The record-union., 1899-12-14

navy and fifty men CT the army, trans
ported by the navy, took Laoag on the
10th inst. General Young, with staff,
followed the next day. He reports that
Howse, with a Pennsylvania battalion
of the Thirty-fourth, followed by a por
ton of the Thirty-third Infantry,
passed north to Pudding, east of Laoag.
Marsh's battalion of the Thirty third
was at Cayan, Province of Lepanto, on
the 1th inst. The Third Cavalry was
along the coast and in the mountains
pursuing the enemy. Young states that
his extreme northern force passed EVER
the mountains, driving the insurgents
under General Tina, who was badly
wounded. killing fifty and wounding
many. He made large capture of rifles
and property, with all insurgent trans
portation, and released all the Spanish
prisoners in that section, to the num-
were two wounded. Our troops are
still pursuing the remnant of Tino's
command.
''Marsh's battalion of the Thirty
third reports from Cayan, Lepanto
Province. on the Tth inst, that he has
destroyed Aguinaldo's bodyguard. killed
General Greggrio; received the surrerd-
er of General Conception and staff;
killed and wounded fifty-two insur-
gents, released 5?5 Spanish prisoners,
including $50 friars, and captured con-
siderable property. His loss was two
killed and nine wounded.
my information is that Agllina!do
has disguised his individuality, aban-
doned his troops and is hiding in the
Province of Benguel.''
Otis second dispatch follows:
Manila, Dec. 13.-Admiral Watson
informs me that the Province of Cagay-
an surrendered Internationally to Cap
tain McCalla of the Newark on the 18th
inst; all arms being surrendered. Major
Batchelder is ninety miles south of
Apart. His command is in good condi-
ton. The navy will take supplies to
Batcheldar in a launch at once; this sur
render doubtless includes the Province
Of. Isabella
General Bates, at Zamboanga, re-
ports affairs there as satisfactory.
Nearly all rifles surrendered; Mac
Arthur at Bayambang, reports that he
holds as prisoner of war Mabini, the
ablest of insurgents and founder of the
late government"
The Secretary of War regards the
information conveyed in General Otis
dispatches to-day as the most import
ant that has come to hand for months
past. The capture of Mabini, reported
by Macarthur, is especially gratifying.
1t is believed that the Filipino leader
was trying to make his way across the
country from Bangued, where he had
hna Oh1 "a nut l.
Aguinaldo fortnight ago, to the east
coast of Luzon.
The members of the Philippine Com
mission now in Washington declare
without reserve that Mabini was the
head and front of the insurrection.
Aguinaldo was only a figurehead. Ma
bini was the brains and directing
power behind him. He is a paralytic,
an old man, but of extraordinary abil-
ity, and his counsels are always con-
elusive with the Filipinos. He was
concerned in the first uprising against
the Spaniards. For a short time he
wavered upon Aguinaldo's breach with
the Americans, but FINELY cast his for
tunes with the insurrection and was
President of the council He was also
the financial strength of the movement,
as without his backing Aguinaldo would
have had no credit.
Next in Importance to the capture of
Mabini in the developments of the
campaign was the bold stroke of Cap
tain McCalla of the Newark in captur-
ing the whole province of Cagayan.
With Macarthur holding the province
of Isabella, adjoining, and Young hold
ing out on the opposite or west shore
of the upper peninsula, the American
forces are now in technical occupation
of the whole northern end of Luzon,
from a point just north of the Gulf
of Lingayen. McCalla's post at the
port of Apart, the only good port on
the northern end of the island, COM
mands the greater part of the whole
length of the Rio Grande, affording en-
trance by boats to a full third of the
interior of the island.
1t is up the river that Captain Nc
Gala is sending steam launches, carry
ing supplies to Major Bachelor The
latter officer, with a few negro soldiers
of the Twenty-fourth Infantry, has Just
completed one of the most daring
marches connected with the present
campaign. Detaching his little force
from Macarthur week ago, he drove
through the center of the ISL
and northward, cutting loose from his
communications and bound to reach
APART or be captured or killed in the |
Captain McCalla's advices in
dictate that he has succeeded being now
within touch of the navy on the north |
shore.
Bates report from the southern
has allayed the apprehen-
sion excited for the security of things
there growing out of the agitation by
the misleading publications of import |
ant insurgent victories.
Altogether the advices contained in |
today's dispatches has given great sat
to the officials of the War De-
partment.
REPORTS FROM WATSON.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-The naval !
account of the operations of the ships |
In the Luzon is contained in two cable |
grams from Admiral Watson at Cavite. |
The first reads as follows:
'Cavite, Dec 18th.
"Burwell reports that the Wheeling
landed naval force and a detachment I
of troops, Kaiser commanding, sixteen I
miles north of Laoag, Northwest Luz
zon, and attacked the city yesterday. |
releasing 1000 Spaniards. Am holding /
at the request of General Young. No
casualties WATSON"
The second .cablegram reads:
"Cavite, Dec. 18th.
General Tirona, commanding Filipi-
nos, Internationally surrendered Apar-
ri and Cagayan Province to Captain
of the Newark, on the 18th Of +
December Princeton and Helena at