The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-12-06
PURSUIT. Of AGOINALD0.
insurgents Flee Before the Advance O
the American Troops. =
SAILORS OCCUPY ZAMBOANGO.

Rapid Sweep Of tho American Columns-
General Lawton's Narrow Escape-2oo
Filipinos Captured-Rebel Activity in
South Manila-The situation on the
Island of Mindanoa.
MANILA CBy Cable).-The American occu.
patton Of the country between Manila and
Dagupan is proceeding with rush. The
railroad is practically Intact beyond
Bamban, except for a distance Of iva
miles to the north, and the rails for that
portion have been found. Large quaint.
ties OF rolling stock have, however, been
destroyed. General Macarthur Is moving
bis troops by train, and the roads within
General Lawton's territory are becoming
passable. .-..
Captain Leonhaeuser accomplished one
of the best coups OF the war. Reaching
O'Donell by a night march from Capas, he
surprised the insurgent force, numbering
two hundred, and captured all OF them,
with their arms, ten thousand rounds OF
ammunition md four tons OF subsistence.
American casualties.
Only fragmentary reports reach Manila
OF the operations north, which, when the
story Is known, will prove to have been
the most remarkable campaigning the
Philippine war has known. General Law.
toms division is spread thinly over the ter
rltory beyond San Jose, where the tele.
graph ends. General Young's two regi.
ments OF cavalry are continuing their rapid
sweep into the new towns, and the infantry
is being showed forward to hold the towns
the cavalry takes, all in country whose
natural difficulties are increased indescrl-
Ibably by tropical rains, making rivers OF
creeks and swamps of'flelds: Wagon tran
sportation Is supposed to have been prac.
tically abandoned, the American troops
living on captured supplies and the little
produce the insurgent levies have left.
Among the scraps OF news obtainable are
stories of the hardships the American
Army is meeting with. 1t Is reported, for
instance, that General Lawton narrowly
escaped drowning while fording swift
river, when Lieutenant Luna and two prk
Yates were lost.
Captain Henry A. Leonhaeuser, with q
battalion OF the Twenty-hfth Infantry,
made Ills way from Bamban to O'D onell to
take the insurgent cartridge filling works
there. A Filipino captain who surrendered
with four men to Colonel Andrew 8. Bert,
OF the Tweuty-afth Infantry, described
the factory and volunteered to guide the
expedition.
Rear-Admiral Watson has received an
additional credible report that Lieutenant
j. C..Gilmore and five Of the captured
sailors Of the United States gunboat York.
town were at Tarlac on November l. Lieu
tenant, Gilmore was living in Filipino
generals house.
The United States cruiser Baltimore
started for Lingayen and the American Ad.
miral' purposes to send another ship to
Natlguin il the gupboat Helena, which IL
overdue, has not returned to Lfngayen.
Sailors from the gunboat Castine occupy
Zamboanga, Mindanao. The business mon,
chiefly Chinese, requested Commander b.
W. Very, OF the Castine, to take possession
OF the place and protect them from the In.
surgents. Commander Very landed naval
force, and 1t appears that he found he had
large contract on hand, and telegrarhed
to General Otis, requesting the presence OF
troops. But none IRE available, except by
Withdrawing part OF the force from one OF
The neIghborlng islands temporarily.
The original plan was to have Brigadter-
General Alfred E. Butes establish the head.
quarters OF the goyernorship OF the Mo-
hammedan Islands there, when the new
regiments arrived. 1t will be carried out
later, when General Bates returns from his
trip to the Southern ISLANDS. He has been
visiting the garrlsons OF Jolo, Siassi and
the Americans Is increasing under Briga-
dier- General Bates's diplomatic admins
tratlon. The threatened feuds OF the Da-
tohs, Jakalnins and Calois against the
Sultan probably will be averted.
General Bates Is now on board the York.
town, bound on months trip to Balabac
and Botneo, to observe the methods fol.
lowed by the British In the government OF
the Nab hommedans.
There has been a revival OF insurgent ac-
tivlty south OF Manila, particularly in Ca
vite province. At linus the Filipinos fred
q smooth-bored cannon, but this was 81
fenced by the American artillery.
Major Cowles, with q battalion OF the
Fourth Infantry and two guns, scattered
the enemy from the districts around linus.
The Americans could not pursue the re-
treating insurgents because their ammuni-
tion was exhausted. The Flliplnos were
under the command OF General Marlano
Trias.
Spies report that the insurgents are COM
ing into Cavlte province from Calamba, In
Laguna province, and the other southerly
provinces. The insurgents have smooth
bores and two modern cannon.
The people Of Cetta Bato, on the south.
western coast Of the island OF Minddnao,
desire the establishment OF American gov
ernmen. there, and have addressed q
petition to General Otis, asking him to
send troops. In relating how they had
appealed to the Dato to protect them
against the attempts OF Aguinaldo's on
cials to collect excessive taxes. they say In
the petition that the Dato, "having COM
~ IL H.. Al,~
forests Of peace" publicly beheaded half a
dozen NJ these officials