Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-12-01
WITHOUT FIRING A SHOT.
Rebels Desert Mangalaren, a Town
Strongly Fortified With Rifle
Pits, and Col. Bell Entered.
SEVEN AMERICAN PRISONERS RE-TAEEN
In Their Flight the Insurgents Left Green,
Powers, Edwards, Bird, James, Desmond
and Huber, also "a Spanish Prisoners
Howard, Californian Who Deserted,
Is Captain of Filipino Artillery.

Manila, Nov. 2S.-The insurgents
have evacuated Manga1aren, province
of Pangasanan, leaving seven Amerl-
can and "a Spanish prisoners, who es-
capped in the confusion of the Filipino
retreat. The Americans are P. j.
Green and George Powers, of the bat
tleship Oregon; Thomas Edwards and
Charles Bird, of the Sixteenth infantry;
Henry w. James, of the Twelfth in
fantry; John Desmond, of the signal
corps, and f. III. Huber. of loves
scouts. They report that two Ameri-
cans were unable to escape, and are
with the insurgents. They are David,
of the Twenty-fourth infantry, and
William Sherry, of the hospital corps.
Four deserters are with the Filipino
Howard. Martin and Ford. of the Cali
fornians, and Watts, whose former
regiment is unknown. Howard is the
only one serving with the insurgents.
He is a captain of artillery.
Col. Bell, of the Thirty-fourth volun-
teers, arrived at Mangalaren last even
ing after hard march and fording the
Ago. He found that Fowler's company
of the Thirty-third had occupied the
town for two days. The insurgents,
Gen. Alejan drino commanding, retreat
ed to the mountains behind the town,
short of food and ammunition. Beside
this his men were DESERVING, and six
cannon, which the insurgents were
dragging. impeded their march.
Col. Bell proposes to follow the Fill
pinos until he can bring about de-
cisive fight or they are scattered. Man
galaren was strongly fortified with rifle
pits commanding the roads, but the in
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firing a shot.
Mai Spence, with so men of the Thir-
ty-second regiment, surrounded vii
lage near Bautiston during the night
and attacked the place at daybrealz,
capturing a Filipino captain and 15
men with seven rifles. The latest news
from Gen. Young is that there are ten
cavalrymen and 200 Macabebes with
him, most of the horsemen who started
having been compelled to drop out be-.
cause their horses failed them.
The Latest from Gen. Otis.
Washington. Nov. 2s.-The following
dispatch has been received from Gen.
Otis:
Oregon landed marines at Vigan yesterday.
Young's column at Nainogpacan, 20 miles
north of San Fernando on 23d, from which
point it passed north into the mountains.
troops Will relieve muT1n6S NJ tlRdn on Inc
29th. Bulk of Spanish and American prisoners
reported at Bangued, % miles east Of Vigan.
Wheaton, San Fabian, just reports capture of
20 more rifles, 81, 100 in money also that he has
been obliged to take mother and son of Aguinai-
do under guard at Fabian to prevent their muir
der by natives They will be sent here the first
opportunity and delivered to friends. Natives
in vicinity Bayonbong, Vuesta Viscaya, offer
ing services to drive out insurgents there.
Reports from Zamboanga say insurgents sur
rendered heavy artillery to navy and since have
surrendered to Nichols, commanding battalion
Twenty-third infantry, with I79 rifles one Nor
denfeldt and four breech-loading cannon Or
der restored in town and vicinity. About 50
Tagolos scattered in mountains.
Guerrilla Warfare Hereafter.
Manila, Nov. 2S.-The last Filipino
council of war was held by the retreat
ing leaders at Bayambang on Novem-
Der IS, in the house now occupied by
Gen. Macarthur. It was attended by
Aguinaldo, Pho del Pillar, Garcia, Ale
jandrino and some mem bers of the So
called cabinet. Information has
reached Gen. Macarthur from several
sources to the effect that the council
recognized the futility of attempting
further resistance to the Americans
with united forces and agreed that the
Filipino troops should scatter and
should hereafter follow guerrilla
methods.