The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-08
ACu|NALD0 AVOIDS
AMERICAN DRAC-NET
Is Making His Way to Cayite, Where the InSurrec-
ton Has Its Greatest Strength.
Hope Of His Early Capture Abandoned -FlipinOs Show
Increased Enthusiasm and BOldness.

Manila, Dec. THE expectation of
catching Aguinaldo in the north has
been practically abandoned and the
probability now is that he viii turn
southwark if he is not already there.
with his destination Cavite province
his home. where the lnsurrection began
and where it still has it, greatest
strength.
The Filipino soldiers in tlat province
have recently been showing Increased
enthusiasm and boldEeSs and captured
insurgents say that Aguinaldo is COM
ing 10 join them with a large army.
The same belief prevails among the
natives at Manila and elsewhere that
Aguinaldo intends 10 make his head
quarters in CaVite provinces.
There are 3,0G0 insurs ents before linus
and BacOor. keeping the Americans
sleeping on their arms and nightly
awaiting attacks. The Fihipinos
have several cannon. The first
mayor of linus under the Amer
lean regime. who ultimately de-
serted. is their leader in the assaults
and is ambitious TO take the town.
Three soldiers of the Fourth infantry
have deserted and are now with the
enemy.
Rebsls Shoot From Houses.
Most of the inhabitants of linus are
so strong in their sympathy with the
insurgents that it is Necessary TO use
a part of the regiment to patrol the
streets and to prevent shooting from
houses whenever an attack begins.
The American forces in the north
have separated into many small COM
mands and are pursuing bands of Fill
pinOs. General Macarthur is engaged
he sf.ai1o 1ft.x-
of the Manila-Dagupan railroad. Gen
eral Grant is moving from Angeles to-
ward Subig with $50 men. Colonel Bell
is sweeping south from Nangatarem.
Thus far the American commanders
have been unable 10 locate large bodies
of insurgents, although there were
about 500 in San Clementine, nine miles
south of Mangatarem, early in the
week. Colonel Hood. with the Sixteenth
regiment and cavalry and General
Lawton with a force from San Isidro
are operating against General Pillars
in the San Mateo valley.
On a Daring Expedition.
Major Batchellor. with battalion
of he Twenty fourth infantry. is max
ing daring expedition. He left Bay
ombong. province of NeIva Viscaya.
a week ago. TO march through CaSa-
van valley TO the north coast of Lu-
zon, intending TO reach Aparri at the
mouth of the Cayagen river. the most
northern sea port of the island.
While no large forces are known to
be in his path it may be that he has
had some fighting although the friend
illness of the inhabitants is counted
upon to help him. When ne arrives at
Aparri, he Will find a gunboat awaiting
HIM
The Spanish prisoners in the Benguel
region are escaping from the FilipinOs
and are fiocking into Vigan. Several
hundred are there already and a steam
er will go 10 bring them to Mania.
Mutiny In Negros.
There has been a mutiny of native
police in one of the towns of the is
land of NegrOs. An American officer
was killed. No particulars have yet
been received.
The transport Manauen5e. which ar
rived here from San Francisco, Nov. -.
after terrible voyage. was scheduled