The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-26
CRU MILLING IN
WARS HOT BLAST
(Continued from Ninth Page.)

| He had only n few clothes and $1,000
in gold. General Wheaton kept the wo-
man and child and sent Buencamino to
, Manila ON the transport Brutus, in charge
of Lieutenant Smith, of the Twentieth
infantry. He seemed cheerful and rath-
or glad that his troubles had eliminated.
On the BrlItus arriving at Manila this
morning, Lieutenant Smith took Bue-
canine to the palace He was only
few minutes i'm Major General Otis of
flee The prisoner told General Otis That
he desired peace amid had for a long time
used his Influence for peace. Agmnaldo
he added, was retreating north wnth =
600 men and two cannon. General Gus
then summoned General Provost Mar
shall Williston who previous to driving
away with BuecaminO, received instruc-
tions to lock him up in comfortable quar-
ters and allow no person to see hlm.
Buecanino Us the chief author of the
Filipino constitution and most of the
State documents.
DRIVEN TO THE MOUNTAINS.
Manila Nov 25.-10:30 p. m.-T'he
movement against the insurgents iii the
Island of Panay has resulted in driving
them to fine mountains, twenty miles I'M
wards The troops engaged were two
hattaliuns of the Nineteenth regiment,
battalion OF the Twenty regiment,
the Eighteenth regiment Gordon's
mounted scouts and Bridgmans battery
of the Sixth artillery. The Americans
in all lost five men killed and had thirty
eight men wounded. General Hughes,
Colonel Carpenter and Colonel Edmund
Rice commanded during the various
fights. Thirty-two insurgents We're KILL
ed in the engagements and the natives
reported that nineteen cart loads OF
wounded were taken away. Among the
Americans killed was a lieutenant of the
Eighteenth regiment and a sergeant OF
artillery. Twelve obsolete cannon were
captured.
Santa Barbara and Measin arsenal
were deserted before the Americans ar
rived. The insurgents, seeing it was
impossible to resist the movement, re-
tired with most Of their stores. The
Third infantry, accommodating from Da-
lmag. met the insurgents on the main
road and had running fight to San
ndefolIso, where they drove three hum
bred FihpinOs from an old Spanish re-
doubt. Proceeding towards Gan 1iguel,
the Americans found the insurgents III
series of strong works, two miles
south OF the town, probably General Kio
Del Pilar's old command. numbering 100
men. An officer was killed and private
was wounded The Insurgents had four
men killed and ten wounded. Nine Flll-
qg.nos were captured. This is probably
the largest band of insurgents north
| of the Pasig River.
FEINT ON MUS.
| Washington, Nov. 25.-The following
cablegram has been received ut the War
|, Department from General Otis:
MANILA November 18th.
| "Insurgents made feint ON linus last
Knight. Three enlisted men wounded.
EIheir loss two killed one captured.
/ Quickly withdrew Additional troops
| sent from Manila today Insurgents
| will be driven south Reports from Ne
| gros encouraging. Chief insurgent lead
| er north Of island surrendered voluntari-
| ly. More planting being done. More
| sugar mills at work than at any time
/ since revolution against Spain began.
| Officers report people apparently cheer
/ full and hopeful: that form of Gov
| eminent in operation well suited to con
ditions and working smoothly
| The War Department officials are dis
! posed to account for the sudden activity
! developed by the insurgents south of
! Manila, as reported this morning, on the
/ assumption that the insurgent general in
/ command there, who is believed to be
| Pho Del Pillar, has received notice
| through some of his spies of the desper-
ate straits of Aguinaldo and is manfully
! trying to create diversion in his favoN
/ by attacking the American force in
! the rear. He occupies strong defen-
siye ground, and Cayite province, the
home of Aguinaldo, has never been taken
| by the Spaniards since the first hostili-
| ties General Schwan assisted by the
marines from the naval station at Cavite
| made a raid through the territory last
| summer, but it was during the wer
season, the swamps were deep, and be-
/ yond driving the insurgents off temper
| arily nothing substantial was achieved,
/ and the country was abandoned to the
| insurgents. Now, however, with the adj
vent of the dry season the time is ripe
! for the execution of the plans OF General
Otis to clear out this permanently and
| carry out his fayorite project for the
| installment in the Province of local mu-
nicipal governments, and General Grant,
| in command there, is being reinforced
| with that special object.
AGUINALDO'S ESCAPE NORTH.
Washington, Nov. 25.-The Adjutant
General has received the following ca
| BILE from General Otis
Manila, November 25th.
Vessel from Lingayen Gulf with dis
patches from Wheaton to twenty-third
instant, brought in Buencamino, insur-
gent Secretary of State, captured Dist
| instant. He was with Aguinaldo and
party left Tarlac night 18th to be es-
corted north by two thousand troops
| from Bayambang and Dagupan. These
| troops Wheaton struck at San Jacinto
/ and Young eastward Aguinaldo, with
| part of family, escaped north with 200
men, passing between Young and
| Wheaton. Young still in pursuit last
| accounts, and has been rationed at San
Fernando Aguinaldo, mother and old
/ est child with Buencamino, separated
| from rest of party; mother lost in woods,
and child, four years old, with Whea-
| toms troops. Two thousand dollars In
gold, belonging to mother, captured and
| now III Manila treasury.
Heavy storm in Lingayen has pre-
/ vented loading of troops there for the