The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-20
BURNED THE RAILWAY DEPOT.
People Appear 10 Be Of a Better Class
Than Americans Have Yet Found.
STATEMENT BY GEN. MACARTHUR
peops Less Attached 10 AguInaltOs Cause Than
Those IN ManI 0hsr Towns Through shoh
Americans fassed Cars Cspiursd.

Manila. Nov. 2o.--rhe following dis
patches have been received here from
correspondents of the Associated Press
accompanying the American advance
northward:
Corona. Nov. 1s.--Gen. Macarthur
entered Corona. as already cabled this
afternoon. The insurgents had fed last
Monday. after burning the depot. Moth
ing else was destroyed by them. Ge-
roma is the first town along the Manila =
Dagupan railway. where the natives
did not run at the approach of the
Americans. The Padres offered quar-
ters i'm the church and convent. The
town has one good house IL is the sea
OF heavy English sugar interest. The
trip here was a hard one. and occupied
six hours i'm covering seven miles ana
a half, most of the time being spent in
fording "a quartz Of a mile food run
ming out of the Rio Tarlac. We have
no wagons and no pack mules. and ma
tive bearers carry all our supplies.
The natives here say that Bayonbong
was occupied last Sunday by mounted
troops, probably Cen. Young's brigade
Of Gen. Lawton's division. The people
usually found. and they welcome the
Americans. as they evidently realize
that their agricultural interests will re-
viYe. Gen. Macarthur said this even
ing:
we seem to be entering different
political atmosphere. The people here
seem to be less attached to Agunaldos $
cause than those i'm many towns we
have entered on the railway line"
The command Will -mnNe- -nnrlhWard
at daybreak tomorrow. toward Bayon-
bong. Corona Will he garrisoned by
two companies of the Ninth infantry.
assisted by two companies OF the Thir-
fry-sixth.
Immediately on entering Corona.
Slaven's scouts moved up the track to-
ward Paniuue. ON the way they en-
countered an entrenched party OF in
surgents. whom they drove back Then.
entering the town. they captured four
locomotives and i3 cars as already
cabled They learned that 500 insur-
gents had left the town in the course
of the afternoon.
ARRIVAL AT PANIQUE.
Panique. Nov. ls.--Gen. Macarthur
troops arrived from Corona in the
course Of the morning. The railroad be-
yond This point has not been destroyed
The captured railway stock is being re-
paired 10 nbnult supplies.
The expedition will go north toward
Boyanbong probably today. The sigma
corps is constructing lines with great
rapidity. a native courier from Bayon-
bong reports that the American troops
left the town soon after they entered
and that many natives remain although
no insurgents.
Gen. Macarthur discovered here Mai
JonesorS formerly chief surgeon on the
staff of the Filipino commander. Gen
MasCardo. lie resides at BacolOr and
lis about to return there TO resume his
practice. Mai. Joneson saws that all re
spectacle Filipinos are disgusted with
the behavior Of the insurgents. and are
very glad that the Americans have the
upper hand.
MANY REFUGEES.
A continuous procession of refugee7
is entering Paniaue from the north, in.
ddoating the proximity of other Ameri-
can troops. probably off the railr1 1ad
line. These refugees say that the in.
surgents have not known which way I,
turn with the Americans occupying :,
many places in the north.
Panique is a rich sugar town. som,
Of the wealthy Chinese and poorer ma.
tives fed al the first approach of on
-24eeps -tAeN-ala- nn.A-c -cnnfdan+ls- pa
turning The rain has ceased, th'
weather is fine and the country is dry
ing rapidly.
OCCUPYING THE COUNTRY.
The American occupation of tn.
country between Manila and Dagupal
is proceeding with IA rush. Gen. Mac
Arthur is within five miles of Dagupan
which place Gen. Wheaton or Cen
Lawton will probably occupy. Tn,
railroad Is practically intact beyonC
Bamban, except for a distance of fv'
miles 10 the north. and the rails fo
that portion have been recovered. I,arg,
quantities. OF rolling stock bave, how
ever. been destroyed.
Gen. Macarthur is moving his troop
BY train. and the roads within Gen
Lawton's territory are becoming pass
able.
capt. Leonhauser accomplished on,
az the best COuDs of the war Reachinl
! O'Dounell by night march from Cap
on Nov. lS he surprised the insurgen
force numbering 2o0 and captured al
Of them with their arms. 10000 round
of ammunition and four tons OF sub
/ sistencc. one Filipino was killed. bu
! there were no American casualties.
TRANSPORTS To SAIL.
San Francisco. Nov. 20-Four gov
| ernment transports will sail tndav wit
troops for the PHILIPPINES
The Hancock Is scheduled To leave a
| O'Clock taking the headquarters ban,
and nine comparfes of the Forty fourtl
regiment. Half an hour later the Duk
| Of Fife will sail With the headquarters
| band and six companies o. tho Thirty
| eighth regiment.
| Tho 81. Paul sails at 3 o'clock will
| six companies " the Thirty-eighth an,
! the CITY on Puebla AZ $3.50 O'Clock Will
! three cOmpanies Of the Forty third
The remaining nine companies OF tn
I Forty -thsrd sailed from New York las
! week Ou tie TRANSPORT Meade.
! Maj. Pickett Dsymsster OF The 9rmi
} who has been ordered 20 Manila and
was to have sailed today on the Han
| cock. will not b. able 10 get 10 th.
Philippines for some time II az all ",
| IL confined to his bed with acute pnou
| mOuia.
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