Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-05
LETTER FROM GILMORE
Wrote 20 His Sister He Was In
Fair Health.
SPANISH WERE KIND TO HIM.
Some Natives Who Had Treated Him
Well Had Letters From Him-At Sew
eral Places American Troops Were Re-
ceived Enthusiasticaly

MANILA, Dec. 1906 a. m.-Colonel
Hood while accommodating near San
Miguel, drove force of insurgents
from Ildefonso. killing several. Five
Americans were slightly wounded.
MANILA, Dec 4.-The Spanish trans
port Aliva and the gunboats Villalobos
and Quios with the Spanish garrison
and civilians of the Caroline islands, ar
rived home. They report that the Ger
man governors of the islands who ar
rived on the warship Jaguar occupied
Yap, Nov. 3. Reipan, Nov. 16 and Po-
nape, Oct 8. They garrisoned the
places with Is men each. The Spanish
governors of zap and Ponape said they
considered the small German garrison
in danger from the natives.
The Spanish gunboats will probably
be offered for sale to the United States
government.
The Spanish secretary, Senior Ben
from Lieutenant Gilmore to his sister.
i'll but is now in fairly good health.
1hO Spduld1 DCi1iCAoOo iiAA11 tAA2o e3o'O
him money and clothes.
An Associated Press dispatch from
Santa Cruz, province of South Ilocos,
forwarded by courier to San Fabian, said
that General Young, with three troops
of the Third cavalry, and Major Peyton
G. Marsh S battalion of the Thirty third
infantry, arrived at Santa Cruz. the
Americans left Hamapacan, province Of
I1ninr, fl,fc m haUa
hard fight az Tagudin. III South Hocos
province, but they found on arriving
there that 600 rebels. under General
Tino, had evacuated SO hours before,
deserting an almost impregnable posi-.
ton.
The insurgents had been entrenched
at Tagudin, on the north side of the
river, where 100 well disciplined troops
might have slaughtered whole brigade,
crossing the river, with the men uD to
the armpit in water.
The residents of Tagudin received this
Americans outside the town with brass
band. They had been robbed of almost
everything by the insurgents and were
glad to welcome friendly and protecting
troops.
A similar reception awaited General
Young at Santa Cruz. Prominent citi
zens. headed by band. escorted the
American officers to houses. where rest
and refreshment were offered.
General Young's command was al
most without food. The men had been
living on the country which afforded but
little, and tie horses were worn out,
most of them without shoes.
The inhabitants of Santa Cruz and ct
other towns through which the Ameri-
cans passed said that Aguinaldo and his
entire refugee army had gone into the
mountains eastward since the Oregon,
Samar and Callao attacked Vigan and
landed a force there.
In several towns General Young was
shown letters written by Lieutenan.
Gilmore, showing that he had been
kindly treated by the citizens and had
been entertained by them when he
passed through last May.
Reports indicate that all the Ameri- |
can prisoners, some 25 or 30 were in
Benguet province, but it was supposed
that they had been removed into LIE.
panto province. qQ9
General Young's desire is to pursue
the rebels into the mountains. There
is no communication between his small
command and any of the other Ameri-
can columns, except indirectly, perhaps
by sighting and signalling United States
gunboats bound to or from Manila.
Captain Rumbold, with 80 men of
Company G, Thirty-second infantry,
while escorting tine signal corps laying |
the wire from Porac to Florida Blanca,
charged and routed 70 insurg ents. kill. |
ing captain and several pri Yates.
The Americans found on the captain |
the sword and revolver that were ia ken |
from the body of Naval Cadet Welborn |
G. Wood, who was killed by the insur.
gents while in command of the gunboat |
Urdaneta, when that vessel was cap.
tured in the Orani river.
The captre by Lieute nant Munro and |
90 men of the Fourth cavalry of the
Philippine General Conon, with 800 |
officers and men, with rifles, several
American and 70 Spanish prisoners. at
Bayambong, Province of Nueva Wis.
caya, was successful bluff
Lieutenant Munro tapped the rebel
wire, telegraphed to Conon that he was
arriving with a large force, and de.
manded his surrender. After negoria-
tions, Conon consented to capitulate to
a superior force" whereupon Lieuten-
ant Munro telegraphed that he would
enter the town with small guard and |
receive the garrison's surrender. He
captured the whole Philippine force and
secured their arms, the rebels supposing
Munro had an army behind him.