Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-11
RELY ON DEMOCRATS
Insurgents Official Dispatches Cap.
tured, Forwarded to Gen. Otis
and Made Public.
They Indicate That the Rebels Are
Retreating in Force to
Apira.
We're Also Depending on Democrats
to Carry Elections in United
States.
Washington. Nov. 11.-otis cables to-

Washington, Nov. 11.-Otis cables to-
day: Severe typhoons over Panay have
impeded Hughes troops, now several
miles northwest of Iloiio. The insur-
gents abandoned strong defenses Law
ton Is pushing through on the Lupa-
dimgan and Sanquentin road. The
country Is submerged and the bridges
washed out The wheel transportation
can not move. His reliance is on the
cavalry. The few infantrymen and ma
tive scouts are living mostly on the
country. Macarthur commenced the
advance this morning. Yesterday two
companies of the Seventeenth, while
making reconnaissance on the Mala-
tong and Conception road, struck a
battalion of the enemy, which left
twenty-nine dead on the field. Our
casualties were three wounded.
A number of official insurgent dis
patches We're captured yesterday by
Young in the north and forwarded to
me last night. They directed the aban-
donment of the country in the vicinity
about Cabanatuan and San Jose and
indicated hurried movements by way
of Taying over the mountains to Ba-
yonbonay, thence on to Apira.
Among tine dispatches is one dated
Tarlac, Nov. 5, saying: THE quadru-
pie alliance between Germany, France,
Russia and Spain is fact. Before De-
cember we will know our fate.
Throughout Europe there is sympathy
for our cause. American democrats are
clearly in our favor. They are sure of
Bryan's triumph at the next election.
Pay attention to your affairs and never
mind the rest"
Washington, Nov. 11.-Great interest
is felt in the war department over Ag-
eastward from Tarlac to Boambang,
16O miles distant. The most interesting
feature OF the new situation is Aguin-
aldo has been forced out Of the Tagalo
country into the region to the north
where Tagalo is not spoken, where the
mountains are filed with Negritos and
other savage tribes hostile to the Ia
galos. This is tbout the most noun
famous and inaccessible part of the is
land. To the south of the base of the
Carabelli mountain there is a narrow
break in the mountain range and with
in a few miles around the base of the
Carabelli mountain on the northern
slope one strikes the headwaters of the
Magat, which is the beginning of the
great river Cagayan, that flows north
ward $50 miles into the China sea. 1t is
on the headwaters of Magat that Ag-
unialdo is now located. The way is
open for him down long stretch of the
river to Aparria at the mouth of the
Cagayan, where 1t flows into the sea.
This is the widest, but the richest val
ley in the island. 1t is believed the
river Cagayan is navigable for our tin
clad boats $50 miles from the mouth
and for cascoes much further. 1t is ex-
pected as soon as Aguinaldo shows a
disposition to move down the valley
toward the China sea, war boats and
gunboats will be sent around the north
ern end Of the island to meet him and
cut off his escape. If it is his intention
to escape from Luzon he would natur-
ally seek Aparri or some northern port,
but the country around Carabelli noun
tain is such that he could probably
stand off the whole American force in
a game of hide and seek in hills a
praa fer art of tho coming sea con