The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-29
FULL OF FIGHT.
AguinaIdO Has Been Heard of
at Namacpacan
With Gen. Young Only Twenty
Miles Away.
INSURGENT LEADER
Talks of a Continuation of the
War.
Bell Defeats the Enemy on Top
of a Mountain.
Terrible Experience on Board
the Manauense.

Manila, Nov. 29.-10:20 a. ma dis
patch from the Associated Press cor
respondent at Namacpacan, province
of Union, dated Sunday, November 26,
says:
The Oregon, Samara and Callao, with
100 blue jackets and marines from the
Oregon, captured the port of Vigan,
province of South Ilocos, north of here,
today. The Samara and CallaO ran
close in shore a few shots were fired
and then the Samara, Callao and Ore
gon engaged in a sharp bombardment
of Vigan. The firing from the shore
ceased almost Immediately and the
sailors and marines, with a field piece,
We're landed.
It is reported that ZOO insurgents un-
der Generals Stino and Pillar are mass
ed at Taguden, ten miles north. and
it has been concluded at Namacpacan
to wait for the rest of the reinforce
ments. Two companies of the Thirty
third volunteers are on their way north
to reinforce the troops at Namacpacan.
A later dispatch from Namacpacan
says that when the blue jackets and
marines landed at Vigan they found
that the insurgents had fed. The navy
will hold the town until relieved by
the troops which are on their way
north
General Young with three troops of
Third cavalry and a small detachment
of Macabebes, commanded by Lieuten-
ants Hall, Quinlan and BlOunt, arrived
at Namacpacan from San Fernando de
Union Thursday, November %. There
they received news of AguinaldO, from
which it appears that he passed north
through Namacpacan Tuesday, while
General Young was waiting at San Fer
nandO twenty miles south.
The rebel chief is now believed to be
hiding in Abra province.
When Agulnaldo passed through
Namacpacan, all his talk was in favor
of continuing the war.
Colonel Bell has defeated and scat
tered the brigades of General AIejan-
drino and General San Miguel. The
engagement took place on the summit
of a mountain, the insurgents being so
confident of the impregnabllIty of their
position that they had their families
with them. The Americans captured
all the enemy's munitions and artillery.
COL. BELLS FIGHT.
Manila, Nov. 29.-10:30 a m.-CBy
courier from the mountains of Dayam-
ban, province of Pangasanan)-The
fight in which Col. Bell defeated and
scattered the rebel brigades of Gener-
ais AlejandrinO and San Miguel took
place on the summit of the mountains,
west of Mangalaren, forming the di-
vide between the Dagupan valley and
the ocean. Col. J. Franklin Bells regi-
ment the Thirty-sixth infantry and
FoWler's company of the Thirty-third
left Mangalarens Monday morning and
marched "A hours with four hours rest
over bare and waterless ridges along
narrow trails and through canons.
At daylight November IS the troops
emerged from a timbered canon upon
the divide running into the rebels ad-
vance guard. who retreated to the
main body before shooting. Col Bell
who was in advance with the scouts
and one company had the rebels in full
run before the main body of his troops
arrived, fleeing down the mountain to
the SWampS between Mangalaren and
Aguitas, leaving ten dead and many
wounded, and abandoning two Norden-
fields, one two inch Krupp, one Maxim
and one BOtchkiss. They were chased
through the swamps and thoroughly
dispersed.
Col. Bell captured all their artillery,
supplies and clothing, many Mausers
and RemingtOns. some American Win
chester tools and thousand rounds of
ammunition. The rifles, etc, were
abandoned in the rebels retreat and
were scattered along their tTan for two
miles the enemy escaping empty hand
ed with the exception of a few rifles.
The women and children in shacks in
! the camp had no time to escape
Col. Ruscar, chief of the arsenal and
a few other prisoners We're taken. The
rebels had artillery trained to com
mand the regular trail from Mangala-
ren but Col. Bell approached from the
opposite direction.
The rebels are estimated to have
numbered two thousand men with
some English, Japanese and four Span
ish officers.
LIBERALIZATION COMPLETE.
w aSnluS TON, NOV Z3.-Ie0. OtlS' a0-
vices to the war department today show
that the troops are pushing rapidly
ahead and indicate that the demOraliz-
alton of the insurgents is complete. Two
dispatches were received today The
first relates to the operations in the
northwest part of Luzon and is as fol-
lows:
The following from the Northwest
Luzon coast:
Young left San Fernando 23rd IN
stant, where Marsh's battalion Thirty
, third infantry arrived 26th on which
day Young was at Namaepacan where
supplied by navy gunbOat Sarnar. He
marched out next day. RattleshiD Ore
oath instant: no opposition: sailors vel
coined by inhab bitants Believe the
Spanish and American prisoners still in
vicinity Of Bangued guarded by small
insurgent force Reports from north
east indicate that 500 insurgent troops
at RayOnbOng. NueVa Niscaya province,
surrendered yesterday TO LaWton's
troops. He advanced by both the san
Nicholas and Caranglan trails"
The second dispatch states: Gen.
Macarthur reports from Bayambong
pany Thirty-third infantry struck en-
eny commanded by Generals San
Miguel and AIejandrino in mountains
west Of Mangatarin and by series of
cOmbats through mountains has so
scattered their forces that concentra-
tion impossible.
Bell has captured their quick firing
and Krupp guns, their ammunition,
their powder factory and arsenal with
thousand pounds Of lead and sheet cop