The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-24
MAY MAKE ONE MORE STAND.
FILIPINOs ARE CONCENTRATING IN
TWO TOWNS.

His Headquarters There-FOrding
of the Pampnnga River-LeOnhaus-
er's Important Capture.
Manila. Nov. 2S.-Geh Macarthur has
returned to Tarlac and has established his
headquarters at Aguinaldo's former resi-
dence.
During the entire movement from Ge-
roma to Dagupan not a shot was fred
The inhabitants of San Carlos met the
Americans with a band formerly attached
to the insurgent army, and the alcalde
| (Mayor), with Gen Macarthur and Col
Bell in a carriage. headed a procession
through the town.
Gen. Macarthur received an ovation.
Explaining the Americans intention, he
| announced that they intended to garrison
all the towns on the railroad. Hundreds
of men are in the fields harvesting rice
along the railroad.
The foreigners in the territory assert
| that Aguinaldo was not expecting the
American advance for month, when the
rains would have finished. He had per-
mitted large part of his army to scat
ter to their homes and do the harvest
ing. The soldiers had hidden their rifles
about their homes If this is true. manv
rifles are likely to be brought in 10 secure
| the $50 offered for each weapon seized.
The fording of Pampanga river above
Tarlac by the Thirty-sxth Regiment and
a battalion of the Seventeenth Regiment
was noteworthy feature The river is
broad and swift. Part of the command
was ferried over on RATS and the remain-
der swan over, holding on to life line
strung across.
Gen. Wheaton. when Gen, Macarthur
communicated with him, was holding San
towns.
LeOnhauser's Bold stroke.
Capt. Leonhauser's capture of the iowa
| of ODonnel was remarkable stroke His
| command consisted of three companies of
| Twenty-fifth Regiment, Capt. Albright
! and Lieuts. Bates and Morton command
| ing He started at o'clock at night and
marched fifteen miles in the mud The
only regular approach was along a road
| and over river whose bridge was strong
| ly fortified. The entrance to the town was
| entrenched. The soldiers left the read
and followed cattle trail to the rear of
| the town.
| At daylight the commands separated,
one advancing along the bank to the town
| and the other fianking It, The insurgent
| force was asleep, except those at the out
| posts who were captured without shoot
ing. One platoon ran down the main
strsat to trench and the other detach-
ments made a quick search of the houses.
An officer, describing the scene, said:
1.-THE negro soldiers were pouring out of
every house, dragging sleeping, frightened
Filipino warriors, kicking them into the
street. 1t was a race to see which com
pany could corral the most Filipinos. The
/ a1r4T i. l.-ns-
told that the negro soldiers We're canni-
balls, shrieked frightfully. After all the
rifles had been secured the Filpinos were
surprised by being told to go to their
homes and attend TO work"
May Make Another Stand.
The insurgents from the north are con-
centrating at Montalban and San Mateo
where It is expected they will make re-
sistance. The Spaniards never occupied
these places, and the insurgents believe
them TO be impreenab,e.
A reconnaissance to the northwest of
San Mateo on Tuesday developed the fact
that the rebels were moving stores and
men 10 Montalban. The number Of the in
surgents is unknown.
A reconnaissance made yesterday show
ed that 200 rebels are entrenched at San
Mateo and others in the valley between
there and Mariquina, where the rebel out
posts are stationed
Gen. Young EN- cred San Mateo last Sep
tember ard found The place not especially
adapted for a .rong resistance.
Americans Killed at IIOiIo.
Severe fighting to the north of Iloilo be-
gan Tuesday Nov. 21. Four Americans
were killed and twenty-five were wound
ed, including three officers The insur-
gents are retreating to Santa Barbara, but
the fighting continues.
Col. Carpenter, Nov. IS, advanced to
Santa Barbara, straight north from Jaro
taking trench after trench, the enemy
fighting and retreating.
Gen. Hughes column has steadily been
advancing north to gain position west of
Santa Barbara. 1t encountered the enemy
in small detachments Six 10 ten Ameri-
cans we're wounded in this column.
Col. Carpenter started during The night
of Nov. 20 and opened with Battery G of
the Sixth Artillery, at daybreak Nov. 21,
on the trenches The enemy volleyed as
the artillery took up a position, wounding
four
Two companies of the Twenty-sxth Reg
iment, garrisoning Jaro moved through
Capacaz, attacking the enemy on the right
flank, just north Of Jaro at daybreak,
Nov. a. driving them toward Col. Car
penter.
The country between Jaro and Santa
Barbara is thickly entrenched, especially
near Pavia. The Sixth Artillery fired on
the trenches and the Eighteenth Regiment
charged, the enemy retreating to the next
trench
The Eighteenth again charged, encount-
ering and attacking a force OF Bolo men,
who were hid in the long grass, and who
severely wounded several Americans. Dur
ing the afternoon OF Nov. q, the fighting
was severe, Immediately south Of Pavia,
three miles north of Jaro.
The Twenty-sxth's companies returned
Tar hr afaIr t.r.
ing captured three six-pound smooth bore
cannon and a quantity Of arms and ammu-
milton.
The enemys loss was not obtainable,
but seven men were found dead in one
trench.
The insurgents are falling hack on Santa
Barbara, which. II Is expected, Gen.
Hughes has attacked before this
AguinaIdO ON the Run.
A Spanish corporal captured by the Fill
plnos has arrived here from Tarlac. He
says he saw Aguinaldo, accompanied by a