Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-12-14
AGUINALDO NOT TO BE PURSUED
FURTHER NORTH
LEADER RETURNING SOUTH
Said Insurgent Head Will Come Back
to Cavite Province Where Filipinos
Are Quite Active-Scattered Opera
tives in Various Parts of the
Island.

Manila, Dec. 8.--The expectations OF
catching Aguinaldo in the north have
been practically abandoned and the
probability now is he will turn south
ward If he is not already there at his
destination in the Cavite province, his
home, where the instruction began
and still has its greatest strength.
Filipino soldiers in that province have
recently been showing Increased en-
| thusasm and holiness and captured
! insurgents say Aguinaldo is coming TO
! Join them with large army the
same belief prevails among the natives
of Manila and elsewhere that Aguinal-
dc is coming and intends to make his
headquarters in the Cavite province.
There are 1900 insurgents before linus
and Bacoor, keeping the Americans
sleeping ON their arms nightly await
! ing attack. The Filipinos have several
cannon. The first mayor of linus I'M
der the American regime, who uitl-
mately deserted, is their leader and is
ambitious to take the town. Three
soldiers Of the fourth infantry have
deserted and are now with the
enemy. Most of the inhabitants of
linus are so strong in their sympathies
with the insurgents that it is necessary
to use a part CT ,le regiment to patrol
the streets and prevent shooting from
houses. The American forces in the
north have separated into many small
commands and are pursuing bands OF
Filipinos Gen. Macarthur Is engaged
in clearing the mountain country west
of the Manila-Dagupan railroad. Gen.
Grant is moving from Angeles toward
Subig with 400 men. Col. Bell is
sweeping south from Manatarem.
Thus far the American commanders
have been unable to locate large bodies
of insurgents, although there were
about 500 in San Clementine, nine miles
south of Mangatarem, early in the
week. Col Hood, with the 10th regi-
ment and cavalry, and Gen. Lawton
with a force from San lsidro are oper-
ating against Gen. Pillars army in San
Mateo valley.
Mai Bachelor with a battalion OF
oath infantry is making a daring expe-
dition. He left Bayombong, province
of Nueya Viscaya, week ago to march
through Cagayan valley to the north
coast of Luzon, intending to reach
Aparri at the mouth of the Cagayen
river, the most important northern sea-
port of the island. While no larger
H. -, III .
may be he has had some fighting al
though the friendliness of the inhabit-
ants is counted upon to help him.
When he arrives at Apart he will find
gunboat awaiting him. Spanish
prisoners in the Benguet region are
escaping from the Filipinos and flock
ing into Vigan Several hundred are
there already and a steamer will go
and bring them to Manila.
The transport Manauense, which ar
rived from San Francisco Nov Is, after
terrible voyage, was scheduled
to start for home Thursday
with discharged and sick soldiers.
1t was impossible to get her in con
ditlon and her departure was post
poned until next week. Her captain
secured a crew of Chinese at Hong
Kong 10 take her to San Francisco
The steamer Rosario, chartered by
government to bring load of cattle
from the island Of Mampulugan to
lloilo, went ashore on the rocks near
Mampulugan The crew and passen-
gers were saved and taken to Negroes
The transports Olympia and Pennsyl-
yaBid arrived Thursday.