Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-10
WHEATON LANDS.
At Lingayon With the Aid :cf
the Naval Vessels.
filipinos Make Strong Resistance but
Our Men Keep on Going.
AJuinaldo at Last Located at Beam bang. rs
Miles from Tariac.

Washington, Nov. 9.-The following
cablegram has been received al he war
department:
Manila, Nov. 9.-General Wheaton
| successfully landed expedition at Lin
sayoh, west of Gagupan, afternoon of
| th, against considerable opposition;
shsht casualties; rough sea not permit
ing landing at San Fabyan, north Of
Ddsupan as directed. He is maving
eastward.
Macarthur seized Mabalacat on rail-
road th inst, Col. Bell taking same on
directed reconnaissance; slight opposi-
tlon Gen. Lawton at Cabanatuan.
nave met slight opposition enemy being
driven back in all instances; country
still submerged but water falling.
Troops will move rapidly as soon as
conditions permit. Hughes moved
against Panay insurgents, today.
tSigneD OTIS"
Admiral Watson has cabled the navy
department the following account OF
the part played by the navy in the
landing by Gen. Wheaton on Lingayon
Gulf, in pursuit of the plan to surround
Agunaldo's forces:
Manila. Nov. 9.-Tuesday afternoon.
Helena. Manila, Callao, and Samar.
bombarded intrenched beach at San
Fabyan, Lingayon. Landed Wheaton's
command. Moale was in charge of the
boats. McNab, Reynolds and Nelson
assisting. Snow, commanding the Bal
timore section. was beach master.
DISSEMINATING and landing under rifle
IRE admirable. No casualties. The
q
under Hustin, especially commended.
Samar struck several times
The last line is supposed to state the
names of the men especially commend
ed and the boats to which they were at
tached.
The war department definitely To-
Gated Aguinaldo, today. as on his way
10 the town of Boambang. about u
miles northeast of Tarlac The recent
calculations have been that the fnsur-
gent leader was at the town of Bay
ambang. not far from Tarlac. in which
case the several forces under Generals
Macarthur. Lawton. Young and Whea
ton would have had him practically
surrounded.
There has been some doubt. however.
day this was cleared up by definite
information fixing Boambang instead
~ Bayambang as the place Of Aguinal-
dos refuge.
a dispatch from Gen. Otis mentioned
Bnamhang ana al the same time relia-
Die Information came through diplo-
matte channels that Lieut.. Gilmore
and the other American prisoners were
al Boambang, in the mountains not far
To the northeast of Tarlac. 1t is ex-
pected that the insurgent capital now
Will he shifted to Boambang and the
efforts Of the American military forces
y i'll bt directed toward that point. 1t
IS in the mountainous country north
and apparently out of the fertile and
populOus sections where Aguinaldo
thus far has conducted his operations.
II is said to be accessible from the south
only by one route along the river
This leaves the rebel leader little or
no opportunity of communicating with
the coast or getting supplies He has
also left the railroad behind. 1t is said
at the war department that the col
aims OF Gen. Young and Gen. Wheaton
will push on to the north following
the insurgent leader and his scattering
bands.