Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-12
One Of Many Hlrdships Of the
American Pursuit Of AguinaIdo.
INFANTRY WERE SIIOELESS.
Yet the Forward Movement Kept on
People wcr. Kind Aguinaido
Relies on Congress.

Manila, Dee. ii.-Dlspa,chea dated
Conception, Dec. 3 from correspond
cnt Of the Associated Press with tho
detachment pursuing Agulnnldo. have
Just reached Manila by messenger. The
military wlrcs on all lines to the north
were cut continually by the natives or
are crowded with government busi-
nerl when working.
According to these advicca General
Nounr IVES at Condor. Nov 20. having
three troops " the Third cavalry. Gun.
nlhgham's scouts and Major Mnrch's
battalion Of the rhlrty-third Infantry
The nominal strength o. his command
had been reduced onc-thlrd by sick
ness. Tho horses were worn out and
handicapped BY lack Of shoes. The In
iGntry. after n march Of 100 miles from
gan Jaclnto. were shoeless and all were
living On the country. Tho troops had
no ammunition except what they car
rlcd In their belts.
General Young. having then been
without communication with General
l.awton for ten DAYS. and not knowing
the disposition Of the other troops. or
whether support was being sent for
ward, fonOiNed TO keep moving. Having
re, eiyed Information that the insurgcnt
General Tino with 900 men was some
Mhcf2 north and that Aguinaldo. with
Ucnefal lilaf. 700 women and 400 sol
diets oi biz faithful Bulacan battalion
was W the mountains 10 the east, Cen
ctal YOUNG decided, ON Nov. 30. to di-
vide hls force.
He nioceeded himself to vIgan, hop
Ing TO attack Tino with hia handful of
men, and to prevent him Joining Aguin-
nlIu. Major March, with his battalion
and CunnlnGham's scouts. started over
tn mountains toward CcrNuntes after
Aruinuldo, who was reported to have
been there Nov. ~. This column
marched Tor forty-eight hours without
food, The Associated Press eorrcs-
| pendent goes on TO say:
Tho Americans found that the lnsur-
| gents had impressed the iEurotcH COM
| rclllng thcm to dig trenches and con-
htruct pitfalls along the trails. which
wrrr fearful travelling at the best. one
stream had To be fordcd twelve times
In the course OF q mile. These inoffcn-
hiNe, stupid creatures. usually pictured
as hloodthirstY saNaTcs. checrfuily re-
turned TO Undo their work aud actually
went foInTlng Tor the Americans.
The llocOs region Is the richest the
| Americana have encountered In the
noitntri campaign. The iiocos are
| pIoHpcroua, Intelligent, aud more than
| half c'elzcd. They have excellent
houseg ond carry ON fourishlng indus
tries. Many OF them are evidently rich.
several 4 WINS received the troops with
| bands aud the ringing OF church bells.
| Cattle wufv killed. and houses were
| opened TO the troops
How much OF this display was sin
ccfc, and how much due TO desire to
piopi,iatc the oonqucrora. It would be
| hard TO saw There were evidences that
| similar iorpitalitics had been extended
to AguinnldO. The people described him
- ehocrfully hugging the hope OF sal
| va'inh Through American politics, and
cNcryv here trying to retain support by
/ procluiniirg with seeming sincerity that
| the United States Congress would GER
/ tainly recognize the Independence Of
the Filipino republic In December.
Many or the natives exhibited notes
/ from lieutenant Gilmore and other
| Americas prisoners, IN which the rccip-
/ Tents MCre commended to the Amcrl-
/ cans oii the Hcorc Of kindness shown
| TO the Mrlterr There are twcny seven
| Americans with Lieutenant Gilmore
| Another party OF fourteen were taken
| through llocos week nhoad " Gen.
cral Young. They were ragged and
dirty, and the natives say some Of Thorn
wyr'i Urged forward ut the point OF the
| hnNonut'
The advance guard OF General
Grants command. under Major Spence.
| arrived al olangapo. Sublg bay, during
| the night OF Dec, ?, which place was
| occupied with little resistance the en-
| en-, fc,ing Major Spence had an arr
| duouH nurch over the mountain trails
| from Ninnlunihian.
Y,stt rday morning the baltimore and
| oregon and chartered TRANSPORT ar
| rived Mt olangupo from Manila. The
| navy wac disappointed to Ind the army
| In toi3aosfiOn Of the place, which they
| had hoped to capture, A detachment Of
marines under Captain Myers occupied
the navy yard at olangano ana viii
| hold aud occupy II ~ "A naval station,
| The yard consists Of seven new large
| buildings and some repairing and ma
| chinery shops. all damaged by the
| bumbardment Of september 20.
During the morning Of Dec. 10 the
navy TRANSPORTED Major Spcncea COM
| mand from Olnngnuo to the town Of
Sublg. iivo miles distant. The enemy
| was seen deserving Subig nh the troops
landed. and the latter occupied II with
| out resistance, They found the place
| abandoned by the retrentlng enemy,
| who fired a few shots. The Americans
| dcployed TO the right and left OF the
| to- n and Killed one Of the enemy,
General Grant end the remainder OF
| his command arrived at Olangapo yes
| tsrdhy afternoon. lie Will proceed to-
| day To Subig and Join Major Spence.
| General Grant will move north along
| tito coast and VIII effect n juncturc with
| the Twcnty-hrh Infantry under Colo
| mel Andrew f. Burt. who was reported
eight miles from tbn Dec. 7. The en-
envy encountered In General Grants
| advance He'd to the mountains and
scattered General Grant " not garri-
| soning the towns he occupies, No cas-
| ualtles are reported In his command,
Importing Iron ore.
Philadelphia. Pa. Dee. i2,-VeaaelI
| chartered and other preparatory signs