The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-11-25

is proceeding with a rush. Gen. Mac
Arthur is within five miles Of Dagu-
pan, which place Gen. Wheaton or
gen Lawton will probably occupy. The
railroad is practically intact beyond
Bamban, with. the exception OF a dis
lance of five miles forth, ana the ral!s
for that portion have been discovered.
Large quantities of rolling stock nave,
however, been destroyed.
Gen. Macarthur is moving his troops
by train and the roads within Gen.
Lawton's territory are becoming pass
able.
Can't. Leonhaeuser accomplished II
Of the best coups of the year. Reach
ing ODonnel by n night march from
Capas on Nov. is, he surprised the IN
surgent force. numbering 200, n cap
tuned all of them with their arms, TO-
OGO rounds of ammunition ana four
tons Of subsistence. On Filipino was
killed and there were no American
casualties.
Manila. Oct. 21.-The following dis
patches have been received here from
CORRESPONDENTS of the Associated Press
| accompanying the American advance
nOrtllward:
Corona, Nov. Is. = Gen. Macarthur
| entered Corona this afternoon. Inc
insurgents fled after burning the depot.
| Nothing else was destroyed by them.
| Corona is the first town along the Ma
| Mia Dagupan railway where II ma
| tiyes did not run at the approach or
the Americans. The padres offered
quarters in the converts and ~churches.
The town has one good house. Corona
| is the seat of heavy sugar interests
The trip vas a. bard II ana occu-
| pied six hours in covering seven mics
| and a half, most of the time being
| spent in fording q quarter OF q mile
| food running out of the Rio lafiac.
We have no wagons. and pack mules
| and native bearers carry all I'LL sup
plies. The natives Eere say that Bay
ombong was occupied last Sunday by
the Americans, possibly Gen. Young,s
or Gen. Lawton's division. The people
are q better class than we have usual
ly found and they welcomed the Amer
leans as they, evidently realize that
their agricultural interests will re-
yive. Gen. Macarthur said this after
neen:
1--WE seem to be entering a different
political atmosphere. The people here
| seem to be less attached to Agulnaldos
cause than those in many towns we
have entered on the railway line"
The command will move northWard
at daybreak tomorrow toward Bay
ombong., Corona will be garrisoned by
two companies Of the Thirty-siXth.
Immediately on entering Corona Sia-
ven's scouts moved up II track to-
ward Panique. On the way they en-
countered an %intrenched party OF IN.
| surgents whom they drove back
then entered the town and captured
four locomotives and thirteen cars:
They learned that 500 insurgents q
left the town in the course OF the AFTER
noon. 9
Panique. Nov. 1s.-Gen. MacArthur's
troops arrived from Corona In the
course of the morning. The railway
beyond this point has not been de-
| streyed. The captured railway stock
is being repaired to handle supplies:
The expedition will go north toward
Bayombong probably to-day. Inc
| signal corps is constructing lines Wlta
great rapidity.
A native courier from Bayombong
reports that the American troops left
the town soon after they entered 1t n
many natives remain. although no In
surgents. Gen. Macarthur discovered
here Mai. johnson, formerly chief sur
geon on the staff Of the Filipino COM
mander, Gen. Mascardo. He resides
at Bacolor and is about to return there
to resume his practice. Maj. johnson
saws all respectable Filipincs are dis
p,isted at the behavior the Filipinos
and are very glad that the Americans
have the upper hand. Many refugees
arc arriving at Panique from the
north. Indicating the presence Of other
American troops, probably off the line.
These refugees say the insurgents have
not known which way to turn with
the Americans occupying so many
places in the country.
Mcnacada, Nov. 10. - Advancing
! through the enemy's country by train
from Paniaue. a distance Of five miles,
the Americans reached Monacada,
| where the natives have displayed q
! friendly disposition. The train Is
| stalled here by the wreck of two loco
motives and "a cars, evidently inten-
tional, Oh the main track. The freight
house and depot have been burned.
+h1s far the advance has been a COM
plete success: Capt. Carr, of the sig
nal CORPS. has laid wire from Panique.
:, uYNc IL SHOT