The Anaconda standard., 1899-12-14
GENERAL Pillar KILLED
Aguinaldo's Bodyguard Has Been
Destroyed.
IN PURSUIT OF GEN. TINTO
General Conception Hes Surrendered
Lepanto Province Has Been Cleared
OF 1nsur2ehts-Many Prls-
oners Released.

Manila, Dec. 49, 1890 a. m.-Lieuten-
ant Colonel Howse's reports shows def
nitely that General Tinto is conveying
American prisoners north. Bruce of
the 1st Nevada and Edwards of the
Yorktown We're rescued near Lapase.
Howse is rapidly pursuing Tinto with
the Pennsylvania battery and the 33d
infantry
Major Marsh, probably from Abra
province, reports the destruction of
Aguinaldo's body guard and the killing
of Gen. Gregorio del Pillar.
General Conception and his staff sur
rendered to Major Marsh, who liberated
and sent to the coast 575 Spanish pris-
oners. including $50 friars.
Reports from Lepanto province show
it has been cleared of insurgents.
Aguiualdo is a fugitive in the moun-
tains, without a command.
Major. Marsh's loss was two men
killed and nine wounded.
The latest reports show that 50 of the
enemy were killed and many wounded.
The Americans also captured 100 prlS-
oners, 200 rifles. several cannon,
quantity of provisions and some money
and released a number of Spanish pris-
oners. The latter report that some
had been taken prisoners were con-
veyed from Laoag to Tarcova. where
General Tinto, who is severely injured,
had arrived.
The navy co-operated successfully
with the army efforts on the east.
In the foregoing advices which have
been transmitted by General Young,
the dates and localities are indefi-
| mite.
Released Spaniards to the number of
| 1900, including General Pana. are
! awaiting transportation at Laoag and
Vigan.
| General Tirona, commanding the Fill
pinos in the province of Cagayen, sur
| rendered the entire province of Apart
on Dec. II to Captain McCalla of the
| United States cruiser Newark. Captain
| McCalla appointed him civil governor
of the province, subject to the approval
| of General Otis. Gf
J The surrender was with the honors of
war. Captain McCalla reviewed the in
surgents and General Tirona reviewed
| the naval forces. The Americans pre-
| sented arms while the insurgents were
stacking theirs.
| Captain McCalla has communication
with Major Bachelors battalion of
| the oath infantry, which is now 80 miles
south of Aparri and has been enjoying
| a pleasant march.
The gunboats Princeton and Helena
have entered the APART river. The lat
ter will take supplies for Major
! Bachelor and the former will bring 300
surrendered rifles to Manila.
| Mabini former secretary of state in
! the so-caled Filipino government and
Aguinaldo's ablest adviser, although of
| late withdrawn from official connection
| with the insurrection, has been cap
tured by General Macarthur near
Rosales. He will be brought to Manila.
Mabini has been leader of the extreme
| anti-American faction.
The following dispatch, dated Ger
vantes, Dec. 8, has just been received
| from correspondent of the associated
press with Major Marchs battalion:
Major March, with Captains Jenk-
enson and Cunningham, Lieutenants
| Tompkins. Rucker, McClelland and
Powers and 125 men, is about starting
for Bonto, the principal town in the
province Of that name to the east
through an absolutely desolate coun-
! try ana over a mountain 10000 feet
high. He is pursuing Aguinaldo whose
escort now reduced to so men, is
known to be there.
According to the natives, Aguinaldo
intends to disguise himself and take
circuitous trail toward Bayombong
province of Neuva Viscaya.
Major March, with 800 men, arrived
| at Cervantes, in the heart of the Tilad
| mountains. On tHe evening VI Dec
| about 20 hours behind Agulnaldo, who
had believed he had found> an mac
cessible refuge.
"On Dec. the American commander
had a wonderful fight in a cloud-en-
| veloped mountain pass, 5000 feet above
! the sea, completely routing General
| Gregorio del Pillars force of 200 picked
men, in a position almost strong enough
to rival Thermopylae.
| General Pillar remained at the front
of his men urging them to make a
stand, until a ball of a sharpshooter
pierced his head. His followers tried to
| carry away the body. but We're com
PEELED to lay it down. Two of the Amer
| leans were killed and Were buried by
| their comrades where they fell The
| others, carrying nine wounded, camped
for the night on top of the mountain,
an eminence of 1000 feet suffering ter
ribly from the cold blasts. In the morn
ing they moved down to the trail to
Daguqui where they learned that Ag-
uinaldo, with a few men and three wo-
| men, all carried on litters borne by Igor
| otes. had passed along the same trial
| to Cervantes. where he was during the
fight. runner had brought him the
news of the death of his chief of staff.
| He was deeply affected and prepared
Instantly for flight.
| General Conception, with six officers
who had deserted Aguinaldo surrend-
cred when Major March reached Cayan.
province of Lepanto.
| "On arriving at Cervantes Major
| March's battalion was without food ,ex-
cept rice and had only small supply
of ammunition. Major March secured
five days rations, made arrangements
for his wounded and sick, and choosing
25 mounted and 100 unmounted men, re-
| Sumed the chase at daybreak. "