The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-11-23
Gen. Macarthur Entered Corona,
But the Insurgents Had Fled
on Burning the Depot.
NOTHING ELSE WAS DESTROYED
The People of the Town Who Are of
the Better Class Welcomed
the Americans.
Corona Will Ne Garrisoned with Two
Companies of the seth Regiment, and
Gen. Macarthur Niii Proceed
Toward Bay ombong.


dispatches have been received here
from correspondents accompanying the
American advance north.
GERoNA, Nov. 1S-Gen. Macarthur
entered Corona, as already cabled this
evening. The insurgents had fed last
Monday, after burning the depot.
Nothing else was destroyed by them.
Corona is the first town along the
Manila.Dagupan railway line where
the natives did not run at the approach
of the Americans.
The padres offered quarters in the
church and convent. The town has
one good house. Corona is the seat of
heavy English sugar interests.
The trip here was hard one, and
occupied six hours in covering seven
miles and half, most of the time be-
ing spent in fording a quarter of a
mile flood running out of the Rio Tar
lac. We have no wagons, and pack
mules and native bearers carry all our
supplies.
The natives here say that Bayom-
bong was captured last Sunday by
mounted troops, probably Gen. Young's
brigade of Gen. Lawton's division.
The people here are of better class
than we have usually found, and they
welcomed the Americans, as they evil
dently realize that their agricultural
interests will revive
Gen. Macarthur said this afternoon:
We seem to be entering a different at
mosphere. The people here seem to
be less attached to Aguinaldo's cause
than those in many towns we have
entered on the railroad line.
The command will move northward
1T day break tomorrow toward Bayom-
bong. Corona will be garrisoned with
two companies of the 36th.
Immediately on entering Corona
Slaven's scouts moved up the track to-
ward Panique. On the way they en-
countered an entrenched party of in
surgents whom they drove back, then
entering the town and capturing four
locomotives and IS cars, as already
cabled They learned that 500 insur-
gents had left the town in the course
of the afternoon.
PANIQUE, Nov. 1S'-Gep. MacArthur's
troops arrived from Corona in the course
of the morning. The railroad beyond
this point has not been destroyed.
The captured railway stock is being
repaired to handle supplies. The ex'
pedition will GO north toward Bayom.
borg probably to-day. The signal
corps are constructing lines with great
rapidity.
A native courier from Bayombong
reports that the American troops left
the town soon after they entered and
that many natives remain, although
no insurgents
Gen. Macarthur discovered here Maj.
Joneson, formerly chief surgeon on
the staff of the Filipino commander,
Gen. Mascardo. He resides at Baco-
lor, and is about to return there to re-
sumo his practice. Maj. Joneson says
that all respectable Filipinos are dis
gusted with the behavior of the insur-
gents and are very glad that the Amer
leans have che upper hand.
A continuous procession of refugees
is entering Panique from the north
indicating the proximity of othe,
American troops probably off the rail
road line. These refugees say tina,
the insurgents have not known which
way to turn with the Americans oc
cupying so may places in Inc north.
Panique is a rich sugar town. Some
of the wealthy Chinese and the poorer
natives fed at the first approach of oul
troops, but they are now confidently
returning. The rain has ceased. the
weather is fine and the country is dry
ing rapidly.
through the enemy's country by trair
! from Panique, distance of five mile.
| the American reached Moncada where
the natives have displayed friendly
by the wreck of two locomotives and 81
! cars, evidently intentional, on the mali
track. The freight house and depo
had been burned. No attempt will b,
made to save the wrecked rolling
stock, but the track will be cleared
and as soon as two small breaks hav
been repaired, the expedition will con
tinue northward. Thus far the ad
vance has been complete success
Capt. Carr, OF the signal corps, has lai'
wire from Panique.
Nurses for Duty In the Transvaal.