Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-22
A HOT CHASE.
Whereabouts of Lawton and
} Young Are Unknown.
Believed to Be Pushing the Rebels
to The Mountains.
AsuinaIdo Makes His Escape Through AMeri-
can Lines in Disguise.

| whereabouts of Generals LaWton and
| Young is becoming as mysterious as
| Aguinaldo's. The belief is beginning
| to grow at Manila that Gen. Lawton
| has struck the trail of the insurgent
government and is pursuing the minis
| tiers in the Binquinet mountains. 1t
| has been his ambition to capture the
| Filipino leaders and he and Gen. Young
| believe that a cavalry brigade, living
| on the country, could run them down
1 to any part of the island. One vague
report brought by Spanish prisoners is
| that Aguinaldo and others were nearly
surrounded by the Americans soon af-
ter the insurgent chief left Tarlac, but
| he escaped through the lines in peas
ants clothes.
| officers and soldiers arriving at Cab
anatuan from Gen. Lawton's force de-
| scribe the campaign as one of great
| hardships. Many men dropping out
! sick were left at various towns with
| out adequate supplies and attendance.
| some of them making their way back
across the terrible roads. A number Of
| horses We're dying and many of the
| soldiers and even some of the officers,
were marching ahead, half naked, their
| clothes having been torn to pieces in
getting through the jungles Some Of
| them We're reduced almost to breech-
clouts and hundreds We're barefooted.
| their shoes being worn out and all were
living on all sorts of provisions. Bread
was rare and Cardiac meat and ba-
names We're the staples. Gen. Lawton
| foresaw that the campaign would in
volve such hardships, but he considered
| it the quickest and cheapest way of
ending the war.
The last number Of theIndependencia
published at Tarlac, the day before the
Americans entered the place, contains
| q Respondent valedictory entitled
'Adieu." The tone shows the writer
considered the game played. He said:
! Obliged by circumstances, we have
| found it necessary to interrupt with
| this number the pleasant labor Of de-
| Tending our ideals and interests. We
take leave of the public and our readers
with grief most profound and bitterness
most cruel
| The Independence also contains
news" illustrating in what a Mum
chausen world the Filipino leaders have
tried to keep the people. A Washing
ton dispatch dated Sept. IA. described
Senator Hoar as opposing the McEnery
The United States gunboat Helena ar
rived at Camaiguin during the night OF
NOV. Il. The watchers on the wrecked
cruiser Charleston saw her lights and
thought there was fire upon a nearby
island, whereupon they began to take
steps to help them. A party from the
Charleston visited the stranded vessel
Nov. II. 1t was found that her bows were
merged. making it doubtful whether any
thing can be salvaged. The Helena. left
for Rampaguin, Nov. IA. but heavy
weather obliged her to return to CANA
gum for shelter until the 10Th. She sig
nailed the Baltimore at Langayen, last
night
The crew Of the Charleston were first
landed on a small island near a town.
not knowing what kind of a reception
they would meet with from the villagers.
When they learned that the natives were
friendly they occupied the town. The in
habitants supplied them with provisions.
In order to guard against possible attacks
from the main land, detachments of the
Charleston's crew patrolled the island and
a post was established on hill A few
men experienced slight attacks of fever,
owing to exposure.
court of inquiry will be appointed to
inquire into the loss Of the Charleston.
and any subsequent action will depend
upon the fixing of the responsibility for
the disaster which is dependent upon the
COURTS findings. The Cambales coast is
carefully patrolled by warships in order
to prevent the escape of Aguinaldo. 1t is
believed the Baltimore has proceeded
north to receive the American prisoners
from the Filpinos.
Washington, Nov. 21.-The ocean race
for Manila is becoming closer. The
New Orleans arrived at Alden, today.
Her principal competitor, the Brooklyn,
sailed from Alden, yesterday. for Colom-
ba She is consequently only about
three days ahead of the New Orleans,
allowing time for the latter to coal at
Alden. The Brooklyn lost time to the
New Orleans in going through the ca
nal and Red sea. Right in the rear OF
the leaders. the Marietta and Nashville
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