New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-12
IOUNG'S TROOPS IN CHASE.
HARDSHIPS ENDURED IN THE PURSUIT
OF AGUINALDO.
DETAILS OF THE FORCED MARcH-HosPITALITY
OF THE IGoRRoTEs

Manila, Dec. 11.-Dspatches dated Concep-
cion, December . from correspondent of The
Associated Press. with the detachment pursuing
Aguinaldo, have just reached Manila by messen-
ger The military wires on all lines to the
northward are continually cut by the natives
or are crowded with Government business when
working
According to these advices General Young was
at Condor on November 90 having three troops
of the Sd Cavalry Cunnnghams scouts and
Major March's battalion of the 33d Infantry.
The nominal strength of his command had been
reduced one-thrd by sickness. The horses were
worn out and handicapped by lack Of shoes.
The infantry after a march of hundred miles
from San Jacnto, were shoeless. and all were
living on the country. The troops had no am
munition except what they carried in their
belts.
General Young. having been without COM
munication with General LawtOn for ten days,
and not knowing the disposition of the other
troops or whether support was being sent for
ward, resolved to keep moving. Having re-
ceived information that the insurgent General
Tino, with a thousand men. was somewhere to
the north. and that Aguinaldo. with General
Pillar five women and four hundred soldiers OF
his faithful Bulacan Battalion, in the
mountains to the east General Young decided
on November 30 to divide his force. He pro-
ceeded himself toward Vigan. hoping to attack
General Tino with his handful of men, and to
prevent him from joining Aguinaldo. Major
March. with his battaliol, and Cunnnghams
Scouts, started over the mountains toward Ger
vantes after Aguinaldo. who was reported to
have been there on November 20. 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 Isorrotes, compelling them to dig
trenches and TO construct pitfalls along the
trails, which were fearful travelling at 'he best
one stream had to be forded twelve times IN
the course of a mile. These inoffensiVe, stupid
creatures, usually pictured as bloodthlrsty say
ages. cheerfully turned TO undo their own Work'
and actually went foraging Cor the Americans
The ilOcOs region is the richest that the Afnerl-
cans have entered in the northern campaign
The people are prosperous intelligent ana more
than half civilized. They have excellent houses,
and carry on flourshing industries. Many or
them are evidently rich Several towns received
the troops with bands and the ringing OF cnurcn
bells Cattle were killed and houses were opened
to the troops.
How much Of this display was sincere and
how much due to desire to pr0pltlate lne con-
querors it would be hard to say There were
evidences that similar hospitality had Deen eX-
tended to Aguinaldo. The people described MN
as cheerful hugging the hope Of salvation
through American politics, and everywhere ny
ing to retain support by proclaimlng. with
seeming sincerity, that the United states Con-
eress would certainly recognize the indepen-
dence OF the Filipino republic In December.
Many OF the natives exhibited notes IlcHl
Lieutenant Gilmore and other American prison.
ers in which the recipients were commended to
the Americans on the score of kindness shown to
the writers There are twenty seven Americans
with Lieutenant. Gilmore. Another party or
fourteen was taken through Ilocos a week
ahead of General Young. They were ragged ard
dirty and the natives say some Of them were
urged forward at the point Of the bayonet