The San Francisco call., 1899-12-12

IN III guard or General Grants COM
INF mand under Major Spence arrived
H al OlangaDo. Subig Bay. during
the night Of Saturday. December
p which place was occupied with
htue resistance. the enemy fleeing Ma
9or spence had an arduous march over
the mountain trails from Dinalupihian.
yesterday morning tho Baltimore and
oregon and chartered transport ar
rived al Olangapo from Manila The
navy was disappointed 10 find the army IN
possession OF the place. which they had
hoped 10 capture. 4 detachment OF ma
rines under Captain Myers occupied the
naNy-yard al Olangapo and VIII hold II
as naval station. The yard consists of
seven new. large buildings and some re-
pairing and machinery shops. all dam
aged by the bombardment OF September
During the morning OF December 10 the
navy transported Major Spence's COM
mand from olangapo TO the town Of Su-
big, I've miles distant. The enemy was
seen deserving Subig as the troops landed
and the latter occupied IL without resist
ance. They found the place abandoned
by the retreating enemy. who fired a few
shots. The Americans deployed 10 the
right and left Of the town and killed one
OF the enemy. General Grant and the re-
mainder of his command arrived AT
Olaneapo yesterday afternoon. He Will
proceed to-day TO Subig and join Major
Spence. General Grant will move north
along the coast and viii effect a juncture
with the Twenty-flfth Infantry. under
Colonel Burt. who was reported eight
miles from Iba December :. The enemy
encountered IN General Grants advance
fed 10 the mountains and scattered. Gen
eral Grant is not garrisonlng the towns
ne occupies. No casualties are reported
IN his command.
rnfe~oHs.1.-
:, from correspondent of the Associated
Press with the detachment pursuing
Agulnaldo. have just reached Manila by
messenger. The military wires on all
lines 20 the northward are continuously
cut by the natives or are crowded with
Government business when working Ac-
cording 10 these advices General Young
was al Condor, November %. having
three troups Of the Third Cavalry Gun
ningham's scouts and Major March's bat
talon ~ the Thirty-third Infantry. The
nominal strength OF his command had
been reduced one-third by sickness. The
horses were worn out and handicapped
by lack of shoes. The infantry. after a
march of a hundred miles from San ia
cinto were shooless and all were living
on the country. The troops had no am
muniron except what they carried ga I
their belts. General Young. having then I
been without communication with Gen
eral Lawton for ten days and not know
ing the disposition ~ the other troops or
whether support was being sent forward.
resolved 10 keep moving
Having received Information that the
insurEent General Tino. with thousand
men. vas somewhere 20 the north and
that Aguinaldo. with General Pillar. five
women and 400 soldiers Of mis- faithful
Bulacan battalion. was In the mountains
20 the east. General Young decided. on
November 80, 10 divide his force. lie pro-
ceeded himself toward Nigan. hoping TO
attack Tino with his handful OF men and
20 prevent his joining Aguinaldo. Major
March. with his battalion and Cunning
hams scouts. started over the mountains
toward Cervantes after Aguinaldo. who
was reported TO have been there on No
vember o. This column marched for
thirteen hours without food.
The Associated Press correspondent
goes on TO say. "The Americans found
that the insurgents had impressed the
Igorrotes. compelling them 10 dig trenches
and 10 construct pitfalls along the trails,
which were fearful travelling at the best.
one stream had TO be forded twelve times
"a the course Of mile. These inoffensive.
stupid creatures. usually pictured
bloodthirsty savages. cheerfully returned
TO undo their work and actually went for
aging for She Americans. The llocos re-
gion IS the richest the Americans have
encountered In the northern campaign.
The Ilocos are prosperous, intelligent and
more than half civilized. They have ex-
cellent houses and carry on hourishing
industries Many OF them are evidently
rich. Several towns received the troops
with bands and the ringing Of church
bells. Cattle were killed and houses were
opened 10 the troops.
How much OF this display was sincere
and how much due 10 "A desire 70 propiti-
ate the conquerors IL would be hard to
say. There were evidences that similar
hospitality had been extended 10 Agui-
naldo The people described him as cheer
ful. hugging the hope OF salvation through
American politics and everywhere trying
20 retain support by proclaiming with
seeming sincerity that the United States
Congress would certainly recognize the
Independence Of the Filipino republic in
December.
MANY OF the natives exhibited notes
from Lieutenant Gilmore and other
American prisoners In which the recip-
tents were commended to the Americans
on the score OF kindness shown 10 the
writer's. There are twenty-seven Ameri-
cans with Lieutenant Gilmore. Another
party OF fourteen was taken through
Ilocos a week ahead OF General Young
They were ragged and dirty. and the ma
fives say some OF them were urged for