The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-26
REPORT OF GEN. OTIS.


II nle Ient-An Em0lteh Ally
Of AEuinalA0 Captured.
WASHINGTON. Nov. E,-The adJutant
general received the following cablegram
from Gen Otis:
Manila, Nov s.
"a vessel from Lingaycn gulf with
dispatches from Gen. Wheaton to the
I'D ins,.. brought In Buencamino. the
insurgent secretary of state. captured
on the list inst. He was with Aguinaldo
and party: left TAlac the night OF the
18th inst 10 be escorted north by 1000
troops from Bsyambong ard Dagupan
These troops Wheaton struck At San ia
cinso ana Young eastward. Aguinaido.
with part of his family. escaped north
with 30 men. passing between Young and
Wheaton. Young was stu In pursuit at
last accounts. and has been rat.oned at
San Fernando.
Agu.nalto's mother and Oldest child
with Buencamino. separated from the rest
OF the party. The mother IL lost In the
woods and the child. four years old Is with
Whea,on's troops Two thousand dollars In
gold. belonging 20 the mother, was cap-
tured and is now I'm the Manila treasury. A
heavy storm at Lingayen prevented the
leading % the troops there FOR the north
Macarthur has captured the insursent al
rector OF the railroad who .ndeavorea 70
destroy the railroad 10 Daguran. also Cant.
Lawrence. an Engiishman. who served
Aguinslaos artillery The telegraph IL no,
working north Of Tariac today
''r.awton Is believed TO be on military
road to Bayamhong The roads are now
practicable for wagons and supplies for him
being forwarded The troops have llb-
Grated sa Spanish prisoners recently
tnsurxent Demonstration Tn south,
received a, the war department, from Gen
Otis:
Manila Nov u
The insurgents made fe!ut on linus
last night. Three enlisted men were " 4und-
81 Their loss is two killed. two CAPTURED
Quickly withdraw. Additional troop. were
sent from Manila toiey. TIE insurgents will
be driven north.
Reports from Negroes are encouraging
The chief fnsurgent leader In the nprts Of
the island has surrendered Voluntarily
More planting Is being done ana raore sugar
mills are AZ work than AZ any tiuss since
che revolution axains. Spain began or
scsr~ report the people apparently cheerful
ana hopeful. and thar 'hs form of GOV
ernnent In operation Il well suited "a the
conditions and working smoothly"
why Trouble Has started tn Caxtt~.
rcsseG 20 account Gar n. sudden activity
IN TIRE philippines developed ~ the tnsur-
gents south - Manila. ss reported this
morning OK the assumption tha. the In
sutEsnt general }n command there halisv-
=. &c - lTe Del filar. has received rostcA
Through some - hls srtss % TIE faxne~a.,
straits % Aeuinsl4o. ana g rrlars1illy try
sng - create diversion - Nis savo- sv
attacking IRE American fssca IN the rear
iia occupies ztrons defensive ground. and
cavite rr0xtnr@. the home OF aguiraA.n
aas never bern takea by ire Spanlarss
strce the first he~.iii;i4s
G~n Setwan. assisted Nv the marines
frsrn ghe rsvAl Staten az Csvfse maze !.
rata through tAs territory last Ss,nrse-
IA; u was 3ur;nE tas wet season. -.
swsEssps were deep ara teySca .rsvtrss he
Insurgents 80 temporarily, nothing xse-
s1au'tsl AS achieved ana the country wa.
ahsaae0sd 50 the Insurgents.
Cavtte WIZ he rasiaea speedily.
Now. aewewer. wt:t - advent % tne
dry ss2sou. she .lrns IS ripe Ser The ~x~~a-
siee 81 tie gisEs of Gen. osis - ciesr e44t
this s1ansry permanently ana carry cut
his fxvsssss project ssr tie inssaisneat is