Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-12-19
Rebels Are Persistent|y Hunt
ed and Cannot Escape.
Admiral Watson Sends Encouraging
News Of Yorktown's Crew.
All But Four Are Reported on FLAGSHIP as
Doing Well.

'eI- bfdnt mas nearly cleared Fam
bolos province. He discovered, hidden
in Subig Bay. a steamer the Don Fran
cisco, of $50 tons, fully equipped and
coaled. She is supposed to be the yes
sci Aguinaldo was keeping ready for
his escape.
capt. Laysen Of the 32rd Regiment,
has routed an insurgent band in Fam
balos province, killing several officers.
Major Smith, with three companies Of
the 18th surrounded and captured an
other band Of guerillaS which We're ter
rorlZng large section north. The
troops killed several Of the band
Gen. Hughes has captured insurgent
strongholds at Leapis ana Romblon.
the navy cooperating. one man was
killed and one wounded.
The insurgents in the island Of panay
are apparently suppressed
Manila, Dec. 1870 A Nit is of
ficially announced that Gen. Young
reports that he believes the American
prisoners. including Lieut. Gilmore. are
now in the hands of the United States
troops. Lieut.. Col. HoWse and Major
Hunter have been operating with small
'pAiiIIiIili' HI -Npl III llptoS III Nv Illt'''
and it is supposed that one of these
has effected the release of the Ameri-
cans. The report has not yet been YER
flied.
Havana, Dec. 1S.-ThiS morning, four
grave diggers. superintended by Chap
lain Chadwick and DR.. Macour, began
the elimination in Colon cemetery of
FL ~ H.,
Maine. After clearing away the tops
Of the mounts Of a majority Of the
graves, the men set to work. at !
o'clock. to open up the first three,
which contained % collins. About
o'clock. this afternoon; the first coffin
was raised. 1t contained the remains
of Joseph Seery and was one Of the
few tin lined collins in which bodies
We're placed some days before the fun
eral took place. The next contained
the remains of Harry Keys and the
third those of Eldon Nero
AS the collins We're raised to the
graveSide. the remains We're immedi-
ately placed in tin lined collins prepar-
ed with lime and charcoal bottoms, af
ter which more lime and charcoal We're
used; and then the collins We're carried
few yards away, where unsmithS
nailed down and Theoretically sealed
the lids the names being distinctly
painted thereon Chaplain Chadwick.
using his chart. kept strict account
in each instance.
Forty collins We're exhumed, today,
and carried to the cemetery chapel
about 100 yards away. The watchmen
are on duty for the night. The weather
was favorable. Twenty-Five soldiers
and about as many spectators We're
present.
A most distressing, but unavoidable
feature was the necessity of removing
the broken remnants of several collins.
Father Chadwick at first refused to al
low this to be done in the only way
its seemed practicable t. remove them.
but as the lime which was originally
put in as a disnfectant had caked
firmly there was not alternative.
Washington. Dec. 1S.-General Otis,
today, cabled the war department as
follows:
Hughes reports from Romblen is
land his arrival at Capiz northern
Panay. 10th inst. driving out all Tag
occupying northern Panay, two COM
panies on Romblen island. Hughes
with battalion 18th Infy. has gone to
Cebu to police that island. Young.
northern Luzon. reports several minor
engagements with few casualties. Col.
Hare. with small column. still in pur-
suit of insurgent column which has the
American prisoners, has passed through
Do
plOna. short distance east of Appari.
navy cooperating. Seven hundred and
thirty-one Spanish prisoners arrived.
last night. 500 more expected, today;
400 leave for Spain, this afternoon"
Encouraging news reached the navy de- |
partment. today. from Admiral Watson
at Manila. respecting the members of the |
Yorktown boats party which landed at
Baler. last spring Admiral WatsOn's |
cablegram is as follows:
Manila. Dec. 1I-Seaman Rynders Of |
the Yorktown, captured at Baler. recapt |
ured with Woodbury. by cavalry at Bay
ombong has reported on board the flag |
ship: both wounded when Gilmore was |
taken and left behind. He reports Ny
gard. Mcdonald. Dillon. Morrissey. killed. |
RynuerS. w oOdDufN. NenVlilc, wounded |
in foot. unable to travel; doing well at |
Baler. June IS Expect Woodbury.. to-
wounded not cared for; wounds
Received personal care. Woodbury. and |
Rynders walked nearly to Manila. /
lSigncdD Watson"
The four dead men enlisted at the fol-
lowing points: Nygard at Brooklyn: Nc
Donald. Dillon and Morrissey at Mare
Island.