Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-14
CHASE OF AGUlNALD0
,.rIrlNo LEADER SAID TO NE
FLEEING ~ DISGUISE.
r.GsYlN PROVINCE SURRENDERED.


.ANIIA. December lS.-lo.5O =. NJ
nHoving dispatch. dated Cervantes,
n.rmb.r 9th. has been received from a
-..,.-qoudent OF the Associated Press,
..r MAJOR March's battalion:
.N.for March. with Captains Jcnkson
... D.aungham IAeutenants Tompkins.
,.. McCi,nand and Power. and rs
about starting Tor Bontoc. the
..f.l town in tho province OF that
.. t, tho northeast, through an alb
..r dtsoiote country and over
.....in 10000 feet high. IIo IS pursuing
r.lao. whose e'cort. now reduced TO
.. ,r.r. SIS known 10 bo there.
,rliug go the natives. Aguinaldo
...-f. to disguise himself and take "a
...t..s uau toward Bayombong, pro
...l Nueya Niscaya.
...r March. with 800 men, arrived at
......l.s m the heart OF the Tilad
....s. oa the evening Of December
. .l.ut twenty hours behind Aguinaido,
.... l...lcI ne had found an inaccessi-
rru.e ODD December "a tho Ameu-
.... commander had "A wonderful hght in
...l-.rtpoUei mountain pass, 500
..- above Oboe sea-. completely routing
.... .uIo Del Pillars force OF ZJJ
...... men, .. % position almost stions
...sf .o rival Ihermopylae.
-.r,~rf OK GREGORIO DEL Pillar.
.s...fal Pillar died at the front OF his
. uisr- them 10 make sla"1, untl
"a snarpshoOter pierced ms
..IH nj ID
. I.I but We're compelled TO lay IL
~ar uf the Americans were killed, ana
,. buried by their comrades where they
. The others, carrying nine wounded
.rcl or the night on top of the noun
Id emluence Of 400 feet. suffering
from cold. but early in the morn
.r moved down tho trail 20 DaqW'
, they learned that Aguinaldo, WIN
men and three women, ali carried
Mters borne 10y "Igorrotes.' had pass
mg the same trail 20 CerVahtes.
,..r. le was during the fight. runner
brought him the news Of the death Oh
.l.ef OF staff. lie was greatly Affect
..l prepared instantly for flight
general Conception, with six oiiicers,
had deserted Aguinaldo, surrendered
Major March reached Cayan' Pro-
ts of LepantO.
. arriving at Ceramics. Major
r.rr's Battalion was without food, eX-
rice. and had only small supply
.. rmmunitiOn.
.1lior March secured five days rations'
r..s ARRANGEMENTS for his sick ana
.rded. and. having chosen twenty-five
..rtad and lOJ unmounted men, re-
..aei the chase at daybreak.'
..IrfNO FORCES MELTING AWAY.
WASHINGTON. ID. c., December b.
General otis had some stirring news 10
report to-day from Manila. his adVlces
going 10 show that the insurgents are
.. he predicted a few days ago, at the
end Of their resources, from "a military
point OF view. and are melting away ue-
fore the rapid advance OF the American
troops g. all points. His cablesIahS were
as follows.
Manila. December 13-Fifty men OF
fns navy and nfty men or the army
.usYorted by the navy took Laohs ON
t. 10th instant General Young WIN
followed next day he reports thal
with PENIS Battalion Of the
fourth. followed by d portion ot
,. .lIrtv-thud Infantry, passed north
paang. east of La0ag. March's Bat
... .. The Thirty-fourth was at Ca
SAM ir mce of Lepanto, on me 'th ln-
... and in the mountains, pursuing the
v Young states that his extreme
northern force passed over mountains,
.rr tho insurgents under General
Tro who was badly wounded kilhns
4.r rrl wOuuding many.
Many PRISONERS RELEASED.
VI. made large captures of rifles and
r....tr with an iusurgent transpofta-
r.. and released AN the Spanish pris-
overs n that section. TO the number OF
.t t.r, thousand. our casualties We're
t. wounded our troops are still pur-
m ODD. remnant of Tino's command
,.l.- Battalion of the Thiry-third re-
.-. trUm Cayan. LapaDtO province,
r. -th instant. that it has destroyed
I....lfo's bodyeuard. killed General
.r-.H. Pillar. received the surrender or
General Conception and STAFF, killed and
wounded ffty-twO insurgents, released 900
-l prisoners. including $50 Ffiars,
and captured considerable property His
HHs fW1 killed and nine wounded.
Information is that Aguinaldo has
o.sel his Individuality. abandoned his
r.or- and IS hiding IN the province Of
.-uet'
i--eal Ouf's second dispatch follows:
CAGAYAN sURRENDERS
Informs me that the province Of Cagayan
Wondered Internationally I'D CAPTAIN
1lc~alla. OF the Newark. ON the nth In
slant. all arms being surrendered Major
Iatchelder ninety rues eouth Of
Ap.rri. WITH comman. lu good condition.
Navy W lake supple to Ratcbelder
.r LAUNCH 10 once. This surrender dosht-
less Includes the province OF Isabella.
Genera. Bates, at IambOausa. r.p9rts
s0ars there satisfactory. Ne.ri, AIN
rifles surrendered. Macarthur. at Bayan-
beng reports that he holds as prisoner
Wr Nabini. the ablest of the insur-
ana founder OF the late govern
usat"
REPORT FROM WATSON.
WASHINGTON. ID. c.. December 3D.
Ia naval account Of the operations of
re ships in Luzon is contained iu two
ctetfans from Admiral Watson. at Ca
N't ne first reads as follows.
'sr,a December l3-Burwen reports
hr ua Wheeling landed "a naval force
.-. letachmeut OF troops Kaiser conn
Ing. sixteen miles north Of Laoag,
i-Hest of Luzon. and attacked the
-fcrday releasing 1909 Spaniards.
0- ..ldiug, az the request of General
u.D WATSON"
SURRENDER OF APARRL
o1ud csbleeram read:
December B.-General Tirona,
Ilng Finpinos Internationally
..Dr.l Aparu and Cagayan pro-
'.e To- Captain McCaua. of the New
"f 0n The 18th. Princeton and Helena
present in tine river An arms and ann
irs surrendered Tlrona surrender
..fr|uffH natives la pF4r4nf