Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-31
GRANT IS TO SUCCEED BATES
Latter to Be Appointed Military Governor Of
the Mohammedan Islands.
BELL RoUTs flLlPINos AT lABAN
Three Companies of Thirty-EiHhtb IA
Regiment Have Two Battles with
Insurgcnts-Onc American is
Killed and Eight Wounded,

MANILA, Oct. 30.-Major Balances bat
talon of the Twenty-second infantry entered
Cabanatuan, meeting with no resistance
The natives welcomed the Americans. shout
ing "Vive los Americanos. The insur-
gent troops had fled to the mountains.
General Bates will be appointed military
governor Of the Mahammedan islands with
headquarters at Jollo. General Fred Grant
will command General Bates brigade.
Three companies of Colonel Bells regi-
ment, the Thirty-eighth, have had two en-
counters with the insurgents near Labam
and scattered them. The insurgents left
four officers and eight men dead on the field
and the Americans captured three prisoners
and several guns. On the American side
one man was killed and two officers and
six men were wounded.
Captain French took "a reconnoitering
party beyond Labam after he had met the
enemy and was reinforced by Major Bishop
with two companies. The insurgents brought
UP cavalry reinforcements and there was
second fight during which their leader.
Major Salvador was killed and many were
! wounded and carried away. o..
| Colonel Bess has been given free hand
around Bacolor. He has sixty mounted men
securing the country daily and they are
killing many Filipinos in skirmishes.
The Spanish commission which entered
the insurgent lines some time ago with
money to relieve the wants of several
thousand military and civil Spanish pris-
oners returned to Angeles today. The COM
missioners say they spent the most OF the
| time in Tarlac and vicinity, where there
are some 2700 sick SDaniards in the hos
pitals. The Fiipinos ill-treat and ill-feed
! them, refusing to surrender them, as well
as the other Spanish prisoners, in the hope
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| pendence of the island. From Tarlac to
Bamban, about two thirds of the way, the
commission travelled by train on the Manila
Dagupan railway
The remainder of the journey from Bam-
ban to Angeles they made on foot and es-
corted by handsomely mounted Filipino
cavalry. They were received between the
outposts by a member OF General MacAr-
thurs staff and were brought by train to
Manila.
Gilmore at Bingat.
There are fourteen American prisoners they
say, at Tarlac, all OF whom are well treated.
Lieutenant ]. C. Gilmore of the Yorktown,
who fell into the hands Of the insurgents
at Baler. on the east coast OF Luzon last
April, where the Yorktown has gone on a
special mission to relieve the Spanish gar
rison, is at Bingat.
The commissioners have brought a let
ter to General Otis from relative of the
murdered Filipino General Luna who wishes
to avenge the assassination by Aguinaldo's
officers, and who asks personal Interview
with the military governor.
According to the commissioners, Aguinal-
do. who is still at Tarlac with 5000 troops
wishes to continue the war, although be
has high opinion Of the American officers
and soldiers. General Lawton he calls "E
Gnnn nraI do Ia nhnb fha oh
| because that general has attacked him SC
I often in the darkness that he never knows
, when to look for him. ---'e . .-tt.
J Aguinaldo is said to be well supplied with
arms and ammunition and he is able to ge
t plenty Of rice from the northern provinces
, With the Spanish commissioners came
largo number of women, the families Of
eight prominent officers of the Filipino
army who recently applied to General Oti!
for permission to send their families tt
Manila Upon the receipt Of the military
governors reply, the nature Of which ha!
not been disclosed, the women and children
started under escort from Tarlac for tn,
American lines. When they arrived today
General Macarthur compelled them to hal
! mile beyond our outposts, where they will
remain while their credentials are beint
D examined.
g Otis Sends n Report.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.-The War de
! partment has received the following from
General Otis:
MANILA, Oct. 30.-A detachment Of Bell'
regiment the Thirty eighth infantry re
connoitering towards Florida Blanca. ives
S Of Guagua. struck a body of insurgents IL
newly constructed trenches. The infantr!
attacked and drove out the enemy, who lef
in the hands Of the detachment four in
: surgent officers and eight enlisted men killet
three prisoners and nine rifles. Casualties
Captain French and Lieutenant Ferguson
= wounded, not dangerously; one enlisted
4, man killed; six wounded.