The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-11-24
MACARTHUR 1t IARLlc.
Hsadqalrtsrs Estsblishsd at Ag-
uinaldo's Former Residence.
REBEL oH1EPrA1N HEARD PROM.

He Was Seen BY an Escaped Spanish
Corporal at Bayombong on the Night
OF Nov. 13-was Hatless and His
Clothes Were Torn.
Manila, Nov. 24.-General Mac Ar
thur has returned to Tarlac and has
established his headquarters at Agui-
naldo's former residence.
During the entire movement from
Corona to- Dagupan not b shot was
fred. The Inhabitants of San Carlos
met the Americans with Q band for
merly attached to the insurgent army.
and the alcalde (mayor). with General
Macarthur and Colonel Bell, in car
riage, headed procession through the
town.
General Macarthur received an
ovation. Explaining the Americans
intentions, he announced that they In
tended to garrison all the towns on
the railroad Hundreds Of men are In
the fields, harvesting rice, along the
railroad. The foreigners In the ter
ritory assert that .Aguinaldo was not
expecting the American advance for
month, when the rains would have
finished. He had permitted large
part Of his army to scatter to their
homes and do the harvesting. The SOL
diers had hidden their rifles about
their homes. II this is true many
rifles are likely to be brought In to
secure the $50 offered for each weapon
seized.
The foraing OF Pampanga river,
above Tarlac, by the Thirty-sixth reg
iment and battalion Of the Seven
teenth regiment was noteworthy feat.
The river is broad and swift. Part OF
the command was ferrled over on
RATS, and the remainder swan over.
holding onto the life line strung across.
General Wheaton, when General
Macarthur communicated with him,
was holding San Fabian and two or
three neighboring towns.
Captain Leonhauser's capture Of tho
town Of O'Donnel with three companies
was remarkable stroke. He started
at 6 o'clock at night and marched IL
miles In the mud. The only regular
approach was along road and over
a river whose bridge was strongly for
titled. The entrance of the town was
entrenched. The soldiers left the road
and followed a cattle trail to the rear
Of the town. At daylight the COM
mand separated, one company advance
ing on the back of the town and the
others fanking 1t. The insurgent force
was asleep, except those at the out
posts, who were captured without
shooting. One platoon ran down the
main street to a trench and the other
detachment made quick search Of
the houses.
An officer describing the scene said:
THE negro soldiers were pouring out
of every house, dragging sleepy, fright
ened Filipino warriors by the collar
and kicking them into the street. 1t
was a race to see which company
would corral the most Filipinos. The
women and children, believing the
stories told that the negro soldiers
were cannibals, shrieked frightfully.
After all the rifles had been secured
the Filipinos were surprised by being
told to go to their homes and attend
to work"
Colonel Carpenter, Nov. 10, advanced
to Santa Barbara, straight north from
Jaro, taking trench after trench, the
enemy fighting and retreating. The
country between Jaro and Santa Bar
bara is thickly entrenched, especially
near Payia.
A Spanish corporal captured by the
Filipinos has arrived here from Tar
lac. He says he saw Aguinaldo. ac-
by prominent leader and
Is men. arrive at Bapombong day
amban?) during the night Of Nov. 13,
hatless, his clothes tprn and spattered
with mud and his Horse exhausted.
Aguinaldo and his companions secured
fresh horses and proceeded immedi-
ately toward Mangalaren, in Pangas-
nan province, west of Bayombong.
The corporal Is convinced that he is
not mistaken, having seen Aguinaldo
several times during recent months.