Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-12-14
The InsurEent Leaders Mother Says
Her Son Is Misled b1 Bad Counsel
Location of Our Troops Gen.
Young Reaches vigan After some
Hard Fighting.

Advance of Gen. Hughes.
Manila, Dec. 6.-Gen. Hughes now
occupies Santa Barbara and Cabatuan,
Island of Panay, his lines extending
IS miles north of Iloilo. He has occu-
pied 20 towns. The inhabitants are
returning with white flags, their fear
of the Americans diminishing as they
learn that they will be well treated.
Lose Him Again.
Manila, Dec. 8.@The expectation of
catching Aguinaldo in the. north has
been practically abandoned, and the
probability now is that he will turn
southwark, if he is not already there,
with his destination Cavite province,
his home, where the Instruction began
and where it still has it's greatest
strength. The Filipino soldiers in that
province have recently been showing
increased enthusiasm and boldness, and
captured insurgents say that Aguinaldo
is coming to join. them with a large
army. The same belief prevails among
the natives at Manila and elsewhere
that Aguinaldo intends to make his
headquarters in Cavite province.
Location of Our Troops.
The American forces in the north have
separated into many small commands
and are pursuing bands of Filipinos.
Gen. Macarthur is engaged in clear
ing the mountain country west of the
Manila agupan railroad. Gen. Grant
is moving from Angeles toward Subig
with 400 men. Col. Bell is, sweeping
south from Mangatarem. Thus far the
American. commanders have been un-
able to locate large bodies of insurgents,
although there were about 500 in San
Clementine, nine miles south of Man
gatarem, early in the week. Col. Hood,
with the Sixteenth regiment and cav
airy, and Gen. Lawto1a, with a forse
from San Isidro, are operating against
Gen. Pillars army in the San Mateo val
ley.
Fights His Way to Vigan.
Manila, Dec. Seen Young arrived
at 'Vigan, province of South, Ilocos.
Wednesday,; December 6, after hard
but successful fight with greatly SUI
perior force Of Filipinos commanded by
Gen. Tno. The Americans had one man
killed and IL wounded. The enemy
loss was heavy. e
Give Otis Trouble.
Washington, Dec. 9.-Gen. Otis Fri.
day cabled the war department in re.
gard to the uprising in Negros as fol-
lows; ...
Manila, Dec. 81 am informed the out.
break Of natives in the district Of South
great insurgent victories in Luzon and
Panay, which the natives believe. The
extent of the outbreak not ascertained
Lieut., A. c.. Ledyard, Sixth infantry.
killed, two privates wounded.
zone of our chief difficulties arises from
the circulation Of falsehoods among the
natives, defamatory newspaper articles OF
United States and Europe promptly pub.
hshed in Spanish in San Francisco, Madrid
and by Hong-Kong junta and circulated in
Philippines. Insurgents have based all
hopes upon. false rumors."
Hot After Aguinaldo.
.Assecond dispatch from Gen. Otis,
dated Manila, Friday, says: ~,
Hospital ship Relief Just returned from
vigan bringing 272 sick soldiers, 232 Span
tsh prisoners, reports several hundred
Spanish prisoners at Vigan, for which we
send transport this evening. Col. Hare,
Thirty-third infantry, took yBangued. 5th
inst. and now with portion Of regiment and
battalion Thirty-fourth infantry in pur-
suit of insurgents on road southeast to
Lepanto, thence to Bontoc. on which Agui-
naldo and 800 insurgents supposed to be
retreating with American prisoners. In
habitants Of western LuZon coast friendly
and give assistance"
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