Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-11-07
PHILIPPINE CAMPAIGN.
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Amer AEuinsido.
Washington. Nov g With force.
aggre Eating nearly 4tUOO fighting men
Generals Lawton. Macarthur and
Wheaton are now closing in on Aguin.
aldo's army. General Otis set Nov .
and ~ the dates for commencing the
campaign all along the line and the war
department ha. been informed Of the
programme 10 be carried out
General Otis dispatches are optimistic
In the highest degree and the officials
are predicting that the rebellion viii be
crushed before the end Of the present
month and that important victories will
BE- announced within a few days
The military situation has been thus
analysed by an official familiar with
General Otis plan Of operation. as re-
ported to tho war department lie
says.
Aguinaldo with his army greatly
reduced. owing 10 recent disintegiatious.
is at Bayamang 20 miles north Of Tar
lac, which was headquarters and the
objective Of Lawton's and Macarthur
enemies up toa fortnight ago
General Macarthur moves northward
along the railroad 10 Bnyamang. taking
the towns OF Tarlac. Panaque. Moncodn
and others a. he goes along General
Lawton moves northward from Colona.
nathan a. his base aud with columns
swerying to the right and left TO sweep
the country 10 the Rio Agno river and
to head of Aguinaldos escape to the
mountains through Rio Agno valley
Al last accounts detachments from his
command had taken Aliaga. west Of his
base, Talayera being 10 the north and
Bayamang 10 the northwest
General Wheaton moves southwark
from Dagupan to Bayamang His move.
ments mp To this time have been kept
from the public, but now that the cam
palgn ia IN progress he said he Il az lib.
erty 10 mention that be headed an expe.
dition sent on transports for the gulf Of
Tingayen last week The navys task
WAS TO shell the towns on tho southern
part OF the gulf, 20 rs TO affect the safe
landing of the expedition
Unless Augiualdo has escaped to the
eastward through the Rio Agno valley
he ought to be caught between General
Wheaton's forces from tho north and
General McArihur's from the south
within the next 80 hours as Bayamang
where he is supposed 10 be- located. i,
less than 20 miles from Dagupau
Although General MacArihurs force,
were al Angeles At last accounts 10 oil
believed that one Of his columns hai
reached aud taken Tarlac before this.
aud that the railroad 10 that point j,
now Ia control Of the American forces.
and II Is only a question Of few day,
and his command will roach Bayamang
From the campaign mapped ont against
Aguinaldo his only possible means ol
escape would seem % be- 20 the eastward
through the Rio Agno valley into th,
mountains. ~ the forces under General.
Lawton aud Macarthur moving north. |
ward are keeping scouts well out 20 the
front no as 10 prevent tho enemy from |
escaping southwark
IL seems 90 have been figured ont by /
the authorities that Aguinaldo would |
not attempt 10 cross the mountains t.
the northeastward because when he goi
on the other side he would be quite a.
hostile 30 the Tagals ~ the American
troops The northern part Of the island
Of Luzon ia cut of from the central by
high ranges Of mountains. The other
side is peopled 10y mixed races. II i.
said they are friendly 20 the United
States and bitter against the Tagals
The war department has not been al
NihEA ~ w NNt fAhAN NNilu'I OF NINuN
now engaged under Generals Lawton.
and Wheeler but i. est
mated that 1900 which General OH,
he had Sunday. no least 90 ON
are engaged in the campaign north Of
Manila According 10 recent dspatche.
from General Otis there has been a gen
eral scattering Of Agunaldos forces
and one report stated that he did no.
have more than 5000 men with him at
Bayamang
General Otis expressed the opinion
that the disintegration Of Aguinaldo'i
men meant that they were getting tire
II the war and predicted the surrender
" large number of bands In a short
time Some Of the military experts feai
General Otis Is over sanguins on thh
point. and that the disintegration may
mean the beginning Of a prolonged guer I
Mia warfare -
Judge Reagan Accepts.
Austin. Nov @ Judge John II Rea. !
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