The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1899-11-18
General Otis Unable to Locate
Aguinaldo and His Army and
Cabinet.
Rapid Approach of Americans
a Complete Surprise to
Filipinos.
Activity Resumed in Cayite
Province---Attack on linus
Likely.

LONDON, Nov. Is. Special dispatches
from Manila say that 7 Americans were
killed and Is wounded in General
Wheaton's daybreak attack on the
town of Salinda. which was stubbornly
defended. After heavy fire the
Americans charged and stormed the
works. Seventy seven dead .Filipinos
were counted in the trenches.
MANILA, Nov. l5.--S:40 a. m.--The
whereabouts of Aguinaldo and his army
and cabinet is a perfect enigma. GEN
eral Otis has learned that Aguinaldo
recently issued a proclamation trans.
! ferring the capital to Bongabon, givia-
as a reason for the step the unsanltary
condition of Tarlac.
1t is supposed that the leaders of the
insurrection who are not already at
Bongabon, arc retreating toward that
place, but whether they left Tarlac and
are travelling with the army, how
many soldiers they were able to hold
together and whether the leaders anu
troops have got beyond General Law.
tons lines are all unknown. 1t is hoped.
however, that General Wheaton has ef-
fected a junction with General Young,
forming a cordcn from San Fabian to
San Isidro. General Lawton has G,0OO
men; General Wheaton has 2.TOO-a
I small force to control SO many miles
\ but it commands the main roads by
I which the insurgents must move to the
northeast.
With the Americans advancing at
/ the present rate, they could drive the
insurgents from Bongabon in fort
night, and it is impossible for the rebels
to establish another capital in Luzon
which cannot be captured within
month.
sudden Invasion Astoun.is Them.
The rapid approach of the Americans
vas i Soini, ,lctee SUI psise to The inst,s
gents. as the latter expected them to
move slowly, as they did from Manila
to Angeles. The Filipinos thought II
impossible for the Americans to make
headway in the mud which prevailed
everywhere. and the sudden invasion
astounds the natives along the line c,
General Young's march, who had been
l told that the Americans We're confined
to the suburbs of Manila.
A majority of the natives welcome
the army enthusiastically, but some,
( who have been deluded by stories or
American cruelties, hid in the swamps.
Women who are unable to flee fail
upon their knees, upholding crucitixes
and begging to be spared. When the
news spreads that the Americans in
tend to remain and establish order, the
population flock to their homes bring
ing with them their cattle and house
hold goods.
The insurgents have drained the re-
sources Of the province. The army has
impressed large share of the crops
and the people are miserably poor.
Everywhere are elaborate trenches
built by the noncombatants, working
day and night The Americans found
big stores Of rice at Tarlac, Tubig and
elsewhere and several thousand new
Filipino uniforms were captured at
Tubig. Thirty insurgents surrendered
to General Macarthur, each receiving
$50 for his gun
Killed Fourteen This Time.
Major Marsh's battalion of the Thir-
tyrthird regiment, which includes
many old rough riders from the South
= west, attacked 400 Filipinos three miles
{ from San Fabian on the Dagupan road
1 on Friday. The Filipinos had been fir
4 ing at the outposts.
Major Marsh found them entrenched
across the river. Their trenches had
been made after General Wheaton's ar
rival. Major Marsh charged them,
portion of his battalion fording the
stream and part crossing by the bridge.
When the Americans approached, the
Filipinos, afraid to show their heads,
poked their rifles above the trench and
tired blindly. Major Marsh's force
pursued them for mile Fourteen
dead Filipinos were left behind, includ-
ing the lieutenant colonel command
ing on the field. Two Americans were
d wounded.
linus Again Threatened.
The insurgents have resumed their
J activity in the Cavite province, threat
sening an attack on linus. Monday they
attacked CaIamDa IN tine usual fashion
A nightly fusillade between the ma
4 rines and the 500 Insurgents who have
again intrenched themselves On the
/ lsthmus between Cavite and Novelette,
sls plainly heard in Manila. On Satur-
4 gay the Filipinos attempted to entrap
the marines by landing force from
Z canoes behind them. The searchlights
of the Petrol discovered the prepara'
& IONS TO embark, and a few shots from
SsSsne Monadnock and Petreps guns
ssspplled q y the game.