The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-12-09
READY TO SURRENDER,
kguinaldo Said to be Willing to
Give Up.
YOUNG In HOT PURSUIT
Natives Welcome the Americans
When Assured They will Not
be Harmed.

New York, Dec. "a special cable
gram from Hong Kong to the Evening
World says that EilpinoS there announce
that Aguindldo is ready to surrender if
Consul Nildman will receive him at Ma
Mia. The dispatch aGds that the Fill
pino junta at Hong Kong was in commu-
nication with AguinaIdo last week and
advised him then to throw himself Oh the
mercy Of the United States.
Manila, Dec. d 30 D. m.-Gen.
Hughes now occupies Santa Barbara and
Cabutuan, Island of Panay, his lines ex-
tending thirty-fve miles north Of IIoilo.
lie has occupied twenty towns. The in
habitants are returning with white flags.
their fears of the Americans diminishing
as they learn that they will be well treat
cd.
1t is impossible to get the insurgents
to fight. They are retreating to the
mountains and no more ORGANIZED resist
ance is expected. The artillery wagon
mules are being used for packing. Wa
ter buffal0eS are also being used for this
purpose. Gen. Hughes continues ad-
vancing north and spreading his lines.
\ dispatch from Dau%apJu avs that
ten. Young hopes r fiji I Aaunaldo il
Benguet mountain pass and to capture
him there. Both entrances TO Beuguet
are fortified. Two troops Of the Third
cavalry will reinforce Gen. Young in the
pass.
Col Hood. while reconnoitering near
San Miguel, drove force of insurgents
from Ildefonso, killing several Five
Americans were slightly wounded.
FiIipinos Evacuate TaGutin.
Gen. Young with three troops of the
Third cavalry and Maj. Byton {. 1ar-
Sha battalion of the Thirty-third artil-
lcry, arrived at Santa Cruz today. The
Americans left Hamapacan, province Of
Union. tbs morning expecting to have
a hard fight at Tagudin. i'll South llocos
province, but they found on arriving
there that 600 rebels, under Gen. limo,
had evacuated thirty-siX hours before,
deserving an almost impregnahle position.
\ reception awaited Gen. Young At
Santa Cruz. Prominent citizens. headed
by brass band, escorted the American
officers to houses. where rest and refresh
mcntS were offered. Gen. oung com
maud was almost without food. The men
had been living on the country. which
affords but little, and the horses are
completely worn out, most OF them with
out shoes.
AguinaIdo in the Mountains.
The inhabitants Of Santa Cruz and Of
other towns through which the Amerl-
cans passed say that AguinaldO and his
entire refuge army have gone into the
mountains eastward since the Oregon,
Samar and Gailao attacked Nigan and
landed force there. In several towns
Gen. Young WAS shown letters written
by Lieut. Gilmore. showing that ne had
been kindly treated 10y the citizens and
had been entertained by them when he
passed through last May. Reports Indi-
:ate that all the American prisoners,
some twenty-five or thirty. were at one
time in Bengmcl province but il is sup
haI int.
IePant province.
She Desires Peace.
New York. Dec. "a dispatch to the
Herald from Manila says: Aguinaldo'a
mother says She desires nothing but
peace. She is glad from the bottom Of
her heart that the inSHrrcctiOn is near
an end She adds that the women and
oilcers famlhrS are suffering fearful
deprivatiouS and hardShipS. She declares
she does not know Aguinaldos present
whereabouts nor his ultimate deStina-
tinn.
Washington. y. e.. Dec 5.-Gon. Otis
has informed the war department Of the
death Of Maj. Frank {. Armstrong, sur
geon of the ihlrtY-SeCOnd infantry. which
occurred yesterday at Manila. The cause
Of death IS given ~ lymphatic leucamia.
OTIS Report of Casualties.
Washington. u. G. Dee. Gen. Otis
latest casualty list IS as follows:
Manila, Dec. 5.-CasualticS not previously
reported: Killed In action Iloilo, Pauay,
November II Mort Fletcher +, Eighteenth
infantry. Wounded in arrIon. Iioio. No
yember II. George y. Dolle, &. Nineteenth
infantry, abdomen, severe; SkirmiSh road
10 san Nicholas Novcmner T.. Third cav
airy. X, Joseph T. Mangold. leg. slight:
John J. Falls. elbow. slight: Dennis Wood
back. slight: Rufus A. jackson, leg. Slight;
\. r. Martin, buttoek, slight: action ImuS.
November -. August Berg, +, Fifth artl-
Iery. shoulder. slight; action vicinity No
sario, November II, Thirteenth infantry.
X. Albert Caplic. corporal leg. Slight;
Charles White. abdomen. severe; l., John
q. Fritz. arms. severe. +, Ulysses II. Gray.
leg; action San Pedro MaEuaug. Burton
Witt. sergeant. II. Seventeenth infantry.
thumb. slight: November = claude NJ.
Mansfield, X, Fourth cavalry, foot, slight,
November o.