The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-28
FILIPINOS ARE CONCENTRATING
Forces at Points I'm North Luzou They
Consider Impregnable- severn Fight
ing North OF Iioila-Early Advance OF
His Hasty F~light-Many OF His SOL
diers at Work I'm Their Rice Fields.
The Capture by Night OF O'Donnei.


sistance. The S~paniards never occu-
pied these places. and the insurgents
believe them to be ~impregnable.
A reconnaissance to the northwest OF
a Mateo on Tuesday developed the
fact hat the rebels were moving stores
n men TO Montalban. The number
OF the insurgents is unknown.
A reconnaissance made yesterday
showed thar 200 rebes are entrenched
at San Mateo. and others in the valley
betwee there and Mariquina, where
the rebel outposts are stationed.
general Young entered San Mated
last September and found the place not
especially adapted for a strong resist
ance.
SEVERE FIGHTING NEAR ILOILO.
Severe fighting to the north of Toilo
began Tuesday, November 21st. Four
Americans were killed and twenty-five
were wounded, including three officers.
The insurgents are ~retreating to Santa
Barbara, but the fighting continues.
NATIVES OVATION TO MacAR-
THUR.
General Macarthur has returned to
Tarlac and has established headquar-
tiers at Aguinaldo's former residence.
During the entire movement from
Corona to Dagupan, not a shot was
fired. The inhabitants Of San Carlos
met the Americans with a band for
merly attached to the insurgent army.
and the alcalde (mayor) with General
Macarthur and Colonel Bell in a car
riage, headed a procession through the
town. General 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 Amer
lean advance for a month, when the
rains would ave finished. He had
permitted a large part of his army TO
scatter to their homes and do the har-
vesting. The soldiers had hidden their
rifles about their homes. If this is
true, many rifles are likely to be
brought in ito secure the $50 offered for
each weapon seized.
The fording of Pampanga river,
above Tarlac, by the Thirty-sixth reg
iment and a battalion of the Seven
NSShlh q " lloNtN IL
feature. The river is broad and swift.
Part of the command was ferried over
on RATS, and the remainder swan over,
holding on to a life line strung across.
General Wheaton, when~ eneral
Macarthur communicated with him,
was holding San Fabian and two or
three neighboring towns.
THE CAPTURE OF O'DONNEL.
Captain Leonhauser's capture Of the
town of O'Donnel was a remarkable
stroke. His command consisted Of
three companies of the Twenty-f1fth
regiment, Captain Albright and Lieu
tenants Bates and Morton command
ing. He started at S o'clock at night
and marched fifteen miles in the mud.
The only regular approach was along
a road and owe a river whose bridge
was strongly fortified. The entrance
Of the town was e~ntrenched. The SOL
diers left the road and followed a cat
tie trail to the rear Of h town.
AT daylight the commands separated,
one advancing along the bank to the
town n the other thanking it. The
insurgent force was asleep, except
those at the ~outposts, who were cap
tured without shooting. One platoon
ran down the main street to a trench
and h other detachments made a
quick search Of the houses.
All tillCST ucScTlUllB the SCSHe Sdiu.
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 company coud corral the
most Filipinos. The women and chill
dren believing the stories told that the
soldiers were c~annibals, Shrek
ed frightfully. After all the rifles had
been secured, the Filininos were sur
nriSQ6 nv hoinO told ID on RI +hn{r
homes and attend ITO work"
SEVERAL HOT FIGHTS.
Manila. November 23.-Colonel Car
penter November 18th, advanced TO
Santa Barbara, straight north from
Jaro, taking trench after trench, the
enemy fighting and retreating.
Genera Hugh's column has stead
lily been advancing north to rain a 20
sition west Of Santa Barbara. 1t en-
countered the enemy in small detach-
ments. Six to ten Americans were
wounded in this column.
Colonel Carpenter started during the
night Of November Goth and opened
with Battery G., Of the Sixth artillery.
at day break November 21st, on the
trenches. The enemy volleyed as the
artillery too up a position, w%ounding
four.
Two companies Of the Twenty-sixth
regiment, g~arrisoning Jaro. moved
through CapacaZ. attacking the enemy
on the right flank. just north Of Jaro
at daybreak November 21st. driving
them toward Colonel Carpenter.
The country between Jaro and Santa
Barbara is 1hickly entrenched, espe-
cially near Pavia. The Sixth artillery
fired on the trenches and the Eigh-
teenth regiment charged, the Enemy re-
treating TO the next trench. The Eigh-
tenth again charged, encountering and
attacking a force Of bolomen. who
were hid in the long grass. and who
severely wounded several Americans.
During the afternoon Of November
21st, the fighting was severe, immedi-
asely south OF Pavia, three miles north
Of Jaro.
The Twenty-sixth's companies re-
turned to Jaro after the flank move
ment, having captured three 6-pounder
smooth bore cannon and a quantity of
arms and ammunition.
The enemy's loss was not obtaina-
bic, but seven men We're found dead
in one trench The insurgents are fall
ing back on Santa Barbara, which, Ii