The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-12-02
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'AAsNA riAS a realty superior lOTAF III
Pozorrupeo, northeast OF Dagupan.
These troops have fought three en-
gagements and are now holding their
position, waiting for reinforcements. IL
is believed at headquarters that this
force is covering the retreat OF the in
surgent leaders TO the Binguet Noun
tains; that che insurgents planned Co
retreat northeast. along the Iayug
road, which is stocked with store
houses, three OF which the Americans
have had 90 draw upon en route. and
that only the insurgent advance force
had passed Layug before the Amcri-
can occupation, the main body OF Agui-
naldo's army being within our lines.
The majority of those insurgents may
d-sorganize and pose as amigos when
the Americans overtake them.
among the scraps OF news obtainable
are stories of the hardships the Amcri-
can army is meeting with. II is re-
ported. for instance, that General Law
ton narrowly escaped drowning while
fording swift river, when Lieutenant
Luna. and two privates were lost. Cap
tain Henry A. Leonhauser. with n bat
TALON of the Twenty-fifth Infantry. is
on his way from Bamban 10 O'Donnell
to take the insurgent cartridge filling
works there.
A Filipino captain, who surrendered
with four men TO Colonel Andrew $.
Burt of the Twenty-ffth Infantry. de-
scribed the factory and volunteered to
guide the expedition.
The Governor of Neuva Visaya has
aelermined. like many other Filipinos
in these days. that the administration
of his province cannot change too
quickly, and is coming to Manila To-
tell Major General Otis of his loyalty
and incidentally to request thnt he be
retained in Office under the new
regime.
GENERAL WHEELER'S VIEWS.
MANILA, Nov. 20-General Wheeler
has decided not to return for congress.
He is writing n letter to President Nc
Kinley with n request that II be for
warded 10 the House OF Representa-
tives. In the course of an interview
with a correspondent of the Associated
Press he said:
Congress, If Ii occupies the first day
of the session in passing a resolution
declaring i'm unmistakable terms that
the sovereignty OF the United States
-, to be maintained in the Philippines,
thus dispelling Aguinaldo's delusion
that the anti-imperialists can assist
him, will be performing n sacred duty.
Such a resolution would save the lives
oI many American sold ers and Of
thousands of deluded Filipinos; would
avert famine. suffering and desolation
from these islands and would render
unnecessary the expenditure or hun
dreds of millions OF dollars.
CREW OF THE CHARLESTON.
MANILA. Nov. 21-10:40 a. m.-The
gunboat Helena has arrived here with
the officers and crew of the wrecked
cruiser Charleston. All are well.
DAGUPAN OCCUPIED.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.-One of the
important objectives of the present
campaign in the island OF Luzon has
been achieved by the occupation OF the
city of Dagupan on the Gulf OF .in-
gayan and the consequent possession of
the rai.roau connecting that point with
Manila by the American troops. BY
the acquisition OF the railroad General
Otis has succeeded in driving a wedge
in between the insurgenr forces and
Acs insured the prompt transportation
of reinforcementeS and supplies, and aB
now ready to devote all mis- energy To
the death or capture of Aguinaldo and
the lHtU WIFI MIN, anu, dECDrulUb w
officials of the War Department, this
ought not TO be a difficult matter, for
they assert that Aguinaldo Is not at
Bayombong, but is in the province of
Zembeles, 10 the westward Of the rail
road and bordering on the China Sea,
endeavoring to concentrate the de-
tachments driven into that territory
for the purpose of making another de-
monstration against the American
forces. General Otis has shown. the
War Department officials say, his abili-
ty TO handle the situation with his
present force. but before December J.
when The effects OF the rainy season
will hive disappeared. ne will have
two-thirds Of his reinforcements at
Manila, which he will be able to put
into the field. These reinforcementa
have not yet arrived. however. and
General Otis in n dispatch 10 the de-
Dartment today shows that ne Is en-
barrassed for want OF troops on ac-
count Of the premature occuDation of
by the naval forces. The
War Department officials say that the
occupation of Zamboanga indicates
that there is no harmony OF action be-
tween Admiral Watson and General