The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-05
WELCOMED
WITH BRASS
BANDS
Yves General Young and His Com.
mand by Citizens Of Santa
Cruz.
SIX HUNDRED INSURGENTS
Evacuated Strong Position at Tagu-
dsn-Lstters From Lieut..
Gilmore.

MANILA, Dec. 4. G p. m.-The Span
ish transport Allva and the gunboats
ylllalobos and Quios, with the Spanish
gnrrison and civilians of the Caroline
Islands, arrived here to-day. They re-
port that the German governors Of the
islands. who arrived on the warship
Jaguar, occupied Yape, November 3D.
Relpan, November 10, and Ponaps.
october .. They garlsoned the places
with fifteen men each. The Spanish
governors at Yape and Ponape said
they considered the small German gar
rlsons in dsnger from the natives,
The Spanish gunbOats will probably
be offered for sale to the United States
government.
The Spanish secretary, Senior Benz
quente, has arrived here with note
from Lieutenant Gilmore to his sister,
Mrs. Major Price. He says he has been
Ill. butts row in fairly good health. The
spanlards befriended him and gave him
money and clothes.
An Associated Press dispatch from
Santa Crus. province Of South Toios,
forwarded by courier to San Fabian,
says that General Young, with three
troops Of the Third cavalry and Major
Peyton c. March's battalion of the
Thirty-third infantry, arrived at Santa
Cruz to-day. The Americans left Ha-
mapacan. province OF Union, this morn-
ing. expecting to have t hard tighs az
Tagudln. in South 1lolcos province, but
they found, on arriving there, that 600
rebels, under General Tlno, had evacu-
ated thlrty-sIx hours before, reserting
an almost lmpregnable position.
The insurgents had been entreuched
at Tagudin. on the north side OF the
river, where hundred well disciplined
troops could have slaughtered a whole
brigade crossing the river, with the
men up to the armplt in water.
The residents of Tagudin received the
Americans outside the town with q
brass band. They had been robbed OF
almost everything by the Insurgents.
and were glad to welcome friendly and
protecting troops.
a similar reception awaited General
Young at santa Cruz, Prominent clti-
zens, headed by band. escorted the
American officers to houses. where rest
and refreshments were offered.
General Young's command was al
most without food. The men had been
living on the country. which affords but
little, and the horses are completely
worn out, most Of them without shoes,
The inhabitants of Santa Cruz and of
other towns through which the Amerl-
cans passed, say that Aguinsldo and his
entire refugee army have gone into the
mountains eastward since the Oregon.
samar and Callao attacked Vigan and
landed force there.
In several towns General Young wac
shown letters written by Lieutenant
Gilmore, showing that he had been
kindly treated by the citizens and had
been entertained by them when ha'
passed through last May,
Reports Indicate that all the Amerl.
can prisoners some twenty-five or thir-
ty, were In Benguet province, but it Is
supposed now that they have been re-
moved into Lepanto province,
General YOung's desire is to pursue
the rebels Into the mountains. There
is no communication between his small
command and any of the other Amerl-
can columns, except Indirectly, perhaps
by sighting and signalling United
States gunbOats bound to or from Ma
Mia.
Captain Rumbold. with thlrty-ave
men Of Company G. ThIrty-second in
fantry, white escortIng the signal corps
laying the wire from Porac to Florida
Blanca, charged and routed seventy
insurents, killing captain and several
prIvates. The Americans found on the
captain the sword and revolver that
were taken from the body of Naval Ca
dct Weldon c. Wood. who was killed
by the insurgents while in command OF
the gunboat Urdaneta, when that yes.
sci was captured in the orant river.