Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-14
ACUIHALDO BAGGED ?
He and His Army Reported
to Be Surrounded,
HIS LATEST CAPITAL TAKEN.
Our Troops March Into Iarlac Without
Opposition.
Our Troops March Into Tarlac Without
HIS SECRETARY Is CAPTURED
Number Of Filipino officers, Also
Talsen-Insurgent Forces General
~ Seem TO lie Demoralixed.


When Colonel Bell left Capas, ten miles
from Tarlac. at o'clock yesterday, he
Intended mere to reconnoilre. He had
with him the Thlrty-sxth Infantry,
slayens scouts; Troop f, OF the Fourth
Cavalry; a battalion OF the Twenty-se-
cond Regiment and Calling guns.
The scouts. mounted. preceded the
main body up the railway. They met a
hundred rebels at Alurcia. but the insur-
gents quickly retreated. The scouts
found the depot burning, but extingushed
the fire and saved the building.
The main column marched up the
wagon road. but before reaching Tarlac
divided. entering the town on TWO SIDES
Al o'clock, without a shot being fired.
The insurgents had evacuated the place
only few hours before, setting fire 70
the railway station and the rolling stock.
They left rear guard OF 40 men, who,
however. failed To make stand and
cover the retreat Of the main force Of in
surgents. as they had probably been or
deIed to DO.
The rebel ordnance is reported to have
been shipped 10 the town Of Donnell The
Americans are continuing their advance
50 rapidly that the insurgents have not
time enough to destroy the railroad.
General Young is supposed to have
reached san Nicolas, about thirty miles
east Of Dasupan, but his wagons are far
behind
AGGIE'S SECRETARY CAPTURED.
Colonel Hayes has captured Aguina.do's
secretary and Major Coleman IS IN Car
| ranglan with an escort Oi 10 Boio men,
on his way TO the province OF Nueva
Nisaya.
The son Of General Lldneras and his
family are prisoners The General bare
| ly escaped.
The correspondent Of the Associated
Press with General Young telegraphs
| from San Jose that Asuinaldo did not
escape TO the northeast lie and his
+ army, the correspondent adds, ars sur
| rounded. His last orders TO me Filipino
/ commander at san Jose were TO mold
SAN jose and Carranglan at all costs
! The recent encounters We're too one
sided to be called fights. The insurgents
are MORALLY afraid of the Americans,
however strong their position. They
make. but a brief and feeble resistance,
| reaches their ears. WhereupOn the Amer
| leans pursue them and Stay many.
The moral effect of the news that C0o0O
| troops are on their way here mas been
unquestionaDiy great
FILIPINO SUFFERING.
The insurgents are suffering more from
disease than the Americans. owing TO
| poor food, lack OF medicines, and filthy
| hospitals. with the result that there IS
great mortality among them.
General LawtOn has intercepted tele-
! gram from an insurgent captain 10 a
/ Filipino general reading: How can
you blame me TOR retreaung. when only
| twelve OK my company we're able 10
| nghtY
REPORT FROM OTIS.
WASHINGTON, November l3.-The fol-
| lowing dispatch from General Otis was
received al the War Department to-day:
Manila. November l3.-MacArthur' S
/ advance. Thirty-sixth Volunteers, and
cavalry troop under Bell, entered Tarlac
/ 7IO +. n. yesterday. Enemy fed. BY
! great labor Macarthur succeeded Ia get
ting forward TO Capas yesterday all ar
uuory and Quartrrmaster trdnsporta-
ton, and Will have command I'm Iariac
| to-day, his advance pushing forward TO
| save as much OF railroad as possible,
| which enemy trying ID destroy on re-
| treat Many deserters from enemy, VINO
passed In to Macarthur some thirty rifles
| yesterday. Insurgents IN that sec
| ton reported 10 be short OF provis-
| ions. IaWton pushing forward with great
| energy. his advance obliged TO leave
| behind all transportation and depend. 10
! great extent. upon country for subsls-
tence Hayes. Fourth Cavalry In
vicinity of Carranglan, has captured
| large amount insurgent property, and
nearly half battalion OF four hundred
Bolo men, transporting Agulnaldo's pro-
perry north over the mountains, together
| with his private secretary and seven OFF,
GERS. Young, with Third Cavalry, and
| Batsons Maccabebe scouts, followed by
! balance battalion. Twenty Imam
try. leaving behind all transportation,
| pushed out Oh san Jose Lupam, san
| quentin. and Mayug road, and scattered
enemy stationed at these points, most OF
whom driven sOuthwestRard.
FILIPINO SUPPLIES CAPTURED.
vessel with squadron Third Cavalry
| FASTENED forward 10 Mayug, where insur-
gents supply depot was captured secur-
| ing several hundred thousand pounds OF
! rice. $500 pounds flour. 1909 pOuLos salt
and other provisions, 1850 uniform coats
| new. many blankets, and other articles
| OF clothing; also, number of insursent
officers and siXty-nine Spanish and TWO
| American prisoners. De-achments sent
north TO san Nicolas, and il is believed
| that Young established communicate
with Wheatons troops last evening ln-
! dlcatlons are that insurgents Will not
escape 10 mountain capital az Bayom-
bong without great difficulty and loss
/ II al all Our troops at Tarlac. Ariaeo.
! ralayera. San Jose, BupaO, Humingan.
| san Quentin. san Nicolas. OF through To-
the I.ingayen Gulf, with strong stations
| at Aryat. san lsidro, and |aOanatuan.
| Our troops have suffered great hardships
and have performed most severe service.
| but are reported in excellent condition
ana spirits The enterprise and indom-
| table Will displayed By officers never eX-
called 1sleneD OTIS"
| NAMES BEYOND THE DEPARTMENT .
The spelling Of the names Of towns in
| the above is as given IN the cable dis
| patch. AS the American forces have now
| reached a point, the maps OF which are
necessarily imperfect. the War Depart
ment adheres 10 the text OF the cable.
Later in the day the department receiy-
ed a second dispatch from General Otis'
as follows:
| ENEMY DEMORALIZED.
! Manila, November lS.-No news re-