The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-13
SURROUNDED.
AguinaIdO and His Army in a
Pocket.
Insurgents Reported Broken in
in Spirit.
RUN LIKE RABBITS
As Soon as They Hear the
American Yell.
Pursuit Is Turned Into a
Slaughter.
Many Dying From Disease and
PriYatiOn.
TARLAC HAS FALLEN.
Insurgent Leader Has Deserted
His Capital.
They Can't Find Time to Tear
Up the Railroad.
HAS FALLEN.
Insurgent Leader Has Deserted
His Capital.
They Can't Find Time to Tear
Up the Railroad.

Manila, Nov. 13.-8:45 a. m.-General
Young is supposed to have reached San
Nicholas, about 80 miles east of Dagu-
pan. but his wagons are far behind
Col Hayes has captured Aguinaldo's
secretary and Major Coleman is in Car
rangIan with an escort of 175 Bolomer
on his way to the province Of Nueva
Visaya.
The son of Gen. .L1eranas and his fam
lily are prisoners. The general barely
escaped. The correspondent of the As
sociated Press with Gen. Young tele-
graphs from san Jose that Aguinaldo
did not escape to the northeast. He
and his army, the correspondent adds,
are surrounded. His last orders to the
Filipino commander at San Jose were
to hold San Jose and Carranglan at all
costs. The recent encounters We're too
one-sided to be called fights. The in
surgents are mortauy afraid of the
Americans. however strong their posi-
tion. They make but a brief and fee
BILE resistance and run when the terri
whereupon the Americans pursue them
and slay many. The moral effect of the
news that so, 600 troops are on their way
here has been unquestionably great.
The insurgents are suffering more
from disease than the Americans. ow-
ing to poor food, lack of medicines, and
filthy hospitals. with the result that
there is great mortality among them.
Gen. L4awton has intercepted a tel=-
gram from an insurgent captain to a
Filipino general reading: How can
you blame me for retreating when only
II of my company We're able to fight"
TARLAC ABANDONED.
Manila, Nov 13.-1O a m.-When Col
Bell left Capas. ten miles from Tarlac
at l o'clock yesterday he intended
smereIy to reconnoiter. He had with
him the Thirty-sixth infantry. SIaven's
scouts. troop E of the Fourth cavalry
a battalion of the Twenty-secOnd regi-
ment and Gatling guns.
The scouts mounted preceded the
main body UP the railroad. They met a
hundred rebels at Murcia, but the in
surgents quickly retreated. The scouts
found the depot burning but extin-
guished the fire and saved the building.
The main column marched up the wa
gon road and before reaching Tarlac
divided, entering the town on two sides
at o'clock without a shot being fired.
The insurgents had evacuated the place
only a few hours before setting fire to
the railroad station and the rolling
stock. They left q rear guard of 400
men who however failed to make a
stand and cover the retreat of the main
force of insurgents as they had prOba-
bly, been ordered to do. -
The rebel ordnance is said to have
been shipped to the town of O'DOnneu.
The Americans are continuing their
have not the time necessary to destroy
the railroad.
OTIS TELLS THE STORY.
Washington, Nov. 13.-The following
dispatch from General Otis was re
ceiVed at the war depar rtment tOdav-
vance Thirty-siXth volunteers and cav
airy troop under Bell entered Tarlac at
7,19 p. m. yesterday. Enemy fed. By
great labor Macarthur succeeded in
getting forward to Capas yesterday all
artillery and quartermaster's transpor-
tatiOn and viii have command in Tar
lac today. his advance pushing forward
to save as much Of railroad as possible,
which enemy trying to destroy on re
treat Many deserters from enemy
who passel in to Macarthur some thir-
ty rifles yesterday. Insurgents in that
section reported TO be short of prOvi-
sions Lawton pushing forward with
great energy. his advance obliged to
leave behind all transportation and de-
pend to a great extent upon country
for subsistence. Hayes Fourth cav
airy in vicinity of Carranglan has cap
tured large amount insurgent property
and nearly half battalion Of 4OO BOIO-
men transporting AguinaldO's property
north over mountains, together with his
private secretary and seven officers
Young with Third cavalry and Bat
sons Macabebe scouts followed bv bal
ance battalion TWenty-secOrd infantry
leaving behind all transportation push
ed out on San Jose Lupam, San Quen-
tin and A1ayug road and scattered en-
eIny stationed at these points, most of
whom driven sOuthwestward. Vessels
with squadron Third cavalry FASTENED
forward to Mayug, where Insurgents
supply depot was captured, securin q
several hundred thousand pounds of
rice, thirty-fve hundred pounds flour.
seventy-five hundred pounds salt and
other provisions. Thirteen hundred