The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1899-12-02
VIGANlSCPTURED.
The Port Is Occupied by Nm from
The Oregon.
CuNBOaTS FIRE ONLY A FEN SHOTS.
News Is Received fron, Lieut.. CIT
more aud seven OF Hts Fellow
PriSoneFp--N ounE at Anain-
nIdn's Heels.

Washington, Nov, 31.-The following
navy department from Admiral Wat
son:
"CaVite. Nov 70 w Hide reports the cap
turc ot Nisan on November % 10y the ore
gor's landing force under l.icutcRaut Com
mander McCracken with Itoutt. Meter
mick, Bostwick, Johnston aud capt VII
liams aud Lieut., Bermeleye. marine corps.
The landing was covered by tho Callao.
Cfappaa eummar dlngl. and the Samat.
tMustin commandiuRl Slight resistance;
10 casualties Inhabitants welcomed the
Tag, McCrackon Is holdtnk Nisan uutil re-
leVed by tho army,
Lieut.. Gilmore Is well with seven men.
Is miles from Nigan. Received Meyer rode
letter frem Gilmore by Albert SeSicheu.
roWs paper artist who was with Gilmore
seven months aud escaped. Brought here
by Samar. News from insurgents through
Spanish sergeant indicates Irdaneta crew
killed except the four following Farley
Green. Powers. Burke Names Of the GU.
more party, Walton, NRrdoit. Ellsworth.
Rrlsoiese, Anderson. Edwards. Peterson.
Some wounded were left at Baer. Gilmore
has 80 news Of them,
tsSncdl WATSON"
Hopeful for Release of Prisoners.
The above dispatch, taken In eounee-
ton with the adViees received from
Gen. Otis, describing the success of the
movements of the army under Young,
encourages the naval officials In the
belief that perhaps by this time the
American prisoners referred to have
already been released. With the naval
contingent at Nigan ouly Is miles away
10 the west and the army advance prob.
ably little further distant tn thu
southeast. the town OF nagued Is near
| Is surrounded and there il little ehauc,
of the escape of the insurgcnt forc'
there II they attempt 10 cucumber
themselves in their retreat with tn,
prisoners.
Dispatches from otis.
! Washington, Nov. 30.-Grn. Otis hd
vices to the war department Wcducs
day show that the troops are pushing
rapidly ahead and indicate that III,
generalization of the insurgents 1,
complete. Two dispatches were re
criyed Wednesday.
f'se Rrst relates to the operations u
The northwest part uf Luzon. and Is a.
follows:
! The following from tho northwest
| Iuzon coast. Young lcft San Frarcist,
| 22d instant. whore Mnrsh's battalion Thlr
! ty-lhird infantry arrived Goth, on which
| day Young was at Namacapacau. where
| supplied 10y navy RunhoRt Samar ~,
| marched out next day. l3attleshlp Oregon
| landed 900 mems at Nigan 2iih Instant o.,
| opposition, sailors welcomed by inhablt
| ants Believe the spanish and American
prlaorers stll IN vicinity ~ HanEue,
| guarded by small lusurEeut force
Reports from northeast Indicate that ~
| irsurgent troops at iiayonhotE Nouva
| NlEcaya province. surrendered yostrrda )
| t. Lawton'a troups lie advanced by buti
| the San Nicholas and Caraugian trails "
The second dispatch states, Gen Mac
| Arthur reports from Bayamb0ug that Ilei
! with Thirty-s.xth and company Thirty
| third Infantry struck enemy commando
| bv Gems IAN Miguel and AlejaHdtno ~
| mountains west of MaBKatarin ana bi
| series OF combata through mountains hHi
90 scattered their forces concentration i'm
! possible.
BELL has captured all their quick -nflHF
| ard Krupp guns. ammunition. their powder
| factory aud arsenal with Thousands 81
/ mounds 81 lead aud sheet copper. all theft
! transportation. engineering tools. eiathlns
ard food supplies Property scattered 0gei
/ the mountains now being collected TWEEN.
! ~ Of the Killed. atd wounded " the enemy
! left on nel1 Bell does MOI report casual
| ties expected this evening"