The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-10-28
MOVING ON TARLAC.
American Army Rapidly Closing in
on the Rebel Capital.



Manila, Oct. sl.-Gen. Lawton's col
umn is establishing base at San Isl
dro. Launches and cascoes navigate
the shallow Rio Grande with consid-
cradle difficulty, but supplies have been
landed in the vicinity TO be transported
overland.
Gen. Young took San lsidro after
several small running fights out near
Cabiao. This troops were out in the
pouring rain all day. The Twenty
second infantry and Fourth cavalry.
with Batson's Maecabea .'1rmed Law
tons escort, and, with Taylor's bat
terry, moved from Arayat TO Cabiao
over fearful roads, armored launches
and commissary supplies getting up
the river with great difficulty.
Despite the habit of Aguinaldo OF
firing and falling back, it is the ex-
pectation OF the military authorities
that the rebels soon will be driven into
corners where they will have to fight,
and severe engagements are looked for.
The two armies will keep in commu-
nication and endeayor to reach Tarlac
about the same time. 1t Is estimated
that there are $1,000 Filipino troops,
well equipped with artillery, concen-
trated at Tarlac. This is supposed to
be Aguinaldo's present headquarters.
At Bambam there are said to be about
5000 insurgents. This is in the line OF
Gen. MacArthur's advance.
WIN BE Pushed with vigor.
Washington, Oct. 22-With Gen.
Lawton's seizure of San Isidro and the
movement to be commenced immedi'
ately by Gen. Macarthur from Angeles
along the railroad toward Tarlac, the
Authorities here say that the autumn
campaign In the Philippines has COM
menced in earnest and will be pushed
with vigor.
A little new flag on the map in the
Office of the secretary Of fwar was pinned
, in the gulf Of Lingsyen. This indi-
Gates that an American man-of-war is
stationed off Dagupan to prevent sup
plies from reaching the rebels from
the northern end Of Luzon, which here
tofore has been unprotected.
The military and civil authorities al
. Manila are putting into force a mum
Der OF reforms calculated to purge the
T city of gambling and debauchery. Late
mail advices received here state thai
4 arrests have been made of persons ac
cused of taking women to the city anc
eonauctlng various gamollng ~ s,uemeS w,,,eS
}. o~R. %as a o.. o. Tha to,,ow;nt
.,.a~ar, soua.,,,,rc Ia - ths d.a,h of Cant
4 G,n ~ annard M son 81 Cen O q, How
o a o" 1880 -, ,hau dana II
r aru, "aa s",. sS c. o,a do.
~ Can, aur Howard assistant 'ouartermaste
and auartermoster OF volunteers, killed yester
y day near Arayat, while on the Rio Grande riyel
by concealed Insurgents, hls clers' n,,n O,v,,,a
empSSe uao 4, nS vo,nnteers encoun
N tered insurgents southwest Of santa Rita, seal
tering them, killing six, capturing eight an
~ ten rines NO eaSua,ues s ,r zen, LsmvUm asa,n,
operating N Shn lsierys W ~ m.l'u,As
some difhculty on account yl ,aem a VI ''a"SpO'
'auon nsn,a wsua snn,Sern w" Tplon attacked caau
ba These were driven on No casualties
This morning Kline, commanding at CalamoI
vigorously atIackeu insu,sen' io,U'
Ing on his 'front.' routeu .ne'n iio ',on, ~
e pursued tnem tnree nlles s n,s ,hsaa nr,ra,,
private Killed one corporal anu s"'ee P''"''
wounded Enemy s loss unAno"h
n Gen. Otis Refused to treat with ihem'
Gen. Otis has replied to the three II
v suroent officers who entered Angelo
-. E.,dov Nth n request mad
ias' 80 ,,o,,,,i
through den' Machr'nui' ior pei n'
A | siOn for Filipino commission Heaue