The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-14

from Manila, his advices going to show
that the insurgents are. as he predicted
a few days ago, at the end of their re-
sources from a military point of view,
and are running away before the rapid
advance of the American troops at all
points. His cablegrams were as fol-
lows:
Manila, Dec 1S.-Fifty men Of the
navy and fifty men of the army transo
ported by the navy took Laoog on the
10th inst General Young, with staff,
followed next day. He reports Howes
with PENIS battalion of the
Thirty-fourth followed by portion of
the Thirty-third infantry, passed north
TO Pudding, east of Laoog. Marsh's bat
talon of the Thirty-fourth was at Ca
yam, province of Lepanto. on eth inst.
The Third cavalry was along the coast
and in the mountains pursuing the en-
envy.
Young states his extreme northern
force passed over mountains. driving
the insurgents under General Tino, who
was badly wounded, killing fifty and
wounding many. He made large cap
lures of rifles and property, with all in
surgent transportation, and released all
the Spanish prisoners in that section to
the number of about 1000. Our casual
ties were two wounded.
Our troops are still pursuing the
remnant of Tino's command. Marsha
battalion of the Thirty-third reports
from Cayan, Lepanto province, on the
eth inst, that he has destroyed Aguin
aldos body guard, killed General Greg
grio Pillar. received the surrendered
General Conception and staff, killeTs
and wounded fifty-two insurgents. re-
leased SIS Spanish prisoners, including
$50 friars, and captured considerable
property. His loss was two killed and
nine wounded. My information is that
Aguinaldo has disguised his individu-
atty. abandoned his troops and is hid
ing in the province of Benguet."
Otis secont dispatch follows: Ma
Mia, Dec. 13.-Admiral Watson informs
me that the province. of Cayan surren-
dered Internationally to Captain Mc4
Gala of the Newark on the 18th inst.
all arms being surrendered. Major
Batchelder is ninety miles south OF
APART command in good condition.
Navy will take supplies to Batch
elder in launch. Surrender doubtless
includes province of Isabella
General Bates at Zamboanga re-
ports affairs there as satisfactory.
Nearly all rifles surrendered: MacAr7
thur. at Bayambang. reports he holds
as prisoner of war Mabini, the ablest of
insurgents, and founder of the late
government"
The secretary of war regards the in
formation conveyed in General Otis
dispatches today as the most important
that has come to hand for months past
The capture of Mabini, reported by
Macarthur from Bayambang. is especi-
ally gratifying. 1t is believed the Fill
pino leader was trying 10 make hi.
way across country from Bangued.
where he had been obliged to part
company with Aguinaldo a fortnight
ago. to the east coast of Luzon.
The members OF the Philippine COM
mission. now in Washington, declare
without reserve that Mabini was the
head and front of the insurrection.
Aguinaldo was only a figurehead. Ma
bini was the brain and direction of the
powers behind him. He is a paralyticI
an old man, but of extraordinary abil-
ity, and his counsels are always con-
elusive with the Filipinos.
He was concerned in the first upris-
ing against the Spaniards. For a short
time he wavered upon Aguinaldo's
breach with the Americans, but finally
cast his fortunes with the insurrection,
and was president of the council. He
was also the financial strength of the
movement as without his backing
Aguinaldo would have had no credit
Next in importance TO the capture of
Mabini in the developments of the cam
paign was the bold stroke of Captain
McCalla of the Newark in capturing
the whole province of Cagayan. With
Macarthur holding the province of. Isa-
bella, adjoining, and Young holding
out on the opposite, or western. shore
of the upper peninsula, the American
forces are now in technical occupation
OF the whole northern end of Luzon
from a point just north of the Gulf
of Lingayen.
McCalla's post at the port of APART.
the only good port on the northern end
of the island. commands the greater
part of the whole length of the Rio
Grande. affording entrance by boats to
a full third of the interior of, the is
land. 1t is up this river that Captain
McCalla is sending steam launches,
carrying supplies to Major Batchelder.
The latter officer. with few negro
soldiers of the Twenty-fourth infantry,
has Just completed one of the most dar-
ing marches connected with the present
campaign. Detaching his little force
from Macarthur a week ago he drove
through the center of the is
land northward. cutting loose from his
communications and bound TO reach
APART or be captured or killed in the
Captain McCallas advice in
dicates that he has succeeded. being
now within touch of the navy on the
north shore.
Bates report from the southern arch
ipelago has allayed the apprehension
excited for the security of things there
growing out of the agitation by the
misleading publications of important
insurgent victories. Altogether the adj
vices contained in today's dispatches
has given great satisfaction to the off,
Gals of the war department.