The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-28


The adjutant general has received the
following cablegram from General
Otis:
Manila. November IS
Vessel from Lingayen gulf with dis
patches from Wheaton to 23rd instant
brought in Buencamino. insurgent sec
retary of state. captured oist instant.
He was with Aguinaldo and party left
Tarlac night 18th to be escorted north
by 1000 troops from Bayombong and
Dagupan. These troops Wheaton
struck at San Jacinto and Young east
ward. Aguinaldo. with part OF family,
escaped north with 200 men, passing
between Young and Wheaton. Young
still in pursuit last accounts, and has
been rationed at San Fernando. Agui-
naldo, mother and oldest child. with
Buencamino. separated from rest OF
party; mother lost in woods, and child,
years old, with Wheaton's troops. Two
thousand dollars in gold. belonging to
mother, captured and now in Manila
treasury. Heavy storm in Lingayen
has prevented loading OF troops there
for the north.
Macarthur has captured insurgent
director of railroad, who endeavored
to destroy railroad to Dagupan: also
Captain Lawrence, Englishman, who
served in Aguinaldo's artillery. Tele-
graph not working north of Tarlac to-
day.
''Lawton believed to be on military
road to Bayombong. Roads now prac-
ticable for wagons, and supplies for him
being forwarded. Our troops have lib
Grated soem3cmfwypcmfwp
eratedh some 800 Spanish prisoners re-
Gently"
FILIPINO REPUBLIC DISSOLVED.
Manila, November 25.-The news
tnI he csta 1t hpt,Ne
from Dagupan dispels all doubts that
the socalled Filipino republic is crum-
bling like a house of cards. Aguinaldo
is deserted or being abandoned by the
politicians and the army which a
fortnight ago was entrenched at Tar
lac and exercised a de facto govern
ment over nine-tenths of the people of
LuZcp is fugitive in the mountains,
with small hope of re-establishing the
machine. The army is scattered in the
hills on both sides of the railroad and
widely separated detachments are
within the Gordon which Generals Law
ton and Wheaton have cemented.
The ruling spirit of the cabinet is a
prisoner in Manila-a white elephant on
the hands ofthe authorities-and the
small fry are tumbling over one an
other to get to Manila Three provin-
cial governors have arrived in Manila
to request General Otis to install them
in their old offices under the new re-
gime.
Dr. Luna, brother of General Luna
and a prominent inSurrectionist, has
arrived here and his friends and many
| others are applying to General Otis
| for permission to enjoy the luxuries OF
| Manila after months Of separation
| from civilization.
There were no demonstrations over
| the victory here. The flags are flying
! at half-mast out of respect for Vice
| President Hobart. The natives appear
| unmoved and business is unruffled.
Last night parties OF insurgents made
| feeble attacks upon linus and the Ia
| polite bridge. The only large organiz-
! ed forces of insurgents known to re-
| main are those in the Cavite province,
at San Mateo and in the Zambales
mountains, though several seaports
| have large garrisons.
AGUINALDO'S ROUT.
Aguinaldo began his retreat with
1000 men under General Gregorio del
| Pillar. That force was probably reduc-
| ed to it's present proportions by de-
| sertions. The last definite news as to
| Aguinaldo's whereabouts is that he
| passed through Trinidad, east of Arin-
| gay, toward Bayombong, escorted by
| 200 men of the Bulacan battalion, who
| had dwindled from 600 within a week.
| General Mino, who fought the Thirty
| third at San Jacinto, is supposed to
| have Joined him. A letter from Cen
eral Mino has been intercepted, in
which the writer says that 200 of his
| men were killed or wounded: that he
had had enough and was going to the
| mountains.
General Young, with the Macababes
| and Chase's troop Of cavalry, Is still
| on the trail Of the rebels. The men
and horses are badly used up. General
| Wheaton is trying to get reinforce
| mentS and supplies to them from the
| coast. General Young left Tayug on
| November 18th to connect with Cen
| eral Wheaton with the Macababes and
| three troops of cavalry. Two troops,
| commanded by Captain Hunter and
| Lieutenant Thayer, pushed through to
| Asingan.
From that standpoint Lieutenant
Thayer with twelve men started fof
San Fabian, taking the chances OF
| getting through the line to the enemy
| who were supposed to be between
Asingan and San Fabian. After dar-
ing ride by way of Magaldan and San
| Jacinto, he arrived at San Fabian or
| November 14th, dashing through a con-
| siderable force of the enemy at Ma
| galdan. His undertaking was reported
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| Young to San Jose. The fate Of Lieu.
| tenant Thayer and his companions was
| not known until today, and fears pre-
| vailed here that they had either beer
| killed or captured.
| Major Swigert, with the other two
| troops, reconnoitered toward Poor.
| rubio, twice attacking a force which II
| was afterwards learned was Aguinal-
| dos rear guard. In the meantime
I General Wheaton sent the Fifteen reg
| iment to Santo Tomas and Rosario two
| launches from the Oregon, Lieutenant
| Black commanding, accompanying
| them along the shore. A hundred in
| surgents were found entrenched at Ro-
sario. Bucks battalion and the lancers
| drove them from the trenches and rout-
ed them, the Thirteenth regiment los
| ing one man killed and three wounded
AGUINALDO'S NARROW ESCAPE
| Cronin's battalion marched to Poor.
| rubio, there finding General Young's
| force, which had just learned tina,
| Aguinaldo had passed through Asin-
| gan on his way to Binaionan the nigh,
before. General Young started to head
| of the party at Pozorrubio and might
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