The Delta independent., 1899-12-01
NET BY A BRASS BAND
FiLiPiNOS WELCOME AMERI-
CANS.
News Of Aguinaido's Flight-Not Expect
ing the Advance, His Soldiers Were
Harvesting.

Manila, Nov. 24.-i>olonel Carpenter.
November 18th. advanced to Santa
Barbara straight north from Jaro, tax
ing trench after trench. the enemy
fighting and retreating. General
Hughes column has steadily been ad-
vancing north to gain a position west
Of Santa Barbara. II encountered the
enemy in small detachments. Six te
ten Americans We're wounded in this
column.
The insurgents are falling back on
Santa Barbara. which il is expected
General Hughes has attacked before
this morning. A Spanish corporal cap
tured by the Fiiipinos has arrived here
from Tarlac. He says he saw Aguinal-
DO. accompanied by a prominent leader
and fifteen men. arrive Al Bayambang
during the night of November 18th,
hatless, his clothes torn and spattered
with mud and his horse exhausted.
Aguinaldo, 1t appears. rested a short
time, seemed anxious. consulted with
his companions and the villagers as to
the nature Of the roads secured fresh
horses and proceeded Immediately to-
ward MangalIren, in Pangasinan prov
iDce, west Of Bayambang.
The corporal tells a straight story,
giving minute details. He is convinced
he il not mistaken. having seen Aguin-
aldo several times during recent
months. Aguinaldo, IL appears, would
have had time TO leave Bayambang
November 18th and pass through Gen
eral Wheaton's lines November 18th.
During the entire movement from
Corona 10 Dagupan not a shot was
fired. The Inhabitants OF San Carlos
met the Americans with band form
erly attached TO the insurgent army.
and the alcalde mayor, with General
Macarthur and Colonel Bell in a car
riage. headed n procession through the
town. General Macarthur received an
ovation. Explaining the Americans in
tentions. he announced that they in
tended 10 garrison all the towns on the
railroad. Hundreds of men are in the
field harvesting rice along the railroad.
The foreigners in the territory assert
that Aguinaldo was not expecting the
American advance for n month. when
the rains would have finished.
He had permitted n large part Of his
army to scatter to their homes and do
the harvesting. The soldiers had hid
den their rifles about their homes. II
this is true. many rifles are likely to
he brought in TO secure the $50 offered
Cor each weapon seized.
The fording Of Pampagna river above
Tarlac by the ThirIy-sixth regiment
was n noteworthy feat The river Is
broad and swift. Part of the command
was ferried on RATS and the remainder
swan over holding onto q lifeline
strung across.
Captain Leon Hauser's capture Of
the town of ODonnell was a remark
able stroke His command consisted
~ slar... aranf Hos NJ r.
nth regiment. Captain Albright and
Lieutenants Bates and Morton COM
manding He started at . O'Clock at
night and marched fifteen miles in the
mud. The only regular approach was
along n road and over n river whose
bridge was strongly fortified. The en-
trance Of the town was entrenched.
The soldiers left the road and fol-
lowed a cattle trail TO the rear Of the
town. At daylight. the command sep
arated. one company advancing on the
back Of the town and the other flank
ing Il.
The insurgent force was asleep. ex-
cept those at the outposts. who We're
captured without shooting. One pla-
toon ran down the main street TO a
trench and the other made a quick
search Of the houses. An officer describ-
ing the scene said:
The negro soldiers We're pouring
out Of every house. dragging sleepy,
frightened Filipino warriors by the col
lar ans kicking them into the street. II
was q race TO see which company
would corral the most FIlipinos. The
women and children. believing the
stories told that the negro soldiers were
cannibals. shriekei frightfully. After
all the rifles had been secured the Fill
pino~ were surprised by being told To
20 TO their homes and attend to work. -
severe fighting in the north Of Iloilo
began Tuesrday. November 21st. -Four
Americans were Killed and twenty five
wounded. including three officers. The
insurgents are retreatinc to Santa Bar
hara but the fighting continues