The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-12-01
The Filipino Government a Thing
Of the Past and Its Officers
Scattered.
Gen. AGUINALDO IS STILL IN HIDING.
President of Insurgent Congress Sur
renders and RenOunces All Con-
nection With the Fugitive.
Many skirmshes in tho Vicinity of Jaro
and santa Barbara--Gen. Otis viii
Receive 5000 Rein nforcements
by tho End of the Week.

MANILA, Nov. 25-Bautista, presi-
dent of the Filipino congress, present.
ed himself to Gen. Macarthur Friday
and formally renounced all further con-
nection with the insurrection. He was
one of the influential Filipinos who
hesitated at the beginning of the war
as to which side on which to cast his
his lot. He was offered a judge
ship of the supreme court, but
declined. He now announces that
he desires to accept the position and
says the Filipino congress and cabinet
are scattered, never to reassemble.
Some of the members, he adds. have
returned to their homes, while others
are flying for safety. Many of the
congressman have resigned and he be-
lieves the Filipino soldiers will lay
down their arms everywhere as soon
as they learn the truth.
| WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-Gen. Otis
summarizes the situation in Luzon in
dispatch to the war department FRI
day:
MANILA, Nov. 24.-Claim to govern
ment by insurgents can be made no
longer under any fiction; its treasurer.
secretary interior and president of
congress in our hands; its president
and remaining cabinet officer in hiding
evidently in different central Luzon
provinces; its generals and troops in
small bands scattered through these
provinces acting as banditti or dis
persed playing the role of "amigos"
with arms concealed. Indications are
that Aguinaldo did not escape through
the lines of Lawtou or Wheaton, but
fed westward from Bayamoong rail-
way station. OTIs.
MANILA, Nov. 25.-Col Carpenter on
November Is advanced to Santa Bar
bara, straight north from Jaro, taking
trench after trench, the enemy fight
ing and retreating.
Gen. Hughes column has steadily
been advancing north to gain posi-
tion west of Santa Barbara. 1t en-
countered the enemy in small detach-
ments. Six to ten Americans were
wounded in this column.
Col Carpenter started during the
night of November 20 and opened with
Battery G of the eth artillery at day
break, November 81, on the trenches.
The enemy volleyed as the artillery
took up a position, wounding four.
Two companies of the goth regiment,
garrisoning Jaro, moved through Ca
paz, attacking the enemy on the right
flank just north of Jaro at day break,
November 21, driving them towards
Col. Carpenter. The country between
Jaro and Santa Barbara is thickly en-
trenched, especially near Pavia. The
9th artillery fred on the trenches and
the 18th regiment charged, the enemy
retreating to the next trench. The
18th again charged, encountefing and
attacking force of Bolomen who
were hidden in the long grass and who
severely wounded several Americans
During the afternoon of November 81
the fighting was severe Immediately
south of Pavia.
WASHINGTON, Nov. o5.-It is said at
the war department that by the end
of the present week Gen. Otis will re-
ceive reinforcements t. the number of
] o Sc ha
ma or portion of this fo~ce will be
thrown directly into Cavite province.
south of Manila, and will clean out
the insurgents who have infested that
region ever since the fall of Manila.
The insurgents in this section are be-
lieved to number about |, 500 to . OOO
men.
MANILA, Nov. oS.--Aguinaldo is Still
a fugitive, but the American cavalry
now much exhausted, are in hot pur
suit. The cavalry horses are much il
need of new shoes and good folder
The hard work has told on then
greatly.
Aguinaldo's mother, in her flight
got lost in the woods and was seize,
by natives who were unfriendiy T.
Aguinaldo. Gen. Wheaton reports tha
his men surprised the woman's cap;or
and rescued her from them. He
young grandson was also taken, bu
the exposure, lack of food and fatigu
consequent upon the flight of the fugi
tives caused the death Of Aguinaldo'
baby. 1t died at Bayamban.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 2S-Secretary
Long received a cable from Adm Wat
son stating that the entire province o.
ZsmtOanca. Island Of MindsnoA sur
rendered y Cnm -nander Very. Of Cas-