The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-26
FALL OF FILIPINO REPUBLIC.
,crIyALDo DESERTED By ALL THE
POLITICIANS.

a Prisoner in Manila-The Insurg-
ont Force Has Rapidly DvvindIed
md AguinaIdO's BOdyguard Num-
bers only About ZOO Men-Lieut.
1baver's Daring Trip-sOme Fight
inr Near Manila.
Manila Nov. 25.-The news which the
stssa,ship Brutus brings from Dagupan
sisns,s an doubts that the so-called Fill
r,ro ReoubIic is crumbling like a house
ii cards.
Aguiualdo is deserted or being abandoned
bv tho roIiiclans, and the army which,
fortn.eht ago was entrenched at Tarlac
and exercised de facto government over
rtue-.enths Of the people of Luzon is fugl-
five in the mountains, with small hope of
re-establishing the machine.
The army is scattered in the hills on holh
sides of the railroad and widely separated
detachnents are within the Gordon which
Gems. Lawton and Wheaton have cement
cd.
The ruling spirit of the cabinet is a
pfisoner in Manila-a white elephant on
the hands of the authorltes-and the small
fry are tumblng over one another to get
to Manila
Three provincial Governors have arriv-
ell i'll Manila to request Gen. Otis to in
stall them in their old offices under the
new regime.
Dr. Luna, a brother of Gen. Luna. and
a prominent insurrectionist, has arrived
here and his friends and many others are
applying to Gen. Otis for permission to
enjoy the luxuries of Manila after months
of separation from civilization.
There were no demonstrations over the
victory here The flags are flying at half
mast out of respect for Vice President Ho-
bart. The natives appear unmoved and
business is unrufled.
Last night parties of insurgents made
feeble attacks upon linus and the Zapote
bridge. The only large organized forces
Of Insurgents known to remain are those
In the Cavite province at San Mateo, and
in the Zambalas mountains, though several
seapors have large garrisons.
Insurgent Force DyvindIed.
Agunaldo began his retreat with 1000
men under Gen Gregorio del Pillar. That
force was probably reduced to its present
proportions by desertions. The last def
mite news as to Aguinaldo's whereabouts
is that he passed through Trinidad. east
of Arugay, toward Bayombong, escorted
by 200 men of the Bulacan battalion, who
had dwndled from 600 within week
Gen. Mino, who fought the Thfrty-third
at san Jacinto, is supposed TO have Joined
him. letter from Gen. Mino has been
intercepted, in which the writer says that
A0 of his men were killed or wounded
mat he has had enough and was going to
the mountains
Cen. Young, with the Macabebes and
Chases troop of cavalry is still on the
trail of the rebels. The men and horses
are badly used up Gen. Wheaton is try
ing to get endorsements and supplies to
Nem from the coast Gen. Young left
IaYug on the 18th TO connect with Gen
wheaton with the Macabebes and three
troops Of cavalry
Thayer's Daring Trip.
Two troops, commanded by Capt. Hun
tes and Lieut.. Thayer, pushed through to
AS!nsah. From that point, Lieut.. Thayer
WIN twelve men, started for San Fabian
taxing the chances of getting through the
Lue OF the enemy, who were supposed to
De between Asngan and San Fabian. Aft
er daring ride by way of Magaldan and
gan Jaeinto, he arrived at San Fabian on
NOV II, dashng through a considerable
iolce OIL the enemy at Magaldan. His un-
uel laAinS was reported at Manila by cour-
Ier nom Gen Young to San Jose The
Iale OF Lieut.. Thayer and his companions
was not known until to-day, and fears pre-
Saned here that they had either been
Killed or captured
Mag. Swieert, with the other two troops
ie'ohnoitered toward Pezorrubio twice
auaekhg a force which it was afterwards
Ie7tHed was Aguinaldo's rear guard. In
.He meantime Gen, Wheaton sent the Fif-
Deu'n regiment to Santo Tomas and
1ItoSaHo, two launches from the Oregon
reut' Nlblack commanding accompany
lus them along the shore A hundred in
N' seuts were found entrenched at Rosa
10 Buck Battalion and the Lancers
I've mem from the trenches and routed
ZEN me Thirteenth Regiment losing one
man Killed and three wounded.
Niohln's battalion marched 10 Pozorru-
@ u,p, there finding Gen. Young's force
Sn5en mad just learned that Aguinaldo
m ' iasSed through Asingan on his way
nlHdlonan the night before Gen
pC.as started to head off the party a,
,, o1o'i uplo and might have succeeded but
NJ ne TOOK the wrong road reaching
NJ tt us' where he struck the rear guard
tit, os lnsuIgent chief, capturing a guam
ana Supplles, Aguinaldo's wife's effects
N lhf ty-five Remingtons.
yeI ness coming on compelled him 10
beoi.'1loh the pursuit for the night and
barS rainfall on the two following days
migs! capped him further else Aguinaido
"'s1t nave been captured.
N"eheamino Was Exhausted.
H. amino's endurance was exhausted
rer,at, ''" ieft Aguinaldo's party there and
ur,G ,GI'.,d among the Americans a wee,s
is on "le natives betrayed him. AguinaIdo
ho~s, 'ne mountain trails. twentv-five
Of cr@,,a . the party, and has a good chance
hos.la s VIZ capture unless he gets among
Nov Lawton entered San Fabian on
rr d, after perilous and exhausting
to-, re arranged the dstribufion of
s5y' m the surrounding country, and
M so 10 return TO Tayug on Sunday.
fore.r1g,-s.i ,siless men of Dagupan and many
Wb'5,ls have sent word TO Gen
als1 al1',ln that the insurgents had evacu.
pacs "'5d ~ requested that he garrison the
t6e NJ. apt. Howland took a battalion of
D9g'l,..'''teenh Regiment and proceeded to
town t'l. He found $500 people In
tie "Aose nominal population Is so 600
Csti 'l.3lnder having fed to the ewamps'
cl'' cal ,,,I i1owland reinstated in office the To-
all ~ 'uQfliles of Aguinaldo's government.
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