The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-11-20
TROOPS ACTIVE IN LUZON
GENERAL MACARTHER,S COLUMN
 PUSHES FURTHER NORTH.

Gerona, Panique and Moncada Occupied
 Without Resistance-Rebels Make a
 Hasty Retreat and Important Rail-
 road Rolling Stock Is Captured-The
 Natives show n Feeling of FriendIi-
 ness.
 Manila, Nov. 19-1 a. m.-The follow
 ing dispatches have been received here
 from the correspondent of the Associat-
 ed Press accompanying the American
 advance northward:
 "Gerona, Nov. 1S.-General MacAr-
 thur entered Gerona, as alneady cabled. this afternoon, The insurgents had fled
 last Monday after burning the depot.
 Nothing else was destroyed by them.
 Gerona is the first town along the Ma | nlla-Dagupan railway line where the
 natives did not run at the approach of
 the Americans. The padres offered
 quarters in the church and convent. The
 town has one good house. It is the seat of heavy English sugar interests. The trip here was a hard one and occupied
 six hours in covering seven miles and
 half, most of the time being spent in
 fording a quarter of a mile flood rum
 ming out of the Rio Tarlac river. We
 have no wagons and pack mules. and
 native bearers carry all our supplies
 was occupied last Sunday by mounted
 troops, probably General Young's brig ade of General Lawtons division. The people here are of a better class than we have usually found, and they well comed the Americans, as they evidently realize that their agricultural interests will revive.''
 General Macarthur said this evening: We seem to be entering different po- littcal atmosphere. The people here seem to be less attached to Aguinaldo's cause than those in many towns we have entered on the railroad line" The command will move northward at day. break tomorrow toward Bayombang. Corona will be garrisoned with two companies of the Ninth infantry, assist ed by two companies of the Thirty sixth. Immediately on entering Gerona Slaven's scouts moved up the track to- ward Panique. On the way they en- countered an entrenched party of insur- gents whom they drove back, then en- tering the town and capturing four To- comotives and thirteen cars, as already cabled. They, learned that 800 instr- gents had left the town in the course of the afternoon.
 Panique, Nov 1s.-General MacAr- thurs troops arrived from Gerona fin the course of the morning. The rail- road beyond this point has not been destroyed. The captured railway stock is being repaired to handle supplies. The expedition will go north toward Bayom- bang probably to-day The signal corps is constructing lines with great rapidity. A native courier from BayombarHre- ports that the American troops left the town soon after they entered and that many natives remain, although no i'm surgents. General Macarthur discov- cred here Major Joneson, formerly chief surgeon on the staff of the Filipino conn mander General Mascardo. He resides at Bacoor, and is about to return there to resume his practice. Major Joneson says that all respectable Filipinos are disgusted with the behavior of the in- surgents and are very glad that the Americans have the upper hand. A continuous procession of refugees is en- tering Panique from the north, indicat- ing the proximity of other American troops, probably off the railroad line. These refugees say that the insurgents have not known which way to turn with the Americans occupying so many places in the north. Panique is a rich sugar town. Some of the wealthy Chi- nese and the noorer natives fled at the first approach of our troops, but they are now confidently returning. The rain has ceased, the weather is fine and the is drying rapidly.
 Moncada, Nov. 19-12:30 a. m.-Ad- through the enemy's country oy train from Panique, a distance of i've miles, the Americans reached Mon- ,ada, where the natives have displayed l, friendly disposition. The train is stalled here by the wreck of two loco- motives and f1fty-four, ears, evidently on the main track. The reight house and depot had been No attempt will be made to ave the wrecked rolling stock, but the rack will be cleared and as soon as two E mall breaks have been repaired the ex- ,edition will continue northward. Thus ar the advance has been complete uccess. Captain Carr of the signal orps has laid a wire from Panique.