The Washington weekly post., 1899-12-12
In Pursuit Of Aguinaldo.

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Dispatches dated Concepcion. December
2. from a correspondent of the Associated
Press with the detachment purusing
AgGinaldo. have just reached Manila by
messenger. The military wires on all
lires to the northward are continually
cut by the natives or are crowded with
government business when working.
According TO these adviCes. Gen. Young
was at Condor November %, having
three troops of the Third Cavalry. Cum
ripgham's scouts. and Maj. March's bat
talon of the Thirty-third Infantry. The
nominal strength of his command had
been reduced one-third by sickness. The
horses were worn out and handicapped
by lack Of shoes. The infantry, after a
march of a hundred miles from San ia
clntO, were shoeless, and all were living
on the country. The troops had no am
nunition except what they carried In
their belts. Gen. Young, having then been
without communication with Gen. Law
ton for ten days, and not knowing the
disposition of the other troops or whether
support was being sent forward, resolved
to keep moving. Having received infor-
nation that the insurgent Gen. Tinox,
with a thousand men. was somewhere TO
Pillar. five women, and 400 soldiers of his
faithful Bulacan battalion. was in the
mountains to the east, Gen. Young de-
cided, an November go TO divide his force.
He proceeded himself toward Vigan.
hoping to attack Gen TinO with his
handful of men and TO prevent him join
ing Aguinaldo.
March Takes Up the Trail.
Maj. March. with his battalion and Cum
ningham's scouts, started over the noun.
tains toward Cervantes, after Aguinaldo.
who was reported to have been there on
November %. This column marched thir-
teen hours without food. The Associated
Press correspondent goes on TO say:
THE Americans found that the insur-
gents had impressed the Igorrotes, com
pelling them TO dig trenches and to con-
struct pitfalls along the trails which
were fearful travelling at the best One
stream had TO be forded twelve times in
the course of a mile. These inoffensive,
stupid creatures. usually pictured as
bloOdthirsty savages, cheerfully turned to
undo their own work, and actually went
foraging for the Americans. The Ilocos
region Is the richest the Americans have
entered in the northern campaign. The
people are prosperous, intelligent, and
more than half civilized. They have ex-
Cellent houses and carry on fourishing
industries. Many of them are evidently
rich. Several towns received the troops
with bands and the ringing of church
bells. Cattle were killed and houses were
opened 10 the troops.
AguinaIdo still Hopeful.
How much of this display was sincere
an hon aaRf f1Ts
tiate the conquerors 1t would be hard 10
say. There were evidences that similar
hospitality had been extended to Agui-
naldo The people described him as cheer
ful, hugging the hope of salvation through
american politics, and everywhere trying
to retain support by proclaiming with
seeming sincerity that the United States
Congress would certainly recognize the in
dependence of the Filipino republic in De-
cCmber
Many OF the natives exhibited notes
from Lieut. Gilmore and other American
prisoners, in which the recipients were
commended 10 the Americans on the score
Of kindness shown 10 the writers. There
are twenty-seven Americans witt. Lieut.
Gilmore. Another party of fourteen were
taken through Iocos a week ahead of
Gen Young. They were ragged and dirty
and the natives say some of them were
urged forward AT the point OF the bayo-
net"
Lawten Occupies san Miguel
Manila, Dec. 12-9:S0 a. m.-Gen. L.ayton
With the Thirty-fifth Infantry and four
troops of the Fourth Cavalry. has oe-
cUpied San Miguel without a fight.
The insUrgent commander. Gen. Pic del
Pillar who made his headquarters there
with supposedly the largest force of in
surgents north OF Manila, is believed TO
have divided his men Into scattered bands
The inhabitants have petitioned for a
strong garrison.
Col. Hayes, with cavalry, had two
brushes with the insurgents, the Ameri-
cans having two wounded
Seventy insurgents attacked a commis-
sary bull train returning from Capas 10
Tarlac. The drivers escaped with the
loss Of their Tations end effects
Capt. StUrgts, with a troop Of the Eley-
enth Cavalry. surprised forty insurgents
under Gen. FaHdo near Nora garay The
insurgents had major and two privates
killed a lieutenant and three privates
wounded. and a lieutenant and fourteen
men, with twenty-one rifles, captured.