The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-26
AN OPTIMISTIC REPORT.
Filipino Republic Alleged to Be Crumblins
"Like . House Of Paper"
AculsAlDo IS SAID TO Be A FUGITIVE
And II IL Further Alleged that HIS
People Are DesertinE Him-A Lot
of suppositions by Cable.

Manila, November 25, 1850 .. m.--News
which the Brutus brings from Dagupan
dispels all doubts that the so-called Fill
pino republic is crumbling like a house
of paper Aguinaldo is deserted or being
abandoned by the politicians and the army
fortnight ago he was entrenched az
Tarlac and exercised a dc facto govern
ment over nine tenths Of the people OF
Luzon, but is now fugitive in the noun
tains with small hope OF re-establishing
the machinery. The army is scattered
In the hills on both sides OF the river
and widely separated detachments are
within the Gordon which Generals Law
ton and Wheaton have cemented, The
ruling spirit OF the cabinet Ia a prisoner
in Manila--a white elephant on the hands
of the authorities-and small fry are tum-
bling over one another 10 get 10 Maniia,
Three provincial governors have arrived
in Maniia to request General Otls to IN
stall them In their old offices UNDER Tue
new regime. Dr.. Luna, brother OF Cen
erai Luna and prominent insurrecuon
lat has arrived here and his friends ana
many others are applying 70 Generai Gus
for permission to enjoy the iuAuries Oh
Mania AFTER HiVutho Va e'f''
| civilization. ~.
There was no demonstration over the
victory here. The flags are dying at haii
/ mast out OF respect for wee Presiuen'
| Hobart The natives seem to De uu-
! moved and business Is unrutnsa.
Last night parties OF Insurgents Maae
| feeble attacks upon linus ana Sespote
/ bridge. The only large oreanl1eu io .,,e'
1 of insurgents known 70 remain are thos,
in the Cavlte province AZ san Mateo aus
/ the Zambeles mountains, though hsNefs
seaports have large garrisons' a.
i Aguinaldo BEGAN his retreat with ~
4 men under General Gregorio Pilar. Ina
7 force was probably somewhat diminlsne'
by desertons The last dehhlte nSwa
as 10 Aguinaido,s whereaoou.A 70 , 'n"s ~
passed through Trinidad east OF Aryaus,
toward Bamboang, and escorted Ny ~
men of the Balacan battalion, VINO nS'
dwindled from 60U In week. Gene.e
Mino who fought the Thirty third at S4l
Iacinto, is supposed to, nave slolheo n,u'
A letter from General Mino mas peen IN
tercepted In which the writer says wv
his men were killed or wounaeu' lhes ~
had had enough and was going " Va
mountains. go, a.,
i,af,eral Young with the Macabeoes am
Chase troops of cavalry Is sun on TN
trail of insurgents. The men anu huiSe
are badly used up. General Wheatsn
irving TO get reinforcements and Supple
; to them from the coast, 6enefai ioun
| left Kayug November ~ to connect WV
: General Wheaton Macabepss anu ~, y
/ troops of cavalry. me tpoope eoin rrna 90
hy fiantain Hunter and Lieutenant Thaye
n,,shed through TO tAsinagan. From ina
! point lieutenant ,Thpyer with twelve rue
I started for San Fabian. taking the chance
of getting through the line TO the eheh,
r who we're supposed to be between Asina |,
9 gan and Gan Fabian. After CARING ~
s by way of MagaladanS and san 1ae'n'
. he arrived at San Fabian on November :
: hoving nassed a force OF the enemies
G Magaladan. His undertaking was repo.
t cd at Manila by courier from Generi
< Young TO san Jose. The fate OF Lleuten
i ant Thayer and companions was nc
Il known today and Tears prevailed hef
t that they had either been killed or car
3 tured -, a.,
d troous accommodated toward Po2orrupi
twice attacking force which II was al
forwards learned was Agulnaluo leu
guard. In the meantime Henerai "neasv
a Sent the Fifteenth regiment to SAM
Ton,as and Rosario. Two launches fro
il the oregon. lieutenant Niblack commnne
: inc accompanied them along the shof
N A hundred insurgents were Iounu ei
\. troncbed al Rosario. Bucks battaile
,r and the lancers drove them from u
y trenches and routed them, the Thlrteen'
lie reqiment losing one man killed ana thr
}" wounded. ,,o.orr
Cronin's battalion marched 10 ro1 ~,
hin there finding General Young s. Toto
n,bich had lust learned that Aguinaldo III
or nassed Asinagan on his way to Bihaion
e. he night before. General Young start
80 10 head off the party at Pozorrnplo
a. night have succeeded but that he TOOK
~, wrong road reaching Manaoang, whei
IA he struck the rear guard of the insuire
in chief capturing a quantity OF supph =
H. Apu;naldo's wife's effects ana thiry u
u Remingtons. Darkness coming Oh 20,
nelled him TO abandon the pursuit i
tha ,niybt and a heavy rainfall on the U
following DAYS handicapped him furth'
else Aguinaldo might have been capture
-" Buencamino's endurance was exhaust'
He had left Agulnaldo's party there a
remained among the Americans we
at until the natives betrayed him. Aeunai
"a is on the mountain trails, having twenl
,s. five horses In the party and has sr'
"a chance OF GLIDING the enemy uh'eSs
gets among hostile natives
ug General Lawton entered San Fabif
with his staff November Is after a peri 9
and exhausting trip. He arranged the a
= trihution of troops in the suroundi
ny country and started TO return TO ray
* Sunday
ar The business men OF Dagupan and ma
~ foreigners have sent word 10 Gene
Id wheaton that the insurgents had eva
al ated and requests that he garrison
e. place. Captain Rowland took a battai
en- Of the Thirteenth regiment and pr
ITO ceeded to Dagupan. He found zooo PEG
"a in town whose nominal population
ne Eo ooo the remainedr having fed to
ne swnmps. Captain Howiani re-installed
Office the local authorities OF Aguinald
les government, all Of whom took the ,o'
Jar Of allegiance. The Third cavalry had
IA man tIl,ed and three wounded In the a