Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-01
CAPTURED MANY GUNS
Over Fifty Pieces Of Artillery Taken
From the Filipinos in Three
Weeks.
Hughes Drives Insurgents From
Province of Iloilo After Series
of Skirmishes.
Will Pursue Rebels Into the Noun
tains Two Hundred Spanish
Prisoners Freed.
Washington, Dec. 1.-Ous cables to-

Washington, Dec. LOTS cables to-
day:
Hughes reports from central Panay
that Iloilo province, one-third of the
island, is cleared of insurgents. BY
forced marches with two battalions
from Labuano, by way of Calinog, he
was obliged to engage the enemy at
Passi on the 18th. and drove them with.
loss to the mountains in detached bod
les. capturing ten field peieces, of which
two are breech-ioading; also nine rifles
and several thousand rounds Of small
ammunition. Casualties, Capt. War
wick Eighteenth infantry, and one pri-
vate killed. He reports the troops in ex-
cellent health. He is now converting
wheel into pack transportation for the
purpose of entering the mountains. Dis
patches from I.awton Indicate that
13ayombong was captured on the 2Sth
ipst. Both trails over the mountains
are impracticabe for wheel transporta-
ton of any kind.
s9Bell's capture in the mountains in
fourteen modern guns, all in good
condition. Over fifty pieces of artillery
have been captured by the troops of the
corps in the last three weeks.
THE Oregon brought in los Spanish
prisoners from Nigan yesterday and
ninety four were received by rail the
previous evening. Conditions in Zam-
boanga are satisfactorily
The. YORKTOWN PRISONERS.
An Authentic Account of Thtcr Cap
4 +! turc and Captivity.
Manila, Dec. l.--When the landing
party from the United States battle
ship Oregon. under Lieutenant Com
mander MrC.acisin, took the town of
NTigan. province Of Santa Ilocus last
Sunday they found there an escaped
prisoner. a. l.. Sonnesiiein, who fur-
RisEeu the first authentic account of
the experience of Lieut.. James c. Gill
more of the United States gunboat
Yorktown, who. with a party OF the
Yorktown. VAS captured by the insur-
gents EAR Ka.er, on the east coast of
Luzon. last April while making an ex-
animation of the mouth of the river in
an armed boat. Mr.. Sonneshein was inn
prisoned at Abra for long time With
Lieut Gilmore and seven sailors, but
contrived to escape, carrying a con-
cealed note. written in naval cipher
dated Ahra. Nov 1s. addressed TO Any.
Naval Officer, and saying: You may
have perfect confidence IN anything the
bearer says" The note was signed
.Gilmcre
Acccrding to Mr.. Sonneshein, when
Lieut. Gilmare's launch entered the
river from Ealer harbor. under cover of
Ensign w. II. Stanley's gun, the land
ing was received With three volleys.
TWoaof the Americans We're killed and
two mortally wounded. Every man was
hit. Lieut.. Gilmore receiving a flesh
wound in the leg, and mis- foot stuck
fast in the mud, II was a choice be-
tween surrendering and being slaugh-
tered. Lieut.. Gilmore asked the terms
of release. The insurgents proposed
that he should procure the delivery to
them of the arms and munitions of the
Spanish garrisons. undertaking, if this
was accomplished, to send the Span
iards and Americans to the Yorktown.
A sailor of Lieut. Gilmore's party
carried this proposition to the garrison.
The Spanish commandment replied that
it was an insult to Spanish arms. and
4
firing upon him as he Went
The Americans were then bound
hand and foot and taken to San Isidro,
tion. They were marched TO the plaza.
and in the presence of a great crowd
were aligned TO be executed
Lieut.. Gilmore said: AS an 4Ameri-
can officer and gentleman, protest
against being shot with my hands
tied
Aguinaldo interfered and prevented
the execution. When Gen. Lawton ap-
preached San Isidro last June the
Americans were removed TO Abra.
where they We're kept confined in cells
for two months. Subsequently they
We're allowed greater liberty, but the
report that Lieut. Gilmore was given a
house and servant is untrue. He had
the same quarters as the men, and the
Americans We're given the same allow
ance as the Spanish prisoners--5 cents
a day with which TO buy rice and ba-
nanas. virtually the only rations.
Gen. Macarthur is now in Bayam-
bang Cor Bayampan). preparing to
sweep the country on both sides of the
Manila -Dasupan railroad. Gen. Wheat
on is at San Fabian and Gen. Lawton
at Tayug.
The Gordon from San Fabian to San
Isidro covers all the roads and occupies
all the towns on the line. The American
policy ls to prevent any more insur-
gents escaping to the north, and to
force them toward the country west OF
the railroad.
Maj. March, with battalion of the
Thirty-third Infantry. occupies Nigan
having made a forced march from Sar
Fabian. The remainder of the regiment
is on the way.
Gen. Young and a handful of cavalry
and the Macabebes is in Vigan and
Lieut.. Col. Howsee, with four deci-
mated companies of the Thirty fourth
infantry barefooted and tagged, is
struggling toward Vigan from Aliga
(Alaiga). When last reported he was
within fifty miles OF his destination.
There are 5000 Spanish prisoners ir
Abra province, whose release through
the military! operations is expected
soon.
1t 10 learned that Aguinaldo had 6
large amount Of stores at Bayombong
Deevincs Of Nueva yizcaya. which Gen