The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-19
FNP|NOS ARE SCATTERED.
BELIEVED OTIS HAS GIVEN CP IDEA
OF SURROUNDING THEM.
Iawto~ and Macarthur stu AAvaAc-
inE and Taking Towns - They
Go-Natives or Some OF Then Are
Welcoming the American Troops.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-TWO Dispatch
es were received at the war department
vance OF Lawron and Macarthur. The
first dispatch was as follows:
MANILA. Nov. fs.--MacArthur enter
ed Geronaya and pushed his advance 10
PaniQui. q few miles beyond. The inhabf-
tants remained In their houses. receiving
the troops Hospitality. the first instance
during the entire advance from San Fer
rando. The railroad Is Intact from the
washoat north OF Tariac to PAINFUL, but
engines and cars were partially destroyed
by insurgents on retreating. Sufficient
rolling stock can be repaired to insure
railroad service.
Nothing from Iawton, as telegraph
line is only working 10 San Jose. south OF
Carrsnglan and thirty-five miles east of
at Bayambong railroad station. south OF
Dagupan- Reinforcemenrs and supplies
leave here for San Fabian, Wheaton's
headquarters. tonight.
Insurgents Are Scattered.
indications are that the insurgents are
widely scattered, some retreating into
Western Luzon. province of Sambeles."
Under date OF today Otis again tele-
graphs having received advices from
Lawton. Otis said.
Dispatch from Lawton dated on the
road between San Nicholas and San Man
uel, at 10:15. 18th inst, transmits dis
patches from Gen. Young and Maj. Bal
lance. at Asingan and Rosa,es, CT Nov.
Is and Is. the former moving on Posaru-
hia, about twelve miles east Of San Fa-
bian and twenty-five miles west of San
Nicholas, where Maj. Swigerr finds the
enemy strongly intrenched."
Dispatches Not Clear.
The objects Of the recent movement,
chronicied in Gen. Otis dispatches are
not clear. unless 1t Is 10 occupy the diff
ferent cities and drive the Insurgents
away. 1t would seem THAI any hope that
Otis might have entertained Of surround
ing large body OF insurgents must have
been abandoned, as he reports the insur-
gents as scattered, VITA only meager in
formation as 20 whore they have gone. Il
II is true that some OF them have gone
into the province of .Sa,nbeles, they can
yet be captured, as the complete occupa-
ton of the country between Manila ana
Dagupan would prevent their escape.
The second dispatch, which reports the
operations OF Lawton. indicates a belief
on the part of Otis that the insurgents
have been driven northwestward TO Bay
ambong. This town is far to the north
east of the country in which LAYTON Is
operating, and 1t seems to be the hope of
Otis that the insurgents have been pre-
vented from COINS TO the mountain cap
ital. though. according TO the maps In the
war department, no obstacle seems to ex-
list which would prevent them from reach
try, where II is supposed they have been
driven.
swigert Meets Resistance.
MANILA. Nov. Is, p. m.-The first re-
ports received from Lawton's column in
three days say he is on the road between
San Nicolas and San Manuel, west of
Manage river. Swollen rivers prevented
him from reaching Wheaton. Mai Swf-
CERT. with two troops of the Fourth cav
airy. met heavy resistance at Pozzors-
bio yesterday. He believes Aguinaldo Is
there. Gen. Young is at Santa Ana.
VESSELS Scatters Insurgents.
Col. Vessels scattered a battalion OF
insurgents near Santa Ana Thursday.
killing four Filipinos and capturing fifteen
without loss. Thirty-six guns were
taken. The balance OF the battalion Of
the Twenty-second regiment has had
skirmish at Matabelan bridge, near Ro-
sales
Troops Are Welcomed.
People at Rosales welcome Americans
Slaven's scouts have reached Para
naque, north of Tarlac. They found four
locomotives wrecked and thirteen cars
Macarthur IS at Garona, where the
troops were welcomed by the people.