The record-union., 1899-12-14
General Tirona, Commanding the
Rebel Forces in Cagayan,
Surreadsrs the Entire Province TO Captain
McCaIIa Of the Cruiser Newark.
Major Marsh Close on the Trail Of
observation-disclosures, the Head
and Front of the Insurrection,
and the Founder Of the Filipino
Government, Held Prisoner
by General Macarthur.


by General Macarthur.
| MANILA, Dec. IS, $40 p. m.-Gen-
eral Tirona, commanding the Filipino
forces in the province of Cagayan, sur
rendered the entire province at Apart
on December 18th to Captain McCalla
of the United States cruiser Newark
Captain McCalla appointed him civil
Governor of the province, subject to
| the approval of General Otis.
The surrender was with the honors
of war; Captain McCalla received the
insurgents and General Tirona reviewed
| the naval forces. The Americans pre-
scented arms while the insurgents were
stacking theirs.
Captain McCalla has communicated
with Major Batchelder's battalion OF
the Twenty-fourth Infantry, which is
now ninety miles south of APART, and
has been enjoying a pleasant march.
The gunboats Princeton and Helena
have entered the APART River. The
latter will take supplies for Major
Batchelder, and the former will bring
300 surrendered rifles to Manila.
shows definitely that General Tino is
conveying American prisoners north
Bruce of the First Nevada and Ed
wards Of the Yorktown We're rescued
near La Paz. Howse is rapidly pursu-
ing Tino with Pennsylvania battalion
of the Thirty fourth Infantry.
Major Marsh, probably from Abra
province, reports the destruction of
Aguinaldo's bodyguard and the killing
of General Greggario del Pillar.
General Conception and his staff sur
rendered to Major Marsh, who liberated
and sent to the coast 575 Spanish pris-
oners, including 100 friars.
Reports from LIE Panic province show
it has been cleared of insurgents.
Aguinaldo is a fugitive in the mount
aims, without a command.
Major Marsh's loss was two men
killed and nine wounded. The latest re-
ports show that fifty of the enemy
were killed and many wounded. The
Americans also captured 100 prisoners
200 rifles, several cannon, a quantity
of provisions and some money and re-
leased number of Spanish prisoners.
The latter report that some American
taken prisoners were conveyed from
Laoag to Tarcova, where General Tino,
who is severely injured, had arrived.
The navy co-operated successfully
with the army on the east.
In the foregoing advices, which have
been transmitted by General Young, the
dates and localities are indefinite.
Released Spaniards to the number of
1900, including General Pena, are
awaiting transportation at Laoag and
Nigan.
The following dispatch, dated Ger
vantes December 9Th, has just been
received from a correspondent of tne
Associated Press with Major Marsh s
battery:
Major Marsh, with Captains Jenkin-
son and Cunningham, Lieutenants
Tompkins, Rucker, McClelland and
Power and 125 men, is about starting
for Bontsie, the principal town in the
province of that name to the northeast.
through an absolutely desolate country
and over a mountain 10000 feet high.
He is pursuing Aguinaldo, whose escort,
now reduced to fifty men, is known to
be there.
According to the natives, Aguin-
aldo intends to disguise himself and to
take a circuitous trail toward Bayou
bong, province of Neuva Vizcaya
Major Marsh, with 300 men, arrived
at Cervantes, in the heart of the Tilad
Mountains, on the evening of December
Sd, about twenty hours behind Aguin-
aldo, who had believed he had found an
inaccessible refuge. On December I'd,
the American commander had a Won
derful fight in a cloud noun
tain pass, 5000 feet above the sea, COM
pletely routing General Greggario del
Pillars force of 200 picked men in a
position almost strong enough to rival
Thermopylae. General Pillar died at
the front of his men, urging them to
make stand, until the ball of a sharp
shooter pierced his head. His follow,
ers tried to carry away the body, but
were compelled to lay it down. Two of
the Americans were killed, and were
buried by their comrades where they
fell. The others, carrying nine wound
ed, camped for the night on top Of
the mountain, an eminence of 1000
feet, suffering greatly from the cold
blasts In the morning they moved
QOWil Lie II oil w DuSdQul, WueTG luSy
learned that Aguinaldo, with a few
men and three women, all carried on
filters borne by Iborrotes, had passed
along the same trail to Cervantes,
where he was during the fight. A run
ner had brought him the news of the
death of his chief of staff He was
greatly affected, and prepared instantly
for flight.
General Conception, with six officers
who had deserted Aguinaldo, surrend-
cred when Major Marsh reached Cayan,
Province of Lepanto. On arriving at
Cervantes Major Marsh's battalion was
without food, except rice, and had only
a small supply of ammunition. Major
Marsh secured five days rations, made
arrangements for his sick and wound
ed, and having chosen twenty mounted
and 100 unmounted men, resumed the
chase at daybreak'
REPORTS FROM OTIS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-Ieneral
Otis had some stirring news to report
to-day from Manila, his advices going
to show that the insurgents are, as he