Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-12-14
Aguinaldo Has Deserted His
Army and is a Fugitive
in the Land.
ABLEST lNSURGENT CAUGHT
Mabini. the Founder of the Filipino Gov
ernment, n Prisoner of Wsr-A Naval
Captain Has Captured the whole
Province of Cagayan-Major
Bachelors Daring March.


WASHINGTON noe t2-cor ous bas
eptna stirring pe,,s to r,,.,r, + 49, ,.
Manila ms advicos tbis ,,orr{,S ,t,,,s
that tho Insurgents are os h., nrcdi.t,.d n
few DAYS ago at mo end Of ,boir roso1,r'
COS. fr5rn 4 rnflita,,. ,oirf oe ,,io+,, and
arc n,cltint, n,,,a,. iof,,n ~, r.,td i
vance If mo American trc,,,,, ~ oil ,,o,rts
His clhlopr1rns wore as foilovse
,l.,
49, Mania, Dec. II.
r1,.y men OIL the navy and ifty Of tie
the lOth instant Cen Youn,, vim MI. o+,fs
followed thu next day He reports How 70
with the Pennsylvania, d tatta,iou of the
9Th followed by a portion of the $50 IN
fanry passed north to piddfng cast Of
Laos. March's battalion Of the 3ith was
at Cayanc, Province of Lepanlo the 7th
inst The Sd cavalry is along the coast
and in the mountains pursuing the enemy.
Gen. Young states that his extreme north
ern force has passed over the mountains
driving the insurgents under Cen limo,
who Is badly wounded killing % and
woundinB many. He made large captures
of rifles and property with all the Insult
gent transportation and released all the
Spanish prisoners in that section They
number about two thousand. Our casual
ties were two wounded.
4 Our troops are still pursuing a remnant
of Tiuo's command March's battalion Of
the 33d reports from Cayan, Lepanto prov
H''c Oll Inc I'm inst, tndl ne mas destroy
ell Aguinaldo's body guard and killed Con
Gregsrio Pillar, received the surrender of
Gen. Concspcicn and stan, and killed and
wounded 50 insurgents. He also released
80 Spanish prisoners including 40 friars
and captured considerable property. His
loss was two killed ard nine wounded.
My information is that Agunaldo has
disguised his individuality, abandoned his
troops and is hiding in the Province of
Bouquet
Gen. Otis second despatch follows;
Manila Dec II
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roro,,;,ao oe -. - w ~, - nc ..l7
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a,.i, an ,b ~ it IN ,',. 20, ~ s,.P
,4 80 ~ - ~ a. ca NJ NenIS Sui
o,,tL 90 40 ~ - 1' il''rS
rondition 1ba r,.,. I, -. - -, 49, So
I(atohaId, 49, I gu On IN Gpp''7' W
,,Ia 80 a De'li,,5 at ms sur
IsoheIl, ~ -
&c, Mac Arthur ,+ po,.,r,,t,,,,., ror,,t,
tbat ba Lolds 49,, ,i'|- a.
bini the abjost o. tbe ins,,,cants ard
foundar Of tb.. late gn,,or,,,,l,,t N
AguiraIdo vas onl,. a al t,,+ Mo-
biui was the brain and tho dire.,irs- r,oy,-
er bchind hin, He is . narol.,ic an ala
, man but of evtraordi,,ar,. ahiiitya,7d t,is
counsals are aIvovs corcl,,si,,a u,i+h ~
FiliDinos He was concexnad ir, ,ha ere+
UPRISING against the Snsniards For a
, short time he waycrod mon Ap,,i,oldo,s
, breach with the Americans Int finally cas-
his fortunes with the insurrectton and
was president of the council He was
also the financial strength of the move
ment. for without his backing Aguinaldo
would have had no credit in that circle
OF adventurous capitalists in the east
which stand ready to venture investments