The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-12-06

Said lie H.rI Been Ill. but Was In Fairly
Good Health Some Fiji pinos WeIco.ned
American soldiers, with Bands Play
ing Music
MANILA, Dec. 4.-The Spanish trans.
port Aliva and the gunboats Villalobos
and Cuios with the Spanish garrison
and ciN iIans Of the Caroline islands, ar
rived home. They report that the Ger
ma1 governors of the islands who ar
/ rived oa the warslIip Jaguar occupied
zap, Nov. ). Reipan, Nov. Is and Po-
nape, Oct. 3. They Garrisoned the
places with l5/men each. The Spanish
governors OF Zap and Ponape said they
considered the small German garrison
in danger from the natives.
The Spanish gunboats will probably
be offered for sale to the United States
government.
The Spanish secretary, Senor Ben
quente, has arrived here with note
from Lieutenant Gilmore to his sister,
Mrs. Major Price. He says he has been
i'll but is now in fairly good health.
The Spaniar!s befriended him and gave
him money and clothes.
An Associated Press dispatch from
Santa Cruz, province of South Ilocos,
forwarded by courier to San Fabian, said
that General Young, with three troops
OF the Third cavalry, and Major Peyton
9. Marsh's battalion Of the Thirty third
infantry, arrived at Santa Cruz. The
Americans left hamapacau, province of
Union, this morning, expecting to have
hard fight at Tagudin, In South IlCcos
province, but they found on arriving
there that 600 rebels, under General
Tino, had evacuated 36 hours before,
deserting on almost impregnable posi-
ton.
The insurgents had been entrenched
at Tagudin, on the north side of the
river, where 100 well disciplined troops
might have slaughtered whole brigade,
crossing the river, with the men up to
the armpit in water.
The residents of Tagudin received the
Americans outside the town with brass
LhNl Altlt ONtu lODbCu VI
everything by the insurgents and were
glad to welcome friendly and protecting
troops.
A similar reception awaited General
Young at Santa Cruz. Prominent citi-
zens, headed by band. escorted the
American officers to houses. where rest
and refreshment were offered
General 1oung's command was al
most without food. The men had been
living on the country, which afforded but
little, and the horses were worn out,
most of them without shoes
The inhabitants of Santa Cruz and of
other towns through which the Ameri.
cans passed said that Aguinaldo and his
entire refugee army had gone into the
mountains eastward since the Oregon,
Samar aud Oallao attacked Vigan and
landed Il force there.
In several towns General Young was
shown letters writton by Lieutenant
Gilmore, showing that he 4 nd been
kindly treated by the citizens and had
been entertained by them when he
passed through last May.
Reports indicate that all the Ameri-
can prisoners, some % or 30 were in
Benguet province, but it was supposed
that they had been removed into LIE.
panto province.
General Young's desire is to pursue
the rebels into the mountains. There
is no communication between his small
command and any of the other Ameri.
can columns, except indirectly, perhaps
by sighting and signalling United States
gunboats bound to or from Manila.
Captain Rumbold, with 30 men of
Company G, Thirty. second infantry,
while escorting the signal corps laying
the wire from Porac to Florida Blanca,
charged and routed 10 insurgents, kill.
ing captain and several privates.
The Americans found on the captain
the sword and revolver that were taken
from the body of Naval Cadet Welborn
O. Wood, who was killed by the insur-
gents while in command of the gunboat
Urdaneta, when that vessel was cap
tured in the Orani river.