Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-25
DAUTIsTA sURRENDERs.
President Of Filipino Congress Gives
Ip-AguinaIdo Forces Scattered.

Up--Ag uinaldo Forces scnttered.
MANILA, November 2L-j:50 +. NJ
Bautista, president of the Filipino Con
gress. presented himself 10 General Mac
Arthur to-day. and formally renowned
all further connection with the insarrec-
ton. lie was one Of the influential Fill
rinos VINO hesltated at the beginning or
the war as to which side on which 10
cast his lot. He was offered a judgeship
OF the Supreme Court, but declined, lie
now announces that he desires TO accept
the position. and says the Filipino Con-
gress and Cabinet are scattered, never 10
reasonable Some Of the members, he
adds have returned TO their homes, while
others are flying for safety. Many Of the
congressman have resigned, and he te-
lieves the Filipino soldiers will lay down
their arms everywhere as soon as they
learn the truth.
CARPENTERS FIGHT.
WASHINGTON. November 2i-Fuller
details OF the sharp engagement between
Carpenter's command and the insurgents
in uoilo reached the War Department
to-day. I'm the following dispatch from
General Otis, dated Manila, 20 day:
In Panay. Dist instant, when Dickman
drove enemy vicinity Jaro, Carpenter.
with two battaliOns Eighteenth Infantry
ana Bridgeman's Battery. had severe en-
gaeement at Pavia, north llolo. us
casualties five killed, twenty wounded.
Latter now in Iloilo Hospital. Enemy
driven north. with reported very heavy
loss. Particulars not received. carpenter
passed on TO Insurgents stronghold,
eanta barbara. which he captured. ZZd
instant. without loss. Nothing received
from column under immediate command
of Hughes. which is moving rapidly ana
GENERATING north and west OF Santa Bar
baro Apparently Visiyans friendly. not
taking active part; enemy consists OF wv
TagalQs"
INsURGFNT CAPITAL TAKEN.
4 later dispatch from General OTIS
gives the results Of the fighting at lloho
IA follows; o.,..o,,
Hughes. noilo, reports enemy driven
hocl, into mountains: insurgent capital
Cobatuan captured. only serious acuoh
that OF Carpenter az Payia total casual
ties five killed, or since dead OF WOUNDS;
twenty seven wounded. Captured Ten
prisoners. eighteen cannon. SIX rifles
quantities Of ammunition Enemy
casualties not stated
AGUINALDOANs SCATTERED.
General Otis summarizes the situation
in LuZon IN a dispatch 10 the war De-
partment to-day as follows;
Manila. November 2f-Ciaim 10 gov
ernmeut by insurgents can be MADE no
longer. under any fiction. us treasurer,
secretary of Interior. and President OF
CONGRESS I'm our hands. It's President and
the remaining Cabinet officers in hiding
evidently Indifferent to the Central Luz
zon provinces. It's generals and troops IN
small bands scattered throughout these
provinces, acting as banditu, or dis
persed. playing the role Of amigos, with
arms concealed Indications are that Agul-
naldo did not escape through lines OF
i.awton or Wheaton, but fled westward
from Bayambang railway station. iele-
graphic communication 70 Dagupan es-
tablished. probably 20 San Fabian to-
dav Bv RELAXING nine miles OF track with
material az hand. railway communication
90 thar polnt re-established."