States gunboat
Yorktown were at Tarlac Nov 10
Lieutenant Gilmore was living in a
Filipino generals house.
The cruiser Baltimore starts for Lin
gayen today and Rear Admiral Watson
proposes to send another ship to Natl
guen if the gunboat Helena, which is
overdue has not arrived at Lingayen.
Sailors of the gunboat Castine occupy
Zamboanga, on the southwest extrem-
ity of the island of Mindanao. The
business men. chiefly Chinese. request
ed Commander 5. w. Very of the Cas-
tine to take possession of the place and
protect them from the insurgents.
Commander Very landed a naval force,
and although no details have been re-
ceived. il appears he found that he had
a large contract on hand and tele-
graphed to Major General Otis request
ing the presence of troops. But none
are available, except by Withdrawing
part of the force from one of the neigh
boring islands temporarily.
Moras Are Friendly.
The original plan was to have Brig
adler General Alfred 4. Bates estab-
lish the headquarters of the governor
ship of the Mohammedan islands there
when the new regiments arrived It
will be carried out later. when General
Bates returns from his trip to the
southern islands. He had been visit
ing the garrisons of Jolo, Siassi and
Bongao.
The friendIiness of the Moras for the
Americans is increasing under General
Bates diplomatic administration. The
threatened feuds of the Doatahos. ia
kainins and Caloas against the sultan
will probably be averted through the
pacific influence of the American Of
ficerS.
Mindanao villagers have seized
smuggling schooner bound from Iloilo