Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-11-30
Filipinos Can No Longer Claim That
Their Organization Has
Any Existence.
MANY OF ITS OFFICERS IN OUR HANDS.
Dispatch from Gen. oti. show. That
InsurrectiOn Is Practically Ended
-President Of Filipino Congress
Renounces All Farther Connection
with the Rebellion.

day, in which he says that the lnsur-
gent government can no longer claim to
exist, its troops and officials are scat
tered and Aguinaldo in hiding. The
dispatch follows:
manila, Nov 24.-Claim to government
by insurgents can be made no longer under
any fiction; its treasurer, secretary of the
interior and president OF congress In our
hands: its president and remaining. cab
met officers in hiding evidently in different
central LuZon provinces: Its generals and
troops in small bands scattered through
these provinces acting as banditti or dis
persed, playing the role of amigos with
arms concealed. Indications are that Agui-
naldo did not escape through the lines Of
from Bayambong railway station. Tele-
graphic communication to Dagupan aestab-
lished. probably to San Fabian to-day;
by relaying nine miles of track with ma
terial at hand, railway communication to
that point reestablished; labor OF troops
must attend maintenance"
3 Results of a Fight.
A later dispatch from Gen. Otis gives
the results of the fighting at Iloilo as
follows:
Hughes, Iloilo, reports enemy driven
back into mountains; insurgent capital Co
batuan captured. Only serious action that
of Carpenter at Pavia; total casualties.
five killed or since dead of wounds; "a
wounded: captured ten prisoners. IS can
non, six rifles. quantities of ammunition.
Enemy's casualties not stated"
President Of Congress Gives Up.
Manila. Nov. 25.-Bautista, president
of the Filipino congress, presented
himself to Gen. Macarthur Friday and
formally renowned all further con-
nection with the instruction. He
was one of the influential Filipinos
who hesitated at the beginning of the
war as to the side on which to cast
his lot. He was offered judgeship
of the supreme court, but declined.
He now announces that he desires to
accept the position and says the Fill
Pine congress and cabinet are scat
tered, never to reassmble. Some of
the members, he adds, have returned
to their homes, while others are fly
ing for safety. Many of the congress
men have resigned, and he believes
the Filipino soldiers will lay down
their arms everywhere as soon as
they learn the truth.
Another Capture.
Manila, Nov. 25.-Senor Buencamino,
former member of the so-called cab
met of Aguinaldo, has been brought
to Gen. Otis prisoner on the trans
port Brutus. He had sought refuge in
village near San Fabian with Aguin-
aldo's mother and son. The natives
disclosed his identity to Maj. Cronin,
who captured him.
Tries to Deceive Pursuers.
tbs now reported that Aguinaldo has
doubled on his tracks, and that Gen.
Pho del Pillar is assuming his name. If
this is true, Gen. Young is pursuing Pho
del Pillar. Gen. Young left San Fernan-
do on November 20, with a troop of cav
airy and three companies of Maca-
bebes. The capture of the rebel leader
whom he is pursuing seems certain.
American Flag Flying.
Gen. Bates, who is making tour of
the southern islands, reports that he
has had interview with the sultan of
Paragua, and Unsatisfactory relations
were established with that ruler. The
American flag is now flying over the
Island of Paragua, which is the most
western island of the Philippines and
is situated to the north of Borneo. It
is long and narrow, and has chain of
high mountains. Its length is 266 miles
and its population $4,000.