The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-26
AGUlNALDO Is IN FLIGHT
ONLY THE FRAGMENTS OF AN
ARMY NOW WITH HIM.
FILIPINO FORCES WIDELY SCATTERED
Buencamino, the Brains of the Tagal Organi-
cation, Apparently Glad Of His Cap
ture. Young Sill in Pursuit
of the Enemy.

Manila. Nov. 25.-(4:50 F. M.)-Ihe
news which the steamship Brutus brings
from Dagupan dispels all doubt thai the
so-called Filipino Republic is crumbiing
like house of cards. Aguinaldo is de-
serted or being abandoned by the poiiti-
clans, and the army which forth. ght
ago was entrenched at Tarlac and eyer
csed defacto government over inne-
tenths of the people of Luzon is fugitive
in the mountains, with small Eope Of re-
establishing the machine. he army
is scattered iii the hills on both sides
of the railroad, and widely separated
derachments are within the GORDON which
Generals Lawton and Wheaton have
cemented.
The ruling spirit of the Cabinet is
prisoner in Manilaa white elephant On
the hands of the authorities aud the
small fry are tumbling over one another
to get to Manila. Three provincial
governors have arrived in Manila - re-
quest General Otis to install them il
their old offices under the new re-
ginle. DIR. Luna, brother OF General
Luna. and a prominent insurreetionist
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
unmoyed and business is unruffied.
last night parties of insurgents made
feeble attacks upon linus and the Ia
note bridge. The only large organized
forces of insurgents known to remain
are those in the Cavite Province, at
San Mateo and in the Zambales noun
fains. though several seaports have large
garrisonS.
Aguinaldo began his retreat with two
thousand men under General Gregorio
Del Pillar. That force was probably
reduced to its present proportions by
desertions. The last definite news as to
Aguinaldo's whereabouts is that he
passed through Trinidad, east of Arm
gay toward Bayombong, escorted by 200
men of the Bulacan battalion, who had
dwindled from 600 within a week. Cen
eral Mino who fought the Thirty third
at San Jacinto, is supposed to have
joined him. 4 letter from General
AIino 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 noun
tains.
General Young, with the Macabebes
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 reinforcements
and supplies to them from the coast.
General Young left Tayug on November
18th to connect with General Wheaton
with the Macabebes and three troops
of cavalry. Two troops, commanded
by Captain Hunter and Lieut.. Thayer,
pushed through TO Asingan. From that
point Lieut. Tnayer, with II men started
fer San Fabian. taking the chances OF
getting through the line to the enemy
who were supposed to be between Asn-
gan and San Fabian. After a daring
ride by way of Magaldan and San ia
cint0, he arrived at San Fabian on
November 18th, dashing through con-
siderable force of the enemy at Magal-
dan His undertaking was reported at
Manila by courier from General Young
to San Jose. The fate Of Lieut.. Thayer
and his companions was not known until
today and fears prevailed here that they
had either been killed or captured.
Major Swigert, with the other two
troops. reounnOitefed toward PoZorrubio.
twice attacking a force which it was
afterwards learned was Aguinaldos rear
guard. III the meantime, General
Wheaton sent the Fifteenth regiment
to Sarto Tomas and Rosario, two
launches from the Oregon, Lieutenant
Niblack commanding, accompanying
them along the shore. \ hundred lnsur-
gents were found entrenched at Rosario.
Bucks battalion and the Lancers drove
them from the trenches and routed them,
the Thirteenth regiment losing one man
killed and three wounded.
Cronin's battalion marched to PozorrlI-
bio, there finding General Youngs force,
which had just learned that Agninaldo
had passed through Asingan on his way
TO Rinalonan the night before. General
Young started to head off the party 1T
Pozorrubio and might have succeeded
but that he took the wrong road. reach
ing Manaoag. where he struck the rear
guard of the insurgent chief, capturing
4 quantity of supplies, Aguinaldo's wife
effects and 80 Remingtons. Darkness
coming ON compelled him to abandon
the pursuit for the night and heavy
rainfall on the two following days handl'