The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-08

. ANAANF 4SAeAel N~sss
the Herald from Manila says;
Hope Of ending the insurrectlon and
hating military operations in the Phil
ipplnes. which seemed SO bright few
days ago. has again faded into the un-
ceFtain things.
much has been accomplished. In
the last few weeks the campaigning
has been almost phenomenal.
I'm dreadful weather. through a de-
vastated country, across swollen riv-
ers, along roads that were impossible
for wagons. artillery and in some cases
fdf cavalry, the advances Of the troops
have been 80 rapid and In SO many d.
rectlons that they have often been be-
yond the military telegraph lines. and
operations have necessarily been indie
psndently conducted by the field COM
lnanders. The army is rlghtfully
proud.
PThe insurgents have had series
OF routs and disasters. The slaughter
has been great They have lost large
quantity of supplies and munitions Of
war and more than 1900 & their armed
men have surrendered or been S:,Stured
during their retreat in the last few
weeks,
"TheIr government has been scat
tered on cdptured. What Of 1t that is
At liberty Is in flight. A portion Of
Aguinalao's family is in our lines. He
himself Is a fugitive.
'Notwithstanding all these t hlnE'
there Is no reason for an extreme op-
timistlc view of the situation. Nothing
more is heard OF having the rebellion
stamped out in the course of few
days. That sort of talk only lasted
while the insurgent leader was skipping
away last week. Field commanders
now think that the end is still afar.
~It is admitted that little is deln-
itely known of the rreeent strength or
whereabouts OF the Insurgents.
'.Aguinaldo's entire army IS estlma-
ted at from 10000 to $4,000 armed men,
scattered through the islands. There
are 5000 American soldiers now in the
Philippines, 5000 being in Luson.
These are already SO greatly scattered
By the recent operations, with the ex-
ception Of those in Manila, where 1900
are concentrated, that they seem like
a mere handful.
'Stll we hold less than one-thIrd
Of the area of Luzozn, but what we
have is the most desirable territory.
'.Indlcatlons are that Aguinaldo es-
capped to the north with a much larger
body Of troops than was at first sup
posed. This force. reported at from
1900 to 5000 men. was originally re-
cruited in the northern provinces, and
the men are reputed to be good fight
ers
mot one Of our columns is in direct
contact with the enemy. 1t is game
Of hide-and-seek, and a weary game II
is. Here is statement OF the move.
ments Of the various field command
es:
General Young, with his small force
Of tired men and animals, is slowly fol-
lowing the insurgents into the mount
aims toward Bangued. and has not beer
heard from for week. Captain James
B. Erwin, with the Fourth cavalry is
supposed to be holding Bayonbong, ii
Nueva vizcaya. There is no informa-
ton as to what insurgents are in the
northern valley,
General Lawtou is now coming
north toward San Isidro, whence hi
will push his column directly south or
San Miguel and Norzagony to meet th'
American column moving eastward
from Board 1t is his intention tt
drive the rebel general Pillar into thu
region north OF the lake.
General Wheaton is in Tayng, Mos
Of his troops in the vicinity are garrl
soning nearby towns.
General Macarthur is on the rOat
at Bayambang.
Colonel Bell is following westward
into the mountains the remnants o.
General Alejandro's troops, estimated
az $500 men.
burt is moving with a small com