Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-28
Seven Americans and Ninety
four spaniards Escape
From Filipinos.
TOWN WAS ABANDONED.
Although the Place Was strongly For-
tilted The Filipinos Left 1t with
ont Firing shot-Are Now
In Full Retreat.

Manila, Nov. 27.-(By Associated
Press.)-The insurgents have evacuat-
ed Mangalaren, in the province of Pam
gasanan. leaving seven American and
ninety-four Spanish prisoners who es-
capped in the confusion of tine Filipino
retreat. The Americans are P. J.
Green and George Powers, of the bat
tleship Oregon; Thomas Edwards and
Charles Bird, of the Sixteenth infan-
try; Henry w. James, of the Twelfth
infantry; John Desmond, of the signal
corps, and F. II. Huber, of Loves
scouts. They report that two Ameri-
cans who We're unable to escape are
with the insurgents. They are David
Scott, of the Twenty-fourth infantry,
and William Sherry, of the hospital
corps. -Four deserters are with the
Filipinos, Howard, Martin and Ford,
of the Californians, and Watts, whose
former regiment is unknown. Howard
is the only one serving with the insur-
gents and he is a captain of artillery.
Colonel Bell, of the Thirsy-fourth
volunteers, arrived at Alangalaren last
evening afteria hard march and ford
ing the Agno. He found that Fowler's
company of the Thirty-third had occu-
pied the town for two days. The in
surgents, General Alejandrino COM
manding, are retreating to the noun
! tains behind the town, short of food
and ammunition. Besides this their
sHmen ara desertfng aud six cannon
which the insurgents are dragging ,im-
pede Their march. Bell proposes to
follow the Filipinos until he brings
about decisive fight or they are scat
tered. Mangalaren is strongly forti-
fed with rifle pits commanding the
roads, but the insurgents abandoned
the place without the firing of shot.
Otis, Report.
Washington, Nov 2TT. BY Associa-
ted Press )-Otis cables:
"a steamer from San Fabian yester-
day brought 115 Spanish prisoners,
$4,000 insurgent government money,
and other property captured by Law
tons troops near Tayugon on the 25th.
Wheaton's troops and Fowler's COM
pany of the Thirty-third drove the en-
enemy westward from Mangalaren, a
few miles to the southwest of Dagupan,
and captured five 3-inch muzzle load
ing guns and large amount of ammu-
nition. The indications are that two
or three bodies of insurgent troops,
numbering probably five hundred or
more men each, who are in the noun
tains west of the railroad, can be read
lily handled by Macarthur. They have
the bulk OF the insurgent artillery, all
OF which has been captured unless bur-
led. Young is still pursuing Aguinal-
do, who is heading for Bangued, a few
miles east of Vigan. Young's recep-
ton by the inhabitants is enthusiastic;
they give all the aid possible. Aguin-
aldo has collected more than thous-
and OF his troops at the north, but
probably most of them will desert him.
A number of small detachments of in
snrgent troops throughout the country
to the north OF Manila has been cap
tured, and the inhabitants manifest
gratitude for their deliverance. Indi-
cations are that the insurgent force
: south of Manila is disintegrat ting, the
troops going to their homes. Reports
from the southern islands are favora-
Bile. The Zamboanga insurgents have
surrendered to our troops, and no trou-
BILE is anticipated there.
The Oregon landed marines at Vigan
yesterday. oung's column was at
Nainogpacan, twenty miles north of
San Fernando, on the 23d from which
point it passed north into the noun
tains. Troops will relieve the marines
at Vigau, the goth. The bulk of the
Spanish and American prisoners are
reported to be at Bangued twenty
miles east of Vigan. Wheaton, at San
Fabian, has been obliged to take the
mother and son of Aguinaldo under
guard to prevent their murder by the
natives. They will be sent here on the
tirst opportunity and delivered to
friends. Natives in the vicinity OF
Bayonbong and Nuestayiscaya are of
fering their services to drive out the
insurgents, and they request arms. 1T
is reported that thcre are only 400 in
surgents there.
Many Prisoners Free. n
Manila. Nov. 27.-(By Associated
Press.)-Three hundred Spanish pris-
oners who escaped from their captors
before the American advance, including
civil officers of rank who have been
in the hands of the Filipinos for more
than year and many officers have ar
rived at Manila during the past week.
+ Buencahino has been lodged in com
Portable quarters at the police station