Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-11-14
AGUINALDo IS SURROUNDED AND
MAY BE CAPTURED.
HIS SECRETARY A PRISONER
INSURGENTS ARE FLEEING BEFORE
AMERICAN ADVANCE.
Americans Pushing Forward With
Great Energy, Living on Coun-
try and Striking Hard and
Often-Much Property
Is Captured.

MANILA, Nov. 13.-General Young is
supposed to have reached San Nicolas,
baout thirty miles east of Dagupan, but
his wagons are far behind.
Colonel Hayes has captured AguinaIdos
secretary, and Major Coleman is in Car
ranglan, with an escort of 80 bolomen, on
his way To the province Of Neuya Eisay.
The son Of General LIaneras and his fam
lily are prisoners. The general barely es-
capped.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press with General Young telegraphs from
San Jose that Aguinaldo did not escape
to the northeast He and his army, the cor
respondent adds, are surrounded. His last
orders to the Filipino commander at san
Jose were to hold San Jose and Carrang-
Ian at all costs.
The recent encounters were too one-sided
to be called fights. The insurgents are
mortally afraid of the Americans, however
strong their position. They make but
brief and feeble resistance, and run when
the terrible American yell reaches their
ears, whereupon the Americans pursue
lneln and slay many.
The moral effec. OF the news that 6O.Oc0
troops are on their way here has been un-
questionably great.
The insurgents are suffering more from
disease than the Americans, owing to poor
food, lack of medicines and filthy hospitals,
with the result that there is great mortal
lty among them. General Lawton has
intercepted telegram from an insurgent
captain to Filipino general, reading:
How can you blame me for retreating
wnen only twelve Of my company We're
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.-The following
dispatch from Otis was received at the
war department to-day:
Manila, Nov. 13.-MacArthur's advance,
Thirty-sixth volunteers and cavalry troop
under Bell. entered Tarlac 7:l0 p. m. yes
terday. Enemy fled. By great labor Mac
Arthur succeeded In getting forward to
Capas yesterday all artillery and quarter
masters transportation and will have CONF
rnand IN Tarlac to-day, bis advance push
ing forward to save as much OF railroad
as possible, which enemy is trying to de-
stroy on retreat. Many deserters from
enemy, who passed In to Macarthur some
thirty rifles yesterday. Insurgents in that
section reported TO be short of provisions.
Lawton pushing forward with great
energy. his advance obliged to leave behind
all transportation and depend to great ex-
tent upon country for subsistence. Hayes,
Fourth cavalry, in vicinity of Carranglan,
has captured large amount of insurgent
property and nearly half battalion OF 100
bolomen transporting Aguinaldo's property
north over mountains, together with his
private secretary and seven officers.
Young with Third cavalry and Maca-
bebe scouts followed by balance battalion
Twenty-second infantry. leaving behind
all transportation, pushed out on San Jose
Lupam, San Quentin and Mayug road and
scattered enemy stationed at these points,
most of whom were driven southwestward-
Vessels, with squadron Third cavalry, has
.ened forward TO Mayug, where insurgents
supply depot was captured, securing several
hundred thousand pounds Of ice 3,500poundS
flour, $3.50 pounds salt and other provis-
ions; 100 uniform coats. new, many blan-
kets and other articles of clothing: also
number of insurgent officers and siXty-nine
Spanish and two American prisoners. De,
tachments sent north to San Nicholas, and
it is believed that Young established COM
munication with Wheatons troops last
evening. Indications are that insurgents
viii not escape to mountain capital at
Bayonbong without great difficulty and
loss If at all Our troops at Tarlac. Ariag,
Taliverag. San Jose Bapo. Humingan, San
Quentin, Tayug. San Nicholas, on through
10 Lingayen gulf. with strong station at
Arayat, San Isidro, Cabanatuan, should
cause insurgents some annoyance.
Our troops have suffered great hard
ships and have performed most severe
service, but are reported in excellent cor
dition and spirits. The enterprise and in
domtable will displayed by officers never
eNcelled. OTIS.
The spelling of the names of towns in
above is as given i'll the cable dispa tch.
a point the maps of which are necessarily
imperfect. the war department adhereS TO
the text of the cable.
Later in the day the department received
n second dispatch from General Otis, as
Mania, Nov a3-No news of Lawton's
duNd8ltt Jttfhtu gtStttudS.
troops took Bambon and Capas, four miles
north of Bambon, both on railroad. and
Conception to east. Insurgents reported
go strong. retiring wildly. north, making
slight resistance. Our casualties: Second
Lieutenant Davis, Thirty-siNth volunteers,
> killed: three enlisted men reported wound
ed Strong reconnaissance from Capas in
direction of Tarlack to-day. Condition of
roads and streams render general advance
with wagon transportation impra
Enemy appear to be in dernoralized condi-
tion and show much sorganization as in
dicated by captured telegraphic dispatches
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