Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-15
WAR NEARING TIE END
Generally Believed That Organized
Resistance by Rebels Will Soon
Cease in Luzon.
Aguinaldo's Army Thought to Be
Disintegrated and Chieftain
himself to Have Flown.
No Effort Will Be Made to Make
Him Prisoner if He Leaves
Island.

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Island.
Washington, Nov 15.-In the opinion
of army officers the Instruction in the
Philippines is now practically at an end.
northeast, as they first believed, though
that is doubtful, but in any event it is
certain the main body of the insurgent
army north Of Manila is now complete
ly surrounded by American troops.
1t is not believed there will be any
general engagement as all the dis
patches indicate the rapid disintegra-
ton of Aguinaldo's army. The natives
probably will play their old trick Of
hiding their arms and then slipping
back into the fields and small towns as
'paclficos."
The three divisions of the Philippine
army under Generals Macarthur, Law
ton and Wheaton, now form complete
Gordon, running from the former rebel
capital at Tarlac eastward through ALL
aga to Cabanatuan on the Rio Grande
and Pampamga, and thence north
| through Talavera, San Jose and Car
ranglan, thence west and northwest
through Lupao, Humingan, San Quen-
| tin, Tayug, San Nicolaus, San Manuel
and San Jacinto to San Fabian on the
shore of the Langayan gulf.
This Gordon eeffctuaily prevents Ag-
uinaldo's army, or what is left of 1t,
doubling back toward Manila. and at
tho same time at Carranglan 1t covers
the pass which leads northeasterly to
the great valley of the Cagayan, with
Its mountain capital of Bongabong. If
Aguinaldo has escaped To the latter
| place he carried with him only a small
number of soldiers, and the rest of his
army is either dispersed or safely land
ed in the great net thrown about him
| by the three American generals
| Officials at the department are par
| ticularly gratified at the strategica)
movements, and assert this is a COM
| plete vindication of Gen. Otis. as the
campaign was planned by him, but
brilliantly executed by Lawton, Mac
Arthur and Wheaton. Gen. Lawton Is
| particularly commended for his rapid
advance from San Isidro through the
| valley of the Pampamgo, and TO the
| watershed and pass near Carranglan.
| The capture of Aguinaldo's secretary
| near that place is taken to mean the
/ insurgent chief himself was somewhere
1 N the vicinity, but opinion is divided as
| TO whether he was able to escape or his
retreat cut off by Gen. Young's bril-
| liant cavalry raid. The reports all show
| small bodies of insurgents scattered
| over the country at almost every point
4 reached by the American troops, but IN
no case has there been serious stand,
4 and the movement evidently has result
I'd in the complete rout of Aguinaldo 5
army, which the Hong Kong junta only
= few weeks ago estimated numbered
4 over 10000 men. The retreat has been
! so precipitate 1t is said, the insurgents
nave had scarcely time to destroy the
railroad, and it is believed the whole
tine from Manila to Dagupan, dis
l5tance of about l40 miles Will soon be in
4 operation from one end TO the other.
4 The reports further indicate that the
4 American troops have captured large
i amount of munitions of war which We're
stored in the different towns. III is also
a reported that the insurgent army is net
only disintegrating and completelS
Ipanic- stricken, but is suffering witt
hunger, owing to the collapse of this
commssary department. upon the re
treat.
From this time on the American
forces, which are now practically il
touch all around the circle. will divid
the intervening country into section!
and wipe out what is left of the insur
gent army. The opinion is contidentl.
+ expressed that by Thanksgiving da.
there vii be nothing left of the insur
rection in the Philippines. except a few
scattered guerrilla bands, who will b
:. chased by cavalry and forced into tn
: inhospitable mountain Businesses
T where they will soon be starved int
submission.
. President Mckinley. it is said ex
e poets to be able to announce in hi
I forthcoming message to congress tn
e complete collapse of the insurrection i
n Luzon, just as last year he announce
/, The practical close Of the war wit
s Spain.