Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-12-08
AGU|NALD0, TIE ELUSIVE,
No Nearer in Custody Than When the
Rebellion Began.

NOT TO BE IN THE MOUNTAINS
OF THE NORTH WHERE THE
BULK OF THE american ARMY
is HUNTING HIM-HAS GONE
BACK TOWARDS CAVITE,
WHERE THE REBELLION IS
GAINING NEW STRENGTH, AND
WHERE THE LEADERS PRES
ENCE IS. ONLY NEEDED TO
MAKE THE AMERICANS TROU-
BLES GREATER.
MANILA, December 7.-10:50 p. H.
The expectation of catching Aguinaldo
in the North has been practically aban-
doned and the probability now is that
he will turn southwark. =. he is not
already there, with his destination Ca
vite province, his home, where the in
surrection began, and where it still
has its greatest strength. The Filipino
soldiers in that province have recently
been showing increased enthusiasm
and boldness, and captured insurgents
say that Aguinaldo is coming to join
them with a large army. The same
belief prevails among the natives at
Manila and elsewhere that Aguinaldo
intends to make his headquarters in
Cavite province.
There are 5000 insurgents before
linus and Bacoor, keeping the Ameri-
cans sleeping on their arms and night
ly awaiting attack. The Filipinos have
several cannon. (The first mayor Of
linus under the American regime, who
ultimately deserted, is their leader in
the assaults, and is ambitious to take
the town. Three soldiers of the Fourth
infantry have deserted and are now
with the enemy. Most of the inhabi-
tants of linus are so strong in their
sympathies with the insurgents that it is
necessary to use a part of the regiment
to patrol the streets and to prevent
shooting from houses whenever an at
tack begins. The American forces in
the north have separated into many
small commands and are pursuing
bands of Filipinos.
Gen. Macarthur is engaged in clearing
the mountain country west of the
acknowledgement railroad. Gen. Grant
is moving from Angeles toward Subig
with 400 men. Col. Bell is sweeping
south from Mangataren. Thus far the
American commanders have been I'M
able to locate large bodies of insurg-
entS, although there were about 500 in
San Clementine, nine miles south of
Mangataren, early in the week. Col.
Hood, with the Sixteenth regiment and
cavalry, and Gen. Lawton, with a force
from San Isidro are operating against
Gen. Pillars army in the San Mateo val
ley. Major Bachelor with a battalion
of the Twenty-fourth infantry, is maxi
ing a daring expedition. He left Bay
ombong, province of Neuva Vizcaya, a
week ago to march through Cagayan
valley to the north coast of Luzon, in
tending to reach Apart at the mouth
of Cagayen river, the most important
northern seaport of the island. While
no large forces are known to be in his
path it may be that he has had some
lighting, although friendliness of the
inhabitants is counted upon to help
him. When he arrives at APART he
will find a gunboat awaiting him. The
Spanish prisoners in the Benguet re-
gion are escaping from the Filipinos
and n fiocking into Vigan. Several
hundred are there already and a
steamer will go to bring them to Man
lila.
MANILA, December 7, 1850 p. m
The transport Manauense, which ar
rived here from San Francisco Novem-
Der %, after a terrible voyage, was
scheduled to start for home to-day with
discharged and sick soldiers. A large
force has been employed in repairing
her machinery, but it was impossible
to get her in condition to leave to-day
and her departure was postponed until
next week. Her captain secured a
crew of Chinese at Hong Kong to take
her to San Francisco. The steamer
Rosario chartered by the government
to bring a load of cattle from the is
land of Mampulugan to Iloilo left Iloilo
Monday and went ashore on the rocks
nea Mampulugan. Her crew and pas
sengers were saved and taken to Ne
gros.
The transports Olympia and Penn
sylvania arrived to-day.