Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-11-13
The Filipino Leader In Close
Quarters and His Secretary
Captured.
THE END is DRAWING NEAR
INSURGENTS Suffering with Dis
ease and Afraid of the
American.

supposed to have reached San Niche
las, about thirty miles east OF Dagn-
pan, but his wagons are far behind.
Colonel Hayes captured Agulnaldo's
secretary and Major Coleman is in
Carranglan with an escort Of It's Bolo-
men on his way to the province of
Nueva Visaya.
A son of General Laneras and fam
lily are prisoners. The general bare
ly escaped.
A correspondent of the Associated
Press with General Young telegraphs
from San Jose that Aghinaldo did not
escape to the northeast. He and his
army, the correspondent adds, are
surrounded. His last orders to the
Filipino commander at San Jose were
to hold San Jose and Carranglan at
All costs. The recent encounters
were too one sided to be called fights.
The insurgents are mortally afraid of
the Americans. However strong their
position they make but a brief and
feeble resistance and run when the
terrible American yell reaches their
ears, whereupon the Americans pur-
sue them and slay many. The moral
effect of the news that G0,000 troops
are on the way here has been un-
questionably great. The insurgents
are suffering more from disease than
the Americans, owing to poor food,
lack of medicines and filthy hospitals
with the result that there is a great
mortality among them
General Lawton intercepted a tele-
gram from an insurgent captain to
Filipino general readlng: How can
you blame me for retreating when on
ly twelve men of my company were
able to fight?"
Washington, Nov. 19-The follow
ing dispatch from General otis was
received at the war department today,
Manila, Nov. 13-MacArthur's ad-
vance of the thirty-sixth volunteers
and the cavalry troops under Bell en-
tered Tarlac at 7:10 p. m. yesterday.
The enemy fed but by labor MacAr-
thur succeeded in getting forward to
Capas yesterday all artillery and quar-
termaster's transportation and will
have his command at Tarlac today,
his advance pushing forward to save
as much of the railroad as possible
which the enemy are trying to destroy
on the retreat. There are many de
serters from the enemy. The insurg
ents of that section are reported to be
short of provisions. Lawton is push
ing forward with great energy ano
in his advance is obliged to leave be
hind all transportation and depend te
a great extent upon the country fol
subsistence Hayes, and the fourtf
cavalry, in the vicinity of Carranglan
captured large amount of insurgen
property and nearly half battalion
400 Bolomen, transporting Aguinaldo'
property north over the mountains, to
gether with his private secretary an'
seven others Gen. Young with tn
third cavalry and Batson's Macabeb
scouts followed by the balance OF
battalion of the twenty-second infan
try, leaving behind all transportation
pushed out on the San Jose, Lupan
san Quentin and Mayug road an
scattered the enemy stationed a
these points, most of whom wer
driven southwestward. Vessels wit
a squadron of the third cavalry, has
ened forward to Mayug where an II
surgents supply depot was captured
A detachment has been sent to Sa
Nicholas. 1t is believed that Youn
established communication wit
Wheatons troops last evening. Th
indications are that the insurgent
will not escape to the mountain car
tai at Bayonbong without great diff
Guilty and loss if at all. Our trool
are at Tarlac, Ariag, Taliverag, Ss
Jose Bapo. Humingan, San Quenti
Tayug, San Nicholas, and on throut
to Lingayen Gulf with strong static.
at Arayat, San Isidro and Cabanatui
should cause the insurgents some Q
noyance. Our troops suffered gre
hardships and performed the me
severe service but are reported in {
cellent condition and spirits. I
enterprise and indomitable will d
played by the officers has never be
excelled OflS
Chances Are Lessenin5.