Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-11-20
CROWDED MONKEYS
Most Remarkable Campaign Since
The Philippine War Was Com
menced.
LAWT0N WAS In DANGER
Three American Companies Make Sue
cessful Night March and Capture Lot
0fGuns and Ten Thousand Ronnds
Of Ammunition.

Manila, November 20.-Only frag-
mentary reports reach Manila of the op-
eratons in the NORTH which are the
most remarkable campaigning the Phil
ippine war has known. General Law
toms division is spread thin1y over the
telegraph ends. General Young's two
regiments of cavalry are continuing
their rapid sweep into new towns, and
the infantry is being showed forward to
hold the towns the cavalry has taken
in a country whose natural difficulties
are increased indescribably by the trop-
ical rains. Wagon transportation is
supposed to have BEEN practically aban-
doned. The American troops are living
on captured supplies.
Major Samuel M. Swigert's squadron
of the 3D. cavalry is reported to be en-
gaging a greatly superior force at Po-
zorrupeo, northeast of Dagupan. These
troops have fought three engagements,
and are now holding their position,
waiting for e-enforcements. 1t is be-
lieved at headquarters that this force is
covering the retreat of the insurgent
leaders to the Binguet mountains.
1t Is reported that General Lawton
narrowly escaped drowning while ford
ing a swift river when Lieutenant Luna
and two privates were lost.
Captain Harry A. Leonhauser, with
battalion of the 25th infantry, is on the
way from Bamban to O'Donnell to take
the insurgent cartridge-filling works
there.
A Filipino captain, who surrendered
with four men to Colonel Andrew S.
Burt, 25th infantry, described the fac
tory and volunteered to guide the expe-
dition.
The governor of Nueva Viscaya is
coming to Manila to tell Major General
Otis of his loyalty, and incidentally to
request that he be retained in Office un
der the new regime.
Admiral Watson has received credi-
BILE report that Lieutenant J. C. Gilmore
and five captured sailors Of the United
States gunboat Yorktown were at Tar
lac November 10. -
Washington November 2o-Three ca
BILE dispatches were received at the war
department to-day from General Otis.
The first says:
"MacArthur's advance is within five
miles of Dagupan, to which point the
railroad is intact from Bambam, ex
cepting the Tarlac break. The north
ern five miles was destroyed, but rails
We're recovered. A large quantity of
rolling stock was destroyed along the
line. Probably either Lawton's or,
port has come from those officers since
the 18th; should hear to-day. The roads
are becoming practicable for the trans
portation Of troops moving from San
Jose to Iawtons front. Captain Leon
hauser, with three companies of the
25th infantry, by a night march sur
prised and captured without casualties
the insurgent force at O'Donnell, seven
miles from the railroad station at Bam-
ban or Capas. One insurgent was killed.
The force consisted of four officers and
200 men, Their rifles, 10000 rounds of
ammunition, transportation, four tons
of subsistence, and the official records
and considerable clothing We're secured.
The insurgents south of Manila are
somewhat restless, and have again been
driven back from linus. Six men were
slightly wounded"
The second dispatch relates to affairs
in the southern islands, as follows:
zone contending insurgent faction at
Zamboanga secured the city and turned
the same over to Captain Very, Of the
United States vessel in the harbor; an
insurgent faction made demonstration
against the city. Very called on the
Jolo for troops and one company was
sent. The commanding officers asked
permission to send three additional,
leaving two there; two companies will
be dispatched from Jolo. Both JolO and
Zamboanga must be re-enforced as soon
as practicable. 1t will require several
days 1t is not intended to take possess
sion of Zamboanga until later; no pro-
visions have been made. In the latter
part Of September the insurgent gov
ernor of Cottabao district, southern
Mindanao, was beheaded. A new gov