The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-10-10

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.-The cap
ture Of Porac by General Macarthur is
regarded by the War Department as
the preliminary maneuver to a general
movement of the American troops
north to take possession OF the rail-
road from Manila to Lingayau Bay.
General Otis has enough troops to
make more movements and to garri-
son the towns along the line Of the
railroad. 1t is believed the rainy sea-
son will soon be ended, and that more
extensive military operations will then
be begun.
A large body OF insurgents was in
the vicinity of POrac, the extreme
west of the populous province Of Pam
pangau. General Macarthur extended
his lines almost to Porac early in Au-
gust, but was compelled to withdraw
| toward Santa Rita and Angeles be-
cause OF the heavy rains. The insur-
gents have remained to the west of
Porac and last week they captured the
gunbOat Urdanetta on the coast to the
south. 1t was considered necessary to
drive them out of that territory before
a general movement north was begun,
and General Macarthur took posses
sion of Porac with that end In view.
The General Is expected to garrison
Porac and keep the insurgents out OF
the valley and In the mountains. That
will enable him to move his army
north on Tarlac, where Aguinaldo has
his headquarters, and he will continue
to drive the insurgents to the north
until the railroad from Manila to Lin
gayau Bay is in the possession OF the
Americans.
But little has been heard of General
Lawton recently. 1t is said by War
Department officials that he Is near
General Macarthur and Is preparing
to move north with a column parallel
To the forces of that General. The
transferred quietly to the north Of Ma
Mia for that movement. 1t Is also
said that considerable body Of troops
will be transported from Manila to
Lingayau Bay and landed to begin a
southwark march, with the expectation
of crushing the insurgents between the
two columns.
1t is significant that Generals Law
l tOh, w htdtOu, w uttleT anu uIduI hIt
all with Macarthur to the north, and
1t Is said that they are preparing for
an aggressive campaign that will clear
that part OF the island and place the
one railroad in the Philippines COM
pletely under American control.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.-General
Otis today cabled the following report
of the capture of POrac:
Lawton's troops are at Calumpit and
San Fernando, where concentration is
taking place. He Is ordered to cover
the country between Mexico. Guaga
Bacalor and Santa Rita. Macarthur
has been ordered to take his troops and
clear the country west and in the vi
cinity Of Porac, which he did yester'
day. advancing to Porac at an earl!
hour with the Ninth Infantry ant
Thirty-sixth Volunteers, capturing Po
rae and driving the enemy north
Wheaton at Angeles kept back th'
enemy on his north and moved his
force westward to intercept the Pora,
insurgents. but they retreated by
mountain roads. The movement re
suits in clearing the country prepara
tory TO further operations. Our casual
ties at Porac are five wounded. Whea
ton does not report any casualties. III
captured one officer and several en-
listed men. Some twenty OF the enc
my were killed; the number OF wound
ed IL unknown.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 30.-Genera
Otis cables the following from Ma
nila: The Ohio transport. with thre,
officers and forty-nine men of the Ne
vada cavalry. also 2l5 discharged men
J sailed yesterday via Hongkong an,
Guam, Two men Of the Nevada cav
r airy are In the hands G. the insur
gents"