The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-24
NEWS FROM AGUINALD0.
GENERAL YOUNG LOCATES HIM AS LATE
AS NOVEMBER nth.
STRIKING FOR THE MOUNTAINS.
A Fight With His Rear Guard-Enorts
to Capture Him Again Unsuccessful.
Wheaton's Forces to Go tn the North
by Ira anspor,s-Tribes Hostile to Ag-
uinaldo I'm His Front-Operations In
Southern LuZon-Civfl War Threat
ened in Sulu Archipelago.

Manila, November 22-General Young
reports that Aguinaldo, with a party
of 200, including some women and a
few carts, passed Aringay, on the coast
between San Fabian and San Fernan-
do, in the province of Union, on Fri
day, November 18th. The general adds
that Aguinaldo probably intended TO
strike inland through the Binqua noun
tains, toward Bayombong, in the prov
ince of Neuva Viscaya. General Young,
with cavalry and Macabebes, is pursu-
ing the Filipino leader, part of the
American force taking the direction of
San Fernando. In a fight with Agui-
naldo's rear. guard at Aringay, one
surgents retreated. Their loss is un-
known.
Washington, November 22.-General
Otis today cabled the war department
as follows:
Manila, November %.
"a dispatch of the 21st from Lawton
at Tayug reports Young, with cavalry
and Macabebe scouts at Aringay, with
advance north to Baoang, rear San
Fernando, about to move on trail east
to Trinidad. Young reports consider
able lnSurgent force moving in that
direction; that Aguinaldo is in charge
seeking to cross over to Bayombong.
Portion of LaWton's troops now being
pushed through to Tayug with rations.
A battalion of the Twenty-fourth will
join Lawton tomorrow. Nothing from
Wheaton for several days. MacAr-
thur is operating west of railroad and
north of Tarlann. Wire from Tarlann
north not working; troops on entire
railroad line rationed without diff
Guilty.
''Iloifo reports seven companies of
the Sixth and Twenty-sixth volunteers,
under ;tDickman, struck insurgents
northeast of Jaro; casualties six
wouHded. Enemy left on field eighteen
killed. Dickman captured seven pris-
oners, four 1-pOund brass fieldpieces
several thousand rounds of ammuni-
ton. Eighteenth infantry yesterday
drove insurgents north on San Anbara-
gu. Hughes is with a column north and
west of Santa Barbara; reports of re-
suits not yet received. OTIS
The dispatch from General Otis does
not yet make it appear that the efforts
to capture Aguinaldo and the larger
portion of his army will be successful
The intention of General Young to pre-
vent Agninaldo reaching Bayombong
seems evident, but this seems scarcely
probable now.
Some errors have been made in the
transmission Of the dispatch Bay
ombong is evidently meant instead of
Baoang. The town goven as Tar
lam is probably Tarlac, as the situa-
tion of Macarthur would indicate that
he is operating not far from that place.
No alarm is felt regarding the situa-
ton of General Wheaton. as he has
been for some time beyond telegraphic
communication.
Operations are also progressing in
the islands south of Luzon, as the last
portion of the dispatch indicates.
The next move Of importance is to
be made by General Wheaton, who will
go up the coast r. transport to Vigan
at the mouth of AOra river. This will
land his forces far to the north of
where Aguinaldo is supposed to be, the
intention being to cut off his retreat to
the north. From the military informa-
tion bureau it is learned that east of
the route Aguinaldo is taking are the
mountains Inhabited by tribes which
are not friendly to Aguinaldo and
would be likely to attack. him. if he at
tempted to Cross their territory. The
country along the coast is quite we'll
settled. There are several little rivers
making harbOrS from which it is fear
ed Agrinaldo may escape by boat. Gen.
eral Young, it is believed, is watching
these smaller ports with part of his
force.
News comes from Manila that Father
McKinron, late of the California VOL
unteers, who was appointed an army
oh a n nj
with Archbishop Chapelle to assist in
pacifying the natives and accustoming
them to American methods, also went
forward by direction of the pope in an
important clerical capacity.
About the middle OF last month the
following cable message was received
at Manila and published in the local
newspapers there:
will leave in a few days, his holi-
ness appointing me to act as coadjutor
under you. Impressions are false. My
letters will precede me and come direct
from Rome to you. Archbishop Ireland
endorsed the same. President Nc
Kinley knows of the present steps now
being taken by the hieI archy Of the
church"
The message was read by directic1
of the archbishop of Manila, to whom
it was directed, in the form of an en-
cyclical and the archbishop announced
that he intended to remain in his place
in Manila, unless silenced. He express
ed a longing for an ending of the re-
bellion.
Latest mail advices from Manila in
dicate the existence of serious trouble
among the Sulu islanders, growing out
of the killing by some of the followers
of the sultan of nine of the adherents
of Dato Jakanine, the most powerful
and influential sub-chief of the archi-
pelago. The men were fishermen and
were killed by the sultan's soldiers be-
latter to seize upon some fish which
they had caught. The chief has sworn
TO be avenged and declared that he
would commence war upon the sultan,
From the nature of the Moros, the resi-
dents Of Jolo express the fear that the
uor oauuof no nrovorfod