Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-10

morning n regard TO the military opera
tions in the Philippines:
MANILA. November no. 1883.
'AdJutant General War Department,
Washing,on:
General Lawton experiences some q fl
culti-s on account OF continued unprece-
dented rams in that section OF country. ms
advance beng a san Jose yesterday at
CaIranglan today. strong force was put
through on the Aliago route
Young captured yesterday considerable
additional Cubanaludu arsenal property in
transit north, among which were lA4
2-inch and twenty-five boxes and one 6l-lVp
inch ammunition for Ho.uhklss guns. nifty
proJectiIes for > and S-inch breech-loading
rifle cannon, two boxes Of grenades con-
Siderable other ordinance property, two tons
castlhg ana arsenal machinery IN part he
Is neelInS with oppys ton. but his advance
is not much impeaed thereby
Macarthur WAS rcCouuo.tering north Of
Mdbaiaca- yesterday. Bel to LETT. Saven's
scouts directed to Ir3nt ana Smiths 18th
Infantry on Magalang and CoHcepc.uu road.
Bel, 1Gth. with i've OF his oiicers and
Two prlNates Of his regiment. mounted. one
officer ana ten men of the 4th cavalry
struck 100 insurgents in noun aims west Of
Mabalacat. charged. killing and wounding
nineteen, captured s.N. and thirty Mauser
rifles. The railroad from Angeles 90 BAN
ban is destroyed.
Macarthur Will have 10000 rauons To
front today. ana will take up The advance
to Ta.Iac tomorrow
w heaton reports twenty-eight Spanish
prisoners secured. Three hundred Iurur-
gent recruits escaped 10 mountains from
the enemy during the battle at san Fa-
ban. These recruits were cu route TO
Danupan. Wheaton says everything Is ia
No.dbi" TO carrying Out successfully his
instructions and that corporation Of navy
Is comp-e-e. OTIS
where AEuiHuido Has Gone.
Great interest is felt in the War Depart
meut over Aguma.do's sudden change Of
base northeastward. from Tarlac TO Bay
omDong about 10 miles distant from Ma
mia. There are numerous spvllings of
BayUmbong, but the form given in the one
generally adhered 10 on the maps m pos
session of the War Department. The most
interesting feature Of the new situation is
that AgGInaldo has been forced out of the
lagalo country into a region to the
north, where TasaiO is not spoken and
where the mountains are filed with the
NcSritos and other savage tribes who are
equally hostile TO the Tagalos and 10 The
SpaniardS
lhe Gulf Of Lingaycn. where it had been
hoped to trap the insurgent leader, is a
great pocket on the west Coast of I.uZon,
about half way the length of The island
north and south. Bayombong is just about
in the center of northern Luzon, sixty miles
inland from the gulf. 1t is here than the
South CarabelIO mountain rises 4 peak over
5000 feet nigh. the apex of great water
shed from one side Of which the rivers
flow south and west toward Manila and
nom the oth-r side of which they flow
north into the China at the northern
extremity of LuZon. This is about the most
mountainous and inaccessible part of The
island.
Headwater OF the Masat.
The River Agno, which flows into the Gulf
of Lingayen, runs up to the southwest base
of Carabello mountain. Here there is a
narrow break in the mountain range and
within few miles around The base OF Cara
beilo mountain, on its northern slope, one
strikes the headwaters of the Magat, which
is the beginning OF the great River CaEay-
an, that flows nUrthWard 30 miles into the
China sea.
The River CaIayan.
1t is on the headwaters of the Magat that
Asuinaldo is now located. The way is
open for him down the long stretch Of river
TO Aparri, at the mouth Of the Cagayan.
where it flows into the sea. This l. one Of
the widest but richest valleys in the island.
There are fmmensa mountain ranges on
each side, but the valley is the greatest
tobacco country in Luzon. Rice, sugar and
indigo are abundant. and the valley tribes
are said to be peaceful and hOSpitable,
W
ingly fierce. 1t Is believed that the River
CaEayan is navigable for our tinclad gum
bC ats 100 miles from its mouth, ana for
cascoes much further. Ii is exp -cted, as
soon as AguinaldO shows any disposition 10
move down the valley toward the China
sea, that warshi2s and Gunboats VIII he f.
sent round the northern end OF The island
to meet him and cut off his escape from
the country by any Of the northern ports.
If il is his intention to escape from LuZon
he would naturally seek Aparn or some
northern port, but the country around Ca
r. bello mountain is such that he could
probably stand off the whole American
force in a game of hide ami seek i'm the
hills for the greater part Of the coming
season.
AGuinaI,Io's Army Left Behind.
The advices from Manila today indicate
that Gen. Young and Gen. Macarthur are
rapidly closing in on Aguinados old base
at Tarlac, and that he is attempting to
move the heavier part of his equipment
northward with no great SUCCESS as Gen.
Young has captured considerable stores Of
this description.
officials of the War Department believe
that Aguinaldo has abandoned his army
and that mis- forces are disintegrating. In
that event. their surrender OF capture Will
be only a question Of time.
Discussing the News
Official comment on the movements of
is more optimistic than usual. 1t is pointed
out that the failure of the insurgents 10 de-
stroy their ammunition before letting il
fall into the hands of the enemy argues
either ignorance Of strategy or great de-
The fact that detachment
Of less than twenty men succeeded I'm rout-
ing hundred insurgents is said to prove
either that the rebels are completely dis
heartened or that they are simply skir-
mishing rear guard under orders to keen
in touch with the American advance with
out engaging 1t.
The department relies on its information
that Aguinald0 himself is north Of the
great mountain chain, but it is believed
that the bulk of his army is still between
Tarlac and Dagupan.
YOung's Advance.
Gen. Young's advance on Carranglan is
intended to stop the only gap in the noun
tains south of Carabello, and in that the
department believes he will be successful.
The only line of retreat then left is up the
Rio Agno to a more difficult pass north
Of Carabello, a movement which would put
the insurgents in danger Of being captured