The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-14
BEGINNING OF THE END.
AGUIyALDO's CAPITAL TAKEN AND
HE Is BEING SURROUNDED.
His Secretary Captured, ~ Also
Thousands Of Pounds Of Provi-
st0ns-lnsurgents Suffering From
Disease and Lack Of Proper Food

MANILA. Nov is-Gen. Young is sup
posed to have reached San Nicholas. about
thirty miles east of Dagupan. but his wag-
ons are far behind.
Col. Hays has captured Agutnaldo's Sec
rotary. and Mai. Coleman ia in Carraag-
Ian with an escort OF liz bolomen on his
way to the province Of Nueva Visaya. The
son of Gen. Llaneras and his family are
prisoners. The general barely escaped the
correspondent OF the Associated Press
with Gen. Young teiegraphs from San Jose
that Aguinaldo did not escape TO the
northwest He and his army. the corre-
spondent adds, are surrounded. His last
orders to the Filipino commander at San
jose were TO hold San Jose and Carrang-
Ian al all costs. The recent encounters
were too one-sided to be called fights In
surgen;s are mortally afraid OF the Amer
leans, however strong their position. They
make but brief and feeble resistance. and
run when the terrible American yell
reaches their ears. whereupon the Ameri-
cans pursue and slay them. The moral
effect of the news that $1,000 troops are
ON their way here has been unquestionaaly
great
Suffer From Disease.
The insurgents are suffering more from
disease than from the Americans. owing
10 poor food. lack OF medicines and a filthy
hospital. with the result that there Is great
mortality amongl them Gen. Lawton has
intercepted telegram from an insurgent
captain TO Filipino general reading:
How can you blame me for retreating
when only twelve OF my company were
able to fght?'
Macarthur In Tarlac.
WASHINGTON. Nov. l3-The following
dispatch from Gen. Otis was received at
Manila Nov. b.
"MacArthur's advance. Thirty-sixth vol
unteers and cavalry troops under Bell en-
tered Tar.ac at 7:1o p. m. yesterday, The
enemy fed. but by hard labor Macarthur
succeeded In getting forward TO Canasva
all artillery and quartermas,er's transpor-
tation. and will have command in Tarlac
today. His advance is pushing forward
to save as much of the railroad as posi-
BILE, which the enemy is trying to destroy
In their retreat. There are many deserters
from the enemy who passed in to Mac
Arthur some thirty rifles yesterday. In
surgents In that section are reported TO
be short of provisions. Lawton IL push
Ing forward with great energy. his adj
vance being obliged to leave behind all
transportation and depend To a great ex-
tent upon the country for subsistence
Aguinaldo'S Secretary Caught.
Hayes. Fourth cavalry, in the vicinity
OF Carranglan. captured large amount Of
insurgent property and nearly half bat
talon of bolomen transporting Agui-
na.ao's property north. over the noun
tains together with his private secretary
Young, with the Third cavalry, and Bat
sons McCabe's scouts, followed by a bat
talon Of the Twenty second infantry ieav-
ing behind all transportation, pushed out
on the San Jose, Lupam, San Quentin and
Mayug roads and scattered the enemy sta
toned at these points, most Of whom were
driven southwestward.
Vessels Captures Provisions.
Vessels. with squadron OF the Third
cavalry: FASTENED forward TO Mayug
where the insurgent supply depot was cap
tured, securing several hundred thousand
pounds OF rice. $500 pounds of flour, 800
Dc - ~ \
uniform coats new: many blankets and
ether articles OF clothing; also a number
OF insurgent prisoners and slxty-nine Span
ish and several American prisoners De-
tachments We're sent to San Nicholas, and
II Is believed Young established communi-
cation with Wheatons troops last evening
Indications are that insurgents will not
escape TO the mountain capital at Boyon-
bong without great difficulty and loss, il
at all.
Troops Well Stationed.
Our troops are at Tarlac. Ariag. Tai
iverag, San Jose Bapo. Humingan. San
Quentin. Tayug San Nicholas on through
TO Lipgayen gulf. with strong station
at Arayat. San Isidro. Cabanatuan.
should ceuse insurgents some ANNOYANCE.
Our troops have suffered great hard
ships and have performed most severe
service, but are reported In excellent CON-
dition and spirits. The enterprise and in
domitable will displayed by GERS was
never excelied.
The spelling Of names Of towns In above
is as given in cable dispatches and az the
american forces have now reached a point
that maps are necessarily imperfect. the
war department adneres to the text of
cables
Later in the day the department re-
ceiVed second dispatch from Gen Otis
as follows:
No News From Lnwtou.
MANILA. Nov l3.-No news OF Law
Ton advance received yet. MacArthur's
troops took Bambon and Capas. four
miles north of Bambon both on railroad
and Conception 10 the east of the rail-
road. yesterday. The Insurgents are re
ported to be i5ooo strong. retiring rapidly
north~ard and making not the slightest
resistance Our casualties
Second Lieut.. Davis. Thirty-sixth vol
un'eers Killed. and three enlisted men
reported killed
Capas IN the direction of Tarlac TODAY
The condition of roads and streams rem
ders general advance with wagon trans
portatson tmpracticable The enemy ap-
pears 10 be in dsmorallxed condition
and shows much Reorganization, as tndi
Gated by captured Geographic dispatches
and deserters from their ranks
How Tarfac Was Taken
MANILA Nov. Is-Ca a. m.)-whan
Col He'll left Capas. ten miles from Tar
lac. at l O'Clock yesterday he intended
merely to reconnoiter. He had with him
the Thlrty,six Infantry, slaven's scouts.
troop r or the Fourth cavalry. n battal-
lon OF the Twenty-sccond regiment and
Calling guns.
The scouts. mounted, preceded the main
body Up the railroad. They met a hundred
rebels AZ Aurcfa. bat the insurgents quick
y retrsated. The scouts found the depot
burning; but extIn guished the fire and saw
ed the building
The main column moved I'D the road
but before reaching Tariac divided. enter.
ing the town on two sfies, a. O'Clock.
without a shot being fred. TIE insurgents
bad evacuated the place only few hours
before. setting nre 10 the railway station