Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-14
CLOSING in ON HIM
Americans Have Aguinaldo Driven Into
Very Small Corner,
THEY CAPTURE HIS PRIVATE SECRETARY
Rebel Leader and His Army Believed to Be
Practically Surrounded,
FILIPINO FORCES ARE STILL ON THE RUN
Take to Their Heels as Soon as They Hear
the Americans Yell,
ILIPINo FORCES ARE STILL ON THE RUN
REBELS SUFFER GREATLY FROM DISEASE
They Are Also short of Ammunition
and Indications Are that They
Cannot Hold Out Very
Much Longer.

! MANILA, Nov 13.--S;i5 a. m.-General
Young Is supposed to have reached San
! Nicolas, about thirty miles east of Dagupan,
but his wagons are far behind. Colonel
Hayes has captured Agunaldos secretary
and Major Coleman Is in Carranglan with
an escort of l75 bolo men, on his way to tho
province of Nueva, Visaya. The son of GEN
eral Laneras and his family are prisoners.
The general barely escaped.
The correspondent of the Associated Press
with General Young telegraphs from San
Jose that Agunaldo did not escape to tho
northeast. He and his army. the corre-
spondent adds, are surrounded. His last
orders to the Filipino commander at San
Jose were to hold San Jose and Carranglan
! at all costs.
The recent encounters were too one-sided
to be called fights The insurgents are
mortally afraid OF the Americans, however
strong their position. They make but
| brief and feeble resistance and run when
| the terrible American yell reaches their
| ears, whereupon the Americans pursue them
and slay many.
The moral effect of the news that so 900
troops are on their way here has been un-
| questionably great.
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 inter-
cepted telegram from an insurgent captain
to Filipino general reading: "How can
you blame me for retreating when only twelve
of my company were able to fight?"
Trying to Save Railroad.
| WASHINGTON, Nov. 1S.--The following
dispatch from General Otis was received at
the War department today:
| MANILA, Nov. 13.-MacArthur's ad-
vance, Thirty-sixth volunteers and cavalry
troop under Bell, entered Tarlac 7:1O p. IN.
yesterday. Enemy fled. BY great labor
Macarthur succeeded in getting forward to
Capas yesterday all artillery and quarter
masters transportation and will have COM
mand in Tarac today, his advance pushing
! forward to save as much of railroad as
possible which enemy is trying to destroy
on it's retreat. Many deserters from enemy,
| who passed in to Macarthur some thirty
| rifles yesterday. Insurgents in that section
| reported to be short of provisions. Lawton
| pushing forward with great energy, his ad-
vance obliged to leave behind all transpor-
tation and depend to great extent upon
country for subsistence. Hayes, Fourth
cavalry in vicinity of Carranglan, has cap
nearly half battalion Of 400 bolo men trans
porting Aguinaldos property over noun
| tains. together with his private secretary
| and seven officers.
Young, with Third cavalry and Batson's
| Macabebe scouts, followed by balance bat
| talon Twenty second infantry, leaving be
| hind all transportation, pushed out on San
Jose Lupam, San Quentin and Mayug road
and scattered enemy stationed at these
points, most of whom driven southwest
| ward Vessels, with squadron Third cav
airy, fastened forward to Mayug. where in
surgents supply depot was captured, secur-
| ing several hundred thousand pounds OF
rice $500 pounds flour. 1900 pounds salt
and other provisions, thirteen hundred uni
form coats, new, many blankets and other
articles of clothing, also number OF insur-
gent officers and sixty-nine Spanish and
| two American prisoners.
"Detachments sent north to San Nicholas
and it is believed that Young established
communication with Wheatons troops last
| evening. Indications are that insurgents
will not escape to mountain capital at
| Bayonbong without great ditflculty and loss
! if at all Our troops at Tarlac. Arias,
| Taliverag, San Jose Bapo, Humingan, San
Quentin, Tayug, San Nicholas, on through
to Lingayen gulf with strong stationt at
| hrayat, San lsldro, CaDanatuan should
| cause insurgents some annoyance
"Our troops have suffered great hardships
and have performed most severe service but
are reported in excellent condition and
spirits The enterprise and indomitable will
| displayed by officers never exceled.
"OTIS."
Later in the day the department received
| second dispatch from General Otis, as fol-
| lows:
| "MANILA, Nov. 13-No news OF Lawton's
advance received yesterday; MacArthur's
troops took Bambon and Capas four miles
north of Bamban, both on railroad, and Con-
cepcion to east OF railroad, yesterday. In
surgents reported 500 strong retiring rap
idly to north, making slight resistance. Our
casualties: Second Lieutenant Davis, Thirty
sixth volunteers, killed; three enlisted men
reported wounded. Strong reconnaissance
from Capas in direction of Tarlac today Con-
dtion OF roads and streams render general
advance with wagon transportation imprac-
| ticable Enemy appear TO be In demoralized
! condition and show much disorganization, as
| indicated by captured telegraphic dispatches
| and deserters from their ranks"
The spelling OF names Of towns in above
is as given in the cable dispatch. AS tho
| American forces have now reached point
| the maps OF which are necessarily imper-
feet, the War department adheres to the
text OF the cable.
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