The Yale expositor., 1899-12-01
WAR as.

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its treasurer, secretary of interior and
president of congress in our hands; its
president and remaining cabinet Off
GERS in hiding, evidently in different
central Luzon provinces; its generals
and troops in small bands are scattered
through these provinces acting as ban
ditti or dispersed, playing the role of
''amigos" with arms concealed. lndi-
cations are that Aguinaldo did not es-
cape through the lines of Lawton or
Wheaton. but fed westward from Bay
ombong railway station. Telegraphic
communication to Dagupan established,
probably to San Fabian. BY relaying
nine miles of track with material at
hand, railway communication TO that
point will be established; labor of
troops must attend maintenance.
Bautista, president of the Filipino
congress, presented himself to Gen.
Mac Arthur on the cath and formally
renowned all further connection with
the insurrection. He was one of the
influential Filipinos who hcssitated at
the beginning of the war as to which
side to east his lot. He was offered a
judgeship of the supreme court,
out declined. He now announces
that he desires to accept the position
and says that the Filipino congress and
cabinet are scattered, never to re-as-
semble. Some of the members, he
adds, have returned to their homes
while others are flying for safety.
Many of the congressman have re-
signed and he believes the Filipino sol
diers will lay down their arms every
where as soon as they learn the truth.
Officers and soldiers arriving at Ca
banataun from Gen Lawton's force de-
scribe the campaign as one of great
hardships. Many men dropping out
sick were left at various towns with
out adequate supplies and attendance,
some of them making their way back
across the terrible roads. A number
of the soldiers and horses have died,
and even some OF the officers are march
ing on, half-nalcd, their clothes hav-
ing been torn to pieces in getting
through the jungles. Some of them
are reduced almost to breech-clouts,
and hundreds are barefooted, their
shoes being worn out, and all are liv-
ing on any sort of provisions. Bread
is rare and carabao meat and bananas
are the chief staples.
A Spanish corporal captured by the
Filipinos has arrived at Manila from
Tarlac. He says he saw Aguinaldo, ac-
companicd by prominent leader and
Is men, arrived at Bayambang (Dayam-
ban) during the night of Nov -, hat
less, his clothes torn and spattered
with mud, and his horse exhausted.
Aguinaldo, it appears, rested a short
time, seemed anxious, consulted with
his companions and the villagers as to
the nature of the roads, secured fresh
horses and proceeded Immediately to-
ward Mangatarem, in Pangasinan
province, west of Bayambang
The last Filipino council of war was
held by the retreating leaders at Bay
embong on Nov ID, in the house now
occupied by Gen. Macarthur. 1t was
attended by Aguinaldo, Pho del Pillar
Garcia, Alejandrino and some members
of the so-called cabinet. Information
has reached Gen. Macarthur from sew
cral sources to the effect that the coun-
ell recognized the futility of attempt
ing further resistance to the Americans
with united forces and agreed that the
Filipino troops should scatter and here
after follow guerrilla methods.
The navy department has about con-
Guided arrangements for bringing to
this country the bodies of the 166 sail
ors of the Maine now inferred in Colon
cemetery. Havana. 1t is proposed TO
assign warship to this duty between
December and February next. The
bodies will be brought TO Washington
and inferred in Arlington national
cemetery with suitable honors.
Severe fighting in the north of Iloilo
began on the 2lst -Four Americans
were killed and 25 were wounded in
Guiding three officers. The insurgents
are retreating TO Santa Barbara, but
the fighting continues. Insurgents
from the north Of LuZon arc concen-
trating at Montalban and San Mateo,
where it is expected they will make re-
sistence.
The wreckers working on the sunlSen
Spanish armored cruiser. Almirante
Oquendo, on the 2lst discovered chest
containing $1,000 in Spanish gold,
which the Cendoya Co, the firm en-
ploying the divers, will retain. The
estimated amount the wrecking com
panies have thus far found aboard
Spanish wrecks is 100000.
Secretary of the Navy Long on the
Goth received a cablegram from Admiral
= Watson, dated Cavite, informing him
that the entire province of Zamboanga,
Island of Mindanao, had surrendered
Internationally to Commander Very OF
! the Castine. The surrender was made
on the 18th. and the delivery of all
guns is promised.
, The latest news from Gen. Young is
that there are 10 cavalrymen and zoe
Macabebes with him, most of the horse
men who started having been com
, PEELED to drop out because their horses
failed them.
} Maj Spence, with so men of the 32d